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Assessment Of Land Use And Land Cover Changes In River Gucha Catchment, Kenya
(2011)
Land use and land cover changes are important factors in the hydrological cycle and the spatialtemporal
variations in the distribution of natural resources. The objective of this study was to
assess trend in land use and ...
Planning And Evaluating Delivery Systems For The Control Of Tick-Borne Diseases
(University of Nairobi, 13-03-96)
In the tick-borne disease (TBD) control research and development continuum, delivery systems for TBD control have invariably been considered last, after diagnostic tests, vaccine development and other technical functions. ...
A Digital Image Watermarking Scheme Based On Localised Wavelet Coefficients' Dependency
(University of Nairobi, 25-09-09)
A wavelet based robust image watermarking scheme in which a binary image is embedded in the horizontal and vertical quadrants of a wavelet transformed image is proposed. The algorithm exploits the inter-coefficients ...
Agricultural policy issues in East Africa
(University of Nairobi, 1973)
The Conference on Policy for Agriculture in East Africa was held at Nairobi University in June, 1971. Papers were divided into five groups, the first of which covered policy issues and statements, including an opening ...
Group Discussion, Theme 2: Networks as a vehicle for increased funding of science
(University of Nairobi, 2009)
On Modelling and Pricing Index Linked Catastrophe Derivatives
(University of Nairobi, 2012)
We consider the problem of indifference pricing of derivatives written on CAT bonds. The
industrial loss index is modeled by a compound Poisson process and the number of claims as doubly
stochastic process, such that its ...
Teacher's Concerns in the Implementation o Strengthening of Mathematics and Science Secondary Education (SMASSE) Innovation
(University of Nairobi, 2013-08)
A Stochastic Model for Planning a Compartmental Education System and Supply of Manpowe
(University of Nairobi, 2012)
This paper describes a Markov Chain transition model that encompasses the different com-
partments of an education system. The model clearly shows transition rates within compartments and
also between compartments, thus ...
Ethical dilemma in using Placebos for drug research
(12-08-08)
Article 6(2) of the Universal Declaration of Bioethics
and Human Rights clearly states that scientific research on
human subjects should only be carried out with the prior, free and
informed consent of the person ...
Urban households ruralizing their livelihoods: The changing nature of urban-rural linkages in an East African town
(2004)
As far as rural-urban linkages in sub-Saharan Africa are concerned, the focus has so far
predominantly been on the urban dwellers contributing to the livelihood of the rural ones,
usually through remittances from family ...