University of Nairobi Institutional Repository: Recent submissions
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PRIME-K donates research reference books to the college of health sciences library
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UoN, KNH partner to revamp quality of patient care
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Capacity building: building human capital through enhanced science education
(University of Nairobi, 2006)The problem Africa is facing is under-development that manifests itself in terms of poverty, diseases, ignorance and many other forms.s It is regrettable to recognize and note that due to severe but an apparent lack of ... -
Yield improvement of Kenyan sesame varieties
(University of Nairobi, 2001)In an effort to improve the yield of Kenyan sesame cultivars the seeds of three cultivars, SPS SIK6, SIK 096 and SPS SIK 50/1 were subjected to 300Gy, 400Gy and 600Gy of gamma rays. A first batch of seeds were subjected to ... -
Innovative tools and OpenHDS for health and demographic surveillance on Rusinga Island, Kenya
(2015-09-01)Abstract Background Health in low and middle income countries is on one hand characterized by a high burden associated with preventable communicable diseases and on the other ... -
Poverty, livelihoods and resilience against food insecurity in pastoral areas of northern Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2015)Researchers, policy makers and donors have in the recent past developed great interest in resilience approach as a way of achieving sustainable development of communities. For pastoral communities however, opinion is ... -
Online Content Development
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University of Nairobi Shines in Global Research Citation Ranking
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Flavonoids from Tephrosia aequilata
(University of Nairobi, 2002-06)From the roots of the plant Tephrosia aequilata Baker, five flavonoids were isolated of which, 3,4:8,9-dimethylenedioxypterocarpan is reported for the first time. Its structure and those of the already known flavonoids ... -
Invitation to a public defence of Hon. Justice (Prof.) J.B. Ojwang’s LL.D Thesis
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Influence of paralegal health services on protection of children’s education in Migori county, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2015)The demand for paralegal health services has been growing steadily, particularly as a result of children’s poor health that has been worsened by devastating effects of HIV/ AIDS and as an attempt to improve Early Childhood ... -
Total and extractable trace elements in soil samples from Muguga, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2015)In plant nutrition soil micronutrient concentration is classified into two; total and extractable portion. The total concentration is not related to that potentially available to plants but is used to indicate the relative ... -
Assessment of changes in genetic diversity of Nile Tilapia, oreochromis niloticus (linnaeus, 1758), of lake Baringo, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2015)The rapid expansion of tilapia aquaculture farming in the Rift Valley Region of Kenya, has led to the transfer of different Oreochromis species from farms (ponds) to natural ecosystems such as rivers and lakes. These ... -
Comparative analysis of anomally detection algorithms
(2015)Attacks with no previously known signatures present a challenge on how to detect them. These attacks (commonly are referred to as zero day attacks) have not been experienced before and exploit vulnerability previously no ... -
Prevalence of secondary traumatic stress disorder among student nurses of Kenya medical training college at the Nairobi campus
(University of Nairobi, 2014)Secondary trauma is commonly referred to as "the stress resulting from helping or wanting to help a traumatized or suffering person. Figley (1995) Objective The specific objectives of the study will be to determine the ... -
Factors affecting information systems security effectiveness in University Of Nairobi
(2015)Dependence on information systems (IS) is growing at a very high rate; this is encouraged by business competitiveness. Though the growth is health literature reveals that, there are security threats accompanying this. The ... -
Socio-cultural and economic risk factors for human Brucellosis in Lolgorian Division, TransMara District
(University of Nairobi, 2014)Human brucellosis is a severely debilitating disease that requires prolonged treatment resulting in considerable medical expenses and loss of income due to loss of working hours. This study was designed to investigate ... -
Stabilization of Silt Clay Soil Using Molasses for Small Dam Embankment Construction as inner Zone
(2015)The Agriculture sector contributes 45% of Tanzania’s GDP and about 30% of its export earnings, while employing over 80% of the nation’s work-force (National Irrigation Master Plan, 2002). The government of Tanzania is ... -
An assessment of the transmission of South African maize prices to Botswana markets
(University of Nairobi, 2015)The international prices of most food commodities increased sharply between 2005 and 2008 and continued to rise thereafter. Over this period, international maize prices increased by 80 percent. Since 2008, Botswana, a ... -
Influence of parental involvement in education on performance of urban refugee pupils in public primary schools in Kamukunji District, Nairobi County, Kenya
(2015)The purpose of this study was to investigate the influence of parental involvement in education on performance of urban refugee pupils in public primary schools in Kamukunji District, Nairobi County, Kenya. More specifically, ...
