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Optimization of power plant dispatch and capacity expansion in Kenya
(2008)
The need to study the Kenyan national power system with a VIew to minimising environmental emissions and energy production costs in the present and the long-term was identified. The overall objective ...
Effect of Land Use on Occurrence and Diversity of Nematode Destroying Fungi in Taita Taveta, Kenya
(2008)
This study was undertaken with the objective of determining the occurrence of nematode destroying fungi in soil under different land use systems, with the ultimate goal of harnessing their potential in the control of plant ...
An evaluation of the method of dairy bull dam selection in Kenya
(2008)
5670 lactation records of 1,701 Ayrshire cows from 18 officially milk recording herds,
made between 1990 and 2004, were used to evaluate the efficiency of the current bu II
dam selection method in Kenya. The data was ...
Clinical patterns of psoriasis Vulgaris in patients at Kenyatta national hospital
(2008)
Psoriasis Vulgaris is an inflammatory skin disorder with abnormal
epidermal differentiation and hyperproliferation. It is a common, chronic
relapsing, condition with a strong genetic basis.
It presents with different ...
Influence of maternal nutrition knowledge on infant :feeding practices among the Maasai community in Narok District, Kenya
(2008-07)
Little is documented about the relationship between maternal nutrition knowledge and
infant feeding practices in the Maasai community. A cross sectional survey which
employed both descriptive and analytical methods of ...
Effectiveness of Chitosan against spoilage moulds in harvested mangoes and its preservative effect on Ngowe mangoes (Mangifera Indica L. var. Ngowe
(2008)
Trade in mangoes contributes significantly to the Kenyan economy and the mango is an
important fruit for its nutritional and sensory qualities. There are several mango varieties
grown in Kenya. Ngowe mangoes are the ...
Determination Of Factors In.fluencing The Efficiency Of Legume Green Manures For Maize Production In Embu,kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2008-05)
Land productivity in the central highlands of Kenya is mainly constrained by low and
declining soil fertility. In the maize-based fanning systems, continuous cultivation without
adequate soil fertility enhancement measures ...
An analysis of the returns to adoption of agricultural technologies in South Western Kenya
(School of Agriculture, University of Nairobi, 2008-12)
Responses to regional terrorism in Eastern Africa : a case study of the Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) in Uganda, 1991-2001
(University of Nairobi, CEES, Kenya, 2008)
This study is on Regional Terrorism in Eastern Africa (East Africa and the Horn of Africa)
It analyses the philosophical, political and religious roots of terrorist activities in the region and discusses the regional effects ...
Determinants of sexual behaviour patterns among adolescents in Laikipia District, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, CHS, Kenya, 2008)
Background: Twenty five percent of the world's population is between 10-24 years of
age. With increasing social and peer pressures on young people to be sexually active and, in the case of boys, to have several different ...