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Visualizing Nairobi Traffic From Social Media Data
(2016)Traffic congestion is one of the greatest challenges faced by developing cities in the world. Nairobi, Kenya is not exceptional. Traffic data collection methods such as cameras, radars are too expensive to install and ... -
Visualizing the spatial-temporal patterns of crime in Nairobi
(Department of Geospatial and Space Technology, University of Nairobi, 2007-05)Crime in Kenya is a serious problem with high social and economic costs. Crime is neither unique nor random, but rather tends to be unevenly distributed and has a spatial temporal pattern. Geographic Information Systems ... -
Vitamin A and nutritional status of children aged 24-72 months in Nambale, Busia district, kenya: a comparative study of households with and without home gardens
(University of NairobiDepartment of Food Science, Nutrition and Technology, 2006)This study compared vitamin A status, nutritional status and food diversity of children aged between 24 and 72 months, of households possessing home gardens and those without home gardens, in Nambale Division of Busia ... -
Vitamin A Deficiency And Its Dietary Associations: The Case Of Pre-School Children In Arssi Region, Ethiopia
(University of Nairobi, 1994)Vitamin A deficiency and xerophthalmia is a well identified public health problem among pre-school children in the southern part of rural Ethiopia, Arssi region. This has been associated with the low frequency of consumption ... -
Vitamin a deficiency and its risk factors among children aged 6 months to 15 years in Arssi Zone, Ethiopia
(Department of Food Science, Nutrition and Technology, University of Nairobi, 2000)A cross sectional study which was descriptive and analytical in nature was carried out between February and April 1999 among children aged 6 months to 15 years in Dodotana Sire district of Arssi zone, Ethiopia. The main ... -
Vitamin a status in children with protein-energy malnutrition and Measles at Kenyatta National Hospital
(University Of NairobiDepartment of Medicine, 1988)Serum levels of retinol, retinol-binding protein and prealbumin were measured in 50 children with protein energy malnutrition, 17 well-nourished children suffering from measles and 33 children with protein-energy ... -
Vitamin a status of 6-10 year old children and some associated factors in Gachoka, Mbeere district, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2001-10)The study was carried out to determine household characteristics and individual child factors associated with vitamin A status of primary school children aged 6-10 years in Gachoka Division, Mbeere District, Kenya. Six ... -
Vitamin A Supplementation And Measles Outcome At, Kenyatta National Hospital
(University Of NairobiCollege of Health Sciences, 1990)A double blind controlled clinical trial, on the effect of Vitamin A supplementation on the immediate outcome of measles, was carried out at the infectious disease Hospital (IDH), of Kenyatta National Hospital (KNH) ... -
Vitamin B12 deficiency in type two Diabetic patients using metformin at Kenyatta National Hospital
(University of Nairobi, Kenya, 2012)Metformin is most frequently prescribed first line therapy for individuals with type 2 diabetes. Continuous use of metformin is associated with vitamin B12 deficiency, yet the prevalence of this side effect and subsequent ... -
Vitamin D and Calcium levels in Elderly Patients presenting with Hip Fragility Fractures in KNH
(University of Nairobi, 2020)BACKGROUND Fragility fractures are associated with significantly reduced bone strength in elderly patients due to changes in bone mass, architecture and material characteristics. They are occasioned by low energy injuries ... -
Vitamin D Levels in Children With Obstructive Adenotonsillar Disease at the Kenyatta National Hospital
(University of Nairobi, 2022)Background: Adenotonsillar disease is a common problem for which children undergo surgery. Vitamin D plays an essential role in immunity, deficiency of which has been linked to disease in these lymphoid organs Objective: ... -
Vitendo Sogezi Katika Kiswahili Sanifu
(University of Nairobi, 2017)Katika miaka ya tangu 1970, watafiti mbalimbali wamechunguza uanisho wa lugha za ulimwengu uliofanywa na Talmy (1975, 1985, 2000) kwa kuzingatia vitendo sogezi. Talmy anaeleza kuwa kitendo sogezi kina vipengele vinne vya ... -
Vitendo Usemi Na Ulinganifu Wa Maana Katika Tafsiri: Mifano Kutoka Tafsiri Za Kazi Mbili Teule Za Barbara Kimenye
(University of Nairobi, 2014)Huu utafiti ulihusu matumizi ya nadharia ya vitendo usemi kusuluhisha tatizo la ulinganifu katika tafsiri. Msisitizo ulitiliwa kwenye ngazi ya ilokusheni ambapo swali kuu lililoongoza utafiti wenyewe ni kutatokea nini ... -
Vitex Doniana Sweet (Verbanaceae): Evaluation of Pharmacological Basis of Use in Traditional Medicine
(University of Nairobi, Kenya, 2011)Vitex doniana is a medium sized deciduous tree, 8 to 18 m high, with a heavy rounded crown and a clear pole up to 5 m in height. It is quite wide spread occurring in Savanna regions, Coastal woodlands, riverine and low ... -
The vocabulary level of standard three and four pupils of Kakamega District
(Facult of Education, University of Nairobi, 1978)Prior to this study, there has been no research done in Kenya to determine the range of children S vocabulary in English at any given level, to enable the educators to choose or to write books of the correct level of ... -
Vocal cord paralysis: a complication of thyroid surgery
(University of Nairobi,School of Medicine, 1991)This is a retrospective descriptive study on vocal cord paralysis following thyroidectomy at the Ear, Nose and Throat - Head and Neck (E.N.T. - H&N)surgical unit of Kenyatta National Hospital (KNH).Atotal of 454 ... -
Vocational and Technical Training of School Leavers: Its Effects on Their Livelihoods in Vihiga County, Kenya.
(University of Nairobi, 2020)Youth are the future of any nation. To be certain that they have the required knowledge and skills, vocational and technical institutions have been used to impart the necessary training and skills. This study was conducted ... -
Vocational Entrepreneurial Training and the Success of Youth-owned Enterprises in Kasarani Sub-county, Kenya.
(University of Nairobi, 2022)One of the immerging issue relates to how vocational entrepreneurial training affects the success of enterprises. An investigation of the link between vocational entrepreneurial training and the success enterprises owned ... -
The Voice of Informal Sector Entrepreneurs: a Case Study of Jua Kali Associations of Homa Bay Town, Kenya.
(University of Nairobi, 2018)This thesis is about the role of voice in advancing the needs and interests of informal sector entrepreneurs. It investigates how and when women and men working in the informal sector generate and use voice to change a ... -
Voices Of The Civil Society And Donor Agents In Ole Kulet’s The Elephant Dance
(University of Nairobi, 2019)This study evaluates the conspicuous voices of the civil society and donor agencies in Ole Kulet’s The Elephant Dance. The objectives of the study were to illustrate how Ole Kulet’s has been influenced by the civil society ...
