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Valuation for compensation practices in Kenya: an evaluation.
(University of Nairobi, 2021)Purpose The purpose of this paper is to evaluate the practices for valuation for compensation purposes in Kenya. Design/methodology/approach A qualitative survey design was used to sample the registered valuers using ... -
Value Chain Framework for Ascertaining Planning Sectors and Competencies
(University of Nairobi, 2021)Studies that address the deeply rooted uncertainty in identifying planning sectors and profiling required competencies in preparing plans, especially in the urbanization sector (US), are scanty. This is due in part to the ... -
The Value of University-Industry Collaborative Research Case Study – Increase of Electrical Energy Storage Density For Miniaturisation of Implantable Medical Device
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Variations in Land Delivery Costs as a Factor in Land Speculation in Metr opolitan Nairobi: A case study of Eastlands, Nairobi, and the bordering areas of Machakos and Kajiado counties
(University of Nairobi, 2013)The urban rural duality in the land administration policy in Kenya tends to create two land use development control models and, further, such policy results in two separate land transaction costs. In a situation where land ... -
Variations in policies on urban-rural relations and the evolution of different patterns of urban sprawl in world Cities;
(2011)Classical theories of urban sprawl are based on the assumption that peri-urban formation evolves in a homogeneous rural-urban space surface. As a result, urban sprawl is mistakenly viewed to take place in the form of ... -
Variations of Mount Kenya's Glaciers 1963–87
(1989)In dem vorliegenden Aufsatz wird eine Karte der Gletscher am Mount Kenya vorgestellt (Maßstab 1:5000, Stand: September 1987). Diese Karte beruht auf Bodenkontrollpunkten und photogrammetrischen Kontrollpunkten, auf einer ... -
Variations of the Lewis and Gregory Glaciers, Mount Kenya, 1990–1993
(Geospatial and Space Technology, University of Nairobi, 1995)Vom Lewis und Gregory Gletscher am Mount Kenya wird eine Karte im Maßstab 1:2500 vorgelegt, die auf Luftbildaufnahmen vom 9. September 1993 zurückgeht. Im Vergleich mit Aufnahmen vom März 1990 dokumentiert diese Karte den ... -
Velocity Fields in Grease Lubricated Contacts Under Sliding Conditions
(Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering, University of Nairobi, 1988) -
Velocity Measurements Grease – Lubricating Film of a Sliding Contact
(Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering, University of Nairobi, 2008)Experimental results of the velocity distribution in a grease-lubricated cylindrical sliding contact are obtained. A comparison is made with the theoretical results of a parabolic velocity distribution similar to that of ... -
Viscoelastic Properties of Bulk Groundnuts
(Department of Environmental and Biosystems Engineering, 2012)The groundnut, Arachis hypogaea Linn, samples were collected from the majorly grown areas of western Kenya to investigate the viscoelastic properties pertinent to grain handling, storage and processing. In particular, the ... -
Visionary leadership and knowledge management in water services
(2004)his study set out to examine the policy position in Kenyan health care financing, with regard to implementation of the proposed social health scheme (NSHIF) and its performance potential. The specific objectives were to: ... -
Visionary Management Workshop in Water Services Sector Reforms in Kenya
(2003)This study set out to examine the policy position in Kenyan health care financing, with regard to implementation of the proposed social health scheme (NSHIF) and its performance potential. The specific objectives were to: ... -
Visual Ascensions
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Voltage controller for radial distribution networks with distributed generation
(University of Nairobi, 2014-03)This paper presents a coordinated network controller whose objective is to maintain an optimal voltage profile across radial distribution networks with distributed generation. This is done by varying the output of the ... -
Voltage Stability Improvement Using the 21st Century Power Transformer
(2012)The 21st Century Power Transformer is produced by combining modern high voltage cross-linked polyethylene (XLPE) cable technology with conventional transformer. The technique of solid insulation is adopted in the new dry ... -
Water and Sanitation Services in Low Income Areas of Nairobi
(1994)This paper provides an overview of the state of municipal solid waste management (MSWM) by local authorities in Kenya as a case study of a low-income developing country. Approaches of possible solutions that can be undertaken ... -
Water and Sanitation Services in Low Income Areas of Nairobi (in: Low Income Area Water Supply and Sanitation in Selected African Cities
(Civil and Construction Engineering, University of Nairobi, 1994)