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Estimation of market risk for the main investment market segment of Nairobi Stock Exchange
(School of Mathematics, University of Nairobi, 2002)This Project paper applies a model for estimating market risk by use of beta coefficients.A Beta table is built using secondary data from companies listed in the Nairobi Stock Exchange Main Investment Market Segment. The ... -
Estimation of risks in stock markets (securities considered are KQ shares, KCB shares and Barclays bank shares)
(School of Mathematics, University of Nairobi, 2005)Whenever one thinks of an investment, the term risk loudly or silently comes into ones mind. Attempts have been prompted to define and estimate risks both in capital assets and stocks. The pillar to which all these have ... -
Estimation Procedures in Group Testing
(University of Nairobi, 2016)Estimation of proportion of defective items using group testing has been proven to be more precise (reduced MSE) and economical than individual testing. Seven point estimators have been explored in this project with their ... -
The Estolide Fraction Of The Leaf Wax Of The If Genus Pinus And Its Use As A Taxonomic Guide
(University of NairobiCollege of Biological and Physical Sciences, 1967)Plants have been classified by the botanist according to their morphological and anatomical features. Other characteristics are increasingly supplementing the taxonomic data used by the botanist. One of these characteristics ... -
An Ethnobotanical And Chemical Study Of The Poisonous Plants Of Busoga District In Uganda.
(University of NairobiDepartment of Botany, 1993)This project was an ethnobotanical survey of the poisonous plants of Busoga district in Uganda. The information was gained through a questionnaire. A total of 74 species of poisonous plants in 64 genera and 34 families ... -
Ethnobotanical And Chemotaxonomic Study Of Some Kenyan Medicinal Labiatae Species.
(University of NairobiSchool of Biological Sciences, 1990-06)The Labiatae is a large and cosmopolitan family growing in a large variety of climate. In Kenya there are about 70 genera currently recorded at the East Africa Herberium and collected from all parts of the country. This ... -
An ethnobotanical and phytochemical study of medicinal plants used to treat gastrointestinal disorders in children in Siaya district, Kenya.
(Department of Botany, University of Nairobi, 1997)Although the local Siaya people attribute most of the diseases and misfortunes to spirits, magical and religious practices or animal sacrifices are seldom sought to get rid of diseases and illnesses, and these do not ... -
An ethnobotanical and phytochemical study of the herbal remedies of Migori district, Kenya
(Department of Botany, University of Nairobi, 1999-08)Aspects of ethnobotany , ethnosystematics and ethnomedicine of the Luo , an agropastoral community ofMigori district, Kenya are recorded based on a one year field and laboratory research. The area covered was 2506 sq. ... -
An ethnobotanical and phytochemical study of the medicinal plants of Makueni district, Kenya
(Department of Botany, University of Nairobi, 1999)Of all the uses of African plants, the aspect of medical use has probably attracted the most attention and has also been the most complex and varied. Nearly 70,000 species of higher plants have been used for medical ... -
An Ethnobotanical and Phytochemical Study of the Medicinal Plants of Maku£ni District, Kenya
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Ethnobotanical and Taxonomic Study of Catha Edulis Plant Grown in Embu and Meru Counties, Kenya.
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Ethnobotanical study, toxicity and phytochemical screening of selected medicinal plants of Tinderet district, Nandi county, Kenya
(University of NairobiSchool of Biological Sciences, 2013)Most indigenous communities depend on plants for medicine. Plants contain active principles that ensure the well being of local communities. The purpose of this study was to identify and document the medicinal plants of ... -
Ethnobotanical Uses, Phytochemical Analysis, Bioactivity And Mosquito Repellency Of Cyperus Articulatus L. From The Family Cyperaceae From Tharaka Meru
(University of NairobiDepartment of Chemistry, 2012)An ethno botanical survey of C. articulatus L (Ndago) was carried out in Tharaka-Meru district, Kenya from 8th to io" October 2010. This study was aimed at determining traditional uses and procedures used by Traditional ... -
Ethnobotanical, bioactivity and phytochemical evaluation of anthelmintic herbal remedies of Migori county, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2014)Intestinal worms affect a host of individuals resulting in malnutrition, stunted growth, intellectual retardation and cognitive deficits. The aim of this study was to investigate the indigenous plants of Migori County ... -
An Ethnobotanical, Phytochemical, toxicity and efficacy study of selected antiblue-tick (boophilus decoloratus) herbal remedies for cattle of Suba sub-county, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2016)The search for safe pest control options has led to the exploration of potential plants with pesticidal activity. Plants have been reported to exhibit a wide range of biological activities against insect pests, some of ... -
Ethnobotany and Mineral Contents of Indigenous Vegetables of Kisumu District in Kenya
(University of NairobiDepartment of Botany, 1998-09)Ethnobotanical study of herbage or leafy vegetables ofKisumu District in Nyanza Province of Western Kenya has been carried out to establish whether the indigenous species are still utilized. About 60 species have been ... -
Euler Characteristic of the Moduli of Riemann Surfaces
(University of Nairobi, 2018)In this thesis we study the topology of the Deligne-Mumford compactified moduli space Mg;n of n pointed genus g stable Riemann surfaces. We decode the combinatorial information of the space through dual graphs of decorated ... -
European Option Pricing Using Truncated Normal Distribution
(University of Nairobi, 2020)Option trading is one of the activities that take place in the nancial market. Pricing these option is key for investor to ensure that the position they take o ers good returns. The Black & Scholes model is widely used ... -
Evaluating End User Satisfaction With Mobile Banking Applications. Case of Nairobi County.
(University of Nairobi, 2021)Introduction: Information technology (IT) has played a vital role in the number of innovations seen in the banking sector, key being mobile technologies. According to the Communications Authority of Kenya (CA) (First Quarter ...