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Middleware for Mobile Phone Grid based on Android
(University of Nairobi, 2011)
The mobile phone has been dubbed the “the single most transformative tool” for development, its usage has
increased coupled with lots of technological advancement. This dissertation describes and reports on
mobile grid ...
Households’ vulnerability and adaptation to water scarcity in rural areas Katsina state, Nigeria
(University of Nairobi, 2015)
Water supply is one of the world’s most pressing issues of the 21st century and its
scarcity and consequent stress is now the single greatest threat to human health, the
environment, global food supply as well as economic ...
Adsorption and photodegradation of pesticide residues in selected plants grown in organic container garden: food security phenomenon
(University of Nairobi, 2015)
This work focuses on the fate of pesticide residues mainly; pentachlorophenol, lambda
cyhalothrin, chlorothalonil and chlorpyrifos in organic container farming in soil and crop
surfaces. Adsorption of pesticide residues, ...
Management of Emergency health care conditions in Healthcare centres. A CBR approach
(University of Nairobi, 2011)
Case Base Reasoning is a subfield in Artificial Intelligence (AI), this is a methodology that
presents a foundation for a new technology of building intelligent computer aided diagnoses
(decision support) using past and ...
Effect of introduced forage legumes on dry matters production, nutritive quality and soil fertility of natural pastures of Semi-Arid rangelands of Kenya
(School of Biological Sciences, University of Nairobi, 2008)
A two phase study was carried out in the semi-arid range-lands of Kajiado District, Kenya to determine the effects of introduced forage legumes on production of natural pastures as a means of improving the quantity and ...
Ecological and physiological adaptations of malaria vectors in a semi-arid area in Baringo district, Kenya
(2011)
Longitudinal entomological sampling was executed to study physiological and ecological adaptations of malaria vectors at two semi-arid villages (Kamarimar and Tirion) in Kenya. Adult mosquitoes were sampled using CDC light ...
Detecting changes in mean of Malaria Time Series Using change point analysis
(2012)
Abstract
Background
A sequence of observation usually undergoes sudden changes at unknown times. Hence, there is
need to find out if a shift has occurred in time series data by identifying set of change points.
Change ...
The relationship between the fundamental Values and the issue prices of initial public Offers at the Nairobi securities exchange
(University of Nairobi, 2013)
It is often recommended that the issue price of an IPO be equal to the fundamental
value because this is the optimum price for all the parties involved in the IPO process
including the underwriters and investors. However, ...
Dye sensitized solar cells fabricated from obliquely sputtered nanoprous TiO2 thin films: characterization, electron transport and lifetime studies
(University of Nairobi, Department of Physics, 2008-01)
Nonoporous titanium dioxide thin films have been obliquely deposited by reactive direct current magnetron sputtering onto conducting glass substrates for dye sensitized solar cell fabrication. The research studies the ...
Social re-integration of women undergoing obstetric fistula repairs: A case study of three AMREF intervention sites.
(University of Nairobi, 2013)
According to the American heritage dictionary, a fistula is defined as an abnormal duct or passage resulting from an injury, disease, congenital disorder connecting abscess, cavity or hollow organ to either the body surface ...