Search
Now showing items 11-20 of 112
Assessment of selected parameters for industrial effluents from some industrial sites in Nairobi, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2016)
Abstract The discharge of industrial effluents into the
environment poses a threat to human health and is of
environmental concern to both plants and animals. Over the
last several years there has been a great deal of ...
Trust Model For Social Network Using Singular Value Decomposition
(University of Nairobi, 2016)
For effective interactions to take place in a social network, trust is important. We model trust of agents using the peer to peer reputation ratings in the network that forms a real valued matrix.
Singular value decomposition ...
A roadmap for the adoption of government e-payments in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2016)
Analogous to the Motorists roadmap that shows the roads, directions and distances to a destination of a given region [1]. A roadmap in this context is a detailed guideline that answers the “why-what-how" questions and lay ...
Level of Metal Pollutants in Water from Nyakomisaro Stream through Kisii Town
(University of Nairobi, 2016)
Heavy metals are major pollutants of water sources. The source of these heavy metals is mostly from domestic, agricultural
and industrial activities. Their presence in water even in low concentrations poses significant ...
Leveraging HIV advancement in the light of Tuberculosis and Malaria usingSystem Dynamics
(University of Nairobi, 2016)
Chronic illnesses to which HIV/AIDS, Malaria and TB is part, have had long term direct impact on the population, socialeconomic status as well as health in general. A lot of commitment ...
Structural, Optical and Photoelectrochemical Properties of Cuprous Oxide Synthesized by Low Temperature Thermal Oxidation
(University of Nairobi, 2016)
Ultrathin films (50-150nm thick) cuprous oxide (Cu2O) thin films were deposited by low temperature thermal oxidation technique. The structural, optical and photoelectrochemical properties of the thin films were investigated. ...
Design of trials for interrupting the transmission of endemic pathogens
(University of Nairobi, 2016)
Background
Many interventions against infectious diseases have geographically diffuse effects. This leads to contamination between arms in cluster-randomized trials (CRTs). Pathogen elimination is the goal of many ...
Scale And Diversity Of The Physical Technosphere: A Geological Perspective
(University of Nairobi, 2016)
We assess the scale and extent of the physical technosphere, defined here as the summed material output of the contemporary human enterprise. It includes active urban, agricultural and marine components, used to sustain ...
Pterocarpans and isoflavones from the root bark of millettia micans and of millettia dura
(University of Nairobi, 2016)
From the CH2Cl2/CH3OH (1:1) extract of the root bark of Millettia micans, a new pterocarpan,
(6aR,11aR)-7,8,9-trimethoxy-3-hydroxypterocarpan (1), named micanspterocarpan, was isolated. Similar
investigation of the ...
Variability of surface exudates of dodonaea angustifolia l.F, antioxidant and antiplasmodial activities of the compounds
(University of Nairobi, 2016)
Dodonaea angustifolia L.f is a medicinal plant used in the Kenyan traditional system of medicine to cure human diseases. The secondary metabolites present in the surface exudates, showed phytochemical diversity of this ...