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Financial Literacy and Retirement Planning in the Informal Sector in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2014-01)Old age dependency has become a major issue of concern to governments today. This is because a large number of retirees lack any form of regular income to sustain them in retirement. Kenya has one of the highest levels ... -
Financial Modelling with strict Local Martingales
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Financial time series modelling of trends and patterns in the energy markets
(University of Nairobi, 2016)Precise recognition of a time series path is important to policy makers, statisticians, economists, traders, hedgers and speculators alike. The correct time series path is also a key ingredient in pricing models. This study ... -
Firefly Algorithm based Power Control in Wireless TV White Space Network
(University of Nairobi, 2017)Spectrum occupancy assessments done in USA, Spain, Singapore, New Zealand and Germany [1] and UK [2], indicate that a large portion of spectrum assigned to primary users (PUs) is underutilized. Spectrum is considered a ... -
Firewood in Cities—: The Dimension of Rural-Urban Firewood Trade
(College of Biological and Physical Sciences, 1983) -
The first 9-hydroxyhomoisoflav anone, and antiplasmodial chalcones, from the aerial exudates of Polygonum senegalense
(2007)Phytochemical re-examination of the aerial exudates of Polygonum senegalense forma senegalense has resulted in the isolation and ch aracterization of a novel homoisoflavonoid, 5,7- dihydroxy-3-(hydroxy-phenyl-m ... -
The first 9-hydroxyhomoisoflavanone, and antiplasmodial chalcones, from the aerial exudates of Polygonum senegalense
(physical and biological sciences, 2007) -
First comprehensive study on total contents and hot water extractable fraction of selected elements in 19 medicinal plants from various locations in Nyamira County, Kenya.
(University of Nairobi, 2017)A large number of medicinal plants is traditionally known in Kenya and used for treatment of various diseases, for example diabetes, where metals are supposed to be involved in pathogenesis and therapy. Therefore, detailed ... -
First detection of Theileria parva in cattle from Cameroon in the absence of the main tick vector Rhipicephalus appendiculatus
(University of Nairobi, 2020)A major risk factor for the spread of livestock diseases and their vectors is the uncontrolled transboundary movement of live animals for trade and grazing. Such movements constrain effective control of tick-transmitted ... -
The First General Synthesis of 1,5-Dioxaspiro[3.2]hexanes,"
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First record of the occurrence of Pleurotus citrinopileatus Singer on new hosts in Kenya
(Kenya Industrial Research and Development InstituteSchool of Biological Sciences, University of Nairobi, KenyaMoi University, Kenya, 2011)The occurrence of the edible basidiomycete Pleurotus citrinopileatus is reported for the first time in Kenya. The mushroom was collected from the dead logs and branches of Antiaris toxicaria (Pers.) Lesch., Polyscias ... -
First Report of Colletotrichum gloeosporioides as a Foliar and Die-back Pathogen of Prunus africana in Kenya
(Department of Botany, University of Nairobi, 1999-01)During tree disease surveys between February 1996 and March 1998 in highland forests of Kenya, leaves of Prunus africana (Hook f.) Kalkman collected from regeneration wildings in natural forests and seedlings raised in ... -
First-principle investigation of structural, electronic and magnetic properties of Co2VIn and CoVIn Heusler compounds
(University of Nairobi, 2017)Investigation of the structural, electronic and magnetic properties of full-Heusler Co2VIn as well as half-Heusler CoVIn Cobalt based Heusler compounds using density functional theory (DFT) leads to the general conclusion ... -
Fish fauna of mangrove creeks, sea grass meadows and sand flats in Gazi Bay: A study with nets and stable isotopes. In C.H.R. Heip, M.A. Hemminga and M.J.M
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Fish habitat suitability and community structure in the equatorial Lake Naivasha, Kenya
(2014)Habitat suitability indices indicate how fish species respond to different habitat types. We assessed effects of habitat characteristics on fish distribution in an equatorial lake, Lake Naivasha, Kenya, where habitats ... -
Fish species composition and distribution in Kilifi Creek
(School of Biological Studies, University of NairobiKenya Marine and Fisheries research Institute, Mombasa, 2009)Ecological variation along the Kenyan coast influences fisheries composition. Kilifi Creek is a unique ecosystem along this coast because it is an open lagoon. A study of the fisheries fauna of Kilifi Creek was conducted ... -
.Fishery, Reproductive and Feeding Biology of common octopus Octopus vulgaris Cuvier 1797, on the Kenyan South-coast
(2015-06-19)Although common octopus, Octopus vulgaris (Cuvier, 1797), catches are increasing globally, lack of information on the species biology and fishery has been a major concern in its management particularly in Kenya. Currently, ... -
Fishes of a shallow tropical mangrove estuary, Gazi, Kenya
(1996)The composition and abundance of teleosts in an estuarine mangrove bay, sampled with a beach seine-net, are described. Site 1, at the mouth of a small river, was fringed by mangroves and had a silty substratum; Site 2 was ... -
Five-day oscillation in East African low-level jet
(University of Nairobi, 1978-04)EASTERN edges of the continents are favourable for the deflection of tropical easterlies from the winter hemisphere to the summer hemisphere. Low-level southerly jet stream along the East African coast is the most pronounced ... -
The Five-Factor Model personality assessment for improved student design team performance
(2006)Researchers have long noted the correlation of various personality traits and team performance. Studies relating aggregate team personality traits to team performance are scattered in the literature and may not always be ...