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Assessment of Water Quality in Some Distribution Tankers and Boreholes in Selected Areas of Nairobi County
(University of Nairobi, 2024)The health of any community entirely depends on the availability of sufficient safe and clean water which helps in preventing waterborne diseases. This study's primary goal was to determine whether water from distribution ... -
Impacts of Legal Pluralism in Conserving Water Towers in Kenya: a Case Study of Maasai Mau Water Tower
(University of Nairobi, 2023)Water towers offer ecosystem-based goods and services that support a number of sectors, which are crucial for the well-being of humans. Over the years, water towers have experienced severe degradation due to increase in ... -
Evaluating Mealworm (Tenebrio Sp.) Performance on Kenyan Agri-byproducts - Growth, Nutrition and Bioconversion
(University of Nairobi, 2023)The current study aimed at evaluating the effect of replacement of wheat bran, a popular but scarce mealworm diet with potato waste, pineapple peels and cabbage leaves for efficient rearing of Tenebrio sp. The first ... -
Assessment of the Quality of Gasoline and Cross-contamination Across the Kenyan Market
(University of Nairobi, 2022)Small and medium-sized motor cars are the majority of the vehicles found in urban areas around the world are often the main sources of air pollution, good-grade gasoline is fit-for-purpose fuel that complies with the ... -
Assessment of Flood Susceptibility in Mount Elgon Region of Uganda Under a Changing Climate and Risk Implication to Farmland Food Security
(University of Nairobi, 2023)Climate extremes, specifically floods, have posed significant challenges to several regions of the world. Mount Elgon in particular experiences severe flood and its’ impacts have drastically affected the region. Climate ... -
Using Image Processing for Plant Health Monitoring
(University of Nairobi, 2023)The problem farmers face in knowing the health status of the plants during the growth period has limited the yield produced, informed application of pesticide and sustainable agriculture. The challenge to better plant ... -
Rapid Assessment Survey of the Endangered Silver Bladder Reed Frog (Hyperolius Cystocandicans) in Southern Slopes of Mount Kenya Forest
(University of Nairobi, 2023)Reed frogs are a good case for investigating diversity of reproductive traits associated with co-occurrence, resource partitioning and habitat heterogeneity. Objectives of this study were to: (1) establish patterns of ... -
Rift Valley Fever Disease Surveillance and Control Strategies in Marigat Sub County, Baringo County, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2023)Rift Valley fever (RVF) a viral disease of ruminants, camels and humans transmitted by mosquitoes that belong to the Aedes and Culex genera. The disease causes a high economic impact because of livestock sickness and ... -
Induction of Early Flowering in Cassava (Manihot Esculenta) and Nicotiana Benthamiana by Overexpression of Cassava Flowering Locus T (Meft1)
(University of Nairobi, 2023)Flowering is a prerequisite in conventional plant breeding. In cassava, delayed and non-synchronous flowering makes conventional breeding difficult. This study aimed at accelerating flowering by overexpressing the endogenous ... -
Biotic Effects of Climate Change in the Tropical Alpine Moorlands of Mount Kenya and Mount Elgon, and Its Impact on Dependent Local Communities
(University of Nairobi, 2023)Tropical alpine areas are extraordinary ecosystems that provide valuable services including water, biodiversity, and food. These areas are uniquely threatened by climate change as they are predicted to warm more over the ... -
Impacts of Climate Variability on Livelihoods Sustainability in Kapsokwony Division, Mt. Elgon District, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2023)Mountains offer a special setting for identifying climate change and evaluating its effects. Long and short term climate variabilities continue to impact livelihoodsof small-holder farmersin the study area. People who live ... -
Effect of Selected Environmental Parameters on Quality of Syzygium Cuminii Fruits in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2023)Syzygium cuminii tree species belongs to the Myrtaceae family. The problem of underutilization of indigenous and traditional food resources can be addressed by promoting the utilization of these fruits to strengthen the ... -
Prosopis Juliflora Invasion in Baringo, Kenya: Exploring Its Impacts on Lulc Dynamics, Vachellia Tortilis, Selected Ecosystem Services, Livelihoods and Potential Spread Under Climate Change
(University of Nairobi, 2023)Savanna grasslands are invaluable, but face threats from multiple stressors such as land degradation, woody encroachment and climate change. While it is expected that climatic changes will continue to exacerbate existing ... -
Human Health Risks Associated With Radioactivity and Heavy Metals Around Mrima Hill and the Kwale Heavy Mineral Sand Mine, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2023)This study addresses global health concerns from heightened environmental radioactivity and heavy metal exposure. Despite extensive research on the dynamics and health risks of heavy metal pollution from various mining ... -
Chemical Degradation of Aflatoxin Contaminants in Maize as a Value Addition Strategy for Selected Counties in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2023)Aflatoxin contamination of maize, rice, groundnuts and wheat products is a common phenomenon in Kenya. This result to low nutritional value and huge economic loss of the crops produced. Additionally, consumption of aflatoxin ... -
Drought, Vulnerability and Adaptation: Risk of Food and Livelihoods Insecurity for Pastoralists and Agro-pastoralists in Borana Zone, Southern Ethiopia
(University of Nairobi, 2023)Ethiopia. a country in the Horn of Africa, is observing an increase in natural disasters, especially droughts. The impact of natural disasters and the ensuing economic harm they have caused have grown dramatically over the ... -
Development of Prognostic Models in the Presence of Competing Risks and Model Uncertainties: an Application to Peadiatric in-hospital Mortality
(University of Nairobi, 2023)This report delves into the practical applications of advanced modeling in the realm of prognostic modeling for pediatric in-hospital mortality. This research commenced with a comprehensive systematic review aimed at ... -
Investigating the Teleconnection Between Enso and Basin-scale Flooding: Case Study of Nzoia River Basin, Western Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2023)Even though there is progress in enhancing flood forecasting in Kenya, floods still continue to cause multiple casualties and substantial damages to infrastructure and properties leading to massive economic losses in areas ... -
Development of an Immunosensor for Detection of Lung Cancer Biomakers
(University of Nairobi, 2023)Early detection of cancer (long before the tumor is perceived) greatly increases the chance of curability, and is the point of focus for many cancer researchers. The mortality rate due to lung cancer has not decreased for ... -
Impacts of Climate Change on Sustainable Pastoralist Livelihoodsof Pokot Community in West Pokot County, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2023)West Pokot is among the adversely affected counties by climate extremes. The Pokot community is mainly pastoralist, whose mainstay is on livestock keeping, a very fragile livelihood to climate change shocks. The vulnerability ...