Faculty of Arts & Social Sciences (FoA&SS / FoL / FBM): Recent submissions
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High-frequency sum rules for the quasi-one-dimensional quantum plasma dielectric tensor
(Univesity of NairobiDepartment of Physics,, 1988)A high-frequency sum-rule expansion is derived for all elements of the spinless quasi-one-dimensional quantum plasma response tensor atT=0 K. As in the magnetized classical plasmas, we find that Ω 4 13 is the only coefficient ... -
Lake Victoria’s Nile Perch Fish Cluster: Institutions, Politics and Joint Action
(2000)The collective efficiency model contends that joint action is essential for coping with new challenges. This paper discusses how enterprises in the Lake Victoria fish cluster operate, interact and address common challenges ... -
The Role Of Quality Adoptnion In Growth And Management Of Small & Medium Enterprises In Kenya
(University of NairobiCollege of Humanities and Social Sciences, 2013-03)In today’s business environment, small and medium enterprises (SMEs) cannot afford to ignore the strategic implications of quality for its competitive position. Research shows that most SMEs lose between 5%-15% of sales ... -
Constraining Government Power in Africa
(Faculty of Arts, 2011-01)This article argues that formal institutions have always mattered in African politics. It contends that because the legal-rational domain in Africa is characterized by broad swaths of discretionary power, law is an important ... -
Contextual Influence on Strategic Planning: Porter's Industry Analysis Model in the Kenyan Setting
(Univesity of NairobiDepartment of Goverment, 1997) -
Protective Effect Of Whey Protein Hydrolysates Against Hydrogen Peroxide-induced Oxidative Stress On Pc12 Cells
(University of NairobiCollege of Humanities and Social Sciences, 2012-11)The protective effect of whey protein hydrolysates (WPHs) against H2O2-induced oxidative damage on rat pheochromocytoma line 12 (PC12) cells was studied. Whey protein was hydrolyzed by pepsin and trypsin and purified by ... -
The political economy of the African crisis: gender impacts and responses
(Department of Goverment, University of Nairobi, 1996) -
Hawking as a survival strategy for the urban poor in Nairobi: the case of women
(SageInstitute for Development Studies, University of Nairobi, 1991)Hawking as a survival strategy for the urban poor in Nairobi.: the case of women examines the role of hawking in the survival strategy of low-income women and their families. The author gives information about hawkers ... -
''Political'' versus ''civic" education in colonial and independent kenya
(Department of Geography, University of Nairobi, 2007) -
Marriage and the Changing Values in the African Family
(Department of Religious Studies, Faculty of Arts, University of Nairobi, 1990) -
The Gender Dimension of Democratization in Kenya: Some International Linkages
(Sage Publications, Inc.Department of Goverment, University of Nairobi, 1993) -
Development of Strategic Management: An Historical Perspective
(Univesity of NairobiSchool of Law, 2000) -
An empirical investigation of aspects of strategy formulation and implementation within large, private manufacturing companies in Kenya
(Univesity of NairobiDepartment of Goverment, 1992) -
Alpha-Lactalbumin: Its Production Technologies and Bioactive Peptides
(University of NairobiCollege of Humanities and Social Sciences, 2010-02-16)Alpha-lactalbumin (α-La), a globular protein found in all mammalian milk, has been used as an ingredient in infant formulas. The protein can be isolated from milk using chromatography/gel filtration, membrane separation, ... -
Women, land rights and the environment: the Kenyan experience
(Department of Private Law, University of Nairobi, 2006)Gender neutral statutory law on land and environment and its interplay with customary, religious and other social norms has impacted significantly on women's rights to access land and environmental resources. To change the ... -
Impact of Gold mining on the Environment and Human Health: A Case Study in the Migori Gold Belt, Kenya
(Kluwer Academic PublishersInstitute for Development Studies, University of Nairobi, 2002)The study of gold sites in the Migori Gold Belt, Kenya, revealed that the concentrations of heavy metals, mainly Hg, Pb and As are above acceptable levels. Tailings at the panning sites recorded values of 6.5–510 mg kg−1 ... -
Urbanization environmental problems
(Univesity of NairobiSchool of Law, 1999) -
Group interpersonal psychotherapy for depression in rural Uganda: 6-month outcomes: Randomised controlled trial
(University of NairobiCollege of Humanities and Social Sciences, 2006)Background A randomised controlled trial comparing group interpersonal psychotherapy with treatment as usual among rural Ugandans meeting symptom and functional impairment criteria for DSM–IV major depressive disorder or ... -
Share Prices-Exchange Rates Nexus: Evidence from Kenya
(University of NairobiDepartment Of Finance And Accounting, 2011)Kenya adopted a floating exchange rate regime in 1993. Since then the exchange rates have been determined by the market forces of demand and supply. Undoubtedly, the changes in exchange rates do have a diverse effect across ...
