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The vehicle assembly industry in Kenya: An economic evaluation
(Depatment of Economics, University of Nairobi, 1983)The manufacture and assembly of vehicles is more efficiently done in large plants where long production runs are possible. But small industrializing, developing countries have gone into both manufacture and assembly of ... -
Vehicle-size Selection For Road-based Transit Operating In Mixed Traffic –the Case Of Nairobi Thika Highway
(University of Nairobi, 2019)Vehicle size and type is one of the principal factors influencing the efficiency of transit service. This study sought to develop an approach to the optimization and selection of transit vehicle sizes for an uncoordinated ... -
Vendor Lock-in and Cloud Computing at Seven Seas Technologies Group (Sst)
(University of Nairobi, 2013)Over the past two years, major cloud vendors including Bluelock, Microsoft, Joyent, Rackspace,Terrernark and Amazon Web Services are all experiencing slow client growth for their cloud services. This has been attributed ... -
A Vendor Neutral Quality of Service Monitoring Model for Software as a Service Cloud Computing Solutions
(University of Nairobi, 2022)The large number of providers of cloud services, offering comparable solutions marketed at different prices and at distinctive Quality of Service (QoS) levels, portends a decision challenge to users. The users have to make ... -
The veneration of the prophet : The role of Kasida ya Hamziyyah during the Maulidi festival of the Lamu Archipelago, Kenya
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Ventilatory function of asthhate children in stable state seen at Kenyatta National Hospital
(University Of Nairobi.College of Health Sciences, 1987)Ninety-one asthamatic children aged 5-13 years and 92 controls matched for age and sex were systematically selected to perform ventilatory Dctiontests. There was a highly significant difference between patients and ... -
Ventriculo-peritoneal Shunt Survival at the Kenyatta National Hospital: a Registry Based Assessment
(University of Nairobi, 2017)Background: Hydrocephalus remains one of the common conditions managed by any neurosurgical service. A VP shunt complication is a major obstacle in the management of hydrocephalus. Analysis of data and outcomes in relation ... -
Venture Capitalists Approach to Strategy and Corporate Governance of Portfolio Companies: the Case of Tbl Mirror Fund
(University of Nairobi, 2011-10)Venture capital refers to a full range of financial services provided by experienced professionals to new or radically innovative changing firms. The financial services include financing of ventures, providing expertise ... -
Vermicomposting of agro-based waste in central Kenyan highlands
(Department of Soil Science, 2002)In Central Kenyan Highlands, soil nutrients pose a challenge to farmers in this area due to continuous cultivation of the soils. As a result, there is need to explore farmers' easily available resources for utilization ... -
Vernacular Issues In Built Form: A Case Study Of The Gusii Of Western Kenya
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Vernacular Radio and Health Promotion : Examining Programmes, the Use and Impact of Vernacular Radio in Malaria Control in Emuhaya District, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2015)This study investigated vernacular radio and health promotion: exploring the programmes, the use and impact of vernacular radio in the control of malaria in Emuhaya District, Kenya. The study had three specific objectives: ... -
Vernacular radio and traditional music practices in Kenya: case study: Kamba radio of the Kamba community
(University of Nairobi, Kenya, 2012)This study is about Kamba radio (Musyi FM) and traditional music practices of the Akamba. It seeks to understand the uses and gratifications Kamba radio audiences obtain from listening to music and whether traditional music ... -
Vernacular Radio in Kenya:case Study of Kameme Fm on the Factors Influencing the Development of Vernacular Radio in Ndeiya and Limuru Divisions of Kiambu District
(University of Nairobi, 2005)The main purpose of this study was to discover the main factors that influence the development of FM radio broadcasting in Kenya and the region. FM broadcasting is the most widely accessed mass medium today. Kameme FM was ... -
Vertical integration and competitive strategy of dairy processors: a case of Githunguri dairy farmers Cooperative Society Limited
(Business Administration, 2008)This study sought to find out the linkage between vertical integration and competitive strategy. It took the form of a case study of Githunguri Dairy Farmers Cooperative Society which is located about 50km from Nairobi ... -
Vertical integration and performance of food manufacturing firms in Nairobi
(School of Business, University of Nairobi, 2003-11)This study sought to establish the relationship between the degree of vertical integration and performance in food manufacturing firms in Nairobi. It examined the correlation between profitability performance ratios ... -
Vertical temperature and chemical gradients in groundwater in the Tucson Basin, Arizona
(1975)A study of vertical temperature and chemical gradients in groundwater was conducted, primarily to determine whether or not temperature gradients could be used as an index of vertical mixing in well bores and, hence, as ... -
Verucose Carcinoma of the Vulva: Report of Two Cases and Literature Review
(School of Medicine, 1991)A female Kenyan child with pseudoprecocious puberty due to juvenile granulosa cell tumour is presented. Clinical features in this patient included a mass in the lower abdomen, a growth spurt and appearance of pubic hairs ... -
A Veterinary Notification Service for Livestock Farmers a Case Study of Bumula Subcounty, Bungoma County
(University of Nairobi, 2022)The problem of timely access to Veterinary Doctors by Livestock farmers has paused great deal on livestock mobile health (mHealth) in Bumula Sub County, Bungoma County. This problem is traceable at the initial stage of ... -
Vetting of judges and magistrates in institutional transformation: lessons from Kenya
(University of Nairobi, Kenya, 2012)The role of the judiciary in safeguarding and entrenching the rule of law cannot be gainsaid. In countries where the judiciary is not independent or competent, human rights are not respected and the law is not what the ... -
The viability of micro-finance programs for the empowerment of rural poor women enterpreneurs: a case of Bujumbura rural province
(Department of sociology, 2003)This studyaimed at investigating the issue of how far micro-finance programs are viable for the empowerment of rural poor women entrepreneurs in the context of Bujumbura rural province, in Burundi. The main purpose wasto ...