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Developing a Water Allocation Planning Model for a Kenyan Sub-catchment: a Case Study of Awach Tende Sub-catchment.
(University of Nairobi, 2022)Water scarcity in Kenya is on the rise due to factors related to population growth and increase in human activities that cause depletion of natural resources, in this case water. The management of water as a resource in a ... -
Developing an open source Kipsigis spell checker and language tool
(University of NairobiSchool of Computing and Informatics, 2011)This report discusses the morphology of the various parts of speech of the Kipsigis language, the development of corpus preparation and analysis tool using Jython and describes the development of an open source Kipsigis ... -
Developing an Open-source Spell Checker for Dholuo using Hunspell language tool
(School of computing and informatics, University of Nairobi, 2010)Computational morphology is an important first step in most natural language processing tasks such as spellchecking and machine translation. Computational morphology involves the study of internal structure of words i.e. ... -
Developing of a microprocessor system for automating a thermal absorption calorimeter
(University of NairobiDepartment of Computer, 1991)A microprocessor-based system for automating the Therma 1 Absorption Calorimeter has been developed. The system is based on the Z-80 microprocessor and runs at a speed of 2MHz. It features an in-built Read Only Memory ... -
Developmemt Of Climate Change Vulnerability Maps And A Poverty Model Using Kenya As A Case Study
(UoN, 2019)Sustaining climate change resilience and achieving poverty eradication goals in Kenya, as a climate policy, is expected to be affected by the continued atmospheric warming. Future impacts on the human population as a result ... -
Development and validation of a liquid chromatographic method for the analysis of Azithromycin
(University of Nairobi, 2013)Azithromycin is a semi-synthetic macrolide antibiotic that is active against a number of Gram positive and Gram-negative bacteria. Azithromycin is listed in the World Health Organization and the Ministry of Health, Kenya ... -
Development and automation of SMEs' model for infrastructure service-migration to cloud.
(2018)In this paper, we present the Infrastructure-as-a-service(IaaS) migration as a process that requires the collaboration of various technical skillsets in an organization. We present the IaaS migration as a process comprising ... -
Development and calibration of an exposure- free bednet trap for the sampling of afrotropical malaria vectors
(Department of Zoology, 2004)Interventions aimed at reducing malaria vector populations through impregnated bednets, environmental management, residual indoor spraying etc., require monitoring of mosquitoes before, during and after the intervention. ... -
Development and Evaluation of a Learner Behavior Model for a Learning Management System
(University of Nairobi, 2022)Most Learning Management Systems (LMS) lack automated components that analyze data and generate information on learner behavior. Majorly traditional manual tools and methods such as the administration of questionnaires ... -
Development and testing of a VOIP adoption framework for public organizations in Kenya: a comparative case study of the university of Nairobi and Telkom Kenya Limited
(School of Computing and Informatics, University of Nairobi, 2012)VoIP is a relatively new technology. Current research suggests that firms are using VoIP to cut costs, to improve productivity, and organization's strategic position. The existing literature is rich with how to articles ... -
Development and validation of a laser induced breakdown spectroscopy method for cancer detection and characterization in tissue via multivariate chemometrics
(University of Nairobi, 2018)Early and accurate diagnosis of cancer is important for proper management and treatment of the disease. The conventional techniques used for cancer diagnosis are expensive, require specialized training and do not carry out ... -
Development and Validation of Rapid Molecular Assays for Diagnosis and Surveillance of Wuchereria Bancrofti in Human Blood and Mosquito Vectors in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2022)Background: Lymphatic filariasis is caused by Wuchereria and Brugia species. Elimination control programme aims at eliminating the disease as a public health problem. Point-of-care, affordable, user friendly and accurate ... -
Development control information system city planning & architecture department Nairobi City Council
(2001)Nairobi city council is a local government authority, which is in charge of managing the city of Nairobi. Among management tasks undertaken by the city council is the one of control of developments whose aim is to ensure ... -
Development of a baboon model for paediatric aids
(Faculty of Science, University of Nairobi, 2000)Simian immunodeficiency virus (SIV) infection in rhesus macaques is considered the best available model for Human Immunodeficiency Virus type-1 (HIV -1) studies, but SIV structural proteins are not exactly similar to HIV ... -
Development of a Chemometric Energy Dispersive X-Ray Fluorescence and Scattering Spectroscopy (EDXRFS) Method for Rapid Soil Quality Assessment
(Institute ofNucJear Science & Technology University of Nairobi, 2011)Sustainable land use and agricultural productivity especially in precision farming depends on soil quality management and thus necessitates soil quality assessment (SQA). This calls for simple, affordable and rapid but ... -
Development of a Differential Normal Pulse Voltammetric Method for Phosphate Determination in Water
(University of Nairobi, 2023)Determination of phosphate levels in water is important in assessing the quality of drinking water and remediation of phosphate in water sources. Visible spectrophotometry is the standard technique that has been used for ... -
Development of a low cost water purification system – a case study ceramic filters and moringa oleifera seeds
(University of Nairobi, 2015)Majority of people living in developing world do not have access to quality water. These people rely on readily available sources which are normally of low quality thus exposing them to waterborne diseases. This study was ...