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Modelling the relationship between farmer attitude towards farming, and on farm practice a case study of smallholder farmers in Tanzania
(University of Nairobi, 2015-07)
Different models have been used in analysing agricultural data to establish level of agricultural
productivity given various factors including land size, use of inputs, use of extension and modern
technology, labour, ...
Numerical solution of schrodinger’s equation by lobatto quadrature method of sixth order
(University of Nairobi, 2015-07)
The one dimensional time independent Schrodinger’s equation is a second
order boundary value problem without the first order term explicitly. In this
current study, the solution of the time independent Schrodinger’s ...
Markov chains and mixed poisson distributions in the no claims discount systems
(University of Nairobi, 2015-06)
Most NCD systems are unfair to either or both parties. Most systems are that of the simple
random walk model, whereby in case of a claim, the policyholder moves down a discount
level and vice versa. Then there are the ...
Evaluation of the composition, physico-chemical characteristics, surfactant and anti-microbial potential of commiphora abyssinica gum resin
(University of Nairobi, 2015)
In this study, the exudates of C. abyssinica were identified and collected from
different geographical locations in Kajiado County. Air-dried gum resin was ground
and then macerated using different solvent systems with ...
Application of mixed-effects modelling approach in tree height prediction models
(University of Nairobi, 2015-07)
In routine forest inventories, total tree height and diameter at breast height are very
important growth parameters assessed to describe and estimate the stand structure and
volume, respectively, of the forest. Height-diameter ...
Modeling lapse risk using cointegration and error correction approach
(2015)
Policy lapse, in life insurance, is the ratio of the number of policies that default
during a period to the average number of policies written within that period. It
is a phenomenon that occurs during the activity of ...
Dynamics of institutional arrangements and their adaptation to socio-economic and ecological challenges in pastoral areas of northern Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2015-07)
The Northern Rangelands of Kenya are home to approximately 10 Million people and the key
livelihood is pastoralism. The rangelands are a source of numerous and diverse goods and
services, that are sometimes tangible and ...
Wireless product-broadcast system
(2015)
Many businesses lack advertising capacity for their products mostly because of high advertisement market rates offered by the industry players. For those who can afford newspaper and electronic media advertisement, they ...
Characterizing small-holder dairy farms: a multivariate approach
(University of Nairobi, 2015)
In the recent past numerous papers have used mathematical programming methods to analyze the
smallholder farming systems problems. Unfortunately the existence of heterogeneity amongst
smallholder farmers in any area is ...
The plio-pleistocene history of sedimentation in lake Baringo basin, Kenya - a drill core perspective
(University of Nairobi, 2014)
Baringo Basin is a sedimentary basin located in the Central Rift Valley in Kenya. A 230m drill
core was recovered from the Tugen Hills site, location at 0°33'16.5"N 35°56'14.9"E at an
elevation of 1158m. This research ...