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Correlation of lithology, hydrothermal alteration with temperarures on Olkaria domes, Kenya
(2011)
The Kenyan Rift which forms part of the great Eastern African rift is a graben.Its formation
started about 5 million years ago followed by fissure eruptions in the axis of the Rift to form
flood lava by about 2 to 1 ...
Construction of a composite indicator on multidimensional poverty in Kenya using multiple correspondence analyses (MCA) : An application on the KDHS 2008 Data
(2011)
This study is on the construction of a composite indicator, which can be used to measure
poverty more effectively and precisely on the basis of Demographic and Health survey data. This paper looks at the history of measuring ...
Designing a real time train control and monitoring system architecture: a case study of Rift Valley Railways
(2011)
A train control system is a vital part of a railway transportation system
especially for a single line like RVR Railway. In a single line the track is a
shared resource but unlike road vehicles the train is does not steer ...
Predictability of weather on extended NWP time scales over Kenya using the NCEP GFS model
(2011)
Numerical weather prediction (NWP) portends viable applicability as a tool III
forecasting the evolution of atmospheric processes and the associated weather on
extended time scales. Proper deciphering and interpretation ...
Improving decision making through business intelligence: case of a Kenyan business intelligence: case of a Kenyan Based ISP
(2011)
The ability to make effective decisions is crucial to an organization's survival in today's
tumultuous business environment. The influx of Internet Access Technologies that is broadband,
wireless, VSAT e.t.c. in Kenya ...
Assessment of adverse weather on the operations of air transport at Jomo Kenyatta International Airport and Wilson Airport
(2011)
Air transport is the fastest and safest mode of transport. However, it is the most sensitive to
weather. Adverse weather has a major impact on the safety, efficiency and capacity of
aviation operations. Aircrafts are ...
Synthesis and Characterization of Monomeric Magnesium and Zinc complexes supported by 1,5,9-Trimesityldipyrromethene for use in polymerization studies
(2011)
Magnesium and zinc complexes supported by a bulky bidentate ancilliary ligand have been synthesized and characterized. The compounds (pyac)MgnBu(THF),1; (pyac)Zn(nBu),2; (pyac)Mg(CH2CH2Ph)(THF), 3; (pyac)ZnEt, 4; and ...
Risk factors and outcomes among TB/HIV coinfected children
(2011)
TUberculosis (TB) being the most common opportunistic infection in human immunodeficiency
virus (HIV)-infected people worldwide has attracted a lot of interest in
research. TB manifestations are more severe in HIV-positive ...
NPC Natural Product Communications
(2011)
The EtOH extract of Abrus schimperi (Fabaceae), collected in Kenya, demonstrated significant activity against Leishmania donovani
promastigotes with IC50 value of 3.6 μg/mL. Bioassay-guided fractionation of CHCl3 fraction ...
Assignment of operational taxonomic units for metagenomic experiments
(University of Nairobi, 2011)
Species characterization is a challenging task in metagenomics mainly due to data complexity
and sequence fragmentation. Reliance on broadly conserved genes as phylotyping markers for
assigning sequences to their operational ...