Faculty of Science & Technology (FST): Recent submissions
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Facts, knowledge and public perception on genetically modified Foods with specific reference to maize in Dagoretti Nairobi County
(University of Nairobi, 2013)Knowledge and public perception on GM maize vary among different nations and are thought to be affected by income, education and gender among other social demographic factors. The present study was conducted to assess ... -
Antinociceptive activities of extracts from selected medicinal plants using animal models
(University of Nairobi, 2013)This study reports the findings of the scientific evaluation of selected indigenous plants used by Kenyan communities for the management of pain and painful conditions. Pain is associated with high morbidity and socioeconomic ... -
Mutual inhibition, competition, and periodicity in a two species Chemostat-like System
(University of Nairobi, 2013)In this study, we developed a model that addresses competition in a periodic chemostat-like system with mutual growth inhibition. A periodic Kolmogorov system of ordinary differen tial equations ... -
User behaviour modeling in Web Application Security Monitoring:a case for a University Student and Staff Web Portal Andrew
(University of Nairobi, 2013)This thesis discusses efforts in security monitoring and auditability in the web environment and proposes a solution that allows holistic collection and consolidation of audit trail ... -
Assessment of Climate Change Impacts on Particulate Matter Air Pollution- Induced Human Health in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2013-06)Several studies have reported an increase In air pollution in urban centers especially in developing co untries, leading to cardio-respiratory diseases. According to World Health Organisation (WHO), air pollution is ... -
Development and validation of a liquid chromatographic method for the analysis of Azithromycin
(University of Nairobi, 2013)Azithromycin is a semi-synthetic macrolide antibiotic that is active against a number of Gram positive and Gram-negative bacteria. Azithromycin is listed in the World Health Organization and the Ministry of Health, Kenya ... -
Characterization Of Erythrocyte Receptor Polymorphisms In A Malaria Endemic Population In Kilifi, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2013)Malaria is a strong selective force in the human genome, selecting genes for resistance to disease in human populations living in malaria endemic areas. Selection by malaria has ... -
Antimalarial activity, acute toxicity and phytochemical Screening of selected antimalarial plants
(University of Nairobi,, 2013)Malaria is a major cause of deaths in the world. It is a vector-borne disease caused by protozoan plasmodia parasites. The parasites are currently becoming resistant to current antimalarial drugs thus there is need to ... -
Strategic planning systems, Organizational learning, strategy Implementation and performance of firms In export processing zones in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2013)The main objective of this study was to determine the influence of strategic planning systems, organizational learning and strategy implementation on performance of firms in the EPZ in Kenya. This study premised on the ... -
Priming effects of Television on voting patterns. The case of the March 2013 Presidential elections
(University of Nairobi, 2013)This study was an evaluation of the effect of priming from TV media on the decision making patterns of the Kenyan people, during the March 2013 presidential elections. The objectives of the study were to investigate the ... -
Impact of climate refugees on the humanitarian situation a case study of Dadaab refugee camp
(University of Nairobi, 2013)ABSTRACT The study sought to investigate the impact of climate refugees on the humanitarian situation with focus to Dadaab refugee camp. Harsh climate condition is one of the factors that lead to human migration. When ... -
Isolation And Characterization Of Lignocellulose Biodegrading Enzymes From Marine Woodborers: Potential In Bioethanol Production
(University of Nairobi, 2013)Marine woodborers are members of phylum Mollusca, class bivalvia, families Teredinidae and Pholadidae; and phylum Arthropoda, class crustacea, family Sphaeromatidae. They have a close association with tropical mangrove ... -
On The Geometric Properties Of The Numerical Ranges Of Bounded Linear Operators
(School of Mathemetics, 2013)This study is on the characterization of the numerical ranges of a bounded linear operator T on a Hilbert space H. In case of a bounded linear operator, the closure of the numerical range apart from including the spectrum ... -
Car Hire and Tracking Management System
(University of Nairobi, 2012)Nowadays, there are online car reservations which give much benefit to user. The existence of this online system can overcome the problem of availability and provide convenience to the user in renting, car yet users still ... -
Testing ascertainment BIAS and RNA secondary structure morphology for phylogenetic signals
(University of NairobiCentre for Biotechnology and Bioinformatics, 2013)Phylogenetic reconstruction is essential to many decisions in the medical and agricultural sciences. However, a common drawback in many of these studies is the failure of different datasets to recover the same phylogeny, ... -
Ethnobotanical study, toxicity and phytochemical screening of selected medicinal plants of Tinderet district, Nandi county, Kenya
(University of NairobiSchool of Biological Sciences, 2013)Most indigenous communities depend on plants for medicine. Plants contain active principles that ensure the well being of local communities. The purpose of this study was to identify and document the medicinal plants of ... -
Lack Of Neutral Genetic Divergence In Tilapia Of Lake Baringo, Kenya
(University of NairobiCentre for Biotechnology and Bioinformatics, 2013)Tilapia fishing in Lake Baringo has been a major source of income for local fishermen until recently when fish numbers started to decrease due to overfishing and possibly changes in lake water quality. This has led to an ... -
Identifying indicators of child mortality using factor analysis method: a case study in Abudwak district in central Somalia.
(University of NairobiSchool of Biological Sciences, 2013)Child mortality is becoming a great problem in most parts of Somalia with the Abudwak district in central Somalia being worst hit due to population influx from the capital city Mogadishu. This follows the political ... -
Effects of Azadirachta indica and Entada leptostachya against Schistosoma mansoni infection in BALB/C Mice
(University of NairobiSchool of Biological Sciences, 2013)Schistosoma species are responsible for causing Schistosomiasis in humans. It is the second most important parasitic infection, after malaria, mainly infecting people in the tropics. It afflicts approximately 207 million ...