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Smartphones in agricultural research monitoring and evaluation: case for sweet potato vines distribution
(University of Nairobi, 2015-08)
Data collection continues to be an integral part of the day to day practice of Monitoring and Evaluation in agricultural research. Data quality has a direct impact on the quality of a given M&E setup. For most projects ...
Cloud computing adoption in insurance companies in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2015)
Cloud computing relies on sharing computing resources rather than have personal devices or local
servers handle applications. Cloud computing can get used to describe both the type of application
and platform. IT experts ...
Modeling Malaria Prevalence in Africa: A linear mixed effects analysis accounting for missing data
(University of Nairobi, 2015)
Malaria is one of the leading causes of illness and mortality in Africa. A lot of resources have been, and continue to be channeled towards prevention, controlling and treatment of malaria. The World Health Organization ...
An Assessment of the Implementation of the Kenya eCitizen ICT Project
(University of Nairobi, 2015-12)
Information Communication Technology (ICT) can make a valuable contribution towards the
operations of and the services offered to citizens by a government. While the benefits of eGovernment
initiatives and projects in ...
Optical characterization and raman spectroscopy of aflatoxin b1 and aflatoxin-contaminated maize
(University of Nairobi, 2015)
Aflatoxins are toxic and carcinogenic chemicals produced by several fungi grown in many farm produce and food spices. The naturally produced aflatoxins by fungi Aspergillus flavus and Aspergilus parasiticus are aflatoxin ...
Perceived risk factors for rift valley fever in Ijara district of north eastern Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2015-11)
Background: Zoonotic diseases are gaining importance globally and Rift Valley Fever (RVF) is no exception. Outbreaks of RVF have occurred in the North Eastern region of Kenya intermittently and with the potential for spread ...
Impact of Tungiasis on school age children in Muranga county, Kenya.
(University of Nairobi, 2015)
Background: Tungiasis is a parasitic tropical disease caused by female Tunga penetrans
which causes different health disabilities. The objective of this study was to estimate the
burden of disease and find out the impact ...
Molecular characterization of the apical membrane antigen 1 polymorphisms in plasmodium falciparum isolates from Kilifi County, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2015)
Of the five Plasmodium species that cause human malaria, Plasmodium falciparum is the leading cause of morbidity and death with about 300 million medical cases every year. Erythrocyte invasion is an essential process in ...
Isolation and characterization of biomass modifying enzymes for bioremediation and production of “green specialty products”
(University of Nairobi, 2015)
Environmental pollution has been a major problem and poses many challenges to sustainable development to the chemical-based industrial development in both developed and developing countries. Leather industry which extensively ...
Spatial And Temporal Characteristics Of Thunderstorms Over The Eastern Region Of Lake Victoria Basin In Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2015-06)
Weather is very important on human activities over western Kenya just like the rest of the world. It affects lives in different ways, including the food and water resources. Western Kenya is the food basket of the country. ...