Faculty of Science & Technology (FST): Recent submissions
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Synergistic bio-pesticides for environmentally sound pest management
(University of Nairobi, 2014) -
Measuring ICT Development with an Integrated Information and Communication Technology Development (IICTD) Framework.
(University of Nairobi, 2013)This paper presents an Integrated Information and Communication Technology Development (IICTD) framework that developing countries can use to measure the ICT initiatives undertaken both sectorally and nationally. The ... -
Repellent Activities of Ocimum basilicum , Azadirachta indica and Eucalyptus citriodora Extracts on Rabbit Skin against Aedes aegypti
(University of Nairobi, 2013)Vector borne diseases are the major public health problems in developing countries particularly in tropics. Essential oils from plants can provide the safe and biodegradable alternatives to synthetic repellents, but ... -
Aquaculture Development in Kenya: Towards Security, Poverty Alleviation and Wealth Creation
(University of Nairobi, 2011) -
Role of Bryophytes and Tree Canopy in Mist Trapping in Mt. Marsabit Forest
(University of Nairobi, 2014)Mt. Marsabit forest, is an isolated Tropical Rain Forest, oasis, located 560 Km north of Nairobi, Kenya; and surrounded by deserts of Chalbi, Kaisut and Bubisa. The forest is under threat mainly by anthropogenic effects before ... -
Impact of severe climate variability on lion home range and movement patterns in the Amboseli ecosystem, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2014)In this study, we were interested in understanding if droughts influence the home range of predators such as lions, and if it does, in what ways the droughts influenced lions to adjust their home range, in response to prey ... -
Present Status and Future Prospects in Developing Countries
(University of Nairobi, 2011) -
Genetic Algorithm Based Model in Text Steganography
(University of Nairobi, 2013)Steganography is an ancient art. It is used for security in open systems. It focuses on hiding secret messages inside a cover medium. The most important property of a cover medium is the amount of data that can be stored ... -
Identification of widespread pollution in the Southern Hemisphere deduced from satellite analyses
(University of Nairobi, 1991)Vertical profiles of ozone obtained from ozonesondes in Brazzaville, Congo (4°S, 15°E), and Ascension Island (8°S, 15°W) show that large quantities of tropospheric ozone are present over southern Africa and the adjacent ... -
Antioxidant activities in extracts of selected indigenous vegetables from Kenya and Malawi
(University of Nairobi, 2014-03)Antioxidant activities and phytochemical compounds of ethanol and hot water extracts of 7 selected indigenous vegetable species from Malawi and Kenya were Spectophotometrically determined and evaluated. Their effectiveness ... -
Security secures investment
(University of Nairobi, 2014)This study looks at the relationship between insecurity challenges arising from criminal activities and private sector investment using firm level data. It assumes that insecurity influences investment decisions through ... -
The silver cyprinid Rastrineobola argentea as the main diet source for rearing Anopheles arabiensis mosquitoes
(University of Nairobi, 2014)Background & objectives: All organisms that are cultured for laboratory bioassays need food for sustenance and amplification of the colony to such numbers that would not compromise the progress of the research at hand. For ... -
Morphometric and developmental characteristics of fish landed by artisanal bait fishers at the Mida Creek, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2015-02)Although artisanal commercial and net fishers landi ngs has received attention, the morphometrics of bait fisher landings is poorly documented. This is in spite of the importance of such data to infer fished stock growth ... -
Informal Economy Monitoring Study: Waste Pickers in Nakuru, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2012) -
Spectral excitation of dielectric matrix trace atomic and molecular species by atmospheric pressure sliding spark plasma
(University of Nairobi, 2012)The goal of this work was to investigate the potential of sliding spark plasma to excite from dielectrics emission spectra that have utility in direct trace quantitative analysis of non-conducting materials in air at ... -
Challenges in rapid soil quality assessment and opportunities presented by multivariate chemometric energy dispersive X-ray fluorescence and scattering spectroscopy
(University of Nairobi, 2015-03)There is, especially in precision agriculture, an increasing demand world over for affordable sensors for in situ (field deployable) soil quality assessment (SQA) applicable at an ecological scale due to the interplay ... -
Active fault mapping in Karonga-Malawi after the December 19, 2009 Ms 6.2 seismic event
(University of Nairobi, 2015-02)The East African Rift System (EARS) has natural hazards – earthquakes, volcanic eruptions, and landslides along the faulted margins, and in response to ground shaking. Strong damaging earthquakes have been occurring in the ... -
Comparative analysis of rainfall trends in different sub counties in Kajiado county Kenya
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Radiological Analysis of Suitability of Kitui South Limestone for use as Building Material
(2013)Indoor exposure arises from the soils from which the building stands and the building materials used for construction. This is because all building materials contain certain levels of natural radionuclides 238U, 232Th, ... -
Seismic analysis of the 7 August 1998 truck-bomb blast at the American embassy in Nairobi, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 1998)