University of Nairobi Institutional Repository: Recent submissions
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Dahl's law in Kitharaka
(University of Nairobi, 2003)This paper discusses the nature of Dahl's law in Kitharaka.It is shown that the rule has diachronically operated on Kitharaka roots and that it operates on the prefixes synchronically.Morever,it is argued that,whereas the ... -
Perceptions of Secondary School Principals in Nairobi on the Impact of Computer Technology on Job Effectiveness
(University of Nairobi, 2004)The purpose of this study was to determine perception of secondary school principals in Nairobi on the impact of computer technology on job effectiveness. Additionally, the study analyzed what computer software principals ... -
The manipulation of the Constitution of Kenya,1963-1996:A reflective essay
(University of Nairobi, 2003)From 1963 to 1996,the Kenya Constitution went through changes that were politically motivated,narrow in scope,and detrimental to the emerging state whose official goal was to create a nation.It is possible,therefore,to ... -
Nutrient Adequacy Of Porridges Used For Complementary Feeding In Kangemi-Nairobi
(University of Nairobi, 2004-08)The main objective of the study was to investigate the nutrient adequacy of porridges used for complementary feeding among children aged 6-24 months in Kangemi. To achieve the objective, the types of porridges consumed, ... -
The Participation of Women in the Political-economy of Kenya: a Case Study of Bukusu Women in Bungoma District, 1902 - 1960.
(University of Nairobi, 1984)This is a local case study. Research was conducted in Bungoma District in Western Province of Kenya from November, 1981 to June 1982. The main emphasis of the study is on the participation of women in agricultural production ... -
An inventory guide for Samburu plant use and scientific validatIion of the pharmacological and toxicological activity of two preferentially used herbal acaricides.
(University of Nairobi, 2008)Ticks resistance to acaricides is an increasing problem in Kenya and other parts of the world. It poses an economic burden due to livestock losses and enormous costs of developing novel acaricides. Traditional healers in ... -
Evaluation of rice milling by-products from Mwea irrigation Scheme in layer chicken diets
(University of Nairobi, 2007)Lack of affordable high quality feeds is one of the major constraints to the development of a vibrant poultry sub-sector in Kenya. Maize and its by-products have traditionally been used as the main energy sources in poultry ... -
Glycoalkaloid content of some potato (solatium tuberosum L.) varieties grown in kenya as influenced by light and different storage conditions
(University of Nairobi, 2002)This study aimed at quantifying total glycoalkaloids, characterizing and quantifying a-chaconine and a-solanine of promising potato clones and varieties grown in Kenya. These compounds were studied with a view of ascertaining ... -
Migration And Fertility In A Rural Area Of Kenya: The Case Of North-Western Machakos District
(University Of Nairobi, 1980)This thesis is based on data collected from a sample survey conducted in north-western Machakos district between April and May 1978 for a multidisciplinary, longitudinal population based study project of the Medical ... -
The Developaont of the Bugonda Treasury and Its Relationship With the British Protectorate Government 1900 «, 1955
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Objective Evaluation Of Quality Changes In Stored Sheet Potatoes
(University of Nairobi, 1991)Physical and chemical changes in sweet potato roots were studied with regard to seguential harvesting time and various traditional and conventional storage conditions. Nutritional constitution and cooking characteristics ... -
Water, sanitation conditions and implications for child survival in Kenya: A review of statistical evidence from the 1999 census of population
(2016)Water supply and sanitation are important requisites for basic human needs and primary health care. Their inadequate provision has far reaching economic and humanitarian consequences. In Kenya this is well expressed in ... -
Advanced manufacturing technology adoption in manufacturing companies in Kenya
(2015)Over the past few decades, manufacturing has evolved from a more labor-intensive set of mechanical processes to a sophisticated set of information based technology processes. With the existence of various advanced ... -
Local Participation in Community Forest Associations: A Case Study of Sururu and Eburu Forests, Kenya
(2015)Participation of local communities in the management and utilization of state-owned forest resources has become widely recognized in contrast to centralised forms of forest governance. This paper examined the extent of ... -
Cultural, Biochemical And Antigenic Characteristics Of Caprine Mycoplasma Isolated In Kenya
(University Of Nairobi, 1983)Contagious caprine pleuropneumonia (CCP?) is an acute disease of goats characterized by- acute fibrinous pneumonia and pleuritis. !£hree Mycoplasma species namely, Mycoplasma mycoides subsp. mycoides (Y-goat), M. mycoides ... -
A study of the swelling characteristics of expansive soils under controlled conditions of lateral and vertical confinement
(University of Nairobi, 1967)Expansive clays cause considerable damage to structures erected on them. Moisture variations cause these soil6 to expand and shrink, producing differential heaving, detrimental to buildings. A similar problem is also ... -
Detailed Pathophysiologic Studies of Intestinal Obstructions in Goats
(1984)Literature is available on studies of physical signs and blood biochemistry in horses with intestinal obstruction (Datt and Usenik, 1975). In cattle, Hammond e_t aj_. (1964), studied the effects of obstruction on water ...
