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The effects of economic enterprises on fertility behaviour:
(1992)
This study examines the effects of selected economic enterprises on selected fertility behaviour variables among the Gusii community of western Kenya. Its basic objective is to determine whether different economic practices ...
Evaluation studies on the Application of vernonia and other epoxidized Vegetable oils in alkyd and epoxy coatings.
(1992)
Vernonia oil and other epoxidized vegetable oils were studied for
their characteristics and evaluated for their applications as
reactive diluents in alkyd coatings and in elastomers for
toughening epoxy coatings. These ...
A study of start-up process and operation of anaerobic Digestion with coffee pulping waste water
(1992)
One of the major problems that occurs in the application of anaerobic
treatment to wastewater is the frequent failure to achieve startup.
The start-up period is the time upon which steady state conditions
are achieved ...
Soil erosion and its impact on surface water reservoirs: a case study of Nguu Tatu catchment North-east of Mombasa District Kenya
(1992)
This is a study on soil erosion and its impact. on small
reservoirs located in the Nguu Tatu catchment situated in the
northern parts of Mombasa District, Kenya. The main objective of
this study is the determination of ...
Structural strength and performance of cement - stabilized murram blockwalls
(1992)
The thesis gives figures by the Central Bureau of Statistics showing that for a reasonably decent residential house,wall construction materials account for 25% of the total cost of materials. It therefore concludes that ...
The life style pattern of credit card users in Nairobi
(University of Nairobi,, 1992)
Lifestyle attempts to profile a persons way of being
and acting in the world.
The aim of this study was to depict the cardholder according
to a lifestyle pattern. Thus to obtain a description of the card
holder along ...
Cassia Didymotrya Fres And Solanum Incanum L In Rats
(University of Nairobi, 1992)
Evaluation of the commonly used analgesics in the naked mole-rat (heterocephalus glaber) and the root-rat mole-rat (tachyoryctes splendens) using the hot-plate test
(University of Nairobi, 1992)
The aims of the experiments were to study pain
mechanisms and behaviour in two species of mole-rats, the
naked mole-rat (Heterocepha/us g/aber) and the root-rat
mole-rat (Tachyoryctes sp/endens). Two opioids (pethidine
and ...
An investigation into the causes and dynamics of slope cutting in the Timau area, North Western foot slopes of Mt Kenya
(1992)
At the North Western foot. slopes of Mount Kenya. bet.ween
Nanyuki Town and Kisima Farm. prominent erosion scars with
steep, bare and deep edges are widespread on the gently
sloping land surface. Unlike the usual gully ...
Measurement and sources of multi-factor of productivity in Kenyan agriculture: 1964-1989
(1992)
The twofold purpose of this study was to construct a multi-factor
productivity index for Kenyan agriculture and to analyze the factors
responsible for this productivity change. A partial productivity index for the
Kenyan ...