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Comparative autecology of selected tree species using leaf and wood traits within nine forest fragments of the taita hills
(2015)This study was aimed at associating the autecology of selected tree species in nine indigenous fragments of the Taita Hills forests, using their leaf and wood traits. Tree species (0.5 to 3.5) m, were selected due to their ... -
Comparative case study of rainfall - runoff models over the Nyando river basin
(Department of Meteorology University of Nairobi, 2004)The main objective of this study was to assess the performance of some existing rainfall-runoff linear systems models and a conceptual model using data from the Nyando catchment. In order to estimate the optimum parameters ... -
A comparative efficacy study of commercially available insecticides against An. Gambiae
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A comparative evaluation of sentiment analysis techniques on Facebook data using three machine learning algorithms: Naïve Bayes, maximum entropy and support vector machines
(2014)The rapid growth and popularity of social networks has led to the creation of vast amounts of textual data often in an unstructured, fragmented and informal form. Huge volumes of electronic data in form of reviews, ... -
Comparative Evaluation Of The Effectiveness Of Smartphone Forensics Tools.
(University Of Nairobi, 2019)Technological growth in mobile phones and the development of smart phones has led to increased use and dependence on the mobile phone. The explosion use of mobile phones has led to fraud, cyber stalking, Harassment, Child ... -
Comparative factors that influence landslide occurrence: application of gis and rainfall thresholds in landslide assessment in kenya
(University of NairobiGeology, 2011)Landslides are recurrent phenomena in Murang’a and Mt. Elgon Districts, causing loss of lives, property and fertile farmland. Despite the grievous danger posed, comparative studies of landslides in the two districts have ... -
Comparative Growth Performance of African Catfish (Clarias Gariepinus) Fingerlings Offered Different Target Diets
(University of Nairobi, 2017)Aquaculture production is considered the future global solution to declining wild fish capture. However, insufficient production of fish due to lack of affordable quality feeds is a major challenge in aquaculture development. ... -
A comparative investigation of weather anomalies over Africa during the 1972 drought and 1977-1978 wet period
(Department of Meteorology, University of Nairobi, 1984)In 1972 the African continent experienced severe drought conditions. 'Jh~Sudano-Sahelian drought started in 1968and persisted through 1974. Contrary to 1972, the years 1977 and 1978 received near normal rainfall in most ... -
Comparative sorption of Organic Dyes using Xylocarpus Moluccensis and Rhizophora Mucronata Mangrove species from Kenyan Coastal Region
(University of Nairobi, 2020)Bark and stem samples from two mangrove species, Rhizophora mucronata (RM) and Xylocarpus moluccensis (XM); obtained from Kenyan coastal region, were investigated as potential low-cost adsorbents for the removal of toxic ... -
Comparative studies of Trypanosoma (Nannomonas) Congolense isolates
(Faculty of Science, University of Nairobi, 1989)Trypanosoma congolense occurs in various parts of Kenya. In the work reported in this thesis an attempt was made to characterize isolates from some of the endemic areas and to compare their behaviour in laboratory rodents. -
Comparative studies on malaria transmission potential at a lakeshore and a nearby inland site in Western Kenya
(School of Biological Sciences, University of Nairobi, 1992)This study was conducted in Kakstngrt location west of llomabay and south of Mbita point. It is located in Mbita division, South Nyanza district, Nyanza province, Kenya The general objectives of the study centred around ... -
Comparative studies on the course of Trypanosoma (nannomons) Simiae infection in different breeds of pig
(University of Nairobi, 1989)'Ibis study sought to determine experimentally if any differences exist in the susceptibility of different breeds of pig to trypanosomiasis caused by T. simiae. Four breeds were used: pure Large White, Large White ... -
Comparative study of antihyperglycaemic activity of urticadioica (stinging nettle), zadirachta indica (neem) and aloe secundiflora (aloe) extracts on rabbits and streptozotocin induced diabetic rats
(University of NairobiSchool of Biological Sciences, 2012)The prevalence of type 2 diabetes is increasing in developing, as well as other countries. Searching for hypoglycaemic agents with origin from domestic herbals was considered a useful and promising way to find novel ... -
Comparative study of bird guilds in different cropping systems on farm lands adjacent to Kakamega forest
(school of biological sciences, 2011-11)Tropical rainforests are characterized by habitat stability and complexity. Hence, the forests support a rich biological diversity, including 40% of all bird species. However, these rain forests have been shrinking due ... -
A comparative study of decision Tree and Naïve Bayesian Classifiers on Verbal Autopsy Datasets
(University of Nairobi, 2015)With an increased effort to reduce mortality rate in most developing countries, accurate information on the causes of such mortalities is a very crucial component for the development and formulation of health policy, ... -
A Comparative Study Of Infrasound Based And Image Based Wireless Sensor Networks For Human Elephant Conflict Mitigation.
(University of Nairobi, 2019)Wireless sensor networks have been widely used in scientific studies to investigate phenomenon and acquire data from otherwise hostile environments that span over large geographical areas. Elephants have been discovered ... -
A comparative study of machine learning methods for forecasting prevalence of weather-based pests
(University of NairobiSchool of Computing and Informatics, 2012)The aphid (Aphis gossypii), have been identified as one of the major pest problem in Kenya (Waiganjo, et al., 2006). They cause damage by sucking plant sap weakening the plants, and by excreting a sticky substance ... -
A comparative study of minutiae based fingerprint matching algorithms
(University of Nairobi, 2015-12)The fingerprint recognition has been used widely in cross border identification, criminal investigation, access control and paternity identification among other modern identification and authentication systems. However, ... -
A Comparative Study Of Nadp-linked Malic Enzyme In Vertebrates
(University of NairobiSchool of Biological Sciences,, 1977)NADP-linked malic enzyme has been considered part of a lipogenic set of cytosol enzymes which includes the NADP-linked HMP shunt dehydrogenases, CCE, acetyl CoA carboxylase and fatty acid synthetase. In the present ...