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The Potential Of Agroforestry As An Adaptation Strategy To Mitigate The Impacts Of Climate Change: A Case Study Of Kiine Community- Kirinyaga County
(University of Nairobi, 2016)Kenya, just like other countries in the world, continues to feel the impacts of climate change. These impacts are huge more so in Africa, as the backbone of its economy is heavily reliant on agriculture. As we know, most ... -
Potential of predicting rainfall onset and cessation dates in Kenya using tropospheric moisture accumulation
(University of Nairobi, 2020)Rainfall portrays high variability in space and time in Kenya. The severity of rainfall variability demonstrated as excessively heavy precipitation (floods) or excessively light rainfall (droughts) affects the economy of ... -
The Potential of Sms Based Automated Reminders Towards Enhancing Adherence to Clinical Instructions for Dementia Patients: a Case of Healthcare Givers
(university of nairobi, 2018)Dementia condition presents a challenge with regard to the ability of a person with this condition to adhere to treatment regimes. Provision of healthcare service to persons with dementia remains a challenge because the ... -
Potential of synthetically modified surface exudate flavonoids from polygonum senegalense as antiplasmodial principles
(University of Nairobi, 2010)Polygonum senegalense produces surface exudates composed mainly of chalcones, flavanones and a homoisoflavanone. Synthetic transformation of some of the chalcones to new entities has been achieved via environmentally ... -
The potential predictability of March-April-May rainfall over East Africa using ITCZ indices
(University of NairobiMeteorology, 2012)The East African rainfall regime is highly variable and predictability on seasonal time scales has always been a challenging endeavour. Several predictors have been assembled in the past for the purposes of seasonal ... -
Potential Use Of Selected Seaweeds As Feed Supplements On Growth Performance And Survival Of Nile Tilapia (Oreochromis Niloticus -Linnaeus, 1758) Fingerlings.
(University of Nairobi, 2020)Aquaculture contributes to food security, increases protein sources, creates employment and more importantly supplements the capture fisheries that is dwindling. Aquaculture production is positively associated with using ... -
Poverty mapping spatial regression analysis of settlement data from Somalia
(University of NairobiSchool of Mathematics, 2007)The study briefly reviewed spatial regression models for describing and explaining spatial data variation. One of the regression models, the spatial Durbin model (SDM) was used to identify possible causes of poverty in ... -
Poverty-based Classification of Households Using Cluster Analysis
(University of Nairobi, 2020)Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) rely on agriculture for livelihood. Agri-climatic shocks such as prolonged droughts, outbreak of animal and human diseases and crop and pest diseases make rural poor households in SSA vulnerable. ... -
Power loss reduction in the distribution system with a wind based distributed generation.
(University of Nairobi, 2014)Distribution system operating environments are changing rapidly due to the integration of the intermittent renewable in to the power grid at the distribution side of the power system. Therefore, with increasing number of ... -
Practical approaches in quantitative x-ray Fluorescence analysis
(University of NairobiFaculty of Science, 1984)An evaluation of the accuracy of X-ray fluorescence analysis for heavy. elements (Z > 48) using L-series fluorescence X-rays has been performed. A method for fast elemental analysis of a large number of samples by ... -
Pre-reintroduction Assessment Of Diet Suitability And Potential Anthropogenic Threats To The Mountain Bongo (tragelaphus Eurycerus Isaaci) In Mount Kenya Forest
(School of Biological Sciences, 2013)The mountain bongo (Tragelaphus eurycerus isaaci) is a critically endangered antelope, found only in Kenya. To save the subspecies from extinction, re-introduction of a captive male bongo group from Mount Kenya Wildlife ... -
Predictability of east African seasonal rainfall with sea surface temperature gradient modes
(Department of Meteorology, University of Nairobi, 2009)The overall objective of this study is to improve the skills of seasonal rainfall prediction in East Africa through the use of sea surface temperature gradient modes. The sea surface temperature data used to generate the ... -
Predictability of precipitation on medium range timescale over the greater horn of Africa region using the superensemble technique
(University of Nairobi, 2014)Superensemble forecasts derived from a suite of multiple models are a useful tool in rainfall prediction, in which the models from THORPEX Interactive Grand Global Ensemble (TIGGE) operational suite are employed. The ... -
Predictability of weather on extended NWP time scales over Kenya using the NCEP GFS model
(Department of Meteorology University of Nairobi, 2011)Numerical weather prediction (NWP) portends viable applicability as a tool III forecasting the evolution of atmospheric processes and the associated weather on extended time scales. Proper deciphering and interpretation ... -
Predicting Antenatal Care (ANC) Visits Using Machine Learning Algorithms
(University of Nairobi, 2022)In 2016,the World Health Organization(WHO)updated the prior recommendations for Antenatal Care(ANC)visitsandsuggested8+ANC appointments over the course of pregnancy.The aim of this was to address the problem of perinatal ... -
Predicting Maize (Zea Mays) Yields in Eastern Province of Rwanda Using Aquacrop Model
(University of Nairobi, 2019)Rwanda is affected by prolonged droughts leading to reduction in crop production and livestock production with severe food insecurity. Rain fed agriculture in Rwanda is affected by drought and variation in seasonal rainfall ... -
Predicting maize (zea mays) yields in eastern province of rwanda using aquacrop model.
(University of Nairobi, 2019)Rwanda is affected by prolonged droughts leading to reduction in crop production and livestock production with severe food insecurity. Rain fed agriculture in rwanda is affected by drought and variation in seasonal rainfall ... -
Predicting recidivism among inmates population using Artificial Intelligent (AI) techniques: A case study of Kenya prisons department
(University of Nairobi, 2015)Currently in the Kenya prisons department there is no defined way of checking the rate of recidivism among the prison inmates population. The officers rely only on manual tallying of prisoners during admission which is ... -
Predicting student’s loan default in Kenya: fisher’s discriminant analysis approach
(University of Nairobi, 2015-06)The current high student enrollments in Kenyan universities has outstretched HELB in terms of loan disbursement. High default rate which stood at 43% as at 2012/2013 financial year have been the major challenge to HELB in ... -
Prediction of Ethiopian seasonal rainfall using enso indices
(Department of Meteorology University of Nairobi, 2001)Water is important for human life. Most of the water comes from rain. Hence, precise prediction of rainfall is necessary. The objective of this study was to develop a statistical model for forecasting seasonal rainfall ...