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Development and validation of a liquid chromatographic method for the analysis of Azithromycin
(University of Nairobi, 2013)
Azithromycin is a semi-synthetic macrolide antibiotic that is active against a number of Gram positive and Gram-negative bacteria. Azithromycin is listed in the World Health Organization and the Ministry of Health, Kenya ...
Impact of climate refugees on the humanitarian situation a case study of Dadaab refugee camp
(University of Nairobi, 2013)
ABSTRACT
The study sought to investigate the impact of climate refugees on the humanitarian
situation with focus to Dadaab refugee camp. Harsh climate condition is one of the
factors that lead to human migration. When ...
Facts, knowledge and public perception on genetically modified Foods with specific reference to maize in Dagoretti Nairobi County
(University of Nairobi, 2013)
Knowledge and public perception on GM maize vary among different nations and are thought to
be affected by income, education and gender among other social demographic factors. The
present study was conducted to assess ...
Assesssing The Impact Of Pension Scheme Conversion From Defined Benefit To Defined Contribution
(University of Nairobi, 2013)
The KNEC pension scheme is under management by a private administrator. Like all such
administrators, Liberty Pensions ltd is under bidding of the sponsor to adopt the new pension
plan for and on behalf of KNEC. It is ...
On invariance of the numerical range and some classes of operators in Hilbert spaces
(2013)
In this thesis the invariance of the numerical range under isometric similarity is examined.
It is a well known fact that unitarily similar operators have the same numerical
range.
Chapter one is devoted to basic ...
Malaria Risk and the Role of Routine Outdoor Nocturnal Activities and Livelihoods among Adults in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
(2013)
Humans become infected with malaria upon receiving infectious bites from blood-feeding
female anopheline mosquitoes. The human-mosquito contact is directly attributable to
individual lifestyles and although predominantly ...
Phytochemical Investigation Of Zanthoxylum Holstzianum For Antiplsmodial, Larvicidal And Antinociceptive Principles
(University of Nairobi, 2013)
In this study, secondary metabolites from the root and stem bark of Zanthoxylum holstzianum were evaluated for antiplasmodial and mosquito larvicidal activities. In addition, the anti-nociceptive activities of the crude ...
Investigating OFDM suitability to Link Adaptation as a modulation technique for data transfer
(2013)
The project investigates the effectiveness of Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing
(OFDM) as a modulation technique for wireless radio applications. The main aim was to access
the suitability of OFDM as a modulation ...
Factors affecting the adoption of E-governance in a public institution in Kenya: case of Nema-Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2013)
The aim of the study is to determine factors affecting the adoption of e-governance in a public institution in Kenya, a case of NEMA-Kenya. E-government has been identified and adopted as one of the most efficient vehicles ...
Towards developing a manual power generator for climate change adaptation and supply for domestic energy needs
(University of Nairobi, 2013)
This study was aimed at developing an alternative green energy technology amongst households
in Bungoma South District, within Bungoma County. The households in the study area have
traditionally relied on kerosene as a ...