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Comparison of least absolute shrinkage and selection operator and maximum likelihood estimators to establish determinants of immunization in Trans-Nzoia County
(University of Nairobi, 2015)
The
client factors that influence under
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five child guardian compliance to the
immunization schedule are interlinked based on household characteristics,
socioeconomic status, and maternal health ...
Organochlorine pesticide residue levels in soil from the Nyando River catchment, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2015)
Soil samples were collected from six locations representative of the Nyando River catchment area of the Lake Victoria over a period of two years. Sampling was done four times in the year in February, May, September and ...
Determination of selected heavy metals in agricultural soils in Bungoma and Kakamega Counties, Western Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2015)
A study was conducted to investigate the level of heavy metals in agricultural soils in Bungoma and Kakamega counties, Western Kenya. Copper (Cu), Lead (Pb), Cadmium (Cd), Chromium (Cr) and Zinc (Zn) were determined during ...
Student Retention Prediction in Higher Learning Institutions: The Machakos University College Case
(University of Nairobi, 2015)
Student retention has become one of the most important
priorities for decision makers in higher learning institutions
(HLI). Improving student retention starts with a thorough
understanding of the reasons behind the ...
A Simplified Formalism for Computing Growth Rates for Perturbations in Standard Cosmology
(2015)
We present a simplified formalism for computing growth rates for perturbations within standard
cosmology. We show that converting the perturbation evolution equations into ordinary differen1ia1
equations in terms of ...
Using spectral subspaces to improve infrared spectroscopy prediction of soil properties
(2015)
We propose a method for improving soil property predictions using local calibration models trained on datasets
in spectral subspaces rather that in a global space. Previous studies have shown that local calibrations based ...
Comparing the Performance of Naïve Bayes and Support Vector Machines in Text Classification
(2015)
Classification is a supervised learning task whose goal is to infer a prediction model using a training dataset containing instances whose category membership is known, and then using the model to assign class labels to ...
SKP2 inactivation suppresses prostate tumorigenesis by mediating JARID1B ubiquitination.
(University of Nairobi, 2015)
Aberrant elevation of JARID1B and histone H3 lysine 4 trimethylation (H3K4me3) is frequently observed in many diseases including prostate cancer (PCa), yet the mechanisms on the regulation of JARID1B and H3K4me3 through ...
Wildebeest-associated malignant catarrhal fever: perspectives for integrated control of a lymphoproliferative disease of cattle in sub-Saharan Africa.
(University of Nairobi, 2015)
Wildebeest-associated malignant catarrhal fever (WA-MCF), an acute lymphoproliferative disease of cattle caused by alcelaphine herpesvirus 1 (AlHV-1), remains a significant constraint to cattle production in nomadic ...
Spectrometric detection of organic compounds and toxicity of ethanolic leaves extracts of prosopis juliflora
(University of Nairobi, 2015)
Spectrometric detection of saponins, tannins and alkaloids in Prosopis juliflora using Fourier Transform Infrared (FTIR) spectroscopy is reported in this paper. Crude dry plant powders and corresponding ethanolic extracts ...