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Early warning disease response systems
(University of Nairobi, 2011)
Infectious diseases are the leading causes of morbidity and mortality in Kenya. Identifying
infectious disease outbreaks in their early stages is an important task, both for governments and
international organizations ...
Assessment of polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBS) in water and sediments from Ngong and Mathare rivers
(University of Nairobi, 2011)
For decades, Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCBs) have been recognized as important and
potentially harmful environmental contaminants. fhe intrinsic properties of PCBs, such as
high environmental persistence, resistance to ...
Modelling the prevalence of violence against women using the Kenya demographic health survey 2003
(2011)
This study examines the determinants of violence against women in Kenya. The data used in
this study comes from the Demographic and Health Surveys, (DHS). Parsimonious Logistic
regression models were estimated based on ...
Livestock diagnostic support system for rural pastoralist communities in Kenya: a prototype
(University of Nairobi, 2011)
The goal of this project was to develop a functional livestock diagnostic prototype to be used by pastoralist
communities in arid and semi arid lands of Kenya. The prototype will be used by non-experts in the
veterinary ...
Biosorption of organic dyes from aqueous solution using water hyacinth (eichhornia crassipes) from lake Victoria
(University of Nairobi, 2011)
This study addresses removal of methylene blue dye, and Congo red dye from aqueous
solutions using dried Eichhornia crassipes (water hyacinth) biomass as a low-cost natural
adsorbent. Batch experiments were conducted to ...
Collaborative Web-Based Computer-Assisted Bible Translation Software: A Prototype
(University of Nairobi, 2011)
Defined as the transfer of written or spoken Source Language texts 10 equivalent written or spoken Target
Language texts translation has been used over the years to reproduce various kinds of texts in another
language ...
Biological and physico-chemical status of two wetlands in the Nairobi National Park, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2011)
A wetland is an area of land whose soil is saturated with moisture either
permanently or seasonally. Such areas may also be covered partially or
completely by shallow pools of water. Wetlands include swamps, marshes, ...
Antimicrobial properties of phyllanthus species
(University of Nairobi, 2011)
The antimicrobial activities of two species, Phyllanthus amarus and Phyllanthus
odontodenius traditionally used for treatment of microbial diseases were investigated in
comparison to Phyllanthus niruri. Aqueous (hot and ...
Associated impacts of common weeds on Bacillus thuringiensis (Rt) cotton: a case study of Mwea, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2011)
Cotton (Gossypium hirstum L.) is an important cash crop in Kenya but its yields are low
due to various constraints including weeds, pests and diseases. Cotton is especially sensitive
to weed competition because it grows ...
The herbicidal potential of tagetes minuta and tagetes patula extracts and their residues on the germination and growth of some crop plants.
(University of Nairobi, 2011)
The study was conducted to determine the herbicidal effect of Tagetes patula and Tagetes
minuta on the germination and seedling growth of Eleusine coracana, Rorripa indica,
Capsicumfrutescens and Phaseolus vulgaris. Seeds ...