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Elearning for institutional managers: Best option for effective ICT integration in teaching and learning
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Gender-related challenges faced by students in learning technical courses in Machakos technical training institute, Machakos County-Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2014)This study aimed at exploring gender-related challenges faced by students in learning technical courses in Machakos Technical Training Institute (MTTI). The objectives of the study were to identify the courses male and ... -
Alternative methods in laboratory diagnosis of equine piroplasmosis.
(University of Nairobi,, 2005)In vitro culture, spectrophotometry, agarose gel electrophoresis and polymerase chain reaction were used to detect Babesia equi parasites. A ten-fold serial dilution of a 10% parasitemic culture was done to simulate low ... -
Sexual Relationships, Risk Perception And Condom Use At The University Of Nairobi.
(University of Nairobi, 2008)Background- Aim of the study University students are youthful and constitute a high risk group for HIV Infection. Ministries of health officials share the opinion that university students aged (18-25) are the most vulnerable ... -
Community Pharmacy Users Characteristics Reasons For Visit To The Pharmacy And Perceptions Of The Role Of Community Pharmacists In Harare Zimbabwe.
(University of Nairobi, 2008)Community pharmacists need information about their customers' needs, opinions and perceptions of themselves and their services, in order to serve them better. This study investigated the customers' perceptions of community ... -
Incidence and control of seedborne fungal infections associated with post-germination mortality in seedlings of Melia volkensii Gurke.
(University of Nairobi, 2013)A laboratory study was carried out at the School of Biological Sciences, Chiromo Campus, University of Nairobi, for identification of seed-borne fungi that emerge during germination of M. volkensii seeds. The study sought ... -
Educational Enrollhent:Optimal Pricing Policy
(University of Nairobi, 1975)Optimal registration fees for students of diverse income classes is considered. A numerical example suggests that the efficiency of the University of Nairobi, as measured by enrollment of qualified students, may be ... -
Willingness to Pay for Contagious Bovine Pleuropneumonia Vaccination in Narok South District of Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2014)Contagious Bovine Pleuropneumonia (CBPP) is an economically important trans-boundary cattle disease which affects food security and livelihoods. A conjoint analysis-contingent valuation was carried out on 190 households ... -
Chapter 3 – Relief, Physiography and Drainage
(University of Nairobi, 2013)Kenya's relief stretches from sea level to just over 5000 m at the peak of Mt. Kenya. Combined with its tropical latitudinal location, this relief range creates varied physical environment with characteristics that are ... -
A Study Of Intense Ionospheric Scintillation Observed During A Quiet Day In The East African Low-latitude Region
(University of Nairobi, 2013)[1] Ionospheric plasma density irregularities are a common feature of the equatorial and low-latitude ionosphere. These irregularities are known to cause fading and phase fluctuation (scintillation) of L-band radio navigation ... -
Literacy for and by the people: Kenya Kamirithu project.
(University of Nairobi, 1980)This paper is an extract from Working Paper 340, entitled On Literacy Content, of the University of Nairobi's Institute of Development Studies. Community and development changes since the 1950s are briefly described. The ... -
Demography and histologic pattern of laryngeal squamous cell carcinoma in kenya.
(University of Nairobi, 2014-01-21)Background. Laryngeal squamous cell carcinoma is a common head and neck cancer worldwide. Objective. To determine the demographic characteristics of patients with laryngeal cancer, establish their tumor characteristics and ... -
Repellent Activities of Essential Oils of Some Plants Used Traditionally to Control the Brown Ear Tick, Rhipicephalus appendiculatus.
(University of Nairobi, 2014-02)Essential oils of eight plants, selected after an ethnobotanical survey conducted in Bukusu community in Bungoma County, western Kenya (Tagetes minuta, Tithonia diversifolia, Juniperus procera, Solanecio mannii, Senna ... -
Decadal trends and common dynamics of the bio-optical and thermal characteristics of the african great lakes.
(University of Nairobi, 2014-04)The Great Lakes of East Africa are among the world's most important freshwater ecosystems. Despite their importance in providing vital resources and ecosystem services, the impact of regional and global environmental drivers ... -
Linking Women Who Test HIV-Positive in Pregnancy-Related Services to HIV Care and Treatment Services in Kenya: A Mixed Methods Prospective Cohort Study.
(University of Nairobi, 2014-03)INTRODUCTION: There has been insufficient attention to long-term care and treatment for pregnant women diagnosed with HIV. OBJECTIVE AND METHODS: This prospective cohort study of 100 HIV-positive women recruited within ... -
Kenya: the agrarian question
(University of Nairobi, 1981)This issue of the Review is the responsibility of a group of Kenyan scholars. It arises out of a series of discussions on Industrialization and Agriculture in Africa, held in the Department of Government, University of ... -
An inventory of medicinal plants that the people of Nandi use to treat malaria.
(University of Nairobi, 2011)In Kenya, most people use traditional medicine and medicinal plants to treat many diseases including malaria. Malaria is one of the major diseases burden worldwide affecting more than 90 countries inhabited by 2.4 billion ... -
Clinical and parasitological effects of Aspilia africana (Pers.) C.D. Adams in fifteen patients with uncomplicated malaria.
(University of Nairobi, 2009)This paper reports the findings of a clinical study of a herbal preparation of Aspilia africana (Pers.) C.D. Adams against malaria, corroborated by in vitro antiplasmodial and cytotoxicity tests. In a non-controlled ... -
Of Integrating Biological, Synthetic and Botanical Pesticides on Thrips Population and Yield of French Beans.
(University of Nairobi, 2013)
