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Modelling the key determinants of child labour in Somalia
(University of Nairobi, 2014)Child labour is an effect of many factors that are addressed in the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). Historically, programmes and policies have not been rolled out to address child labour owing to the fact that this ... -
Modelling the prevalence of violence against women using the Kenya demographic health survey 2003
(School of mathematics, 2011)This study examines the determinants of violence against women in Kenya. The data used in this study comes from the Demographic and Health Surveys, (DHS). Parsimonious Logistic regression models were estimated based on ... -
Modelling the relationship and impact of the factors affecting loan default among small, micro and medium enterprises
(University of Nairobi, 2015)Small businesses have been cited as major players in economic development in Kenya. As is the case in other developing countries, securing financing and loan repayments remains a challenge in this group of enterprises. This ... -
Modelling the relationship between farmer attitude towards farming, and on farm practice a case study of smallholder farmers in Tanzania
(University of Nairobi, 2015-07)Different models have been used in analysing agricultural data to establish level of agricultural productivity given various factors including land size, use of inputs, use of extension and modern technology, labour, ... -
Modelling the term structure of interest rates in Kenya
(School of mathematics, 2012)Understanding the term structure of interest rates is a key area in the current global environment especially in pricing of financial instruments, debt management and monetary policy decisions. Several studies have been ... -
Modelling Time to Default on Kenyan Bank Loans Using Non-parametric Models
(University of Nairobi, 2020)Financial institutions in past decades have been facing many risks that must be dealt with sensitively and in accordance with the instructions of the Central Bank of Kenya (CBK). In the forefront of these risks is credit ... -
Modelling trends in hiv/aids prevalence and incidence in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2014-07)The trends in the evolution of HIV/AIDS epidemic in Kenya has been tracked through annual sentinel surveillance in antenatal clinics since 1990. Behaviors have been measured through national Demographic and Health Surveys ... -
Modelling Tuberculosis And Hiv Co-dynamics In Kenya
(School of Mathemetics, 2013)A time series approach using autoregressive integrated moving average (ARIMA) modeling has been used in this study to model the co-dynamic relationship between HIV and Tuberculosis. The study has showed that ARIMA(0,1,2) ... -
Modelling Tuberculosis Treatment Outcomes Using a Discrete Time Markov Chain Model
(University of Nairobi, 2020)Tuberculosis (TB) is a disease a_ecting mostly the Lungs and can be fatal when not followed and appropriate measures taken to manage its severity and advancement in a population. Despite TB being preventable and curable, ... -
Modelling uptake of mobile payments by MSMES in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2015)This study sets to model the uptake of mobile payments by MSMEs in Kenya. The objectives of the study were: to establish the relevant determining and moderating factors for technology adoption of mobile payments by MSMEs ... -
Modelling utilisation of maternal health care services in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, Kenya, 2010)Objectives: To better understand the individual and community factors and perceptions that influence women's health care-seeking behaviors during pregnancy in order to increase women's utilization of maternal health services. ... -
Modelling volatility of the stock index: an analysis of standard & poors 500 index
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Models For Projection And Control Of Grade Numbers In A Manpower System
(University of NairobiSchool of mathematics, 1991)This study deals with Markov chain models as applied to a manpower system. Chapter I outlines the objectives and the significance of the present study and gives a brief account of some models used in other ... -
Modified electrodes in the study of selected pharmaceutical drugs
(University of NairobiChemistry, 2010)This research was focused <;mthe analysis of selected human drugs and herbal medicines using using surface modified /derivatized electrodes, where the working electrode surface was modified using the chemical substrate ... -
Mojor inorganic nutrients in soil from small scale tea farms and water and sediments from Sulal river, Bureti sub-county, Kericho county, Kenya.
(University of Nairobi, 2021)In a bid to increase tea yields, small scale tea growers do annual application of a blend of inorganic fertilizer containing nitrogen, phosphorous and potassium (NPK 26:5:5). The application is normally done on the onset ... -
Molecular Analysis of Antimalarial Resistance Markers in Parasite Samples Obtained From Children Recruited Into a Drug Efficacy Trial in Kwale, Kenya, 2013.
(university of nairobi, 2018)Artemisinin-based combination therapies (ACTs) have resulted to a significant drop in malaria incidences by 18% from 2010 to 2016. Unfortunately, ACT resistance reported in Western Cambodia in 2008 poses a consequential ... -
Molecular analysis of P. falciparum MSP-I 19 haploty pcs in children participating in MSP-I42 vaccine trials in Kombewa division. Western Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2008)Phase lb and lib paediatric clinical trials in children between the ages of 12 and 4X months were conducted in Kombcwa division, western Kenya between 2003 and 2006. where the safety and efficacy of Falciparum Merozoite ... -
Molecular and Morphological Identification of Plants Consumed by Yellow Baboons in Amboseli, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2019)Plant species can be identified based on their morphological characteristics and molecular properties. Molecular identification utilizes specific regions in the plant genome, followed by comparison against reference ... -
Molecular characterisation of microsporidia mb species and correlation with plasmodium presence in anopheles mosquitoes in Mwea and Mbita, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2018)Much of sub-Saharan Africa suffers from high malaria infection rates in spite of several vector-control strategies set up to control Plasmodium transmission. Currently, these approaches are only partially effective, ... -
Molecular characterization of Bacillus thuringiensis strains with differential toxicity to the spotted stalk borer, Chilo partellus
(Centre for Biotechnology and Bioinformatics, 2010)Objective: Three Bacillus thuringiensis isolates designated 1M, K10-2 and V24-M with varying levels of toxicity to Chilo partellus (spotted stalk borer) were characterized to establish the basis for the differential toxicity ...