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An assessment of access to household water supply in Kisenyi informal settlement in Mbarara Municipality, Uganda
(2018-07)
Access to clean and safe water is vital for human survival and good health. It‟s one of the ways to reduce death and increase human productivity. Conversely, consumption of unsafe water cause diseases and in most cases ...
Supportive design model: an approach to promote wellness of pychiatric patients. Case study: Mathari National Hospital, Nairobi County, Kenya.
(2018-08)
The study is an investigation of supportive design model: an approach to promote wellness of psychiatric patients in Mathari National Hospital. The interior design of a space and its exterior environment has tremendous ...
Co-designing systems for sustainable energy technologies in informal settlement households in Nairobi a case study of Mathare Valley informal settlement
(2018)
Empirical data shows that there is limited adoption of sustainable energy technologies especially by residents of urban informal settlements in Kenya. This is because informal settlement dwellers, such as those living in ...
Use of Stone Dust in the Design of High Performance Concrete
(2014)
This research evaluated the suitability of stone dust in the design and production of High Performance Concrete (HPC). HPC mix was designed, tested, costed and a comparison of concrete classes used in the market (Class 25, ...
Factors Influencing Effective Productivity on Construction Sites in Nairobi County
(University of Narobi, 2014-11)
The construction industry has been cited to have a muiltiplier effect in the performance of any economy. It is necessary to make the industry more efficient and effective in terms of better utilization of resources. Part ...
Review of Municipal Solid Waste Management: A Case Study of Nairobi, Kenya
(University of Narobi, 2014-02)
Solid waste management (SWM) is a major public health and environmental concern in urban
areas of many developing countries. Nairobi’s solid waste situation, which could be taken to generally represent
Kenya’s status, ...
First in first out (FIFO) and priority packet scheduling based on type of service (TOS)
(University of Nairobi, 2014)
Mobile Ad Hoc Networks (MANETs) require prudent res
ource allocations especially in scheduling mechanis
ms
that manage buffering of packets during waiting tim
e. Various scheduling algorithms may be implemented
to
govern ...
Effects of the Public Procurement Oversight Authority Standard Tender Document on Procurement of Public Building Works in Kenya : A Case of Ministry of Public Works Managed Projects
(Journal of Buit Environment, University of Nairobi, 2013-06-17)
Procurement of public construction projects among clients and other stakeholders continues to be a matter of
concern all over the world. Over the years, the government has introduced and revised conditions of contract ...
Tectonic structures across the East African rift likely to pose the greatest earthquake hazard in Kenya.
(University of Nairobi, 2012)
Over the last 5-10 years, there has been accelerated geothermal resources development for geothermal power generation in order to meet the country’s electricity demands and hence make Vision 2030 feasible. However, owing ...
An Optimal Eigenvalue Based Spectrum Sensing Algorithm for Cognitive Radio
(2015)
Spectrum is a scarce resource, and licensed spectrum is intended to be used only by the spectrum owners.
Various measurements of spectrum utilization have shown unused resources in frequency, time and space.
Cognitive ...