Theses and Dissertations: Recent submissions
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Evaluation of the Tanning Viability of Tannins From Coffee Pulp in Thika Sub-county, Kiambu County, Kenya.
(University of Nairobi, 2022)The tanning industry utilizes chrome salts for tanning despite them being considered environmental pollutants. Vegetable tanning is considered to be a greener alternative to chrome tanning with mimosa extract being the ... -
The Utility of Knee Ultrasound in Patients With Hemophilia Who Present With Knee Pain or Swelling at the Hemophilia Clinic in Kenyatta National Hospital
(University of Nairobi, 2022)Background; Hemophilia is among the diseases that have not received adequate attention from the critical health decision-makers, despite the increasing number of patients diagnosed with the disease locally and across ... -
Nutritional Knowledge and Dietary Practices Of pregnant Women Receiving Nutrition Education While Attending Antenatal Care at Mbagathi Hospital Nairobi County Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2022)Nutritioneducationisoneoftheimportantcomponentsofantenatalcare.Itisawidelyused strategy to improve nutritional knowledge of pregnant women seeking ante natal care more so in governmentrunhealthcarefacilities. A lot of ... -
Institutional Determinants of the Implementation of Inclusive Physical Education and Sports Programmes in Public Primary Schools in Nairobi City County, Kenya.
(University of Nairobi, 2022)The purpose of this study was to establish institutional determinants of the implementation of inclusive physical education and sports programmes in public primary schools having a special unit in Nairobi City County, ... -
A Randomized Trial to Compare Purse-string Suture With Occlusive Absorbent Dressing for the Closure of Tube Thoracostomy Incision at the Kenyatta National Hospital.
(University of Nairobi, 2022)Tube thoracostomy incision has been closed in various ways. The purse-string closure has been the norm for the closure of the incision. New methods have been developed over time to address the shortcomings of the purse-string ... -
Enhancing Smallholder Farmers’ Resilience Through Effective Climate Communication Channels in Rwanda: a Case Study of Ruhango District
(University of Nairobi, 2022)Globally climate change has been a major constraint towards achieving food security. Therefore, adaptation to climate change is imperative to reduce farmers’ vulnerability. The production and provision of climate information ... -
Ber Characterization of Frequency-coded Multiple Rank Modulation
(University of Nairobi, 2022)The growing need for higher rates of data transmission has made Multiple-Output Multiple-Input (MIMO) systems become the main focus for communication systems. In this work, a signal transmission technique is proposed where ... -
Developing a Water Allocation Planning Model for a Kenyan Sub-catchment: a Case Study of Awach Tende Sub-catchment.
(University of Nairobi, 2022)Water scarcity in Kenya is on the rise due to factors related to population growth and increase in human activities that cause depletion of natural resources, in this case water. The management of water as a resource in a ... -
Natural Ventilation in Maternity Hospitals
(University of Nairobi, 2022)Fresh air in maternity hospital buildings has positive effects on the users such as improved healing for patients and increased productivity of staff. Poor air quality in indoor spaces has been linked with occupant discomfort. ... -
Prevalence and Acr Bi-rads Categorization of Mammographic Calcifications With Histopathological Correlation of the Suspicious Categories at the Kenyatta National Hospital
(University of Nairobi, 2022)Background: The incidence of breast cancer has been on the rise. Breast cancer causes the third highest number of deaths in relation to all cancers in Kenya. Mammography is currently the optimal screening and diagnostic ... -
Analysis of Livelihood Activities Among Pastoral Households in Urban and Peri-urban Areas of Isiolo Town, Northern Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2022)Pastoralists all over the world are faced with a myriad of challenges, chief of them being recurrent droughts, diminishing grazing land owing to land tenure and land use changes, and conflicts over scarce resources, which ... -
Determine Risk Factors of Breast Cancer in Mogadishu
(University of Nairobi, 2022)Cancer is a sickness that a ects people of all socioeconomic backgrounds and cultures in the same way. Cancer will make treatment less likely to succeed for the remission of the patients and decrease survival chances if ... -
The Incidence of Post Operative Complications in the First 24 Hours Among Patients Undergoing Daycare Surgery at Kenyatta National Hospital.
(University of Nairobi, 2022)Back ground. Day care surgery and anesthesia rates have risen worldwide over the years in both developing and developed countries. This is made possible because of emergence of newer surgical, anesthetic and analgesic ... -
Land Size and Land Use for Sustainable Livelihood Security in Coffee Growing Zones; the Case of Kiganjo Sub-location, Gatundu South Sub-county, Kiambu County.
(University of Nairobi, 2020)Subdivision of agricultural land is perceived to be a threat to food and livelihoods security in Kenya. It has been related to the decline of the coffee sector in Kenya, which has provoked discussion surrounding possible ... -
Effect of Deficit Irrigation on Growth and Yield of Maize (Zea Mays) in Kiboko Research Station, Makueni County, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2022)The scarcity of water in semi-arid area of Kiboko, Makindu sub-county is a major contributor tolow maize yield beside climate change due to little and unreliable rainfall. Regulated deficit irrigation is a water management ... -
Postoperative Pain Management After Invasive Lower Limb Orthopaedic Surgery at Kenyatta National Hospital: a Prospective Study
(University of Nairobi, 2022)Background Postoperative pain management forms an integral part of healing and rehabilitation following orthopedic surgery procedures. Adequate pain control prevents the occurrence of postoperative complications and ... -
Monitoring and Evaluation, Contextual and Behavioural Determinants and Performance of Maternal Health Programmes in Kenyan County Governments
(University of Nairobi, 2022)Maternal Health is a significant and central human right and a vital element of sustainable development. Inefficiency in M&E is among the significant management stages have significantly contributed to operations failure ... -
Decontamination of Chrome Leather Waste and Its Modification for Use as a Commercial Fertilizer
(University of Nairobi, 2022)Chrome tanning is the most popular form of tannage worldwide due to the superior quality and versatility of the resultant leather compared to all other leather tanning materials. However, waste emanating from the production ... -
Strategic Leadership, Competitive Advantage, Organization Structure and Performance of International Non-governmental Organizations in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2022)In the wake of myriad challenges facing organizations, the concept of strategic leadership has generally been embraced by several organizations owing to its immense contribution to organizational performance. Strategic ... -
Stochastic Modelling of Systematicmortality Risk Under Collateral Data and Its Applications
(University of Nairobi, 2022)Many actuaries worldwide use Systematic Mortality Risk (SMR) to value actuarial products such as annuities and assurances sold to policyholders. Data availability plays an essential role in ascertaining the SMR models’ ...