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Analyzing degradation of Southern Mau forest using GIS and remote sensing
(2011)
Forest Canopy density is a major factor in evaluation of forest status and is an important
indicator ofpossible management interventions. Forest canopy cover, also known as
canopy coverage or crown cover, is defined as ...
Application Of The Navier-stokes Equations In The Localisation Of Atherosclerosis
(2011)
Localization of atherosclerosis plaque has been a great problem for many centuries. Many researchers
have done a lot of studies in blood flow with the motivations of understanding the localization of
atherosclerosis in ...
Application of enzyme technology to improve the nutritive value of high-fibre feedstuffs for non-ruminants
(University of Nairobi, 2011)
An experiment was conducted to determine the effect of supplementing a high fibre
diet with combinations of NSP-degrading enzymes on growth performance and
nutrient utilization of broiler chickens. The ingredients of the ...
Developing an open source Kipsigis spell checker and language tool
(University of Nairobi, 2011)
This report discusses the morphology of the various parts of speech of the Kipsigis language, the
development of corpus preparation and analysis tool using Jython and describes the development
of an open source Kipsigis ...
An Intelligent Traffic Light Algorithm System
(University of Nairobi, 2011-04)
Traffic light control systems have increased in use on our roads particularly in the urban
areas. Every year, more cities are starting to implement traffic light control systems to
control traffic in and out of the city. ...
Assessment of heavy metal concentrations and radiation exposure due to naturally occuring radioactve materials in the limestone deposits of kitui south district - Kenya.
(2011)
The heavy metals contents of Cu, Zn and Pb have been measured using Energy Dispersive XRay
Fluorescence (EDXRF) and their pollution indexes calculated. The radiation background
exposure at 1 m above the ground was measured ...
Development of a Chemometric Energy Dispersive X-Ray Fluorescence and Scattering Spectroscopy (EDXRFS) Method for Rapid Soil Quality Assessment
(2011)
Sustainable land use and agricultural productivity especially in precision farming depends on
soil quality management and thus necessitates soil quality assessment (SQA). This calls for
simple, affordable and rapid but ...
Application of ARIMA and GARCH Models in Forecasting Pump Oil Prices in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2011)
Oil is an important energy commodity to mankind. Several causes have made oil
prices to be volatile. The fluctuation of oil prices has affected many related sectors and
stock market indices. Hence, forecasting the pump ...
Mathematical Models In Portfolio Selection: The case Of The Emerging Nairobi Stock Exchange
(University of Nairobi, 2011)
A GREAT deal of theoretical and empirical work has been carried out in recent years, on the use
of mathematical models as an aid to the selection of investment portfolios containing equities.
Some of the models have been ...