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Impact Of Climate Extremes On Water Quality And Supply In Urban Informal Settlements In Kenya: A Case Study Of Kisumu City
(University of Nairobi, 2018)
The urban poor living in Kisumu City informal settlements are at particularly high risk from the impacts of climate extremes such drought, flooding and related water-borne diseases, in large part due to where they live, ...
The Potential For Bioethanol Fuels To Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions From Household Cooking In Urban Informal Settlements: A Case Study Of Kibera, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2018)
This thesis explores the potential for increased adoption of clean and sustainable domestic cooking
fuels in urban informal settlements to reduce pollution and greenhouse gas emissions. It also
highlights the impact of ...
Impact of Seasonal Changes on Malaria and Rift Valley Fever Vector Ecology and Infection Status in Baringo County, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2018)
The seriousness of vector borne diseases is expected to be altered with ongoing climate change. This is because the vectors responsible for transmission of vector borne diseases (VBDs) are climate sensitive. The current ...
Influence of ozone in the tropical tropopause layer on the Indian Ocean surface temperatures
(University of Nairobi, 2018-07)
This study sought to investigate the distribution of ozone and temperature within the tropical tropopause layer and the linkages of ozone variability at the Chemopause level to sea surface temperature in Indian Ocean using ...
Using technology, organization and environment framework to find out the technology adoption determinants among Saccos in Nairobi County
(University of Nairobi, 2018)
Traditional banking is increasingly being replaced by electronic banking worldwide, due to issues such as technological innovations and innovations in financial products. This has led to the influence of the banking sector ...
Isolation and characterization of microbes involved in phosphate solubilization and pesticide degradation from selected agro ecological zones of Malawi.
(University of Nairobi, 2018)
Microbes involved in phosphate solubilising and pesticide degradation were isolated from different agro ecological zones of Malawi to solve problems of available phosphorous deficiency and xenobiotics of green revolution ...
Modelling Exchange Rate Volatility of Kenya’s Top Five Trade Partners Research Report in Mathematics,number 15, 2018
(University of Nairobi, 2018)
Theworld has become a global village and trade among countries has also become inevitable.
Since most countries use their own domestic currencies, how much of one currency should
be exchanged for another has slowly become ...
Determination Of The Amino Acid Composition Of Gelatin Extracted From Marine Fish Scales And Polymer Blends Characterization.
(University of Nairobi, 2018)
Whereas marine fish processing in Kenya is on one hand an important contributor to Kenya’s food
production and economy, it is on the other hand a source of bio waste disposed to the environment.
Most of the by products, ...
Technology Supported Web-based It Security Awareness Training
(University of Nairobi, 2018)
Research has indicated that a significant portion of information security breaches in Organizations are caused by employees, whether intentional or non-intentional. To mitigate this, organizations have set-up ICT security ...
Arduino Based Programable Lead Acid Battery Monitoring System For Automobiles
(University of Nairobi, 2018)
The most prevalent battery used for cranking the car engine is the lead acid battery. With each engine cranking event, during which time the alternator halts recharging the battery, there is an associated voltage loss in ...