University of Nairobi Institutional Repository: Recent submissions
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Biogeochemical Proxies of Environmental and Climate Change on Mount Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2020)The three crater lakes from Mount Kenya (Nkunga, Sacred and Rutundu) were studied to infer Late Holocene climate and environmental changes. These crater lakes are small closed lake basins with well-defined catchments ... -
Determination of Effectiveness of Luffa Cylindrica as an Adsorbent in Removal of Heavy Metals From Wastewater
(University of Nairobi, 2020)This piece of work reports the sorption properties of Luffa Cylindrica that have not been exploited and carbon from luffa to remove copper and chromium ions from aqueous solution. The effect of contact time, adsorbate ... -
Faecal Cortisol Metabolites as an Indicator of Stress in Captive Spotted Deer (Axis Axis) and Blackbuck (Antilope Cervicapra) in India.
(University of Nairobi, 2020)Wildlife is currently facing a lot of challenges in their natural ecosystem such as negative effect of anthropogenic activities and climate change. Zoos play an important role in conservation and protection of wildlife ... -
Influence of Career Development on the Engagement of Non-academic Staff at Kenyatta University
(University of Nairobi, 2020)Engaged Human Resource in an organization is critical for transforming the corporates’ vision and mission to a reality. However there is paucity on the specific impact of career development on workers and their engagement. ... -
Influence of Uwezo Fund on Performance of Youth Agricultural Projects in Chuka Constituency, Tharaka-nithi County Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2020)Agriculture is the backbone of the Kenyan economy and a major employer of the population. The youth are the majority in terms of population. In addition, they make up the majority of the literate quota as well as the ... -
Influence of Information and Communication Technology Integration on Quality of Education at Primary Schools in Makindu Sub-county, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2020)This study focuses on influence of ICT integration on quality of education at primary schools in Makindu Sub County, Kenya. The study was guided by the following objectives; to establish the influence of teachers’ perceptions ... -
Balancing Economic and Social Objectives in Public Procurement in Kenya-a Review of the Law, the Policy and the Practice
(University of Nairobi, 2020)The coexistence of economic and social objectives in a system of public procurement regulation often results in conflict and dilemma. The conflict and dilemma occur when government bureaucrats make economically efficient ... -
Obstructive Sleep Apnea Awareness among Primary Care Physicians in Africa
(University of Nairobi, 2020)Rationale: Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is a significant health problem among adults and children globally, resulting in decreased quality of life and increased costs of healthcare. For optimal clinical care, primary care ... -
Factors influencing adoption of thin client Technology in Public Universities in the County of Nairobi
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Treatment of Patients With Late-Stage Colorectal Cancer: ASCO Resource-Stratified Guideline
(University of Nairobi, 2020)Purpose: To provide expert guidance to clinicians and policymakers in resource-constrained settings on the management of patients with late-stage colorectal cancer. Methods: ASCO convened a multidisciplinary, multinational ... -
Influence of project design Orientations on sustainability of Water and Sanitation output-based Aid project by Nairobi City Water & Sewerage Company, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2020)One of the major assurances of wellbeing and stable community is adequate access to water and sanitation. Increasing the population with majority living in low-income settlement areas in an urban environment where there ... -
The role of kidney transplantation as a component of integrated care for chronic kidney disease
(University of Nairobi, 2020)Kidney transplant provides superior outcomes to dialysis as a treatment for end-stage kidney disease. Therefore, it is essential that kidney transplantation be part of an integrated treatment and management plan for chronic ... -
Blockchain readiness assessment for domestic Horticulture traceability in Urban Kenya.
(University of Nairobi, 2020)Background The horticultural food industry has been facing a lot of crises globally as the market and demand increases leading to difficulties in control, consumer safety concerns and trust of information. Problem To ... -
COVID-19 Preparedness Within the Surgical, Obstetric, and Anesthetic Ecosystem in Sub-Saharan Africa
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Nutritional, Phytochemical, Antioxidant and Genetic characterization of Jackfruits (Artocarpus Heterophyllus) found in selected regions of Kenya and Uganda
(University of Nairobi, 2020)Some sections of the work included in the thesis have been published in peer reviewed journals and they include Chapter three ‘(European Journal of Medicinal Plants)’ and chapter four ‘(Journal of Advances in Biology and ... -
Lindley distribution and its generalization in poisson mixtures
(University of Nairobi, 2020)There are many distributions for modeling lifetime data, among the known parametric models, the most popular is Gamma, Beta, Poisson and Lindley. Lindley distribution is a way to describe the lifetime of a process. The ... -
Potential oral health effects of e-cigarettes and vaping: A review and case reports
(University of Nairobi, 2020)Objective: In this article, the potential oral health consequences of vaping are described. While most dentists are likely aware of the potential serious health effects involved with vaping, the aim of this article was to ... -
A Model for processing public participation feedback using topic Modeling
(University of Nairobi, 2020)Governments acknowledge the need to involve citizens, through different platforms like public task forces, when public policies are drafted. Public task forces are expected to consider views from different stakeholders in ... -
A meta-analysis of the relationship between anatomical variations of pulmonary veins and atrial fibrillation
(University of Nairobi, 2020)Background: Our aim was to provide an evidence-based assessment of the relationship between pulmonary vein variants and atrial fibrillation (AF).Methods: A comprehensive systematic search was performed on the databases ... -
Risk Of Blood Contamination During Orthopaedic Surgery At Kenyatta National Hospital
(University of Nairobi, 2020)
