Faculty of Science & Technology (FST): Recent submissions
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Cased based reasoning system for marketing strategies support
(School of Computing and Informatics, 2008)For the last three years there has been a significant growth of telecommunication sector in Kenya. This is as a result ofliberalization in the sector thorough issuing licenses to several private companies. This has brought ... -
Use of remote sensing for agricultural statistics
(University of NairobiSchool of Biological and Physical sciences, University of Nairobi, 1979)The usefulness of remote sensing in Agriculture was investigated in this project. Its goal was to examine the role of remote sensing in the construction of an area frame for purposes of obtaining agricultural statistics and ... -
Effect of corticosteroids on neurotransmitter metabolism in rat central nervous system
(University of NairobiDepartment of Biochemistry, 1986)Present data indicates that hormones especially corticosteroids, apart from being responsible for functional changes in the CNS, also bring about changes which alter the general metabolism of the brain, thus affecting ... -
The biology and control of Liriomyza Lrifolii(Burgess) (Diptera: Agromyzidae) on tomatoes
(School of Biological and Physical sciences, University of Nairobi, 1985)The study of the life history of the American serpentine leaf miner Liriomyza trifolii (Burgess) has been carried out both in the field and in the laboratory. The life cycle was found to be depenpent on temperature and ... -
Sacco Information System
(School of Computing and Informatics, 2001)Given that majority of the Kenyans are below the poverty line, the high interest rate of borrowing from our banks and slow economic growth rate the Co-operatives movements are seen to be supporting the welfare of almost ... -
Kerogen analyses of sediments in the Lamu embayment Kenya
(University of NairobiDepartment of Geology, 1986)Results of numerous wells drilled by BP-Shell Petroleum Development Company of Kenya between 1963 and 1971 within the Lamu Embayment, as confidential Geological Completion Reports indicate, gave hydrocarbon gas shows ... -
Downstream drift of invertebrates in Naro Moru river, a tropical river in Central Kenya
(University of NairobiDepartment of Zoology, 1988)Downstream drift of invertebrates was investigated in Naro Moru River, a tropical river in central Kenya, from November 1986 to October 1987 to establish the composition and structure of the drift fauna and benthos, the ... -
Database abstraction layer for web enabled databases
(School of Computing and Informatics, 2002)Developments in the information technology sector have seen the World Wide Web (www) evolve into a formidable means for connecting people at distant geographical regions. In an effort.to enhance access to information ... -
Some hydrobiological observations at the mouths of two affluent rivers of Lake Victoria, with Special emphasis on synodontis (pisces: mochokidae)
(University of NairobiFaculty of Science, 1981)1. This study deals with some aspects of the general biology and ecology of Synodontis (Pisces: Mochokidae) found in Lake Victoria. The material used were sampled at the mouths of two important inflows of the lake: the ... -
A study of nad-linked malic enzyme in muscle of the dung beetle catharsius SP. and related genera
(School of Biological and Physical sciences, University of Nairobi, 1979)Proline oxidation appears to constitute a major energy produring pathway in flight and coxal muscle of various dung beetles (Scarabaeidae: sub-family Coprine). This was concluded from the fact that activities likely to ... -
Preliminary studies on expression of hanganutziu and Deicher (HD) antigens on human cancer cells
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Some aspects of hydrochemistry, lake level and vegetation dynamics in the lake Elementeita basin, Rift valley, Kenya
(University of NairobiFaculty of Science, 1991)Some aspects of water chemistry, vegetation structure and water level fluctuations of the Lake Elementeita drainage basin in Kenya's Rift Valley were studied. The analysis of water samples showed that the lake was ... -
Student portal for a heterogenous university environment
(School of Computing and Informatics, 2007)The development of a campus portal is beneficial to the various stakeholders primarily the campus student and the University itself. Students can access their information and favorite links from anywhere they can access ... -
Analysis of light response data
(University of NairobiDepartment of Mathematics and statsitics, 1992)In this project I analyse a data set brought to the Statistical Consulting Service. The data set arises from a biological experiment conducted to investigate the response of nematodes to light treatments. The data consists ... -
An investigation of the energy balance of a tube Solarimete
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Influence of maize plant density on radiation, soil temperature and soil moisture distribution
(University of NairobiDepartment of Meteorology, 1978)The relationship between plant density and radiation, soil temperature and soil moisture was studied i~ a maize field during the long rains season of 1975. The maize (Hybrid 512) was planted at three densities, viz: the ... -
The interference effects in the atomic absorption spectrophotometry determination of chromium and complexing of antimony and tin metal ions and consequent determination in the atomic absorption Spectrophotometry
(University of NairobiFaculty of Science, 1977)The interferent effects of thirty SlX metal salts vit.h the chromium absorbance in the air-acetylene flame has been studied. Twelve metal interferents of Fe, Co, Ni, Pd, Ti, V, Mg, Al, Zr, W, U and Mo were found to have ... -
Carboxamide protection in peptide synthesis
(University of NairobiFaculty of Sciencem, 1988)In the first part the use of 4-methoxy-2- -methylbenzyl and 4-methoxy-l-naphthalenemethyl as protecting groups for the amide side chain of glutamine and asparagine during peptide synthesis is demonstrated. The second ... -
A geobotanical study around the fluorite Mineralization in Kerio valley, Kenya
(University of NairobiDepartment of Geology, 1988)The study area is geologically situated on the Central Kenya Dome, on the western flank of the Great Rift Valley. It is geographically bounded by latitudes 0° 18'N and 0° 22'N, and longitudes 35° 38'E and 35° 40'E, and ... -
A two-dimensional numerical model of the lake-land and sea-land breezes over Kenya
(University of NairobiDepartment of Meteorology, 1982)A two-dimensional, hydrostatic, primitive equation model is used to describe the initiation and evolutfon of the lake and sea breezes over Kenya as a function of surface heat and momentum fluxes. The model has 12 ...
