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Analysis of Spatial and Temporal Land Cover Change and Associated Drivers in Eastern Mau Forest
(University of Nairobi, 2016)Land cover changes in any ecosystem vary in space and time in terms of effects on ecosystem services. The spatial-temporal analysis of land cover changes in Eastern Mau Forest of Kenya was carried out to address the problems ... -
Analysis of State of Electronic Commerce Adoption and Influencing Factors Among Small and Medium Enterprises in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2016)Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (SMEs) in Kenya contribute significantly to economic growth, social structure and employment as well as local and regional development. Consequently, they have become an important sector ... -
Analysis of Subtropical Anticyclones as Synoptic Controls of Seasonal Rainfall Extremes in East Africa
(University of Nairobi, 2023)This study aims to investigate the influence of anticyclones adjacent to Africa on seasonal rainfall extremes over East Africa, focusing on the March to May (MAM) and October to December (OND) rainy seasons. Specific ... -
Analysis of the antigens of leishmania donovani and an assessment of their potential use in immunodiagnosis
(Department of Zoology, University of Nairobi, 1988)In any attempt to improve sensitivity and efficacy of serodiagnostic tests in visceral leishmaniasis, it has become increasingly important to study the antigenic reportoire of Leishmania donovani, the causative ... -
Analysis of the effect of wireless campus networks on internet usage in Kenyan universities
(University of Nairobi, 2013)Campus wireless network deployment at Kenyan Universities has become common aiming at increasing internet coverage on campuses. The utilization of internet and IT enabled services is increasingly on campuses with the ... -
Analysis of the Impact of Covid-19 on the Non-life Insurance Industry Activities: a Kenyan Perspective
(University of Nairobi, 2023)The COVID-19 pandemic has caused significant disruptions to economies and societies worldwide, including the insurance industry. While various studies have been conducted on the impact of the pandemic on the insurance ... -
Analysis of the levels of heavy metals in soil, plant, water, Sediment and urine samples around the Athi river region
(University of NairobiFaculty of Science, 1991)In this work. X-ray fluorescence analysis technique was used to analyze soils. plants. water. sediments and urine samples from a selected area in the Athi River town. From the analysis. dust from the electrostatic precipitator ... -
Analysis Of The Long Run And Short-run Dynamic Relationship Between The Stock Prices And Exchange Rate In Kenya
(School of Mathematics, 2013)Stock markets in the world individually and collectively play a critical role in their countries’ economies. They provide an avenue for raising funds, for trading in securities including futures, options and other ... -
The analysis of the oestrus activity of the five breeds of sheep for seasonality in the tropics
(1979)The objective of the study was to examine the oestrus activity of Somali, Nandi, Merino, Romney Marsh and Karakul breeds of sheep in the tropics for seasonality. Chapter I introduces the work of other researchers in ... -
An Analysis Of The Usage Of A Digital Repository In An Academic Institution
(University Of Nairobi, 2016)The problem The ever evolving Internet platform and technological advancements in the area of information management offers innovative ways to information managers to use in the acquisition, storage, management and ... -
Analysis of the Yatta-canal intake valley along Thika river in Kenya for a storage reservoir based on geophysical and geotechnical survey data
(University of NairobiGeology, 2010)The aim of this work was to carry out an assessment on the suitability of the surface and subsurface geological conditions of a valley occurring within the precincts of the Yatta-canal intake area along River Thika for ... -
Analysis of Time to Event Data to Estimate Vaccine Effectiveness
(University of NairobiSchool of Mathematics, 2013)There has been a continued undervaluation and underutilization of vaccination as a way of preventing vaccine preventable diseases and thus consequently reduce morbidity and mortality associated with the particular diseases. ... -
Analysis of two putative candidate genes for Isometamidium resistance in Trypanosoma congolense
(Department of Biochemistry, University of Nairobi, 2000)The efficacy of the few available trypanocides is being seriously compromised by the emergence and spread of drug resistant trypanosome strains. Elucidation of the molecular genetic basis of this phenotype may contribute ... -
Analysis of Variability in IBNR Estimates with Run off Triangles
(University of Nairobi, 2015)The many uncertainties involved in the payment of losses makes the estimation of the required reserves more difficult. Yet, some of the existing methods, such as the popular chain-ladder, are simple to apply. However, it ... -
Analysis Of Wildebeest Density Distribution In Relation To Resources Using Bayesian Approach: A Case Study Of The Amboseli Ecosystem, Kenya.
(University of NairobiCollege of Biological and Physical Sciences, 2008-09)For a long time ecological models; have been largely based on the frequentist approach which deals with point estimation. However, in recent years, Bayesian methods have become more common in many domains including ... -
Analysis Ofmultivariate Hierarchical data With Missingness- anapplication to in-patient Paediatric Pneumonia Care
(University of Nairobi, 2021)Routine health data are used to monitor quality of care and to inform interventions to improve patient care. However, statistical analysis of such data presents several challenges related to handling missing data and ... -
Analysis, Design And Implementation Of A Computerized Spare Parts Tender System For The University Of Nairobi
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The analytic continuations of distributions
(School of Mathematics, University of Nairobi, 2009)n this dissertation, we develop the elements necessary at providing the theoretical formulation of the solution to the Gel’fand(1954) problem. All the results are well-known and our contribution is only at the level of the ... -
Analytical and numerical solution for the shock tube problem
(School of Mathematics, University of Nairobi, 2007)This report treats the development of a shocktube problem for the simulation of flow 1 described by the one dimensional Euler equations. The shock tube problem is an example of Riemann problem and is a very useful test ... -
An analytical and numerical study of a system of coupled oscillators with a time lag in the coupling
(School of Physical Sciences, University of Nairobi, 1997)We study two identical oscillators each with an asymptotically stable limit cycle coupled together in a line to its nearest neigbour by a linear diffusion like path with a time lag. The system of equations is inbuilt with ...