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An agent-based wireless sensor network simulation for dairy cattle breed selection in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, Kenya, 2012)With dairy farming an important activity in Kenya, it is logical that there is need to increase productivity of the sector in order boost the country's economy. In an effort to realize this, it is important that the farmers ... -
Agents based control and coordination model for a distributed wireless sensor network to maximize field life.
(University of NairobiSchool of Computing and Informatics, 2010)In recent years, wireless sensor network deployments for real life applications have rapidly increased. However, energy control remains one of the major barriers hindering complete exploitation of this technology because ... -
Agents based crop health advisory system for farmers
(University of NairobiSchool of Computing and Informatics, 2012)Despite their substantial efforts, small scale farmers in Kenya usually experience a number of challenges which include variable weather conditions, unreliable agricultural extension services, use of archaic technology, ... -
Agricultural insurance and climate change
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Agro-Ecological Study Of Weeds In Kenyan Rice Fields.
(University of NairobiDepartment of Botany, 1981)Weeds present during and after the 1980/81 growing season were identified, temporal distribution monitored and spatial distribution determined. The status of weed propagules, a ,source of recurrent establishment of weeds, ... -
AgrotIJet e-Advisor for.Small, Scale Farmers
(University of NairobiSchool of Computing and Informatics, University of Nairobi, 2008)A lot has been done in using Information and Communication Technology (K'T) in business yet very little in solving agricultural problems in developing countries. Small scale farmers in developing countries lack adequate ... -
Aircraft maintenance support system for a commonly used engine type
(School of Computing and Informatics, 2009)Aircraft fault isolation is an important function in aircraft maintenance. This project seeks to break new grounds in automation of this domain. AMSS is a system developed as a result of tapping the expert engineers' ... -
Ajua player
(2006)Game playing is a popular sub-field of the artificial intelligence (AI) branch of Computer Science. AI researchers have paid particular attention to "deterministic two-player games of perfect information". The ancient ... -
An Algorithm for Identity Theft Mitigation: Keypoint Signature Verification
(University of Nairobi, 2016)The existence of identity theft in society has become a major concern due to the effects it causes to those that are affected by it, more especially in the financial sector. Thus this thesis establishes the existence of ... -
Alternative Solid-state Forms of a Potent Antimalarial Aminopyridine: X-ray Crystallographic, Thermal and Solubility Aspects
(University of Nairobi,, 2014)3-(6-Methoxypyridin-3-yl)-5-(4-methylsulfonyl phenyl)-pyridin-2-amine (MMP) is a member of a novel class of orally active antimalarial drugs. This aminopyridine molecule has shown potent in vitro antiplasmodial activity ... -
Alternatives to conventional annuities
(University of Nairobi, 2014)Provision for post-retirement income has become an important consideration for individual in recent years. Very few employers offer generous pension schemes that guarantee an individual a pre-defined pension amount on ... -
Amagnetic study of the shallow structure in the olobanita wellfield lower baringo basin, kenya rift: implication on the hydrogeology of the basin
(University of NairobiGeology, 2010)This study focuses on the application of the magnetic method as a mapping tool for determining the depth of volcano-sedimentary formations and detection of subsurface structural features in Olobanita wellfield basin, ... -
Ambient Learning Model For Research Project Supervision Support: An Application Of Mobile Phone-centric Ambient Intelligence Technologies In ‘mobile-rich’ Universities.
(University of Nairobi, 2016-08)Although there is high penetration of mobile phones among students in East African universities (‘mobile-rich’), there is a certain category of students, such as research students, that do not own a personal computer ... -
Amino Acid And Lipid Metabolism In The Fat Body Of The Tsetse Fly Glossina Morsitans
(University of NairobiSchool of Biological Sciences,, 1983)Flight metabolism in tsetse flies of the genus Glossina is largely supported by the partial oxidation of proline to alanine. Reconstitution of proline from alanine supposedly occurs in the fat body of Glossina, using ... -
Amino Acid Metabolism In Bloodstream Trypanosoma Brucei Brucei
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Amino Acid Metabolism in Bloodstream Trypanosoma Brucei Brucei
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Anaerobic Decomposition and Voltage Produced by Selected Pesticides Using Microbial Fuel Cell Technology
(University of Nairobi, 2023)In this study, combined anaerobic and aerobic conditions were employed inside an air cathode double-chamber MFC, in an attempt to bio-remediate lambda-cyhalothrin, chlorpyrifos, and malathion in loam soil, tomato and cabbage ... -
The analgesic effects of Clomipramine and Carbamazepine individually, and in combination with pethidine using the formalin test
(Faculty of Science, University of Nairobi, 1998)The aim of the present study was to investigate the analgesic effects of clomipramine (a tricyclic antidepressant) and carbamazepine (an anticonvulsant) individually, and in combination with pethidine (a narcotic) in ... -
Analysing and design of a computerised financial forecasting system
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Analysing Factors in ICT Integration among Staff in Tertiary Academic Institutions:A Case Study of Machakos Town
(2015)Organisations and the government have been trying to promote ICT integration among staff to enable them use ICT tools at the place of work. Enormous amount of resources have been spent to improve productivity by promoting ...