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Environmental influence on competitiveness of the horticultural processing industries in Kenya
(School of Business, University of Nairobi, 2012-10)Horticultural Processing Industry has progressively grown over time with increasing number of players. This has increased the competition among the players hence the need to become more competitive. Due to this, the ... -
Environmental problems and human health in urban informal settlements: a case study of Mukuru Kwa Njenga, Nairobi
(Department of Geography and Environmental Studies,University of Nairobi, 2005-03)Rapid urbanization especially in developing countries coupled with poor economic performance has led to the proliferation of urban informal settlements which currently house 850 million people or approximately one in ... -
Environmental Quality, Trade Openness and Economic Growth in Kenya :an Implication of the Environmental Kuznets Curve.
(University of Nairobi, 2017)This paper seeks to examine the applicability of the Environmental Kuznets Curve (EKC) in Kenya and the effects of trade openness on the environment for the period 1960-2012. In the study, environmental quality is proxied ... -
Environmental risk and socio-economic factors influencing infant and mortalitv in Siaya district: a child case study of Jera sub-location
(Institute of population Studies and research, 1991)The study of infant and child mortality is important in that, its level can be used as a measure of social and economic development of an area. The infant/child mortality rate in Kenya has declined since independence, ... -
Environmental risk factors and under five mortality in Kenya: Analysis of KDHS 2008
(University of Nairobi, Kenya, 2011)This paper investigates environmental risk factors as affecting child mortality in Kenya. A duration model framework to capture socio-economic, behavioural and environmental characteristics is constructed. The model is ... -
Environmental Risk Factors of Childhood Mortality in Kenya: Evidence and Policy Implications
(Department of Population Studies & Research Institute, University of Nairobi, 1992)What is the impact of environmental factors on child death? How do these intervening variables operate to bring about exposure and susceptibility to infections and or malnutrition and finally child death? The broad ... -
Environmental scanning practices in Kenyan large manufacturing firms
(University of NairobiSchool of Business, 2005)This study was designed to document environmental scanning practices in Kenyan large manufacturing firms. The study had two main objectives: 1. To establish the environmental scanning practice (s) in large manufacturing firms ... -
Environmental Scarcity and Trans-boundary Conflicts: the Case of Lake Victoria, 1994 - 2011
(University of Nairobi, 2014-10)There has been an upsurge of conflicts between Kenya and Uganda over resources in Lake Victoria, more so due to water as a shared resource. This study therefore intended to establish the root causes of these conflicts, ... -
Environmental Security in National Security: the Case of the Horn of Africa
(University of NairobiInstitute of Develpment Studies, 2013)With the complex dynamics of security in the Horn of Africa, there comes the challenge of addressing security issues in the region by both governments and non-governmental organizations. Environmental security is a highly ... -
Environmental simulation of a greenhouse system in Kenya
(Degree of Master of Science in Agricultural Engineering; University of NairobiDepartment of Environmental and Biosystems Engineering, 2004)Greenhouse systems are becoming important as more Kenyans venture into horticultural farming. The environment of a greenhouse is an important factor that determines the quality of horticultural produce. This study was ... -
Environmental Sustainability Practices In Special Information Organizations In Kenya: The Case Of Kenya Bureau Of Standards
(University of Nairobi, 2018)This study sought to assess environmental sustainability practices in special information organizations in Kenya with special reference to Kenya Bureau of Standards. The specific objectives of the study were to establish ... -
Environmental threshold: its applicability to agricultural land-use planning. A case study of Ng'arua Division, Laikipa District, Kenya
(University of NairobiDepartment of Urban and Regional Planning, 1990)In the semi -arid and arid lands in Kenya, great structural changes have taken place and are still taking place in regard to agricultural development. This has been brought about by the progressive expansion of agricultural ... -
Environmental Uncertainty and Strategy Implementation Within Private Chartered Universities in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2018)Strategy implementation contributes greatly to business success. However, when strategies are poorly implemented, managers spend more time re aligning these strategies to meet the objective of their business. Many strategies ... -
Environmental, health and safety implications of tobacco production in Malakisi division, Bungoma County, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2016-06)Tobacco has existed since prehistoric times and is now widely grown as a cash crop in developing countries like Kenya. The number of tobacco farmers contracted by tobacco companies in Kenya increased by 67% in the period ... -
Eosinophils in gastritis : A study on gastric tissue eosinophil density and blood leucocyte differential counts in patients with gastritis at the Kenyatta National Hospital
(University of Nairobi, 2005)Background: Little is known of the significance of eosinophils infiltration in the gastritis, yet infiltration of the gastric mucosa by various inflammatory cells and gastric epithelial changes forms the basis for the ... -
Epidemic prevalence among children in slums and the corresponding challenges in prevention and response: The case of Mathare Slum
(University of Nairobi, Kenya, 2010)The aim of this research study was to assess epidemic prevalence among children in Mathare slum and the corresponding challenges in prevention and response. Until recently, Kenya's development has been mostly focused in ... -
Epidemiological investigation of bovine tuberculosis in the wildlife-livestock interphase in the Masai Mara and Amboseli ecosystems of Kenya
(University of Nairobi, Kenya, 2011)Bovine tuberculosis (BTB) is a chronic bacterial disease of cattle caused by Mycobacterium bovis (M bovis) that occasionally affects other species of mammals. The disease can have a major economic impact on livestock ... -
Epidemiology and species characterization of mange in Cheetahs, Thomson's Gazelles and domestic animals in the Masai Mara ecosystem
(University of Nairobi, Kenya, 2011)Mange is a contagious skin disease caused by one or a combination of several species of mites and is spread by direct contact with diseased animals or from various objects, which have been in contact with the diseased ... -
Epidemiology of African swine fever virus in sylvatic and domestic cycles in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, Kenya, 2012)African swine fever (ASF) is a rapidly lethal epidemic disease of domestic swine that represents a constraint, as a result of high morbidity and mortality, to the development of the smallholder pig industry in sub-Saharan ... -
Epidemiology of drug use and abuse:final report of a pilot study of Nairobi city and Kyaume sublocation Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 1983)This study was prompted by one main consideration; namely, that the non-medical use of drugs is increasingly seen - rightly or wrongly - as a major social and public health problem in Kenya, affecting not only the ...