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Community’s Perception on Zoonotic Potential of Dog Helminthes Infections in Kangemi Slum of Nairobi, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2018)
Dogs are the most adopted animals as pets worldwide and therefore pose a potential risk for zoonotic diseases due to the close relationship with humans. A cross-sectional study was conducted in Kangemi slum of Nairobi, ...
Magnitudes Of Climate Variability And Changes Over The Arid And Semi-Arid Lands Of Kenya Between 1961 And 2013 Period
(University of Nairobi, 2018)
The magnitude and trend of temperature and rainfall extremes as indicators of climate variability and change were investigated in the Arid and Semi-Arid Lands (ASALs) of Kenya using in-situ measurements and gridded climate ...
Understanding the Impacts of Climate Change in the Tana River Basin, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2018)
In the Tana River Basin in Kenya, six Regional Circulation Models (RCMs) simulating two Representative Concentration Pathways (RCPs) (i.e., 4.5 and 8.5) were used as input to the Soil and Water Assessment Tool (SWAT) model ...
Influence of Urbanisation on Minimum and Maximum Temperature characteristics over Nairobi City
(Journal of Climate Change and Sustainability, 2018-04)
Urban Heat Island being the most investigated aspect of urban climate is not prominently investigated in
tropical African urban areas. This paper seeks to address the influence of urbanization on outdoor
temperature ...
Influence of annealing temperature on some optical and structural properties of Cu2ZnSnS4 deposited by CZT co-electrodeposition coupled with chemical bath technique
(University of Nairobi, 2018)
Copper indium gallium selenide (CIGS) is currently most efficient thin film solar technology in use but it is faced with problems of material scarcity and toxicity. An alternative earth abundant and non-toxic materials ...
Effect of drying air temperature and slice thickness on the physical and microbiological quality of dried beef
(University of Nairobi, 2018)
The aim of this study was to investigate the influence of cabinet drying air temperature (30–60 °C) and sample thickness (2.5–10 mm) on the quality attributes of dried beef. The physical (colour, rehydration ratio/RR and ...
Microbiological quality and contamination level of water sources in Isiolo county in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2018)
Water security and safety is of vital concern in arid and semiarid regions of Kenya. Potable water accessibility and supply is limited due to fluctuating climatic conditions and environmental pollution that lower the ...
Occurrence and multivariate exploratory analysis of the natural radioactivity anomaly in the south coastal region of Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2018)
Characterized by a variety of rock formations, namely alkaline, igneous and sedimentary that contain significant deposits of monazite and pyrochlore ores, the south coastal region of Kenya may be regarded as highly ...
Perpendicular Magnetic Anisotropy In Mn2VIn (001) Films: An Ab Initio Study
(University of Nairobi, 2018)
First principles study of the magnetic anisotropy of Mn2VIn (001) films show perpendicular magnetic anisotropy (PMA), which increases as a function of the thickness of the film. Density functional theory (DFT) as implemented ...
Factors affecting asynchronous e-learning quality in developing countries university settings
(University of Nairobi, 2018)
Despite the potential of Learning Management System (LMS) supported asynchronous e-learning to improve asynchronous e-learning system quality by enhancing learning effectiveness and academic achievement of HEIs , several ...