Theses and Dissertations: Recent submissions
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Impacts of Air Pollution on Pediatric Respiratory Infections Under a Changing Climate in Mombasa, Nairobi and Nakuru Cities
(university of nairobi, 2022)As climate keeps on changing mainly due to anthropogenic causes, almost all sectors are likely to face impacts in one way or another. The health sector is more sensitive to the changing climate, which will affect those ... -
Evaluation of the Storage and Cold Chain Management of Vaccines in the Primary Health Facilities in Arusha City, Northern Tanzania
(university of nairobi, 2022)Background: Immunization a process by which a person becomes protected against a disease through administration of vaccine into the body to induce immunity against the disease. Vaccines are stored and distributed in a ... -
Transport Node Markets a Study of Emerging Relationships Between Matatu Stages and Informal Markets: the Case of Mombasa
(university of nairobi, 2022)Transport infrastructure has been known to influence land use patterns which directly mould mobility behaviour. Globally, it is common to find commercial activities around and within different modes of transport; air, ... -
Department of Geospatial and Space Technology Food Mapping; Case Study of Turkana Central Subcounty
(university of nairobi, 2022)A food map is a visual representation of food related data on geographic location, at a given scale factor, existence of a food map gives a clear illustration at a glance of the situation and state of food in the area of ... -
An Investigation Into the Governance of Water Access in Informal Settlements in Kenya: a Case of Kibera Slums in Nairobi County
(university of nairobi, 2022)The supply of cheap housing in cities has led to a steady increase in slum populations. Because most slums are informal and unplanned, they often lack access to even the most basic services. Water is an example of a need ... -
Site Suitability Analysis for Bamboo Farming in Nyandarua County
(university of nairobi, 2022)In both the County Development Plan and County Integrated Development Plan for the year 2021-2022 and 2018-2022 respectively, bamboo farming is one of the flagship projects and is considered as a high value crop. The ... -
Cold Supply Chain Management and Financial Performance of Pharmaceutical Companies in Nairobi, Kenya
(university of nairobi, 2022)Based on the impact on health, the government and key stakeholders in the health sector recognize the importance of the cold supply chain. Very little effort is made to control the effects of cold supply chain logistics ... -
Impact of a Road Project on Land Use: a Case Study of Ngong Road Corridor in Nairobi
(university of nairobi, 2022)Several studies have been done on the “egg-hen” relationship between transportation and land use. It is considered a egg-hen relationship because several scholars have differed on what comes first. Some argue that it is ... -
A Stacked Predictive Model for Cardiovascular Disease Diagnosis bare
(university of nairobi, 2022)The pervasiveness of Cardiovascular disease has rapidly led to it becoming a global threat in the past few years. The pathology causes 18.6 million deaths annually, and its projections are predicted to hike to more than ... -
Using Gis for Site Suitability Analysis for Sitting a Radio Telescope in Kenya
(university of nairobi, 2022)Radio sources in the outer space... -
Use of Software-defined Networking Model to Improve Security in Mipv6
(university of nairobi, 2022)As networks grow in size, they become complex in design, and security. Management also becomes more pronounced. Over the years, such networks have evolved from traditional networks to those that can be smartly controlled ... -
In-vehicle Rfid and Gps-based Device for Real-time Identification of Road Speed Limit Violators
(university of nairobi, 2022)Road speed limit violations have been classified among the major causes of road accidents in developing countries including Kenya. As much as there have been many technological solutions that have been developed to curb ... -
Characterization of the Turkana Low-level Jet Stream and the Associated Rainfall Using Cmip6 Models and Era5 Reanalysis
(university of nairobi, 2022)The Turkana low-level jet stream (TJ) is important to climatic conditions over northern Kenya and East Africa. The representation of the TJ in climate models varies due to the TJ interaction with Turkana channel that is ... -
The Influence of Road Infrastructure Development Projects on Urban Land Uses: a Case of Eastern Bypass
(university of nairobi, 2022)Road infrastructure development in Kenya has risen steadily over the past decade as the need for urban land-use changes becomes a development agenda for economic prosperity. Ruiru is a classic example of a town that has ... -
Contributions of Influencing Factors to Compliance Levels Withnca Regulations: a Case Study of Small and Medium Scale Building Contractors in Nairobi City County
(university of nairobi, 2022)Building regulations exist to ensure that building contractors uphold building policies set out in various relevant legislation. Despite the existence of these building [NCA] regulations, building construction works proceed ... -
Die Figuration Von Beschädigten Identitäten. Zur Darstellung Der Binarität Und Mehrsprächigkeit in Den Identitätsdestruktions – Und Rekonstitutionsprozessen
(university of nairobi, 2022)In the context of postmodern identities ´question becomes more and more important. It is difficult to find a stable identity because of social change due to phenomenon like migration and globalization. Among the identities´ ... -
Spatial Analysis of Emergency Obstetric Care Services for Upgrading of Health Facilities: a Case Study of Homa Bay County.
(university of nairobi, 2022)Maternal Mortality is when an expectant woman dies during pregnancy, childbirth, or at least within a month of giving birth because of pregnancy management. Incidental or accidental deaths do not constitute Maternal ... -
Gender Diversity in Top Management and Firm Performance in Kenya
(university of nairobi, 2022)This paper analyses the relationship between gender diversity in top management and firm performance. It investigates the moderating role of the business environment and their interaction on top manager gender and firm ... -
Influence of Secondary School Curriculum on Students’ Development of Life Skills for Climate Change Adaptation in Kalobeyei Settlement, Turkana West, Kenya
(university of nairobi, 2022)This study examines the influence of the secondary school curriculum on students’ development of life skills for climate change adaptation in Kalobeyei Integrated Settlement, Turkana West, Kenya. The first objective of the ... -
Assessment of Heat Stress Exposure on Construction Workers in Warm and Humid Environments
(university of nairobi, 2022)Construction workers are at high risk of heat stress, due to the demanding nature of their work and the high temperature work condition. Open field workers such as construction workers have to carry out physical works ...
