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Influence of diffused light seed storage and production location on physico-chemical characteristics and processing suitability of selected Kenyan potato (solanum tuberosum) varieties
(University of Nairobi, 2014)
Potato varieties and different production sites can influence the quality of French fries and crisps.
Planting well-sprouted potato seeds from diffused light storage (DLS) can lead to higher yields
which can influence ...
A Model For Evaluating The Success Of Agricultural Management Information System In Providing Extension Services To Sugarcane Farmers In Rural Areas Of Kenya:Case Of Mumias Sugar Company
(University of Nairobi,, 2014)
Mumias Sugar Company has an elaborate Agricultural Management Information system that is
used to run the agricultural docket of the company. The system has been in place for a long
period of time and it has been performing ...
Virtual tour tool for enhancing destination marketing
(University of Nairobi, 2014)
Virtual tours are a great way of implementing destination marketing. Correctly used, they can
increase revenue to a wide number of sectors including tourism, hospitality industry, learning,
manufacturing, and security, ...
Use of Photovoltaic system for standby operation of a Petrol station: A case study national oil Petrol station at Nairobi West
(2014)
The objective of the study was to compare the cost of using a standby diesel engine generator with that of a photovoltaic system to operate the equipments at a petrol station during a power blackout .
The total power ...
Discovering medical diagnosis patterns in electronic medical records using Association Rule Mining
(University of NairobiMa, 2014)
Data mining technologies have been used extensively in the commercial retail sectors to extract
data from their “big data” warehouses. In healthcare, data mining has been used as well in
various aspects which we explore. ...
Integration of fertilizers, predacious mites and acaricides in the management of cassava green mite mononychellus species (acari: tetranychidae) in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2014)
The cassava mite complex of the genus Mononychellus is among the major arthropod
pests of the cassava crop in Kenya. The present investigations addressed the integrated
pest management (IPM) method as it applies to the ...
Impact of GlobalGAP Compliance on the Relative Poverty Status of Smallholder Horticultural Farmers in Eastern and Central Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2014)
Global good agricultural practices (GlobalGAP) have significant, yet contentious impacts on
different livelihood aspects of smallholder farmers. The GlobalGAP pose the threat of
eliminating smallholder farmers from ...
A Data Mining approach to private healthcare services demand forecast in Nairobi County
(2014)
One of the most important indices of defining general welfare and quality-of-life of people in the
world is physical and mental health of individuals. Health care facilities in Kenya have always
aimed to provide health ...
Prevalence of cystic echinococcosis and diversity of echinococcus granulosus infection in sheep in Olokurto Division, Narok County, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2014)
Cystic Echinococcosis is a serious zoonotic disease caused by Echinococcus granulosus species
complex. This research study was conducted to determine the level of infection of the disease in
sheep in Olokurto division, ...
The effects of product innovation on financial performance of commercial banks in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2014-09)
This project research is concerned with product innovation and its effects on financial performance of commercial banks in Kenya. Although studies have shown that financial performance of commercial banks is influenced by ...