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W2 -recurrent Lp-sasakian Manifold
(School of Mathematics College of Biological and Physical Sciences University of Nairobi, 2012)In this paper, we study the properties of the W2 -recurrent LPSasakian manifold. We prove symmetric and skew-symmetric properties of the W2 -curvature tensor. -
Water Availability Analysis of Multiple Source Groundwater Supply Systems in Water Stressed Urban Centers Case of Lodwar Municipality Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2020)Ensuring water security to urban population in fragile environments through interlinked systems of groundwater abstraction, storage and distribution of sufficient quantity is challenging especially to urban utilities ... -
Water availability and its influence on the structure and dynamics of a savannah large mammal community
(University of Nairobi, 1975-12)The Amboseli ecosystem is in a semi-arid savannah environment in which water availability is highly seasonal, a feature which has an important bearing on the structure and efficiency of the large mammal community. Data ... -
Water pollution- effect of industrial and sewage effluent discharge on the quality of Nairobi River water
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Water Quality and Trace Metal Distribution in a Pristine Lake in the Lake Basin in Kenya
(University of NairobiDepartment of Chemistry, College of Biological and Physical Sciences, University of NairobiDepartment of Chemistry, Maseno University, 2008-04)Water and surface sediment samples taken from various locations within Lake Kanyaboli in the Lake Victoria basin were analysed to determine the concentration and distribution of heavy metals. There were wide ranges in ... -
Water quality assessment linkage to remote sensing
(University of Nairobi, 2014) -
Water Quality parameters in tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus) and catfish (Clarias gariepinus) polyculture in central Kenya
(Department of Zoology, College of Biological and Physical Sciences, University of Nairobi, 2006) -
Water Resources
(2013)Fresh water is one of the basic necessities without which human beings cannot survive since water is key to the sustainability of all kinds of lifeforms. Water has multiple uses namely; nutritional, domestic, recreational, ... -
Water-labile fluoride in fresh raw vegetable juices
(Department of Chemistry, 2005)Analysis of water-labile fluoride in fresh vegetable juices from markets in Kenya was conducted by direct analysis with a fluoride ion selective electrode. Among 20 different vegetable juices, the fluoride content ranged ... -
Water-labile fluoride in fresh raw vegetable juices from markets in Nairobi, Kenya
(Department of Chemisty, University of Nairobi, 2005)Analysis of water-labile fluoride in fresh vegetable juices from markets in Kenya was conducted by direct analysis with a fluoride ion selective electrode. Among 20 different vegetable juices, the fluoride content ranged ... -
Wax digestion by Black-throated Honey-guides Indicator indicator
(University of Nairobi, 1988-10)The honey-guides (Indicatoridae) are brood parasites and specialist feeders on wax; the larger species obtain wax from bees' nests and the smaller ones from scale-insects or fruit (Friedmann 1955, Diamond 1985). The ability ... -
"We don't want our clothes to smell smoke": changing malaria control practices and opportunities for integrated community-based management in Baringo, Kenya.
(University of Nairobi, 2018)BACKGROUND: The decline in global malaria cases is attributed to intensified utilization of primary vector control interventions and artemisinin-based combination therapies (ACTs). These strategies are inadequate in ... -
Web Application and GPS Integration in Motor Vehicle Accident Detection A Case of Nairobi, Kenya
(School of Computing and Informatics, 2012-12)When accidents occur, help to the victims is delayed mostly due to lack of prompt detection and reporting. Further, an easily accessible electronic motor vehicle accident database does not exist in Kenya. In an attempt ... -
Web Security and Log Management: An Application Centric Perspective
(University of Nairobi,, 2013-07)The World Wide Web has been an environment with many security threats and lots of reported cases of security breaches. Various tools and techniques have been applied in trying to curb this problem, however new attacks ... -
Web service for the multilingual delivery of mathematical content
(University of NairobiCollege of biological and physical science, 2006) -
A Web-Based Remote Lab Platform with Reusability for Electronic Experiments in Engineering Education
(2014)This contribution shows the concept and the steps of how we can create a Web-based remote lab platform with reusability capability that can be mainly used in engineering and science education for teaching electronics. ... -
A Weight-based DV-HOP Improved Localization Algorithm for Wireless Sensor Networks
(2014)DV-Hop is one of the range-free localization algorithmsusing hop-distance estimation. However, it suffersfrom a large localization deviation and low localization accuracy.This paper proposed a weight-based DV-HOP ... -
Western Mount Kenya Bryophytes I
(University of Nairobi, 1994-01)The bryophyte composition of the western side of Mt Kenya between 2,400 and 5,199 m was studied. Ninety-nine species were identified, 66 belonging to Bryopsida and 33 to Hepaticopsida. The greatest diversity in terms of ... -
Westwards moving disturbances in the Southwest Indian Ocean
(Department of Medical Microbiology, University of Nairobi, Kenya., 1989)The First Garp Global Experiment data collected during 1979 at sea level and 850 mb level have been used to examine the origin and characteristics of the westwards moving disturbances in the western Indian Ocean. From the ... -
Wet periods along the East Africa Coast and the extreme wet spell event of October 1997
(2008)Extreme wet spells affect the East Africa Coast (EAC) during March to June (long rains) and October to December (short rains). While these spells are less frequent during the short rains, some of the most extreme wet spells ...
