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Retirement income adequacy and Sustainability
(2014)
The adequacy of pensions is measured by their ability to prevent poverty, the degree to which
they replace income before retirement and how they compare to the average incomes of people
below pensionable age. The ...
Power loss reduction in the distribution system with a wind based distributed generation.
(University of Nairobi, 2014)
Distribution system operating environments are changing rapidly due to the integration of the intermittent renewable in to the power grid at the distribution side of the power system. Therefore, with increasing number of ...
Optical Characterization Of Tit Aniumdioxide Nanoparticles Deposited Using Doctor Blade Method.
(University of Nairobi, 2014-04)
Ti02 thin films were deposited onto glass substrates by Doctor Blade technique and the
crystallization of Ti02 coating was then achieved through thermal annealing at a temperature of
400°C in a programmable furnace. The ...
Agent-based bidding application for mobile phones
(University of Nairobi, 2014)
Buying and selling through mobile devices poses many challenges such as the need for active user
participation in the auction process, tedious searching of items and services, limitation of mobile
device resources and ...
Common carotid intimal medial thickness in a Kenyan population
(University of Nairobi, 2014)
Carotid intimal medial thickness, a marker for early atherosclerosis, has high clinical utility. It
shows gender, regional, age and ethnic differences but data from black African populations
are scarce. This study describes ...
Stripping Voltammetric Pyrolytic Graphite Polyaniline Sensor For Simultaneous Determination Of Lead And Cadmium
(University of Nairobi, 2014)
To improve sensitivity of a pyrolytic graphite electrode, a polyaniline thin film was coated on
electrode substrate, via multipulse cyclic voltammetry electropolymerization to form pyrolytic
graphite polyaniline sensor ...
A mobile-phone Tele-medicine system that promotes self-management of blood pressure among hypertensive patients in Kirinyaga sub-county
(2014)
Hypertension, also known as high or raised BP, is a condition in which the blood vessels have persistently raised pressure. If left uncontrolled, hypertension can lead to a heart attack, an enlargement of the heart and ...
CEBIB Graduates students at the 51st University of Nairobi event
(University of Nairobi, 2014-09-05)
Optimization of acid activation and bleaching performance of local bentonite clay
(University of Nairobi, 2014)
Bentonite clays from Athi River and Thika were activated using sulphuric acid at various
concentrations under reflux, and investigated for their ability to bleach vegetable oil.
Bleaching properties of acid-activated ...
Real Time Multi Agent Based Fraud Detection tool for Banking institutions
(University of Nairobi, 2014)
To design and implement a proactive real time fraud detection system tool for banks, it is key to consider
the use of a multi agents system in order to achieve this. In this paper after having a chance to meet
several ...