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Automatic characterization of named entity relational facts in unstructured incident reports
(University of Nairobi, 2012)
Natural language provides many different ways of expressing facts. These facts can either be
explicit facts or implicit facts. Explicit facts could be in the form of entity relations expressed in a
single sentence. Many ...
Relationship between liquidity and return of stock at the Nairobi securities exchange
(2012)
The objective of this study was to ascertain whether there exists a relationship between liquidity and return of listed firms at the Nairobi Securities Exchange. The research design was correlational and the population of ...
Challenges of strategic decision making in natural disaster risk management in the public sector in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2012-09)
Strategy formulation and implementation involves the development of long term plans by an
organization for the effective management of both internal factors in the form of strengths
and weaknesses and factors of external ...
January effect on stock returns
(2012)
The presence of the seasonal or January effect in stock returns has been reported in
several developed and emerging stock markets. Over the last couple of decades, there
has been a steadily growing interest in new and ...
An investigation of business value of information technology: Case of Kenya capital markets
(2012-10)
Investing in information technology is an important exercise that most organizations strive to perform. Several organizations continue to invest in large scale IT systems. Many however companies become so focused on IT ...
Prevalence of nocturnal enuresis and associated factors among 6-14 year old children attending schools in a rural district in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, Kenya, 2012)
Background: All children start life being incontinent of urine both by day and by night, and as neurological maturation occurs, voluntary urinary control is gained. Children sequentially graduate from voiding by spinal ...
Factors affecting acquisition of Vocational skills among youth learners in Maranda Division Siaya County
(University of Nairobi, 2012-09)
This study seeks to investigate the factors that affect acquisition of skills among the youth in
Maranda Division Siaya County. It intends to answer questions such as what is the attitude of the
learners towards vocational ...
A clinical audit of emergency caesarean deliveries at Kenyatta National Hospital
(University of Nairobi, Kenya, 2012)
Background: The rate of emergency caesarean deliveries is increasing worldwide beyond the recommended rate of 15% of all deliveries in spite of well-documented evidence of increased maternal morbidity and mortality associated ...
Factors affecting levels of Asthma control in patients presenting to Kenyatta National, Thika and Mbagathi Districts Hospital
(University of Nairobi, Kenya, 2012)
Asthma is a common chronic inflammatory disease of the airways characterized by episodic airway narrowing and obstruction. Its prevalence has been noted to be on the increase both locally and worldwide. Asthma control, the ...
Public-private partnership strategic Implementation initiatives at the municipal Council of Mombasa
(2012)
Public private partnership strategy is a contractual collaborative arrangement between the
public sector and private entity in pursuit of a common objective for a stated period of
time. This study examines the implementation ...