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Comparison of Hiv/aids mortality rates in an urban and a rural setting
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A comparison of log-logistic survival model to logistic model in credit risk modelling
(School of Mathematics, University of Nairobi, 2008)Credit scoring systems are based on statistical and operations research models that seek to establish the likelihood of future credit behaviour based on information from past borrowers. Given that the cost of credit risk ... -
A Comparison of Parametric Methods for Modeling Mosquito Survival Using Temperature and Age-Dependent Survival Data
(School of Mathematics, University of Nairobi, 2018-11)It is estimated that Malaria effects over 200million people every year, and accounts for about 750,000 deaths during the same period. The adult female Anopheles mosquito accounts for all transmissions of the human malaria ... -
Comparison of proteins of parasite stages of schistosoma mansoni and those of the tissues of the snail vector biomphalaria pfeifferi
(University of NairobiSchool of Biological Sciences, 2009)Antigen sharing between a parasite and its host is a stimulating facet of host-parasite relationship which is currently receiving considerable attention. The aim of the study was to investigate presence of common proteins ... -
Comparison of Random Survival Forests Split rules in selecting the determinants of under-five mortality in Kenya using 2014 DHS data.
(2019)Background Survival trees and Random Survival Forests are extensions of classi cation and regression trees and random forests in analyzing time to event data. These methods are alternatives to Cox Proportional hazards ... -
Comparison of regional flood estimation models over some catchents in Kenya
(Department of Meteorology, University of Nairobi, 2000) -
A comparison of the classical black-scholes model and the Garch option pricing model for currency options.
(School of Mathematics, University of Nairobi, 2008)This study looks at the consequences of introducing heteroscedasticity in option pricing. The analysis shows that introducing heteroscedasticity results in a better fitting of the empirical distribution of foreign exchange ... -
Comparison of the effects of praziquantel and metrifonate treatment in schistosoma haematobium (mazeras strain) infection in hamsters
(Department of Zoology, University of Nairobi., 2004)Schistosomiasis is the second most important parasitic infection, after malaria, mainly infecting poor people in the tropics who can hardly afford the cost of the currently available drugs for treatment. Consequently, ... -
Comparison Of The Efficacy Of Melia Volkensii (Gurke) Azadirachtin, Pyrethrum Plant Extracts, Cubex And Steladoner On Cattle Ticks, rhipicephalus Appendiculatus And Boophilus Decoloratus
(University of NairobiSchool of Biological Sciences, 1996)The objectives of this study were to determine the toxicity of M. volkensii plant extract on the larvae, nymphae and adult Rhipicephalus appendiculatus ticks and to compare the effects with those of the ticks treated ... -
A comparison of the moving averag, garth ( I I) and arch volatility models as measure of returns
(School of mathematics, 2012-11)Many empirical studies have shown strong evidence against some of the underlying assumptions of the Black Scholes Model. However this paper has focussed on the constant value that is assumed for the volatility. Empirical ... -
A comparison of the socio-economic status of female-headed and male-headed households in Kenya: Use of ordinal logistic regression
(University of Nairobi, 2018)With the HIV/AIDS epidemic, there is an increase in the number of female-headed households in Kenya. Most of these are living in abject poverty as compared to the male-headed households. For such households, the ... -
A Comparison Of Thermoregulation In A Number Of East African Animals
(University of Nairobi,Department of Animal Physiology, 1972)Three primate species, the greater galago (Galago crassIcaudatus) the baboon (Paulo cynocephalus) and the chinpaoxoe (Pan satyrus) were exposed to , o environmental temperatures of up to 43 C in a climatic chamber, and ... -
Comparison of UAV Mapping of Settlement Scheme with PIDs/RIMs A Case study of Nyansiongo Settlement Scheme
(University of Nairobi, 2020)The study discusses examining the Parcels digitized from RIMs compared with the Parcels derived from the UAV Ortho-rectified images of the same area. Nyansiongo Settlement Scheme has been used as an example to determine ... -
Comparison of woody species regeneration and soil fertility in an indigenous forest and neighbouring exotic tree plantations in Muguga forest.
(University of Nairobi, 2014)The regeneration of understory woody vegetation in different plantation forests was investigated in Muguga Forest Station. Species composition, vegetation structure, understory woody species regenerates structure and ... -
A comparison of working conditions and job .. Satisfaction levels of workers in Export Processing Zones (EPZ) and other industries in Nairobi?
(University of NairobiSchool of Computing and Informatics, University of Nairobi, 2005)This study investigated the differences between working conditions and job satisfaction of workers in EPZ and other Industries in Nairobi. A sample of 840 workers consisting of 507 from EPZ and 333 from the industry was ... -
Compatibility of Schistosoma Mansoni and Its Intermediate Host Snails (Biomphalaria Spp) in Relation to Transmission of Intestinal Schistosomiasis in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2020)Introduction: Schistosomiasis afflicts an estimated 240 million people worldwide, with majority of the cases occurring in sub-Saharan Africa. In Kenya, an estimated 6 million people are infected, with >30 million people ... -
A Comperative Study Of Macrofauna In A Highly Exploited And Less Exploited Mangrove Swamp At Gazi Area Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 1996) -
Competition between cultivated rice (Oryza sativa L.) and the wild rice (Oryza punctata Kotschy ex Steud) in Kenya
(2008)Rice is an important staple food for more than SO% of the world's population. Kenya rice production comes from cultivated rice (Oryza. Sativa L.) that meets 60% of rice demand. Cultivated rice in the coastal region of ... -
The complimentary role of wild habitats in crop pollination: a case study on the eggplant (solatium melongena l., solanaceae)
(University of Nairobi, 2001)In this study, carried out in Nguruman, southwestern Kenya, 10 bee species were identified as eggplant pollinators. Their foraging behaviour was shown to be affected by the prevailing ambient temperature and not time of ... -
Composition, abundance and distribution patterns of zooplankton in a tropical reservoir, Nairobi dam, Kenya
(University of NairobiDepartment of Zoology, University of Nairobi, 1992)The seasonal composition and abundance of zooplankton in Nairobi Reservoir, a small suburban water body, 1990 were investigated from October 1989 to September to establish taxonomic composition, abundance and seasonality ...