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Towards an internet of things architecture for air quality monitoring system in Kenya
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Towards Data Architecture Integration for the Processes of Clinical Trials and Therapeutic Products Regulation at Kenya Pharmacy and Poisons Board.
(University of Nairobi, 2014)While therapeutic products have been with us for millennia, the question of how the quality, safety and efficacy of these products can be achieved and monitored effectively still eludes us. Many methods have been employed ... -
Towards developing a manual power generator for climate change adaptation and supply for domestic energy needs
(University of Nairobi, 2013)This study was aimed at developing an alternative green energy technology amongst households in Bungoma South District, within Bungoma County. The households in the study area have traditionally relied on kerosene as a ... -
Towards Effective Sms Model for Healthcare Information Dissemination
(University of Nairobi, 2016)The healthcare sector uses SMS to disseminate health care information to a large population of people. Maternal and postnatal healthcare information is widely delivered through the SMS platform. Evidence of a structure ... -
Towards Enterprise Architecture for Road Transport Administration in Kenya
(University of NairobiSchool of Computing and Informatics, 2011)The purpose of this research project was to establish how Enterprise Architecture can be used to ensure that the Road Transport Department (RTD) of the Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) derives optimal value from IT investments. ... -
Towards Improving the Skill of Seasonal Rainfall Prediction over Rwanda
(University of Nairobi, 2019)Rainfall prediction exhibits spatial and temporal variability over Rwanda. The improved seasonal rainfall prediction to reduce the climatic extreme events using dynamical and statistical models with fewer uncertainties ... -
Towards judicial data warehousing and data mining
(University of Narobi, 2014-09)Institutions have often adopted the use of Extraction, Transformation and Loading (ETL) of data into a data warehouse. A data warehouse is a central repository of information which can be retrieved later for analytics or ... -
Towards secure, efficient and effective script management system: a case study of the Kenya national examinations council
(University of Nairobi, 2015)Over the years, KNEC has relied on manual documents prepared by Contracted Professionals (examination officers managing distribution centres, supervisors, examiners and invigilators) in order to account for candidates’ ... -
Towards The Development Of A Forecasting Numerical Model For Kenya
(Department of Meteorology, 1987)Two- and three-dimensional mesoscale numerical models are used to study the causes of frequent severe weather over Kenya. The two-dimensional version of the model has 56 grid- points in the east-west direction and 12 ... -
Towards the Development of a Framework for improving Internet banking in Kenya
(University of NairobiSchool of Computing and Informatics, 2011)Internet banking IS a primarily a recent technology that enables customers access banking services and transact remotely through the Internet (WWW) using computers or other hand-held devices. The concept has gained ... -
Towards the development of a framework for open courseware for public Universities in Kenya.
(University of NairobiSchool of Computing and Informatics, 2010)Open Courseware (OCW) refers to university course materials which may includes lecture notes, presentations videos, syllabi and course outlines that are shared for free on the web. Open courseware concept has gained ... -
Towards the development of an optimum stability index for forecasting convective weather activities over Nairobi
(Depatment of Meteorology, University of Nairobi, 1991)Upper air data extracted from the 2300z (2.00 AM lOCAL TIME) radiosonde soundings for the Nairobi station during 1988, 1989 and 1990 has been used to develop a number of stability indices which could be useful in forecasting ... -
Towards the Implementation of Smart Traffic Control in Nairobi City Using Iot
(University of Nairobi, 2021)The City of Nairobi is experiencing a population explosion, which leads to an increase in traffic congestion. Urban residents are suffering inadequate transport facilities, and meanwhile, the considerable financial loss ... -
Towards the Verification of Surface Wind Forecasts at Jomo Kenyatta International Airport, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2019)The economic progress of civil aviation industry and aircraft operations is largely reliant on the optimum operationalization of the flight schedules. Bad weather and specifically strong winds at the airport may cause ... -
Towards using Seasonal Rainfall Forecasts for the Management of Human-Wildlife Conflicts in Kenya
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Toxicity Effects Of Δ-endotoxins Obtained From Native Bacillus Thuringiensis Isolates Against Maize Stalk Borer (Busseola Fusca Fuller)
(University of Nairobi, 2014)Decrease in maize crop yield due to infestation by the maize stem borer (Busseola fusca) presents a major food security threat in Kenya and many sub-Saharan countries. Farmers in Kenya have relied on the use of insecticides ... -
Toxicity of albizia gummifera; a plant commonly used in ethnoveterinary medicine in Kenya
(Department of Pathology, Microbiology and Parasitology,, 2012)Albizia gummifera is a large deciduous, flat crowned tree which has many uses among which is in treatment of conditions such as East coast fever, malaria, headaches, scabies among others. Information on its efficacy and ... -
A Toxicological study of Millettia Usaramensis Stem Bark extract on Aedes Aegypti (mosquito), Schistocerca Gregaria (desert locust) And Mus Musculus (Mouse)
(University of NairobiSchool of Biological Sciences, 2010)Some of the many insects that proliferate in tropical environments due to conduciveness of its weather conditions are crop pests both in the field and in storage. Others transmit diseases and affect the health of both ... -
TPARVADB: a public resource for housing and analyzing genomic data extracted from theileria parva and other Apicomplexan species.
(University of NairobiCentre for Biotechnology and Bioinformatics, 2010)Exhaustive analysis of the newly sequenced Theileria parva genome has been hindered by absence of a T parva specific database. Such a database will enable analysis of T parva genome in a systematic framework with ... -
Trace gas emissions from biomass cookstoves in Kiambu and Bungoma districts. (A pilot study).
(Depatment of Chemistry, University of Nairobi, 2000)A study incorporating an opinion survey and quantification of selected trace gases (C02, CO and NO) emitted from biomass fires was conducted in Kiambu and Bungoma districts respectively between 1996 and 1997. The 3-stone ...