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Appraisal of two counting methods and the population dynamics of four harvested Antelope species in a Kenyan game ranch
(University of NairobiFaculty of Science, 1988)Wildlife Ranching and Research Ltd., Athi River (WRR)is a privately owned mixed game and cattle ranch, with the aim of demonstrating the environmental and economic viabi lity, as well as social acceptabi Iity of game ... -
An appraisal study of the geothermal potential of the Kenya Rift
(Department of Geology, University of Nairobi, 2012)The Kenya rift is located on the East African Rift System, Kenya boasts of massive geothermal prospects, with over 15,000 MWe potential from some estimates. Of these, only 204 MWe of geothermal power is currently exploited ... -
An approach for using twitter to perform sentiment analysis in Kenya
(University of NairobiSchool of Computing and Informatics, 2011)The interest in sentiment analysis as a research area has become increasingly popular with the development of new social interaction technologies. Twitter, being one of these new technologies, presents a unique environment ... -
An Approach to Bootstrapping the Development of Multilingual Rule-based Grammars for Under-resourced Languages Using Cross-linguistic Similarities: a Case Study of a Sub-set of Kenyan Bantu Languages
(University of Nairobi, 2022)Grammar development through the traditional rule-based method remains a challenge because the method is slow, time-consuming, expensive, knowledge-intensive, and laborious, particularly for under-resourced languages. Moreso, ... -
An aquacrop Model Based Climate-smart Agriculture approach for Smallholder farmers: the Case of Wiyumiririe, Laikipia County, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2020)This study sought to investigate how Climate-Smart Agriculture adaptation options developed through a transdisciplinary approach, could be applied to help the Smallholder farmers of Wiyumiririe, Laikipia County, improve ... -
Aquifer geometry and structural controls on groundwater potential in mount Elgon aquifer, Trans-Nzoia county, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2015-10)Mount Elgon Aquifer is a trans-boundary aquifer shared between Kenya and Uganda. The aquifer originates from Mt. Elgon which is a solitary extinct volcano that straddles the Kenya-Uganda border. The geological formations ... -
Aquifer stratigraphy and hydrogeochemistry of the lake nakuru basin, central kenya rift
(University of NairobiGeology, 2010)The geology of Nakuru area comprises mainly of volcanic soils and rocks (lava and pyroclastics) of Tertiary – Quaternary age, which has been affected by a series of faulting, and are overlain by recent sediments. This ... -
Arbuscular Mycorrhiza Fungi Communities and Associated Common Tree Species in Chawia, Fururu and Ngangao Forest Fragments of the Taita Hills Forest, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2023)Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF) are forms of symbionts that are ubiquitous in natural ecosystems. They are crucial in maintaining plant communities by enhancing uptake of nutrient and water as well as acting as major ... -
The archean granites of mumias– kakamega-kisumu region of western kenya: petrography, petrogenesis and economic potential.
(University of NairobiGeology, 2011)Western Kenyan greenstone belt which extends into Tanzanian is highly composed of Archean granites. The study area is concerned with the occurrence of the Kisian, Maragoli and the Mumias granites. These are generally ... -
Architecture for Cloud-Based Rapid Application Development Framework
(University of NairobiSchool of Computing and Informatics, 2012)Application developers currently have a wide selection of rich application development tools to use. These tools have a common limitation in that they require some hardware, which is mostly high end, and base software ... -
Arduino Based Programable Lead Acid Battery Monitoring System For Automobiles
(University of Nairobi, 2018)The most prevalent battery used for cranking the car engine is the lead acid battery. With each engine cranking event, during which time the alternator halts recharging the battery, there is an associated voltage loss in ... -
Arsenite toxicity and tolerance in three microalgae, synechococcus leopoliensis, oscillatoria limnetica and Chlorella pyrenoidosa
(Department of Biology, Queen's University Kingston, Ontario, Canada, 1988-12)The cyanobacteria Oscillatoria limnetica and Synechococcus leopoliensis manifested concentration-dependent growth lags in presence of arsenite above 200pM. There were no detectable growth lags in the Chlorophyte ... -
An Artificial Neural Network Model For Forecasting Inflation In Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2019)The greatest priority of Monetary Authorities in an economy is price stability. Unstable prices result to inflation whose economic effects are undesirable. Price stability, calls for timely prediction of forecasting of ... -
An Artificial Neural Network Model for Predicting Retail Maize Prices in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2019)The intention of food price forecasting is to achieve reliability and usefulness for agricultural, non-policymakers, policy makers and agricultural related business. In the current globalization era, food security management ... -
Artificial neural networks in forecasting hyper markets response to consumer behaviour
(2005)Much effort has been devoted to understanding learning and reasoning in artificial intelligence, giving rise to a wide collection of models. For the most part, these models focus on some observed characteristic of human ... -
Artificial regeneration and sustainable yield management of mangrove forests at Gazi bay, Kenya
(School of Biological Sciences, University of Nairobi, 1995)Mangrove forests in Kenya are estimated to cover about 50,000 - 60,000 ha. However non-sustainable utilization, over-exploitation of resources and conversion to other land uses principally for fish pond, salt pans, ... -
Aspects of physiological and behavioural temperature regulation in the rock hyrax,heterohyrax brucei
(University of NairobiCollege of Biological and Physical Sciences, 1970)The physiological capacity for thermoregulation has been examined in the laboratory for two sub-species of Heteronyrax brucei. Together with measurements of microclimatic conditions of the hyrax habitats, the results ... -
Aspects of student’s perception of scientific explanation
(University of NairobiDepartment of Pysical Sciences, 1985)The purpose of the present study was to explore the cognitive steps involved in students' assessment of explanation in Science using structured tests- developed and refined in the light of a two-step linear model of ... -
Aspects Of The Biology Of Cheetahs Acinonyx Jubatus (schreber)
(University of NairobiSchool of Biological Sciences,, 1970)The data used in this thesis are the results of over 1600 hours observation of cheetahs in Nairobi National Park, Kenya. During most, of the study period, the resident population (11 animals) consisted of three completely ...