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The Impact Of Cultivation On Rangeland Above Ground Herbaceous Primary Production And On Some Soil Properties. A Case Study Of Ol Moran Location, Laikpia District
(University of NairobiSchool of Biological Sciences, 2004)Rangelands are traditionally used for livestock and wildlife production but have increasingly been put under crop cultivation in the recent past. Consequently, land use conflicts, which include crop farmers versus ... -
The Impact of electronic commerce on business in Kenya
(School of computing & informatics, University of Nairobi, 2000)The project aimed at studying the effects that electronic commerce has had or is having on the different sectors of the Kenyan economy. This would help understand the situation relating to Electronic Commerce and be ... -
The impact of elephants, loxodonta African, on woody vegetation in relation to watering points in Tsavo east national park, Kenya
(2015)Understanding the relationship between the watering points and elephant impacts on woody vegetation in relation to proximity to these watering points is important in conservation of the elephants particularly their habitat. ... -
Impact of GlobalGAP Compliance on the Relative Poverty Status of Smallholder Horticultural Farmers in Eastern and Central Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2014)Global good agricultural practices (GlobalGAP) have significant, yet contentious impacts on different livelihood aspects of smallholder farmers. The GlobalGAP pose the threat of eliminating smallholder farmers from ... -
The impact of HIV/AIDs on retention rates of an education system
(School of Mathematics, University of Nairobi, 2002)In the introductory note of the project, chapter 1,we have covered the measure of HIV/AIDS in the general public and school system in Kenya. Here we have made the point clear that the measure of HIV/AIDS in schools is ... -
The Impact Of Human Land Use Activities And Seasonal Changes On The Dung Beetle Diversity Of Kakamega Forest Ecosystem
(University of NairobiSchool of Biological Sciences, 2005)Based on quantitative comparative data collected In Kakamega forest and the surrounding farmlands, analyses were done to ascertain to which extent different modes of land use and seasonal changes affect guild structure, ... -
Impact of ICT integration on mathematics performance in kenya: a case study of public secondary schools in West Pokot county
(University of Nairobi, 2015)This research addressed the issue of influence of ICT integration as a pedagogical tool on performance in mathematics in public secondary schools particularly in West Pokot County. Mathematics performance in Kenya has ... -
Impact of inflation volatility and economic growth on foreign direct investment in Kenya
(2014)Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) plays a very significant role in financial growth and development in Kenya. Economic growth and inflation are some of the factors assumed to have an influence on FDI in Kenya. The project ... -
Impact of intensive larval control and monitoring on malaria vectors in an area of high insecticide treated net coverage in rural Western Kenya
(University of NairobiSchool of Biological Sciences, 2009)Integrated control of vectors of human malaria in sub-Saharan Africa relies on strategic targeting of mosquito vectors. An anti-larval control study was implemented in an area of high insecticide treated bed net (ITN) ... -
Impact of Iron Ore Mining On Heavy Metal Concentration In Soils of Kishushe Area In Wundanyi, Taita Taveta County
(University of Nairobi, 2018)The study of heavy metal deposition and accumulation in soils is of great interest due to the negative consequences it presents to environment and human health. Mining and milling activities such as ore grinding, ore ... -
Impact of Land Cover, Land Use and Climate Change on the Hydrological Regimes of the Mara River Basin
(University of Nairobi, 2021)The Mara river basin is a serene sub-catchment of Lake Victoria basin and a part of the upper catchments of the Nile Basin. Importantly, it is a lifeline to the internationally renowned Mara - Serengeti ecosystem and a ... -
Impact of longevity risk with best fit mortality forecasting model
(University of Nairobi, 2015)The data used in this research is from the Human Mortality database for the United States for the period 2000 - 2009. We first begin by fitting linear, Makeham, cubic smoothing spline and Lee Cater models to the data to ... -
Impact of management attitude on the integration of Information communication technologies in higher Education instruction (a study of Makerere university and Kyambogo University.)
(School of computing and informatics, University of Nairobi, 2007)The study was set to investigate management attitude effect on the integration of ICTs in classroom environment, identify opportunities available and challenges which will lead to offering solutions to them. Three ... -
Impact of Metarhizium Anisopliae and Beauveria Bassiana on Bee Pollinators (Hymenoptera: Apidae), and Modelling Their Performance in Bee Colonies
(University of Nairobi, 2021)Insect pollination sustains the biodiversity of 90% of wild plants, and 75% of crop species for food and nutritional security. Chemical pesticides used to manage arthropod pests constitute a key driver to the unprecedented ... -
The impact of mortality as a result of HIV/AIDs to the insurance industries
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Impact of mosquito-proofing houses upon mosquito entry as well as investment and motivation by householders
(Department of Zoology, University of Nairobi, 2009)The quality of housing has been shown to influence malaria transmission, which in most African settings, takes place at home with around 80% occurring indoors. Anopheles gambiae mosquitoes are usually nocturnal, endophilic ... -
Impact of natural disasters on rural household poverty - a case study of floods in lower Kano plains, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2014-11)Disasters have disproportionate effects on the poor as they are relatively more vulnerable to disaster events. In the Kenya‘s Nyanza region, floods in the Kano Plains have been a major cause of impoverishment in the ... -
The Impact of Organizational Culture on Information Security Compliance Culture: a Case of Kenyan Universities
(University of Nairobi, 2021)Insider threat to information security is increasingly becoming a challenge to information security managers. One of the biggest challenges is not a lack of strong and robust policies, but that of ensuring full or highest ... -
The impact of predation on Grevy’s zebra (equus grevyi) population on Lewa Wildlife Conservancy
(University of NairobiSchool of Biological Sciences, 2000)Lewa Wildlife Conservancy (LWC) is home to a large number of herbivores that form the prey base of a growing predator population. Similarly, LWC is home to at least 20% of the world’s remaining wild population of Grevy’s ... -
Impact of Seasonal Changes on Malaria and Rift Valley Fever Vector Ecology and Infection Status in Baringo County, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2018)The seriousness of vector borne diseases is expected to be altered with ongoing climate change. This is because the vectors responsible for transmission of vector borne diseases (VBDs) are climate sensitive. The current ...