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Assessment of maize crop water requirements and productivity under climate change in central and southern regions of Malawi
(2009)
The rapid population growth, poverty and climate variability have resulted into food
insecurity in Malawi. The impacts of climate change on agriculture will add challenges to
ensuring food security and poverty reduction ...
Cooperative problem solving: A Case study of the mobile phone technology
(2007)
A cooperative distributed problem solving (CDPS) system is a distributed network of
semi-autonomous processing nodes that work together to solve a single problem [23].
Cellular radio provides mobile telephone service by ...
Use Of The Shared Frailty Model To Identify The Determinants Of Infant And Child Survival In Rwanda Using DHS Data
(University of Nairobi, 2009)
The infant and child mortality have much fluctuated in Rwanda since the year 1992 and decreased
considerably during 5 years preceding the 2005 RDHS. However, the current indicators are still high
compared to the goals ...
The effects of habitat change on the avifauna of Mount Marsabit forest, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2007)
Forests are important ecosystems because of their immense contribution to national
economy and the livelihoods of local communities. They are also important for biodiversity
conservation and are indeed critical habitats ...
Phytochemical investigation of schizozygia coffaeoides baill. (apocyncaceae) for antimicrobial principles
(University of Nairobi, Kenya, 2009)
The air dried and ground stem bark of Schizozygia coffaeoides was extracted with dichloromethane/methanol (1:1) by cold exhaustive percolation. This crude extract was subjected to different chromatographic techniques which ...
An exploratory study of changes in fertility across developing countries.
(2002)
The objective of this work is to explain changes in fertility across developing countries. This is done by estimating the levels of degree of preference implementation for the sixty selected countries with the required ...
The determinants of cognitive achievements in primary schools in Kenya
(2005-09)
This study analyses the relationship between educational inputs and cognitive achievements in reading English and Mathematics for primary schools in Kenya with a view to identify inputs, which are most effective in raising ...
Effects of cotton growing on household food Security in arid and semi-arid lands: the example of Barwessa division in Baringo district Kenya".
(2009)
This study was motivated by the need to understand the interplay
between cotton farming in Barwessa and household food security
in the area.
The study was centered on three main objectives:
• To examine the extent to ...
Metaphysical foundations of morality
(2001-12)
As the world makes progress in the consideration of humanity, with so many organizations to promote this nobility, there are also many setbacks in the spectrum of individual and/or collective action. Not necessarily that ...
Biomass energy consumption in dryland towns: a case study of emerging urban settlements in Kitui district
(University of Nairobi, 2006-09)
Globally, resource degradation is being experienced in several fronts: among them land,
water, forestry, and air. The prime contributors have been industrialization, human
settlement and urbanization. In Kenya human ...