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On the shift from defined benefit to defined contribution pension plans
(2012)
Traditional DB pension plans are gradually losing their dominance in Kenya like
many other occupational pension systems of many countries. Over the past few
decades there has been a gradual shift towards DC pensions and, ...
Transport and dispersion patterns of aerosols over the east African region
(2010)
This study used aerosol optical depth (AOD) from satellite
based Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer
(MODIS) observations at 550nm in 1° X 1° grid resolution to
investigate the transport and dispersion patterns ...
Telediagnostic: Specimen Matching and Retrievalfor Medical Diagnosis
(University of Nairobi, 2010)
Effective management of medical disaster outbreak requires reliable diagnosis of ailing
people and a trained physician to interpret the data in order to give the correct guided
treatment. In many developing countries ...
Use of Concept Map Scaffolds to Promote Adaptive E-Learning in Web-Based Systems
(2011)
Scaffolds are a good method of implementing self-regulated learning. Adaptive scaffolding
involves having an agent, for example a human tutor who helps the learners to plan their
learning, monitor their emerging ...
e-Solution for Fish Marketing in Lake Victoria: Case Study of Muhuru Bay and Kirongwe
(2012)
Lake Victoria is the second largest fresh water body in the world after Lake Superior and the largest
in Africa. With its 69,000 km2 cover, the lake was designated as an economic growth zone with the
potential to develop ...
Assessment of the accuracy of the precis-regional climate model in simulating climate extremes over equatorial east Africa
(2011)
This study aimed at assessing the performance of the PRECIS (Providing Regional Climate for
Impact Studies) regional climate model (RCM) in simulating the extreme climate events in the
equatorial East Africa region.
The ...
A Framework for E-Content Adoption in Secondary Schools
(University of Nairobi, 2012)
The recent development in information communication technology has revolutionized the
way modern teaching is being conducted. In education, it has led to the emergence of
teaching using computers in class. The hard ...
Distribution and diversity of pythium spp. in indigenous forests and adjacent farm lands in Taita and Embu districts in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2011)
Pythium is a water mould fungus which survive as a parasite, saprophyte or both. Pythium
spp. play important ecological services like recycling of both Carbon and mineral
nutrients for continued plant growth. Members of ...
The Principal Fibre Bundle and Riemannian connection on Riemannian Manifold
(2012-06)
Differential geometry has long history as a field of mathematics and yet its rigorous
foundation in the realm of contemporary mathematics is relatively new.
We have written this project, Principal fibre bundles and ...
Nairobi securities exchange:is it a reliable form of investment?
(2012)
The big question remains" Is Nairobi securities exchange a reliable form of investment?
................ " Following the market confidence, that was generated in the first three year of
independence due to stable economic ...