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Optimum Age-specific Harvesting Policy For A Population Growing According To The Leslie Matrix Model
(University of NairobiDepartment of Mathematics, 1997-11)Under favorable conditions, natural animal population has a tendency to increase in numbers. It is, however, possible to remove some animals and still maintain a constant population size. This type of removal is known ... -
Optimum coral reef resource use: case study of a marine protected area
(Department of Zoology, University of Nairobi, 1994)A protected area, Mombasa Marine Park and Reserve was established in 1986, in an area that was previously fished. Exclusion of fishermen was however not fully achieved until 1990. This study was conducted between 1992 ... -
Option pricing with stochastic volatility correlated to the underlying process
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Option valuation using fast fourier transform in the carbon emissions market
(University of Nairobi, 2016)Kyoto Protocol is an international agreement which commits Annex 1 parties by setting international binding carbon emission reduction targets. Carbon emission trading involves the buying and selling of carbon allowances ... -
Opto-magnetic Detection of Malaria: a Potential Low-cost, Rapid, and Sensitive Malaria Screening Method
(UON, 2021)Malaria is a sickness transmitted by a bite of female Anopheles mosquito which carries a Plasmodium parasite. Malaria is prevalent in Sub-Saharan Africa, parts of South America, Asia and portions of Central America. In ... -
Order statistics of uniform, logistic and exponential distributions
(University of Nairobi, 2016-07)The term, order statistics, was introduced by Wilks in 1942. However, the subject is much older, as astronomers had long been interested in estimation of location beyond the sample mean. By early 19th century, measures ... -
Ore mineralization of two hotsprings near Jombo hill in the south coast area of Kenya
(Department of Geology, University of Nairobi, 1990) -
Organizational implementation of systems innovations : Case university in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, School of Computing and Informatics, 2009)The Higher Education Sector in Kenya has taken efforts to adopt and use Information Communication Technologies (ICT) innovations to support its core functions, especially for the purposes of improving service delivery. The ... -
Outcome of Techniques Employed for Cyber Resiliency by Commercial Banks in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2021)In financial institutions, cyber-attacks have become an inevitable digital hazard that cannot be completely eliminated. Cyber-attacks lead to loss of money among clients leading to discussion and may also lead to inefficient ... -
Outcome of very low birth weight infants cared for in Kenyatta National Hospital's newborn unit
(Department of Paediatrics, University of Nairobi, 1993)There has been tremendous development in the field of neonatology over the past 30 years. This has particularly been in the care of lower birth weight infants especially those born premature. Before the 1960s most infants ... -
Oviposition and feeding allelochemicals for chilo partellus from sorghum and maize cultivars; bioassay, isolation and characterization:
(Depatment of Chemistry, University of Nairobi, 1994)A study was carried out to isolate and identify the chemicals from sorghum and maize that determine the oviposition and feeding responses, respectively, of the moth and larvae of Chilo partellus a serious pest of these ... -
Oviposition preference, larval and pupal Development and adult fecundity of the Sorghum shootfly, atherigona soccata rondani (diptera muscidae) on selected sorghum lines
(University of NairobiFaculty of Science, 1980)The sorghum shootfly, Atherigona soccata Rondani is one of the most important pests of sorghum. Since control measures like the use of insecticides are not very effective or economical breeding for resistance could be ... -
The Oxidation Of Phenylprop-L-Enes Using Mercury (Ii) Chloride
(University of Nairobi, 1987)Tae project consists of three sections: the synthesis of 3,4-methylenedioxyphenylprop-l-ene, the oxidation of phenylprop-l-enes using mercury (II) chloride and finally an attempt to follow the mechanism of this oxidation ... -
Paleomagnetic and rock magnetic properties of rocks from south western and western parts of Kenya
(1977)This thesis presents the results of paleomagnetic and rock magnetic studies of the rocks from South West" Kenya and of the Precambrian Granites from the Western part of Kenya. The rocks from South Western Kenya consist ... -
A paleomagnetic study of volcanic rocks of Nairobi area
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The paleomagnetism of the Koobi - Fora formation, Lake Rudolf.
(Science department, University of Nairobi, 1974)The sediments of 'the Koobi- Fora formation in the East Rudolf' basin have yielded a ricu assemblage of'. f'au~a~, hominid f'ossilsand stone artef'actso Paleomagnetism has, over the recent years, become a usef'ul tool ... -
Palynology, and heavy metals in the sediments and water of the Ondiri swamp, Kikuyu, Kenya: past influences, present practices, future needs.
(University of NairobiSchool of Biological and Physical sciences, University of Nairobi, 2003-09)Ondiri swamp is located 200 metres south of Kikuyu town, 20km west of Nairobi City center. Presently the area around the swamp has a high population density of 500 persons per square kilometre. The swamp is the source ... -
Panel Data modelling:applicationto Financial Performance of Non-financial Firms Listed at Nairobi Securities Exchange
(University of Nairobi, 2022)Background: Financial performance has always been estimated using cross-sectional data. However, because typical firm heterogeneity is not effectively controlled, biased results have been reported. Both specific and ... -
Papilloma viruses in baboons and their linkage to the development of cervical cancer.
(University of NairobiSchool of Biological Sciences, 2011)Cervical cancer is one of the leading causes of cancer mortality in women worldwide, yet few suitable animal models currently exist for study of this disease. Virtually all cases of cervical cancer in women are caused ...