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Socioeconomic and environmental risk factors for respiratory infections prevalence in some urban area of Kenya
(Journal of Climate Change and Sustainability, 2018-05)
In this study, face-to-face survey was conducted between 28 May and 3 June 2016 in order to investigate socioeconomic and environmental risk factors for respiratory infections prevalence from 559 respondents in Kenya. From ...
Radiological Mapping of the Alkaline Intrusive Complex of Jombo, South Coastal Kenya by In-Situ Gamma-Ray Spectrometry
(University of Nairobi, 2016)
Carbonatites and alkaline intrusive complexes are rich in a variety of mineral deposits such as rare earth elements
(REEs), including Nb, Zr and Mn. These are often associated with U and Th bearing minerals, including ...
Characterization of Solar Thermal Energy RadiationPotential of Lake Victoria Region: A Case Study of Homabay County, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2018)
The study sought to determine solar irradiation in Homa Bay County which can be tapped and utilized in improving lives of residents of the region by converting the solar thermal energy in Home Bay to other forms of energy ...
Determinants of Household Food Security Status and Challenges of Building Resilience to Climate Variability and Change Posed by Drought in Tharaka Nithi, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2018)
Climate change and variability pose momentous severe threats to agricultural development and consequently to economic growth and increased poverty levels. In reference, this paper examines the determinants of household ...
Smartphones Supporting Monitoring Functions: Experiences from Sweet Potato Vine Distribution in sub-Saharan Africa.
(University of Nairobi, 2018)
This chapter shares experiences in the use of smartphones to collect monitoring data for sweet potato vine multiplication and dissemination activities in sub-Saharan Africa. An Open Data Kit (ODK) technology is used to ...
Supplier Selection Process Based on Fuzzy Logic
(University of Nairobi, 2018)
In Kenyan governmental organizations, supplier selection during procurement process is regulated by the Public Procurement and Asset Disposal act. The act requires the selection to be done on technical and financial basis, ...
Effects of Tio2 Film Thickness and Electrolyte Concentration on Photovoltaic Performance of Dye-sensitized Solar Cell
(University of Nairobi, 2017)
Effects of film thickness and electrolyte concentration on the photovoltaic performance of TiO2-based dye-sensitized solar cell (DSSC) were studied. Nanocrystalline anatase TiO2 thin films with varying thicknesses (3.2–18.9μm) ...
Anti-vancomycin-resistant Enterococcusfaecium and E. faecalis ACTIVITIES of (-)-gossypol and derivatives from Thespesia garckeana.
(2015)
The root extract of Thespesia garckeana yielded three known oxidatively coupled sesquiterpenoids, namely (-)-gossypol (1) and two of its derivatives (-)-6-methoxygossypol (2) and (+)-6,6'-dimethoxygossypol (3), and the ...
The Sensitivity of East African rift lakes to climate fluctuations
(2010)
Sequences of paleo-shorelines and the deposits of rift lakes are used to reconstruct past climate changes in East Africa. These recorders of hydrological changes in the Rift Valley indicate extreme lake-level variations ...
Future hydrology and climate in the River Nile basin
(2011)
A critical discussion of recent studies that analysed the effects of climate change on the water resources of the River Nile Basin (RNB) is presented. First, current water-related issues on the RNB showing the particular ...