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Stabilization of Silt Clay Soil Using Molasses for Small Dam Embankment Construction as inner Zone
(2015)The Agriculture sector contributes 45% of Tanzania’s GDP and about 30% of its export earnings, while employing over 80% of the nation’s work-force (National Irrigation Master Plan, 2002). The government of Tanzania is ... -
A Stacked Predictive Model for Cardiovascular Disease Diagnosis bare
(university of nairobi, 2022)The pervasiveness of Cardiovascular disease has rapidly led to it becoming a global threat in the past few years. The pathology causes 18.6 million deaths annually, and its projections are predicted to hike to more than ... -
Static analysis of android libraries: data leakage
(University of Nairobi, 2016-11)The possibility of android applications to spy on the users is real either intended or unintended. Considering that Java programs are based on large java libraries like Android SDK which must be understood to correctly ... -
STATION SPECIFIC DOWNSCALING OF CLIMATE INFORMATION FOR AGRICULTURAL APPLICATIONS IN KENYA
(University of NairobiCollege of Biological and Physical Sciences, 2004-11)It has long been recognized that if society could have advance information on weather, the adverse effects associated with it could be minimized. Prevalence of traditional forecast practices in various parts of the world ... -
Statistical Analysis For A Lattice Design Experiment To Determine The Best Performing Maize Variety In Machakos County
(University of NairobiSchool of Mathematics, 2013-11)Maize is one of Kenya’s main staple food crop which plays a major role in the livelihoods of many households in terms of food security, income and employment generation. Over eighty percent of Kenya’s population which ... -
A statistical approach in modelling maize prices volatility
(University of Nairobi, Kenya, 2012)Volatility provides a measure of the possible variation or movement in the price of a commodity experienced over a given period of time and is measured using the standard deviation. In this study, volatility of maize prices ... -
Statistical assessement of the performance of planting materials on banana varieties in kenya: anapplication on-farm trial
(School of Mathematics, University of Nairobi, 2003)On-farm research (OFR) is characterized by its fanner orientation and its interaction with the fanner. On-farm experimentations (OFE's) are used to evaluate the level and consistency of the experimental treatment responses ... -
Statistical assessment of health and sustainability indicators of an agroecosystem
(School of Mathematics, University of Nairobi, 2002)The health and well-being of individuals within agricultural communities depends on a number of biophysical, economic and social factors, all of which are highly interconnected, making simple disciplinary approaches ... -
Statistical Characteristics of Wind Power in Kenya
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Statistical downscaling of future rainfall and temperature under different canesm2-RCP model scenarios
(University of Nairobi, 2018)The current study downscaled daily rainfall and temperature from Canadian Second Generation Earth Systems Model (CanESM2) in Uasin-Gishu County. The main objective of the study was to determine the future daily rainfall ... -
A statistical method of Assessing Socioeconomic benefits of weather in information
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Statistical modelling of determinants of contraceptive use in Kenya.
(University of Nairobi, 2020)The world population has been increasing as the years progresses. The world population as of 2020 stands at 7.8 billion people and is estimated to be approximately 9.9 billion people by 2050. Kenya’s population in the ... -
Statistical Modelling of Unemployment Rate in Kenya Using Logistic Regression
(University of Nairobi, 2022)Unemployment is one of the challenges that has kept majority of governments around the world scratching their heads. It is one of the crisis of the modern world which keeps growing every day. It is mainly affected by the ... -
Statistical Models for Estimating IBNR Claims Reserves
(University of Nairobi.School of Mathematics, 1992-02) -
Statistical models for stocks and flows of students in an educational system
(School of Physical Sciences, University of Nairobi, 1989-11) -
Statistical Quality Control In Confectionery Industry And Its Application
(University of NairobiSchool of Mathematics, 2013)The purpose of this research was to study Statistical Quality Control in confectionery industry. The study involved a detailed description on the various confections manufacturing processes and identifying the relevant ... -
Status and Causes of Deterioration of Wetlands in the Eastern Riftvalley, Case Study of Lake Nakuru - Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2020)Lake Nakuru is a shallow hyper-eutrophic, alkaline and saline endorheic lake located in Rift Valley’s eastern arm. Despite its great importance, Lake Nakuru has undergone profound changes due to anthropogenic activities, ... -
Status of Antimicrobial Resistance in Bacteria Isolated From Kenyan Chickens
(University of Nairobi, 2017)The term antimicrobial resistance refers to the ability of microorganisms to grow in the presence of an antimicrobial (drug) at a concentration that would normally kill them or inhibit their growth. Antimicrobial resistance ... -
Status of Copper Level and Effects of Rhizatech®tm Vesicular Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi on Wheat Growth, Yield and Copper Ion Uptake in Narok North Sub-county, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2023)Soil related abiotic factors hindering wheat production in wheat growing regions in East Africa include poor soil fertility, pests, diseases, drought and salinity. Copper (Cu) deficiency has been identified in soils in ... -
Status Of Insecticide Resistance, 2La Chromosomal Inversion And Plasmodium Falciparum Infection Rate In Malaria Vectors In Kwale County, Coastal Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2016)There has been increased effort globally to reduce malaria related morbidity and mortality. World Health Organization (WHO) recommends the use of long-lasting insecticidal nets (LLINs) and indoor residual spraying (IRS) ...