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Evaluating the Effects of Formulated Nano-npk Slow Release Fertilizer Composite on the Performance and Yield of Maize, Kale and Capsicum
(University of Nairobi, 2019)Effect of formulated slow release NPK fertilizer [cellulose-graft-poly(acrylamide)/nanohydroxyapatite/soluble fertilizer] composite (SRF) on the performance and yield of maize, kale and capsicum was evaluated in a greenhouse ... -
The Role of Organizing Vision in Cloud Computing Adoption by Organizations in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2017)Cloud computing as an emerging IT innovation has attracted a growing number of studies in recent years. Key amongst these studies is the adoption of cloud computing. Most studies investigating cloud computing adoption have ... -
Cloud Computing Adoption by Firms in Kenya: the Role of Institutional Forces
(University of Nairobi, 2019)While there is substantial literature on the adoption of IT innovations based on utility computing, there is a dearth of studies on cloud computing adoption by business organizations. Given that cloud computing adoption ... -
Blockchain as an Emerging Financial Trust Model
(University of Nairobi, 2019)Blockchain is being touted as a new technological genie being unleashed from its bottle. Through Blockchain, the epicenter of trust is about to diffuse, it is said. Blockchain is the technology behind cryptocurrencies such ... -
Institutional Pressures and Cloud Computing Adoption: the Moderating Effect of Organizational Mindfulness
(University of Nairobi, 2019)The literature on cloud computing adoption has grown substantially. Most of the focus on the antecedents of cloud computing adoption. While some of these studies have investigated the relationship between institutional ... -
Effect of Hexanal as a Post-harvest Treatment to Extend the Shelf-life of Banana Fruits (Musa acuminata var. Sweet Banana) in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2019)The short shelf-life of fruits in the tropics continues to be a pressing problem for farmers and other value chain actors. Hexanal is a naturally occurring compound that has received attention as a novel postharvest ... -
Variation in Morphological and Agronomic Traits of Selected African Eggplant Accessions
(University of Nairobi, 2020)The African eggplant is an important indigenous vegetable crop in Africa. However, there is limited information on variations among the wild species that could potentially act as a source for crop improvement. A study ... -
Effect of Water Stress on Growth and Yield Components of Selected Spider Plant Accessions
(University of Nairobi, 2020)Spider plant (Cleome gynandra L.) is one of the most popular underutilized African Indigenous Vegetables due to its known nutritional and health benefits. Currently, little information is available on its adaptability ... -
Tectonic Structures Across The East African Rift Based On The Source Parameters Of The 20 May 1990 M7.2 Sudan Earthquake
(Universty of Nairobi, 2014)Earthquakes in Kenya are common along the Kenya Rift Valley due to the slow divergent movement of the rift and hydrothermal processes in the geothermal fields. This implies slow but continuous radiation of seismic energy ... -
Alienusolin, a new 4α-deoxyphorbol ester derivative, and crotonimide C, a new glutarimide alkaloid from the Kenyan Croton alienus.
(2013-12)Two novel compounds, alienusolin, a 4α-deoxyphorbol ester (1), crotonimide C, a glutarimide alkaloid derivative (2), and ten known compounds, julocrotine (3), crotepoxide (4), monodeacetyl crotepoxide (5), dideacetylcrotepoxide, ... -
“Field IT for East Africa”: training young African scientists in Lake Naivasha (Kenya)
(University Of Nairobi, 2010)
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