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Chemical investigation and isolation of the constituents of Kenyan cassia florlbunda
(Depatment of Chemistry, University of Nairobi, 1992) -
Chemical Investigation Of Two Millettia And Two Erythrina Species (leguminosae) For Bioactive Constituents
(Department of Chemestry, 1997)The family Leguminosae, with some 18,000 species and 650 genera, is the second largest family of dicotyledons. It is divided into three subfamilies; namely Mimosoideae, Caesalpinoideae and Papilionoideae. The family ... -
The chemical precipitation and biological treatment of cotton textile wastes
(University of Nairobi, 1978)The performance of a stabilization pond is affected by physical and environmental factors among others. Temperature, light, mixing and pH variation are some of the major changing environmental factors. Depth, shape, loading ... -
Chemical screening of some Kenyan polygonum species
(University of NairobiFaculty of Science. University of Nairobi, 1987)Eleven species of the genus polygonum (family: Polygonaceae) are found in Kenya. They appear in the "key to species" in,the following order: P.baldschuriacum Regel, P.convolvulus L, P.nepalense Meisn, P.capitatum Han, ... -
Chemistry and biological activities of Hypericum Lanceolatum
(Depatment of Chemistry, University of Nairobi, 1997)The genus Hypericum belongs to the family Guttiferae and is represented by over 400 species. It is found widely distributed in the tropics as well as the temperate regions. This genus is mainly characterized by the ... -
Chemistry and biological activities of zanthoxylum chalybeum and erythrina excelsa
(Depatment of Chemistry, University of Nairobi, 2000)The plants Zanthoxylum chalybeum (Rutaceae) and Erythrina excelsa (Leguminosae), which are both referred to by the Luo vernacular name "Roko", are extensively used in folk medicine in Nyanza province, Kenya. In this ... -
Chemistry And Some Biological Activities Of Benzoquinones Of Embelia Schimperi
(University of NairobiSchool of Physical Sciences, 1997)Embelia schimperi and Embelia keniensis are among the five medicinal Myrsinaceae plants found in Kenya which find a wide range of application in ethnopharmacology as antimicrobials and anthelmintics. The berries and root ... -
Chemodynamic studies and assessment of pesticide residues in lake Victoria catchment area for rivers Sio and Nzoia
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Chemometrics -assisted laser induced breakdown spectroscopy of high background radiation area (HBRA) geothermal field matrices
(Department of Physics University of Nairobi, 2012)In this study, the utility of LIBS with chemometrics techniques namely PCA, PLS, ANNs and SIMCA has been investigated and demonstrated in performing trace quantitative and explorative analysis of High Background Radiation ... -
Chemosystematics, Antimicrobial and Antiproliferative Activities of the Kenyan Zanthoxylum Species and Dodonaea Viscosa Populations
(University of Nairobi, 2020)The aim of this study was to establish the relationship in Zanthoxylum species, and Dodonaea viscosa populations based on the metabolite profiles. The study also included the evaluation of the crude extracts and pure ... -
Child protection, surveillance and decision support management information system (CPSMIS) for Nairobi children's home
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Child safety on the internet: a case study of Kawangware primary and secondary schools
(School of Computing and Informatics, University of Nairobi, 2012)With an upsurge in cyber crimes globally, children are becoming a target on the cyberspace as Kenya grapples with a feeble Children's Act that does not provide sufficient protection to the victims as well as stringent ... -
The Choice Of Actuarial Funding Methods For Funded Defined Benefit Pension Schemes
(University of Nairobi, 2014)Defined benefit pension schemes are pension schemes in which pension benefits payable at retirement are determined using a pre-defined formula contained in the schemes’ trust deed and rules. The pension benefit formula ... -
Churn prediction in mobile telecommunications industry: Acase study of Safaricom Ltd
(School of mathematics, 2012-07)The focus of telecommunication companies has shifted from building a large customer base into keeping customers in house. For these reasons, it is valuable to know which customers are likely to switch to a competitor ... -
Churn Prediction Modelling in B2b E-commerce: a Case Study of Twiga Foods
(University of Nairobi, 2022)The informal structure of African retail, which is mostly fueled by layers of brokers and middlemen, is fundamentally changing as a result of technology. Selling locally grown fresh produce to Kenyans should be simple, but ... -
Citizen Centric Evaluation of Accessibility of Ict Services for Persons With Disability: a Case Study of Huduma Centres in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2016)Kenya National Bureau of Statistics survey show that an estimated 1.3 million Kenyans live with vision, hearing, mobility or cognitive disabilities. In 2013, the Kenya government initiated Huduma programme which is a single ... -
A Citizen-Centric Model for Evaluating the Intermediate Impact of Egovernment: A Case Study of Huduma Centres in Kenya
(University Of Nairobi, 2016)It is evident from literature review that theory on e-government measurement and evaluation is still at nascent stages of growth in terms of development and implementation despite the importance of e-government evaluation. ...