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Pre and Post Financial Performance of Firms Privatized Through the Nairobi Stock Exchange
(Univesity Of NairobiFaculty of Commerce, University of Nairobi., 2005)The study sought to find out ifthere is a major difference in performance of State owned enterprises firms privatized through the Nairobi Stock Exchange (NSE). In addition it had an objective of developing a predictive ... -
Pre and post treatment patterns of serodiagnostic parameters (antibody and immune complexes) in schistosomiasis haematobium patients
(University of NairobiSchool of Medicine, 1991)56 school children from Tiwi Primary school located in Kwale district, Coast province, Kenya, found to have s. haematobium infection parasitologically, had their sera obtained and assayed for circulating antischistoso ... -
Pre emergence Herbicide Weed Control In Beans (phaseolus Vulgaris L.), Their Soil Persistence And Effects On Nodulation
(University of Nairobi.Department of Crop Science, 1985-09)Field experiments were established at two locations in Kenya; Kabete under rainfed conditions during the 1982 and 1983 long rains and 1983/84 short rains, and Perkerra during the latter two seasons under irrigated ... -
A Pre- and Post-intervention Comparison of Drug Prescribing and Equipment Sizing Practices During Emergency Resuscitations in the Paediatric Intensive Care Unit at Kenyatta National Hospital
(University of Nairobi, 2023)Background: Prescription practices in paediatrics are weight-based. Errors in inappropriate drug dosing are the most common. These errors may have dire consequences in emergency resuscitations. The importance of correct ... -
Pre-Admission Care-Seeking Behaviour For Severe And Very Severe Pneumonia In Children Aged 2 To 59 Months At Kenyattanational Hospital
(University Of NairobiCollege of Health Sciences, 2010)Background: Pneumonia is a leading cause of childhood mortality globally, with 17-26% of deaths in children under 5 years in sub-Saharan Africa being attributed to pneumonia. Many of these deaths are attributed to delay ... -
A Pre-colonial History of Abatachoni, 1500-1900 a.d.: 0 a Study in Socio-cultural Change
(University of Nairobi, 1991)This thesis is a survey of the pre-colonial history of Abatachoni from A.D. 1500 to 1900. The thesis set out to trace the origin, migration and settlement of Abatachoni from the Uasin Gishu plateau of Rift Valley Province ... -
A pre-colonial history of Abatachoni, 1500-1900 A.D.: A study in socio-cultural change
(University of NairobiFaculty of Arts, 1991)This thesis is a survey of the pre-colonial history of Abatachoni from A.D. 1500 to 1900. The thesis set out to trace the origin, migration and settlement of Abatachoni from the Uasin Gishu plateau of Rift Valley Province ... -
The pre-mediation phase in management of the electoral violent conflict in Kenya (2008)
(University of Nairobi, Kenya, 2010)The electoral violent conflict that occurred in 2008 brought Kenya close to a failed state. The political crisis attracted the attention of the international community that moved in swiftly to try and prevent it from ... -
Pre-Mining Concentrations Of Heavy Metal Elements and Radioactivity Concentrations Of Primordial Radionuclides in Soils Around the Niobium Mining Site in Kwale County, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2018)An elemental analyses and radiological survey of soils around proposed Nb and rare earth mining site in Mrima Hill, Coastal Kenya, was conducted with an aim of providing the status of elemental and radionuclides concentrations. ... -
Pre-reintroduction Assessment Of Diet Suitability And Potential Anthropogenic Threats To The Mountain Bongo (tragelaphus Eurycerus Isaaci) In Mount Kenya Forest
(School of Biological Sciences, 2013)The mountain bongo (Tragelaphus eurycerus isaaci) is a critically endangered antelope, found only in Kenya. To save the subspecies from extinction, re-introduction of a captive male bongo group from Mount Kenya Wildlife ... -
Pre-school education and access to educational opportunities in Nairobi
(University of NairobiDepartment of Arts, 1979)This is an exploratory study of nursery education in Nairobi. The main aim is to classify the types of nursery schools which exist and identify their social significance. Although research in the Sociology of Education ... -
Pre-Slaughter and Slaughter Factors Associated with Post-Harvest Beef Quality Loss in Small and Medium Enterprise Slaughterhouses in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2016-10)Pre-slaughter and slaughter practices are important for meat quality. Unfortunately, in Kenya, codes of practices for both pre-slaughter and slaughter are missing most notably in the Small and Medium Enterprise (SME) ... -
Pre-term low birth weight and maternal periodontal status among mothers attending Pumwani maternity hospital Nairobi, Kenya.
(University of Nairobi, 2020)Background Pre-term birth (PTLBW) is a great public health concern, as it is a significant cause of neonatal mortality, yet it is preventable. Some studies demonstrate a link between maternal periodontal disease and ... -
Preclinical Care, Clinical Management, and Outcomes of Dog Bite Injuries in High Rabies Burden Districts of Wakiso and Kampala, Uganda
(University of Nairobi, 2022)Uganda is endemic for rabies disease primarily transmitted to humans through dog bites. Although Uganda has established guidelines on appropriate wound care following dog bites, anecdotal reports of patients applying local ... -
A precolonial history of the Chuka of Mount Kenya c.1400-l908
(1982)The major theme of this thesis is the growth and development of the ethnic group and the ethnic awareness of the Chuka people of Mt. Kenya region. The thesis begins with the earliest recorded traditions which have been ... -
The precolonial ivory trade of East Africa: reconstruction of a human-elephant ecosystem
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The predication structure of amharic
(University of NairobiDepartment of Linguistics and African Languages, 1989)This work is an attempt to describe the predication structure of the Amharic language following Leech's method of predication analysis. Our hypothesis is that there are one-place, two-place and no-place predicates and ... -
Predict Spread of Infectious Diseases Across Regions via Transport Systems in Kenya Using Machine Learning Models: Case of Truck Crews and Bus Passenger Movement
(University of Nairobi, 2023)The recurrent outbreak of infectious diseases has led to a global health catastrophe with substantial socioeconomic interruptions, morbidity, and deaths. The coronavirus pandemic began in December 2019 in Wuhan, China, and ... -
Predictability of east African seasonal rainfall with sea surface temperature gradient modes
(Department of Meteorology, University of Nairobi, 2009)The overall objective of this study is to improve the skills of seasonal rainfall prediction in East Africa through the use of sea surface temperature gradient modes. The sea surface temperature data used to generate the ... -
Predictability of Economic Growth Using the Yield Spread in Kenya (2006-2015)
(University of Nairobi, 2015)Thisobjective ofresearch study was to establish the relationship between economic growth and yield spread (the difference between the three month Treasury bill and the ten year Treasury bond). There exists enormous ...
