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Routing algorithm for optimal lifetime of wireless sensor network
(School of Computing and Informatics, 2010)Advances in wireless sensor networks have led to many new routing protocols specifically designed for sensor networks where energy awareness is an essential consideration. Routing in wireless sensor networks has received ... -
A rule induction based credit appraisal system
(School of mathematics, 2011-06)Kenyan based institutions are facing a major problem today as they are handling a lot of data which they have collected over the decades. Kenya has in the past decade experienced growth in the industry sector. Most ... -
Rural District Secondary Schools Information Network: Machakos District case study
(School ofComputing and Informatics, 2005)A country that cares about her present and future growth in all socio-economic and technological aspects is a country that has a strong educational sector. The efficiency and effectiveness of such a strong educational ... -
Rural urban prevalence and associated factors of overweight and obesity in adult patients seeking healthcare: a case of PCEA kikuyu hospital, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2015-07)Obesity is now of such epidemic proportions that its impact threatens the capacity of health services in the richest countries. The main objective of the study was to investigate the prevalence and associated factors of ... -
Sacco Information System
(School of Computing and Informatics, 2001)Given that majority of the Kenyans are below the poverty line, the high interest rate of borrowing from our banks and slow economic growth rate the Co-operatives movements are seen to be supporting the welfare of almost ... -
Sacco information system (SIS)
(School of Computing and Informatics, 2002)The project was undertaken to develop an Information System for a SACCO. USIU SACCO was used as the main point of reference. The objective was to develop a system not only to computerize the existing manual system and ... -
Safety And Efficacy Of A Contagious Bovine Pleuropneumonia Inactivated Vaccine Formulated With Different Adjuvants
(University of Nairobi, 2013)Contagious Bovine Pleuropneumonia (CBPP) is a respiratory disease of cattle caused by Mycoplasma mycoides subspecies mycoides Small Colony (MmmSC) and is mainly controlled by quarantine and vaccination using live MmmSC ... -
Sampling African malaria vectors using limburger cheese and 'milk cream' as odour baits
(University of NairobiDepartment of Zoology, 2006)The efficacy of Limburger cheese as an odour bait for sampling African malaria vectors was evaluated. Studies were done in Suba district, Western Kenya at Lwanda Nyamasare village and in a screen house set up at the ... -
Sampling malaria vectors and other mosquitoes with the Ifakara tent trap and the standardized resting boxes inurban Dar es Salaam
(Department of Zoology, University of Nairobi, 2009)The most reliable existing means to measure human biting rate is the human landing catch (HLC). Nonetheless, the HLC faces substantial limitations which necessitate development of alternative techniques to replace it. ... -
Scaling up use of Mobile Marketing by Small and Medium Size Enterprises Case Study of Nairobi County
(University of Nairobi, 2019)In this era of globalization, the demands and growth of technology has led to an increase in the usage of information technology especially for Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs). Among these technologies is mobile marketing ... -
Scattering Amplitudes In The Theory Of Quantum Graphs
(University of Nairobi, 2016)This study is about scattering matrices in the framework of quantum graphs. Such matrices describing equi-transmission are studied. The matrices are unitary Hermitian and therefore are independent of the energies of the ... -
A Scheduler with a Multi- Threaded Server
(School of Computing and Informatics, University of Nairobi, 2004)This is a report on a project that consists of a system that once fed with the minimum required inputs, generates a timetable automatically by click on a button for a school, a university department, etc, and remotely ... -
Schistosoma Mansoni Humoral Responses Associated With Re-infection After Treatment And After Priming With Interleukin-12 In Baboons
(University of Nairobi, 1998)People living in schistosomiasis endemic areas, constantly get re-infected with the disease after treatment and it is unknown what the effects of treatment are on the development of immune responses in such situations ... -
Screening and isolation of γ-hexachlorocyclohexane degrading bacteria from contaminated soil in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2015-06)The organochlorine insecticide Lindane is the γ-isomer of hexachlorocyclohexane (HCH). It is among the most distributed and frequently detected organochlorine pollutants in the environment. Consequently it has been flagged ... -
Screening For Anti-plasmodium Activity Using Extracts From Extremophiles Found In Lake Bogoria, Kenya
(University of NairobiSchool of Biological Sciences, 2006)Recent studies have shown that microorganisms living in extreme environments are a potential source of medicinal compounds from their secondary metabolites. The Kenyan Rift Valley has several soda Lake and hot spring ... -
Screening for glycosidases from yeast isolated from lake bogoria, Kenya
(2008)Extreme environments are inhabited by diverse flora and fauna. These organisms are adapted to these extreme environments by producing extremozymes. Extremozymes are active and stable under these extreme harsh conditions. ... -
Screening for Resistance to Potato Virus Y and Potato Virus X in Potato (Solanum Tuberosum L.)
(University of NairobiSchool of Biological Sciences, 2008)Studies were conducted at KARI-Tigoni and KARI-Marindas (Molo) with the aim of assessing the value of using varieties with Potato Virus Y (PVX) and Potato Virus X (PVX) resistance in preventing crop losses under the local ... -
Screening maize inbred lines and crosses for resistance to aflatoxin and fumonisin accumulation
(University of Nairobi, 2018)Maize forms a primary diet in Africa and the demand exceeds its local production. In Kenya, it is equally a subsistence and commercial crop, grown by small scale (75%) and large scale farmers (25%). Production of this crop ... -
Screening of Farmer-preferred Cassava Cultivars for Resistance to Cassava Brown Streak Virus Disease in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2019)Cassava brown streak disease (CBSD) is one of the seven major constraints threatening food security worldwide. The challenge in managing the disease is lack of an effective and sustainable method of mitigating CBSD with ...