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Diagnosis of the relationship between weather variables and occurrences of measles in soroti and serere districts
(Department of Meteorology University of Nairobi, 2011)It is commonly accepted that climate plays a role in the transmission of many infectious diseases, some of which are among the most important causes of mortality and morbidity in developing countries. Often these diseases ... -
Diagnostic Analysis and Modeling of Trace Biometals and Speciation Alterations in Urinary Tract Cancers by Machine Learning Based X-ray Fluorescence and Scatter (Xrfs) Spectrometry
(University of Nairobi, 2023)X-ray fluorescence spectroscopy has the capability to determine the levels, chemical speciation, and distribution of trace biometals in a biological sample for disease diagnostics. Direct biometals analysis in soft tissues ... -
A Diagnostic Pattern Discovery And Prediction Model Using A Hybrid Of C4.5 And Association Rule Algorithm In A Standardized Electronic Medical Records Implementation
(University Of Nairobi, 2016)Data mining technologies have been used extensively in the commercial retail sectors to extract data from their “big data” warehouses. In healthcare, data mining has been used as well in various aspects which we explored. ... -
Diagnostics and predictability of east African rainfall with tropospheric circulation parameters
(Institute for meteorological training and research Kenya meteorological department, 2006)Rainfall is one of the weather and climate parameters that is highly variable in time and space with extremes sometimes manifested as excessive rainfall or floods and severe rainfall deficits or droughts. The national ... -
Diet Analysis of Two Sympatric Owls to Assess Small Mammals Population Change in Nairobi Suburbs and Tsavo East National Park, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2022)Owls are nocturnal raptors that feed on small vertebrate animals and regurgitate undigested food remains in form of oval-shaped pellets. The pellets contain diverse species of small vertebrates and analysis of this pellets ... -
The Diet And Feeding Behavior Of The Red-Capped Lark, Calandrella Cinerea In Kedong Ranch, Naivasha, Kenya.
(University of Nairobi, 2017)The study was conducted at Kedong area in Naivasha, Kenya from March to August, 2016 with the aim of assessing. the diet and feeding behaviour of the Red-capped Lark and how it is influenced by factors of insect prey ... -
Diets,seasonal abundance and microhabitats of small mammals in a dry sub-humid grassland in Kenya
(2005)The last decades have seen a biodiversity in many tropical rainforests decline leading to a species-extinction crisis. Loss of biodiversity might, for example, alter the composition of frugivore assemblages in fruiting ... -
Difference In Differences Evaluation Of User Fee Exemption For Maternal Delivery In Kenya
(University Of Nairobi, 2016)Globally, deaths due to pregnancy and childbirth dropped from 523,000 in 1990 to 216,000 in 2015. Despite this progress, about 800 still women die every day from complications related to pregnancy and childbirth, an ... -
Differential attractiveness of humans to the African malaria vector Anopheles gambiae Giles : effects of host characteristics and parasite infection
(2002)The results of a series of studies designed to understand the principal factors that determine the differential attractiveness of humans to the malaria vector Anopheles gambiae are described in this thesis. Specific attention ... -
Differentiation Of Isolates Of Uromyces Appendicuiatus (per. Ex. Per. ) Unger V A R .appendicuiatus And Evaluation Of Bean Cultivars For Resistance To Bean Rust In Kenya.
(University of Nairobi,, 1989)Bean rust caused by Uromyces appendiculatus (Per. ex. per) Unger val'. appendiculatus is an important disease of beans in Kenya. Work was carried out on' this disease to investigate the variability of the pathogen in ... -
Digital Archiving and Preservation of Cancer Records- Case of Knh/uon Department of Pathology.
(University of Nairobi, 2020)Cancer is considered to be 3rd leading killer and 2nd among non-communicable diseases in Kenya Mutinda J. (2019). Ferlay, et al (2013) noted there are about 37,000 new cases of cancer annually and annual mortality rate of ... -
Digital forensics framework for Kenyan courts of laws
(University of NairobiSchool of Computing and Informatics, 2011)We are living in the knowledge age where information and knowledge has become of the most sought after commodity as characterized by proliferation of digital devices and systems. This has seen a paradigm shift in the ... -
Digital Image Processing Application to Agriculture
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Digital Mapping Of Food Banks In Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2019)This research presents a case study of food banks for local level use to help identify suitable geographic location areas with inadequate distribution of food aid. Kenya is affected by periodic drought seasons, which ... -
Digitalization and Operational Performance of Insurance Firms in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2023)Digitalization has transformed firms and helped them attain higher levels of competitive advantage due to enhanced service delivery and reduction of waste and operation related costs. This study was aimed at determining ... -
Digitalization of Multi-stakeholder Structures Along Sorghum Value Chain in Siaya County
(University of Nairobi, 2021)Detailed knowledge of specific agricultural value chain stakeholders is a key element for quality and profitable food production (Makini et al. 2013). While there are attempts to organize agricultural stakeholders in ... -
Digitization Readiness Assessment in Public Organizations a Case of Kenya National Examinations Council
(University of Nairobi, 2020)An education system geared towards critical thinking, problem solving and lifelong learning is an important part of the innovation ecosystem. The examination process is an important indicator of learning outcomes. In ... -
Dilution Of Circular Wall Jet In Crossflow
(University of NairobiDepartment Of Civil Engineering, 1994)Dilution of turbulent circular wall jets discharging perpendicular to crossflow ambients has not received much attention compared to studies on free turbulent jets in crossflows. An effluent diffuser designed as a circular ... -
Direct Determination of Mercury in Skin Lighteners Using Chemometric Assisted Energy Dispersive X-ray Fluorescence Spectroscopy
(University of Nairobi, 2022)The use of cosmetic products for skin colour lightening or bleaching is a common practice across the globe. However human health effects associated with mercury in these products such as skin cancer and kidney failure ...