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In Vitro Antimicrobial Activity Of Avicennia Marina (Mangrove)Stem Bark
(University of Nairobi, 2020)
Background: There has been a rising global antimicrobial resistance (AMR) pandemic in the recent past with far-reaching health and socio-economic implications.For example, there has been an emergence of Methicillin resistant ...
Assessment Of Levels Of Selected Heavy Metals In Borehole Water In Ongata Rongai, Kajiado County, Kenya
(University Of Nairobi, 2020)
Heavy metal content in groundwater sources is of a growing concern as they are known to be persistent in nature and have been found to bioaccumulate in animals and plants. The heavy metals have been found to cause detrimental ...
Use Of Gis In Solid Waste Management In Kenol Municipality
(University of Nairobi, 2020)
Solid Waste Management is considered as one of the most hazardous environmental problems faced by municipal authorities in developing countries. Various reasons contribute to increase in waste generation rates including ...
Bi-directional Granger Causality Between Interest Rates, Gross Domestic Product and Inflation Rates in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2020)
Spatial – Temporal Characteristics of Rainfall Events in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2020)
Rainfall is very important for all life on earth because it is the main source of fresh water which is essential for survival of mankind, plants and animal. However as human populations continue to grow, the search of ...
Analysis of Farmers’ Adaptation Strategies to Climate Variability in Kyawango Location, Machakos County, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2020)
This research was conducted at Kyawango location in Machakos County which is located in the lower Eastern side of Kenya. The aim of the study was to analyse local farmers' adaptation strategies in the Kyawango region due ...
Using random forest (RF) to identify key determinants of poverty in Kenya.
(University of Nairobi, 2020)
Background
The World Bank (WB) has defined poor people as those who live on USD 1.9 or less per
day. Most of the poor populations live in sub-Saharan Africa, Kenya being one of them.
Although Kenya has made tremendous ...
Molecular identification of vertebrate sources and potential zoonotic pathogens in the meat value chain from selected vendors in Nairobi, Kenya
(UoN, 2020)
The steady increase in the utilization of meat products has led to a rise in demand as
well as its market price. Substitution of meat from animal species of higher
commercial value with those from cheaper or undesirable ...
Implementing a Patient Ereferral Booking System
(University of Nairobi, 2020)
Background: Poor communication and coordination of care between primary care and specialty care providers leads to major inefficiencies in health care delivery. As a signatory of the Millennium Declaration, Kenya is committed ...
The Influence of Climate Change Perception and Gender on Adaptation Actions in Kajiado and Kiambu Counties, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2020)
Climate change, as a slow and gradual modification of average climate conditions, is difficult to be perceived accurately by local communities that rely on personal experience. Perceptions of climate change play a key role ...