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Use of Artificial Neural Networks for Short-Term Electricity Load Forecasting of Kenya National Grid Power System
(School of computing and informatics, University of Nairobi, 2013) -
Use of chromatographic retention measurements to obtain solubilities in a liquid or supercritical fluid mobile phase
(ElsevierDepartment of Chemistry, University of Nairobi, 1990)A thermodynamic analysis is given of the relationship between the capacity factor in high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) and supercritical fluid chromatography (SFC) and the solubility of the solute in the mobile ... -
Use of complexing ligands in the determination of antimony and tin by atomic-absorption spectrometry
(University of Nairobi.Department of Chemistry, University of Nairobi, 1979-04)The atomic-absorption spectrophotometric determination of antimony is best achieved in the presence of either an ammonium fluoride, hydrochloric acid, nitric acid mixture, or one of the following complexing agents: tartaric ... -
The use of entomopathogenic fungi, Beauveria bassiana and Metarhizium anisopliae, as bio-pesticides for tick control
(© International Scholars JournalsSchool of biological sciences, 2012-08)This paper reports promising results on the use of entomopathogenic fungi for tick control. The aqueous formulations of the entomopathogenic fungi, Metarhizium anisopliae isolate RS2 and Beauveria bassiana isolate NM2 ... -
Use of Equatorial Total Ozone as a predictor of Sea Surface Temperatures for the East African Seasonal Rainfall Prediction
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Use of Ethnobotanical Data in the Search for and Identification of Potential Drug Plants
(School of Biological Sciences, University of Nairobi, 2006)Traditional medicine has utilized plants to palliate, cure and/or prevent diseases in both humans and animals. The acquisition of knowledge has been through trial and error, and observation. Today, the enhanced search for ... -
The use of game trails as a possible measure of habitat utilisation by larger mammals
(University of Nairobi, 2008)Percentage cover of game trails is discussed as a possible measure of total habitat utilisation by larger mammals and a technique for its measurement is described. Game trail cover in Tsavo National Park (East) at Voi has ... -
Use of geographical information system to determine incidence of Aspergillus section flavi in different soils in Kaiti, Kenya
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Use of GPS With Road Mapping For Traffic Analysis
(School of Computing and Informatics, 2012-11)Traffic control and management requires high-tech computerized solutions as opposed to the manual methods that commonly involve the use of traffic policemen, traffic lights and safety cameras. Collection and analysis of ... -
Use of intelligent agents in collaborative m-learning: case of facilitating group learner interactions
(University of Nairobi, 2017)Intelligent agents have been used in collaborative learning. However, they are rarely used to facilitate group interactions in collaborative m-learning environments. In view of this, the paper discusses the use of ... -
Use of isotope techniques in lake dynamics investigations
(Department of Geology, University of Nairobi, 2001)The investigation of stable isotopic composition of East African lake waters was conducted by scientists from the Department of Geology, University of Nairobi as part of the International Decade for the East African Lakes ... -
Use of MapReduce for Data Mining and Data Optimization on a Web Portal
(School of Computing and Informatics, 2012-12)This paper studied the design, implementation and evaluation of a MapReduce tool targeting distributed systems, and multicore system architectures. MapReduce is a distributed programming model originally proposed by ... -
The use of microcomputers for financial modeling of a public utility system in a developing country
(University of Nairobi,, 1987)A generalized financial model for analyzing the operations of an electric utility in a developing country has been developed. It demonstrates the application of microcomputers for management control, operational analysis, ... -
Use of nematode destroying fungi as indicators of land disturbance in Taita Taveta, Kenya
(school of biological sciences, 2009)This study was undertaken to determine whether nematode destroying fungi can be used as indicators of soil disturbances. Soil samples were collected from an indigenous forest, maize/bean, napier grass, shrub and vegetable ... -
Use of pharmacological agents to implicate a role for phosphoinositide hydrolysis products in malaria gamete formation
(University of Nairobi, 1993-11)The kinetics of phosphoinositol 4,5 bisphosphate hydrolysis products in activated Plasmodium falciparum gametocytes suggests a role for inositol trisphosphate [Ins(l,4,5)P3] and diacylglycerol (DAG) in the signal transduction ... -
Use of roadside soils and vegetation in monitoring motor vehicle lead pollution," Proceedings:
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The use of State lands for apiculture in Kenya.
(University of NairobiCollege of biological and physical science, 1984) -
The use of the Akaike Information Criterion in the identification of an optimum flood frequency model.
(University of Nairobi,, 1994)The results of the chi-square goodness-of-fit test were compared with those of the more objective Akaike Information Criterion (AIC) in order to identify the optimum peak-flow probability model for use in flood frequency ... -
Use of the shared frailty model to identify the determinants of child mortality in Rwanda
(2011)According to United Nations Development Programme report, achieving the 4th Millennium Development Goal(MDG) means that Rwanda will have to reduce under-five mortality from 196 to 47 deaths per 1000 live births between ... -
Use of TXRF and Convectional Energy Dispersive X-ray Fluorescence Analysis (EDXRF) to determine trace metal concentrations in waters of Nakivubo Channel and Lake Victoria
(University of NairobiSchool of Biological and Physical Sciences, 2010-06)To understand better the pollution levels in the waters of the Nakivubo Channel and Lake Victoria, the concentrations of manganese (Mn), iron (Fe), cobalt (Co), copper (Cu), zinc (Zn) and lead (Pb) were determined using ...
