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Prediction of wood density and carbon-nitrogen content in tropical agroforestry tree species in Western Kenya using infrared spectroscopy
(University of Nairobi, 2012)
The global debate on climate change needs to be furnished with accurate and precise
measurement of biomass in agricultural landscapes. Wood density is a supporting
parameter for biomass estimation; however, empirical ...
Groundwater quality in Samia area of Busia county, Western Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2012)
This study focuses on the groundwater quality in Samia area, western Kenya. It also
investigates the aquifer types and their possible impacts on the water quality. The
geology of the area comprises granite-greenstone ...
A Model for Implementation and Assessment of ICT adoption by teachers in secondary schools in Kikuyu district in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2012)
Secondary schools and teachers are under increasing pressure to use Information and
Communication Technology to impart to students the knowledge, skills and attitudes they need
to survive in the current century. Many ...
User-centric information and communication technology adoption model for rural farming communities in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2012)
The role of technology among populations in developing countries continues to be a topic of
immense interest to researchers. Whereas technology acquisition is easily discernible externally,
the ways to which a piece of ...
Multi-agent based intrusion detection system for cloud computing - (iaas)
(University of Nairobi, 2012)
Cloud Computing has come to represent a significant shift in Information Technology. Companies are excited by the
opportunities to reduce capital costs, invest on core competencies and as well by the agility offered by ...
Optimization and performance evaluation of ip lookup algorithms
(University of Nairobi, 2012)
The number of people accessing the internet grows exponential and soon half of the
world’s population will have access to internet. New services and applications are also
added daily on the popular IP networks and this ...
Multivariate analysis for a split plot design with a covariate to determine the effects of different fertilizers levels for three potato varieties
(2012-07)
Kenya's population is over forty million putting considerable pressure on production of food.
This has led to continuous planting resulting to less fertile soils. The yield decreases season after
season .This study seeks ...
An Investigation Of Numerical Solution To Partial Differential Equations In Numerical Weather Prediction
(University of Nairobi, 2012)
In this study, we begin by presenting an overview of the Numerical Weather Prediction process as used in the Unified Model of the Met Office in UK The primitive equations are the continuity equation, the momentum equations, ...
E-waste management frame work for Kenyan Universities
(2012)
Electricals and electronic industry is one of the fastest growing industries which is largely due to
technological advancement. This has resulted to computers and other related equipment
becoming obsolete with a very ...
Species Distribution Model: A Case Study of Brown Ear Tick (Rhipicephalus appendiculatus) in Kenya.
(2012-07)
A major method for analyzing resource selection of species ,predicting and mapp1l1g habitat
suitability is by use of a Geographic Information System(GIS).This research combines data relating
to Rhipicephalus appendiculatus(Brown ...