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An examination of the operation and management of public bus terminal facilities in the CBD of Nairobi
(2000-06)
The city has been depicted by many urban analysts as a kind of dynamic interface
machine of movement (transport), channels of communication (including information)
links, serving activities accommodated by the settlement. ...
Soil loss and nutrient losses due to erosion in a maize-legume Based cropping system in Gatanga (Kenya).
(University of Nairobi, 2000)
In Central Kenya highlands, accelerated soil erosion is caused mainly by intensive agricultural •.
activities. The current conventional agricultural practices where the crop residues are completely
harvested alongside ...
Giriama funeral songs: a functional aesthetic study
(University of Nairobi, 2000)
This study is based on the analysis of Giriama funeral songs as oral literary works of art
with the objective 'of establishing their social functions and aesthetic effects particularly
on the intended audience. The ...
Trace gas emissions from biomass cookstoves in Kiambu and Bungoma districts. (A pilot study).
(2000)
A study incorporating an opinion survey and quantification of selected trace gases
(C02, CO and NO) emitted from biomass fires was conducted in Kiambu and
Bungoma districts respectively between 1996 and 1997. The 3-stone ...
In search of an equilibrium: A study of gender roles and style in national drama festival plays
(University of Nairobi., 2000)
This study is aimed at establishing the gender roles and attitudes inscribed in the Drama Festival plays within the period between 1995 - 1999. It is based on ten unpublished Drama Festival plays picking two plays per a ...
A critical analysis of disaster motif in Gikuyu oral narratives
(2000)
This thesis conducts a critical analysis of disaster motif in Gikuyu oral narratives. It
aims at identifying, interpreting and analysing the disaster motif in the oral
narratives with a view to understanding the concept ...
An investigation of heat flow, precipitate formation and grain growth in the HAZ of aluminium alloy weldments
(2000)
The modified Rosenthal's equation for heat flow during welding is shown to
qualitatively predict the temperature distribution in the heat-affected zone during
welding of aluminium alloy (AA) 2024. The effects of heat ...
Diagnosis and predictability of east african rainfall on intraseasonal to interannual timescales
(2000)
Almost all facets of societal and economic activities in East Africa are critically dependent on
the variability of seasonal rainfall which mostly occurs during March-May (long rains) and
September/October-December (short ...
Surface modified electrodes as a novel technique or characterizing adansonia digitata fruit
(2000)
The results presented in this thesis show that electrochemical analysis have been
successfully carried out on raw plant material of Adansonia digitata fruit. All the four
components of the A. digitata fruit, i.e. the ...
Phytochemical investigation of Psiadia Punctulata in Kenya
(2000)
The genus Psiadia belongs to the family Compositae (Asteraceae), which is the
largest plant family in the world. It is composed of some 60 species, which is distributed
throughout the world. Phytochemical studies have ...