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Retrieval of aerosol optical depth over ecologically stressed East African land surfaces from top of atmosphere radiance utilizing the aerosol free vegetation index.
(2015)
Traditional satellite based AOD retrieval techniques with a coarse resolution such as collection 5 hardly provides a high spatial detail suitable for accurate AOD retrieval particularly over the ecologically stressed sites ...
The Critical Technological Factors OF E-Government in Kenya
(2015)
EGovernment and innovation can provide significant opportunities to transform public administration into an instrument of
sustainable development. However, the rate of failure of eGovernment projects in the developing ...
Using a Mobile Based Web Service to Search for Missing People – A Case Study Of Kenya
(2015)
Being out of touch with a loved one is concerning and not hearing from someone you care about is terrifying. Several cases
of missing people have been reported for many years, where most of the searches turn out unsuccessful. ...
Conflict Prediction Model in a Dynamic State
(2015)
Environmental c
onflicts
arise as a consequence of
actions prevent
ing
or compel
ling
some outcome at
the resistance
to the actions.
More specifically, they are caused by anthropogenic activities tha
t strain ...
E-Verification: The Missing component in E-Recruitment Systems
(2015)
In a recruitment system the process of verifying
academic papers is manual and does not employ any of the
computing capabilities. The manual process allows fake
certificates to pass on. In an attempt to curb the issues, ...
Impact of Marine Woodborers Dicyathifer mannii, Sphaeroma terebrans and Cirolana sp. on the Mangroves of the Kenyan Coast
(University of Nairobi, 2015)
Three species of woodborers from marine mangrove plants at Mida Creek, Tudor Creek and Gazi Bay along the Kenyan coast are identified. The relationship between the borers and the host mangrove plants (Avicennia, Sonneratia, ...
The effects of legume and maize stover residue management practices on the yield of a subsequent maize crop in Kitale, Kenya
(2015-06-13)
A trial focusing on the management of Mucuna pruriens (mucuna) and maize stover residues was conducted over two seasons on a low fertility soil in the North Rift region of Kenya. The effects of factorial combinations of ...
Genetic divergence of Chikungunya virus plaque variants from the Comoros Island (2005).
(University of Nairobi, 2015-08)
Chikungunya virus (CHIKV) from a human sample collected during the 2005 Chikungunya outbreak in the Comoros Island, showed distinct and reproducible large (L2) and small (S7) plaques which were characterized in this study. ...
Distribution and diversity of indigenous Trichoderma species in Machakos County, Kenya.
(University of Nairobi, 2015)
Aim: This study was undertaken in order to determine the effect of land-use intensification on occurrence, distribution, and diversity of Trichoderma fungus. Study Design: Cross-sectional study. Place and Distribution of ...
The Hominin Sites and Paleolakes Drilling Project (HSPDP): Understanding the paleoenvironmental and paleoclimatic context of human origins through continental
(2015)
The influence of climate and environmental history on human evolution is an existential question that continues to
be hotly debated, in part because of the paucity of high resolution records collected in close proximity ...