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Impact assessment of software agents to organizations
(University of NairobiSchool of Computing and Informatics, 2008)Intelligent software personal assistants for human organizations are an active research area within the multi-agent community. However, while many capabilities for these software personal assistants are imagined or already ... -
The impact of a rights issue on the earnings per share of a listed company
(2014)A rights issue is a way by which a listed company can raise additional capital. However, instead of going to the public, the company gives its existing shareholders the right to subscribe to newly issued shares in proportion ... -
Impact Of Climate Extremes On Water Quality And Supply In Urban Informal Settlements In Kenya: A Case Study Of Kisumu City
(University of Nairobi, 2018)The urban poor living in Kisumu City informal settlements are at particularly high risk from the impacts of climate extremes such drought, flooding and related water-borne diseases, in large part due to where they live, ... -
Impact of climate refugees on the humanitarian situation a case study of Dadaab refugee camp
(University of Nairobi, 2013)ABSTRACT The study sought to investigate the impact of climate refugees on the humanitarian situation with focus to Dadaab refugee camp. Harsh climate condition is one of the factors that lead to human migration. When ... -
Impact of climate variability and change on sorghum production in the lower shire valley in Malawi
(University of NairobiSchool of Physical Sciences, 2012)Climate change is likely going to cause changes in the weather patterns over Malawi, which may include the extreme episodes of rainfall and temperatures. Such drastic weather changes will have serious impacts on food ... -
Impact of Climate Variability and Change on Sorghum Yield in Lesotho
(University of Nairobi, 2021)Climate variability characterized with hazardous extreme weather events is a major threat to rain-fed agriculture production in Lesotho resulting into increased food insecurity and poverty in the country. Therefore, this ... -
The impact of climatic change on livestock insurance
(Actuarial science, University of Nairobi, 2003)The purpose of this study was to investigate the climatic change and its impact on livestock insurance. Livestock insurance is an ordinary insurance product. This product has developed very quickly. Thirty years ago, ... -
The impact of communications in the economic growth and development of Kenya
(2012)In the current global economy, the ability of the communications sector to catalyze the process of economic growth and development requires to be examined in greater detail. In recognition of the recent world-wide ... -
The Impact Of Cultivation On Rangeland Above Ground Herbaceous Primary Production And On Some Soil Properties. A Case Study Of Ol Moran Location, Laikpia District
(University of NairobiSchool of Biological Sciences, 2004)Rangelands are traditionally used for livestock and wildlife production but have increasingly been put under crop cultivation in the recent past. Consequently, land use conflicts, which include crop farmers versus ... -
The Impact of electronic commerce on business in Kenya
(School of computing & informatics, University of Nairobi, 2000)The project aimed at studying the effects that electronic commerce has had or is having on the different sectors of the Kenyan economy. This would help understand the situation relating to Electronic Commerce and be ... -
The impact of elephants, loxodonta African, on woody vegetation in relation to watering points in Tsavo east national park, Kenya
(2015)Understanding the relationship between the watering points and elephant impacts on woody vegetation in relation to proximity to these watering points is important in conservation of the elephants particularly their habitat. ... -
Impact of GlobalGAP Compliance on the Relative Poverty Status of Smallholder Horticultural Farmers in Eastern and Central Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2014)Global good agricultural practices (GlobalGAP) have significant, yet contentious impacts on different livelihood aspects of smallholder farmers. The GlobalGAP pose the threat of eliminating smallholder farmers from ... -
The impact of HIV/AIDs on retention rates of an education system
(School of Mathematics, University of Nairobi, 2002)In the introductory note of the project, chapter 1,we have covered the measure of HIV/AIDS in the general public and school system in Kenya. Here we have made the point clear that the measure of HIV/AIDS in schools is ... -
The Impact Of Human Land Use Activities And Seasonal Changes On The Dung Beetle Diversity Of Kakamega Forest Ecosystem
(University of NairobiSchool of Biological Sciences, 2005)Based on quantitative comparative data collected In Kakamega forest and the surrounding farmlands, analyses were done to ascertain to which extent different modes of land use and seasonal changes affect guild structure, ... -
Impact of ICT integration on mathematics performance in kenya: a case study of public secondary schools in West Pokot county
(University of Nairobi, 2015)This research addressed the issue of influence of ICT integration as a pedagogical tool on performance in mathematics in public secondary schools particularly in West Pokot County. Mathematics performance in Kenya has ... -
Impact of inflation volatility and economic growth on foreign direct investment in Kenya
(2014)Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) plays a very significant role in financial growth and development in Kenya. Economic growth and inflation are some of the factors assumed to have an influence on FDI in Kenya. The project ... -
Impact of intensive larval control and monitoring on malaria vectors in an area of high insecticide treated net coverage in rural Western Kenya
(University of NairobiSchool of Biological Sciences, 2009)Integrated control of vectors of human malaria in sub-Saharan Africa relies on strategic targeting of mosquito vectors. An anti-larval control study was implemented in an area of high insecticide treated bed net (ITN) ... -
Impact of Iron Ore Mining On Heavy Metal Concentration In Soils of Kishushe Area In Wundanyi, Taita Taveta County
(University of Nairobi, 2018)The study of heavy metal deposition and accumulation in soils is of great interest due to the negative consequences it presents to environment and human health. Mining and milling activities such as ore grinding, ore ... -
Impact of Land Cover, Land Use and Climate Change on the Hydrological Regimes of the Mara River Basin
(University of Nairobi, 2021)The Mara river basin is a serene sub-catchment of Lake Victoria basin and a part of the upper catchments of the Nile Basin. Importantly, it is a lifeline to the internationally renowned Mara - Serengeti ecosystem and a ... -
Impact of longevity risk with best fit mortality forecasting model
(University of Nairobi, 2015)The data used in this research is from the Human Mortality database for the United States for the period 2000 - 2009. We first begin by fitting linear, Makeham, cubic smoothing spline and Lee Cater models to the data to ...