Faculty of Science & Technology (FST): Recent submissions
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Var model of a cointegrated system: structural change and economic growth in ken
(University of NairobiSchool of Mathematics, 2008)The objective was to show that structural change plays a significant role in economic growth in the Kenyan economy. Structural change in the cointegrated VAR model was described as the deviation of actual production ... -
Determination Of Tin And Lead In Canned Foodstuffs By Spectroscopic Methods
(University of Nairobi, 1983)The concentration of tin and lead in canned foodstuffs including vegetables, fruit juices, meat products and fish and baby foods (Nan, S-26 and Cerelac) are determined by spectrophotometric methods. The amounts of the ... -
Analysis of rainfall extremes over Ghana during the Rainfall season (April-Sept) and the associated summer Monsoonal circulation
(Department of Meteorology Faculty of Science University of Nairobi, 2007)The Importance of rainfall forecasting arises from the fact water is important for all aspects of life; most of the water comes from rain. Hence, precise prediction of rainfall is necessary. The objective of this study ... -
Group screening designs with more than two stages
(Department of Mathematics University of Nairobi, 1982)The problem of finding a few defective or effective factors out of a large population consisting of defective and non-defective factors is not new. Designs used in this kind of investigation are known as factor ... -
Research project report on the proposed National Information and Communications Technologies Council for kenya
(School of Biological Sciences, University of Nairobi, 2001)This research project was undertaken between January and May 200 I. Its purpose was the collection of information that could be factored into or influence the setting up of a National NICTC. The specific goals of the ... -
Pentacyclic Triterpenes From Rawsonia Lucida And Isofla Vonoids From Erythrina Burttii; Anti-oxidant Activities
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Modeling Online Auction Prices And Their Dynamics Using Functional Data Analysis
(University of NairobiSchool of Mathematics, 2008)Online auctions have become increasingly popular in recent years, and as a consequence, there is a growing body of emphirical research on this topic. Most of that research treats data from online auctions as cross-sectional ... -
Stochastic population forecast for Kenya: Arima model approach
(University of NairobiSchool of Mathematics, 2011)Trends in population have important implications for a government 111 planning and formulating its manpower-related policies. A business may also need to adjust its long-term market strategies according to these trends. ... -
Epidemiology of cutaneous leishmaniasis due to leishmania tropica at utut, Nakuru district, Kenya
(1995)A cross-sectional immunological. clinical and parasitological investigation carried out on a sample population of 220 individuals in a new focus of cutaneous leishmaniasis at Utut area. Rift Valley Province in Kenya ... -
Survival Analysis Of The Red Maasai And Dorper Lambs
(University of NairobiSchool of Mathematics, 2003)The Red Maasai and Dorper lambs born from 1991-1996 in Coastal region of Kenya (Diani Estate) were compared using survival analysis. The Red Maasai lambs had a lower risk of death (i.e., relative risks of 0.28 and 0.26 ... -
A Comparative Technical Portfolio Return-risk Analysis In A Segmented Equity Market--- A Case Of Nairobi Stock Exchange: 2001-2005
(University of NairobiSchool of Mathematics, 2010)The study focused on comparative evaluation of portfolio analysis models of Modern Portfolio Theory and Capital Asset Pricing Model using historical data of stock prices, trading volumes of shares, the NSE 20 share indices ... -
Growth and properties of zinc oxide films prepared by chemical vapor deposition and their applications in solar energy utilization
(University of Nairobi, 1993)Transparent and conducting thin ZnO films have been prepared by chemical vapour deposition method. The growth parameters have been optimized and optical and electrical properties of the films studied. The effects of ... -
Design And Development Of A Computer Graphics System Based On The upd7220A Graphics Display Controller
(University of Nairobi, 1990)An interactive microcomputer graphics system is presented. The system overcomes the drawing speed, memory size and resolution limitations of typical 8-bit microprocessor systems by incorporating the )JPD7220A Graphics ... -
Multivariate analysis of the effects of various covariates on the biochemical ingredients in Prunus Africana
(University of NairobiSchool of Mathematics, 2006)Prunus Africana is a medicinal tree, which grows in Africa, used to treat chest pain, malaria and fevers. It is traded on the international market for the manufacture of products used to treat prostate gland hypertrophy ... -
A study of Bukangama copper ore bodies Kilembe mine Uganda
(Department of Geology, University of Nairobi, 1972)Several hundred assay values of the bore holes drilled within the ore body at Bukangama deposit of Kilembe Mines Uganda were collected. The dips and the thickness of the ore body at each bore hole, and whether the o;re ... -
Laboratory diagnosis of human immunodeficiency virus and characterisation of serotypes prevalent in Nairobi
(School of Biological Sciences, University of Nairobi, 2000)Correct diagnosis of HIV depends on HIV variants that are in circulation in a particular community as well as the type of HIV test kit that is applied. HIV serotypes have been found to vary from one geographical area to ... -
Population Dynamics of Rastrinedella Argentea (Pellegrin) 1904 (Pisces: Cyprinidae) in the Winam Gulf of Lake Victoria, Kenya
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Nitrogen metabolism in the ostrich, (Struthio Camelus)
(School of Biological Sciences, University of Nairobi, 1995)The thriving of the ostrich in an otherwise very harsh environment has been an intriguing question to many people. The objective of this study was to find out some of the physiological explanations to this question. Some ... -
Characterization of Kenyan isolates of Leishmania by Isoenzyme Electrophoresis and Infectivity to mice.
(University of NairobiDepartment of Zoology, 1993)In this study, Leishmania major and Leishmania strains from Kenya were cloned by limiting dilution. Population homogeneity of the strains was determined by determining the infectivity of the clones in Balb/e mice and ... -
The Foetal Membranes, Placenta And The Gonadogenital Organs Of The Female Root-rat Tachyoryctes Splendens (ruppell): A Morphological And Morphometric Study
(University of Nairobi, 1992)The foetal membranes, placenta and some of the gonadogenital organs of the root-rat ( Tachyqryctes splendens ) were fixed and examined by routine histological and ultrastructural methods. Specimens of the late term ...
