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UL marketing management decision support system
(2004)The title of this project is "UL marketing management decision support system" here referred to as UL-DSS. The system is designed to assist the sales and marketing managers III making more accurate and timely decisions ... -
Ultrasonic characterization of Kenyan clay Refractories
(Department of Physics - University of Nairobi., 1994)Characterization of cerami.c materials is important in order to improve their quality. In this study uLtrason io nondestructive technique has been used to characterize some Kenyan clay refractories. Ultrasonic: parameters ... -
Ultrasonic characterization of Kenyan clay refractories
(University of Nairobi, 1994)Characterization of ceramic antibacterials important in order to improve their quality. In this study ultrasonic nondestructive technique has been used to characterize some Kenyan clay refractories. Ultrasonic parameters ... -
Underground use by tunneling in Nairobi
(Department of Geology, University of Nairobi, 2012)This tunneling project has been necessitated by the congestion of roads by motor vehicles that have outnumbered the capacity of roads to accommodate them. This phenomenon is progressively becoming a nightmare in the City ... -
Underwriting Risk Management Strategies For Motor vehicle Insurance: A Case Of The Kenyan Alliance Insurance Company
(University of Nairobi,, 2014)In recent years, risk management has been the subject of financial scrutiny due to the financial crises of 2002 and 2007. The Ukrainian and Greek case have also highlighted great weaknesses in financial risk management. ... -
University Examination Information System
(University of NairobiSchool of Computing and Informatics, 2011)Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology (JKUAT), has a total student population of about 15,000 students spread across four faculties and eight constituent campuses spread across the country. Administration ... -
The uptake and tolerance levels of selected heavy metal ions and their distribution in sweet potato plants (ipomoea hatatas) under in vitro conditions
(University of NairobiChemistry, 2009)Some heavy metals are essential while others may adversely affect human who are water and plant consumers. Pollution by heavy metals is a major problem globally and hence the need to identify sources of the metals and ... -
Uptake of heavy metals by vegetables grown on sewage sludge amended soils
(School of Biological Sciences, University of Nairobi, 1989)The concentrations of some heavy metals in soil and plant tissue, resulting from land application of sewage-sludge, were examined by determining the levels of manganese (Mn), iron (Fe), Copper tCu), zinc (Zn) and lead (Pb) ... -
Urban air quality in the city of Nairobi, Kenya: application of energy dispersive x-ray fluorescence and principal component analysis
(University of Nairobi, 2015)Air pollution is a widespread problem affecting millions of people exposed to high levels of air pollution that exceed one or more ambient limit values. One of these air pollutants is the airborne particulate matter (PM), ... -
Urban Form and Climate Change: Enhancing the Resilience of Mathare Valley Informal Settlement in Nairobi City, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2018)Informal settlements within cities are often the most vulnerable areas to climate change due to their location in hazard prone areas, high density of population and poorly constructed structures, as well as the poor ... -
Urban Transport Real time tracking System
(University of NairobiSchool of Computing and Informatics, 2011)In this project we have looked at the design of an Urban Transport Real time tracking system. The current tracking systems can be used on trucks, trailers and containers for security purposes where recovery of a vehicle ... -
Usage consensus study of bioactivity of the Luo and Kuria medical ethnobotanies
(University of NairobiTHE CENTRE FOR BIOTECHNOLOGY AND BIOINFORMATICS, 2012)Traditional medicines are useful for managing human and animal health in Kenya. The purpose of this study was to document, compare and investigate the bioactivity of Luo and Kuria ethnopharmacopoeias. The findings on ... -
Usasa Na Mwanamke Wa Kisasa Katika Nyuso Za Mwanamke Ya S.a Mohammed
(University of Nairobi, 2013)Malengo ya utafiti huu yalikuwa kushughulikia suala la usasa na mwanamke wa kisasa katika Nyuso za mwanamke. Hii ni riwaya yake S.A Mohammed ya mwaka wa 2010. Lengo kuu la utafiti lilikuwa kumsawiri mwanamke wa kisasa ... -
The use of a rainfall-runoff model in the forecasting of Discharge from rainfall in the upper Athi river Catchment
(University of NairobiFaculty of Science, 1991)For engineering design and planning purposes, forecasts and synthesis of hydrological information is often very necessary. These are usually obtained through the use of hydrological models. This study aims at developing ... -
Use of artificial intelligence algorithms to enhance fraud detection in the Banking Industry
(University of Nairobi, 2021)Fraud is among the most menacing problems with which every human society grapples, given the devastating impact on the effects. This practice refers to the deliberate use of false information to swindle another individual ... -
Use of bayesian model for word alignment in Swahili-English statistical machine translation
(University of Nairobi, 2014-08)State of the art word alignment models such as IBM Models (Pietra et al.,1993), hidden Markov model(HMM)(Vogel et al.,1996), and the jointly-trained symmetric HMM, contain a large number of parameters such; word translation, ... -
Use of Big Data Analytics in Business Agility: Case of Real Estate Firms in Nairobi
(University of Nairobi, 2022)The effect of the coronavirus pandemic has prompted firms to develop resilience to crises and the resulting shocks. As markets experience sudden changes, meeting requirements and expectations of several stakeholders ... -
Use of block Chain in the Informal distributed manufacturing industry in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2020)In the last decade, research and development around distributed ledger technology (DLT) has grown exponentially. The financial services industry has been revolutionised by the explosion of cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin and ... -
Use of Block chain Technology in Vaccine Distribution to Enhance Vaccine Safety in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2021)Recent history has seen COVID-19 emerge as one of the deadliest communicable diseases. Following its high levels of severity, inaction, and spread, the World Health Organization, WHO, declared the disease a global pandemic ... -
Use of Blockchain to Digitize Land Records and Track Land Transfer Transactions in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2019)Land transactions have been marred by illegal, unauthorized and untraceable actions globally and locally in Kenya. This has led to huge loses when same parcel is allocated to multiple owners or to wrong owner. To help curb ...
