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Status and Causes of Deterioration of Wetlands in the Eastern Riftvalley, Case Study of Lake Nakuru - Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2020)
Lake Nakuru is a shallow hyper-eutrophic, alkaline and saline endorheic lake located in Rift Valley’s eastern arm. Despite its great importance, Lake Nakuru has undergone profound changes due to anthropogenic activities, ...
Markovian Modeling the changes in Prevalence of Soil-Transmitted Helminths in response to praziquantel treatment in Mwea
(University of Nairobi, 2020)
Approximating the reduction level of STH infections is important in policy and decision
making nationally as well as globally.This is to ensure the control measures put in place
aligns withWHOrecommendation of infections ...
Poisson Process Modelling of the Temporal Behavior of Volcanic Eruptions in the East African Rift System
(University of Nairobi, 2020)
The social costs of volcanic eruptions are severe for eruptions of considerable magnitude.
Understanding the temporal behavior of volcanic eruptions is thus key to hazard assessments
and prevention of future loss of life ...
Geological Setting and Mineralization of Iron Ore, Rare Earth Elements, and Associated Metals in Kithiori Area of Marimanti, Tharaka Nithi County, Kenya.
(University of Nairobi, 2020)
The study area is located in Marimanti area in Tharaka Nithi County, Kenya, and it is bound by the following coordinates: 00° 10’ 50” S – 00° 09’ 10” S and 37° 58’ 20” E – 37° 40’ 00” E. The area is also located within the ...
Impacts Of Land Use And Land Cover On Water Quality And Benthic Macroinvertebrates In Theta River Catchment
(University of Nairobi, 2020)
Landuse and landcover (LULC) changes continue to pose a threat to water quality, and aquatic
biodiversity in many watersheds across the world. There is a growing scientific consensus of the
close relationship between ...
Modelling Time to Default on Kenyan Bank Loans Using Non-parametric Models
(University of Nairobi, 2020)
Financial institutions in past decades have been facing many risks that must be dealt with
sensitively and in accordance with the instructions of the Central Bank of Kenya (CBK).
In the forefront of these risks is credit ...
Application of Runge-Kutta methods for solving Nonlinear Systems of Ordinary Diffferential Equations to Unemployment Model.
(University of Nairobi, 2020)
Youth unemployment is on the rise globally and it poses huge economic, social and political
challenges which results to unsustainable growth of the country’s economy. The
main aim of this thesis is to focus on youth ...
Synthesis and Applications of Tris-homoleptic Cyclometalated Iridium (Iii) Complexes
(University of Nairobi, 2020)
Tris-cyclometalated homoleptic iridium(III) complexes have been shown to harbor immense potential as functional materials constituents and actively play a critical role in the field of photocatalysis and photosensitization. ...
Poverty-based Classification of Households Using Cluster Analysis
(University of Nairobi, 2020)
Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) rely on agriculture for livelihood. Agri-climatic shocks such as
prolonged droughts, outbreak of animal and human diseases and crop and pest diseases
make rural poor households in SSA vulnerable. ...
Chemosystematics, Antimicrobial and Antiproliferative Activities of the Kenyan Zanthoxylum Species and Dodonaea Viscosa Populations
(University of Nairobi, 2020)
The aim of this study was to establish the relationship in Zanthoxylum species, and Dodonaea viscosa populations based on the metabolite profiles. The study also included the evaluation of the crude extracts and pure ...