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24-hour urban economy in Nairobi, Kenya: Realities, fictions and practices
(2009)
Nairobi is probably one of the largest and best-known cosmopolitan African capital
cities. Nairobi was first established in 1899 as a transportation and administrative centre,
which later grew to become the capital of ...
COMMUNICATION AND EDUCATION: UNESCO CHAIRS AND COMMUNITY SUPPORT
(University of Nairobi., 2000)
Incentives, Opportunity Costs and Contract Design for On-farm Conservation in Ethiopia
(2003)
Among the in-situ and ex-situ conservation options available to conserve crop genetic resources
(CGRs), on-farm conservation has recently attracted massive attention from concerned
organizations. To make this option ...
Analysis Of Stakeholder Organizations Involved In On-farm Conservation Of Indigenous Leafy Vegetables In Western Kenyatype Or Paste Your Content Here
(2003)
This paper analyses the various stakeholders involved in promoting the utilization of indigenous vegetables in Western
Kenya and classifies them into stakeholder organizations depending on how they related with the farmers. ...
Economic Analysis of Farmers’ Preferences for Coffee Variety Traits — Lessons for on-Farm Conservation and Technology Adoption in Ethiopia
(2003)
The knowledge to-date recaps Coffea arabica to have originated in Ethiopia and its genetic
diversity in the country is proved to be high. On top of its role in the national
economy, Ethiopia’s coffee diversity is important ...
Assessing the Effects of NAFTA ON Canada/US Agricultural Trade
(2005)
While there seems to be an agreement that Canada-US Free Trade Agreement (CUSTA)/North American
Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) have benefited member countries, some analysts have argued that the
agreements had little effect ...
Assessing Technological Innovations for Smallholder Agriculture in the Eastern Amazon Region — Implications for Technology Adoption and Dissemination
(2004)
Over the last four decades smallholder agriculture in the Amazon region continuously
adapted to changing economic conditions. This had environmental implications on a local
and global scale. In order to reduce pressure ...
Biophysical profile scores and resistance indices of the umbilical artery as seen in patients with pregnancy induced hypertension. E
(University of Nairobi, 2006)
OBJECTIVE:
The role of Biophysical Profile Score and resistive index of the umbilical artery for monitoring pre-eclampsia patients.
DESIGN:
Descriptive prospective study.
SETTING:
Kenyatta National Hospital and Mater ...
Airflow Distribution through the Radiator of a Typical Australian Passenger Car
(2004)
The airflow distribution and non-uniformity across the radiator of
a full-size, Australian made Ford falcon was tested at the RMIT
Industrial Wind Tunnel. The cooling air intakes of the vehicle
were shielded by a quarter, ...
Spatio-Temporal Knowledge Representation and Analysis for Earthquake Disaster Management
(2001)
This paper examines the importance of integrating different spatial and temporal knowledge representations
in order to structure disaster relevant information. Special focus is made here on the human-machine
interface. ...