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Enzymatic Hydrolysis of fish waste, characterization of Hydrolysate and Proximate analysis
(University of Nairobi, 2020)The fish industry generates a lot of waste which is attributable to the fact that there is an increased demand for fish and that filleting of tilapia fish yields about 37% skin-off fillets. Enzymatic hydrolysis used in ... -
Enzyme heterogeneity and genetic variation In aedes (stegomyia) Aegypti L. of a coastal area in Kenya
(University of Nairobi,, 1979)Enzyme heterogeneity and genetic variation were studied in Aedes (Stegomyia) aegypti L. in the Rabai area, Coast Province Kenya. Mosquitoes were collected from inside houses (domestic habitat), from the immediate vicinity ... -
Enzyme Hydrolysis Of Chicken Feathers And Characterization Of The Metabolites
(University of Nairobi, 2020)Chicken feathers are largely produced as waste from domestic and poultry processing industries. Waste feathers are discarded into the environment without any effort to recycle. Current methods of feather disposal have ... -
ePayment Systems and Alternatives for developing countries
(School of computing & informatics, University of Nairobi, 2004)The main purpose of this research project was to examine the ePayment alternatives that exist in Kenya and the world, and the extent of use of e-commerce and ePayment methods in Kenya. The other objective was to find out ... -
Epidemiological And Clinical Studies Of Acute Necrotizing Gingivitis In Nairobi, Kenya
(University of NairobiSchool of Biological Sciences,, 1998)The objectives of this study were: to determine the prevalence of acute necrotizing gingivitis ( ANG), its characteristic clinical features and whether it varies seasonally; to assess oral hygiene and nutritional status ... -
Epidemiology and control of malaria in irrigated parts of Tana river county, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2014)Irrigation schemes introduced in areas of high malaria endemicity often amplify malaria burden especially if no mitigation or adaptation measures are implemented. The development of Bura and Hola irrigation schemes (to ... -
The epidemiology and control of schistosomiasis and soil transmitted helminthes in two communities within the Mwea irrigation scheme in Central Kenya
(School of Biological Sciences, University of Nairobi, 2008-06)Evidence from recent literature indicates that schistosomiasis remains a major public health problem in developing countries even in the 21st century. Schistosoma mansoni can infect all members of a population but the ... -
Epidemiology Of Acute Gastroenteritis In Early Childhood In Selected Urban Areas Of Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2013)Assessing the extreme events is crucial in financial risk management. All risk managers and financial institutions want to know the risk of their portfolio under rare events scenarios. This means there is not only a need ... -
Epidemiology of Childhood Related Diseases: Optimal Control and Stability Analysis
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Epidemiology of cutaneous leishmaniasis due to leishmania tropica at utut, Nakuru district, Kenya
(1995)A cross-sectional immunological. clinical and parasitological investigation carried out on a sample population of 220 individuals in a new focus of cutaneous leishmaniasis at Utut area. Rift Valley Province in Kenya ... -
The epidemiology,impacts and control of pastrointestinal nematode infections of goats in Kenya and sheep in Denmark
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Epileptic clinic database system
(2002)This project is a database system for the Kenya Association for the Welfare of Epileptics, a non-governmental organization providing healthcare services to over ten thousand epileptics in Kenya. An epileptic medical ... -
eProject Tracker: A Web Based Project Tracking system for the Constituency Development Fund Board
(University of NairobiSchool of Computing and Informatics, 2011)In many development projects, reporting implementation progress has become of great importance. Project implementation reporting should be done right and in a timely manner for decision making. Reporting on project ... -
Epstein-Barr virus infections in patients with acute febrile illness in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2014)Epstein Barr Virus (EBV) has emerged as an important etiologic agent of infectious mononucleosis and still-growing number of lymphoproliferative disorders. It is also a potential cause of acute febrile illness (AFI). At ... -
Erlang Mixtures And Their Link With Exponential And Poisson Mixtures
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Essential oils of some plants of the family capparidaceae. as repellents for the brown ear tick, rhipicephalus appendiculatus and the maize weevil, sitophilus zeamais.
(Depatment of Chemistry, University of Nairobi, 1995)This thesis describes a chemical and bioactivity study of the essential oils of five tropical plant species of the family capparidaceae, namely Boscia angustifolia A. Rich var. angustifolia, Boscia mossambicensis Klotzsch, ... -
Establish a link between female genital mutilation and infant mortality in Kenya
(School of mathematics, 2011-08)Cesarean section (CS) can be a life-saving technique for both mother and infant. On the other hand it presents documented medical risks such to both mother and baby, which if anticipated can be averted or have their ... -
Estimating Adolescents Fertility in Kenya Using Poisson and Negative Binomial Regression Models With 2014 Dhs Data
(University of Nairobi, 2018)Due to non-functioning and incomplete vital registration systems in many developing countries, estimates of adolescents‟ fertility rate is by indirect methods which derive data from retrospective information obtained during ... -
Estimating and forecasting the volatility of a Kenyan Finance Time-series using ARCH Models
(University of NairobiSchool of Mathematics, 2005)The goal of this study is to present an empirical analysis of the return and conditional variance of two Kenyan finance series using models of the ARCH class. To help understanding the empirical results, a critical review ... -
Estimating Large Carnivore population using Mixture Distributions
(University of Nairobi, 2016-07)Context. In order to manage any animal species well, the knowledge and understanding of how abundant they are in their habitats and their spread around the same habitat ought to be as accurate as possible. However, this ...