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ICS project analysis and design of a computerized grant and project management information system (GPMIS)
(1986)The objective of this documentation is to define and record in detail all aspects and handicaps therein of the existing semi-computerized AMREF Grant and Project Management Information System (AHREF-GPMIS) and to formalizemy ... -
ICT Adoption In The Management Of TVET Institutions In Kenya
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Ict Framework For Adoption In The Dissemination Of Agricultural Information In Kenya :( Case Study Of Agricultural Development Corporation)
(University Of Nairobi, 2016)The agricultural sector in Kenya is critical to the economy and it faces numerous challenges and constraints in the application and use of ICTs in the dissemination of agricultural information. Farmers are working in an ... -
An ICT intervention to provide timely and contextualized reproductive health information to urban teenagers
(University of Nairobi, 2015-07)Kenya Demographic and Health Survey 2014 indicates that 15% of women aged 15-19 have already given birth while 18% have begun childbearing. Research indicates that Adolescents feel that more needs to be done to make ... -
An Ict Model for Increased Adoption of Agricultural Input Information by Cereal Farmers in Developing Countries: a Case in Sikasso, Mali
(University of Nairobi, 2017)Use of agricultural inputs by small-scale cereal farmers constitutes the basis for an improvement of their agricultural productivity. Such use is related to the adoption of agricultural input information disseminated by ... -
ICT technical support: case of Kenyan universities
(University of NairobiSchool of Computing and Informatics, 2010)The purpose of this study was to design a framework for leT technical support (ITS) management appropriate for Kenyan Universities, both public and private. The framework was designed through document review of published ... -
ICT-Readiness for E-Library (a Case study of Institution of Higher Learning)
(School of Computing and Informatics, 2009)Many countries in Africa are now struggling with the changing political, social and economic environment. It is evident from developed countries that the modern successful industrial economy is IT driven. This underscores ... -
ICTS As A Bridge Between Climate Information And Livelihood Strategies Among Rural Women In Kitui County, Kenya
(UoN, 2019)The study was motivated by the increasing challenges of climate variability and climate change, which create problems, such as food insecurity in Kitui County in Kenya. In the current digital age, ICTs are core to all ... -
Identification and distribution of thrips - vectored tospoviruses And management of iris yellow spot virus in onion
(University of NairobiDepartment Of Plant Science And Crop Protection, 2013)Tospoviruses are globally distributed on wide range of host plants, inflicting yield losses of up to $1 billion on vegetables. Tomato spotted wilt virus (TSWV) was first reported in Nakuru, Kenya on tomatoes with economic ... -
Identification and characterisation of elite performing Ankole longhorn cattle for milk production: a case study on multilevel mixed models fitting
(School of Mathematics, University of Nairobi, 2003)A survey of the African indigenous milk cow performance was done among 40 cattle keepers in Mbarara district of Uganda, between January 1997 and December 1997. Recording of AM (morning) milk off takes was undertaken in ... -
Identification and characterization of accessory gland proteins in the Glossina genus as a conceivable vector control strategy in tsetse flies
(University of Nairobi, 2015-11)Accessory gland proteins (ACPs) are reproductive proteins produced by the male accessory glands (MAGs) of most insect species. These proteins are essential for male fertility and play a major role in regulating female ... -
Identification and Characterization of Causative Agents of Brown Leaf Spot of Cassava and Phenotypic Response of Elite Cassava Genotypes to Infection by the Pathogens
(University of Nairobi, 2022)Cassava is one of the most important food crops globally and is a major staple food for more than 700 million people across the tropical and sub-tropical world. Cassava is adversely affected by diseases (caused by viruses, ... -
Identification of homologues of the cell cycle regulators in mature in vitro cultivated plasmodium falciparum gametocytes
(School of Biological Sciences, University of Nairobi, 1996)This study was designed to define putative homologues of known eukaryotic cell cycle regulatory proteins in mature in vitro cultivated Plasmodium Jalciparum gametocytes. Cultures of mature gametocytes (16 day-old) ... -
Identification of some of the host-derived attractant Compounds for adult tick, rhipicephalus appendiculatus from Cattle ears.
(Depatment of Chemistry, University of Nairobi, 1997)Control of ticks and tick-borne diseases is of paramount importance to the development and sustanability of the livestock industry in Africa. It is especially essential to control the brown ear tick, Rhipicephalus ... -
Identification of the mineral deficiencies in soils, forages And animal tissues as constraints to cattle production in Mount Elgon region of western kenya
(Depatment of Chemistry, University of Nairobi, 2002)A survey was conducted in which one hundred and eighty seven soil (187), 187 forage and nine hundred and twenty three (923) cattle blood samples were collected from thirty two (32) farms representing Bungoma, Trans Nzoia ... -
Identify the presence of IL-10 and IFN-y in leukocytes during theileria parva infection in cattle
(School of Biological Sciences, University of Nairobi, 1993)The gene expression of two immunoregulatory cytokines, IL-10 and IFN-y, during infection of bovine leukocytes with T. parva was investigated at the single cell level. Initial results obtained from in vitro studies with ... -
Identifying indicators of child mortality using factor analysis method: a case study in Abudwak district in central Somalia.
(University of NairobiSchool of Biological Sciences, 2013)Child mortality is becoming a great problem in most parts of Somalia with the Abudwak district in central Somalia being worst hit due to population influx from the capital city Mogadishu. This follows the political ... -
Identifying Opportunities for Energy Saving in a Metal Fabrication Workshop: a Case Study of Transpower Technologies Ltd
(University of Nairobi, 2021)The objective of this study was to identify energy saving potential in metal fabrication workshops in Kenya with a case study done at Transpower Technologies Ltd (TTL) located along Eastern By-pass in Kiambu County. The ... -
Identifying Plasmodium falciparum merozoite surface protein 1 variants in children with multiple malaria infections in Kilifi, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2016-04)The Plasmodium falciparum Merozoite Surface Protein 1(Pf MSP1), a predominant antigen on the surface of the asexual blood stage of the parasite, plays a role in erythrocyte invasion. It elicits immune responses during ... -
Iinvestigation Of Filter Aid Waste For Use As A Fertilizer
(University Of Nairobi, 2016)v ABSTRACT One of the main brewers in Kenya is East African Breweries Limited (EABL) and it produces a lot of high organic load wastes. Most of these wastes have alternative uses except the diatomaceous earth filtration ...