University of Nairobi Institutional Repository: Recent submissions
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Magnitudes and determinants of transaction costs in a group-based livestock breeding approach: the case of dairy goats in Eastern Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2013-08)Exotic dairy goats have increasingly become important in alleviating poverty and combating hunger an d mal - nutrition in Kenya. Such goats were introduced in the eastern Kenyan highlands through a group - based ... -
Definitions and types of regions for planning.
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An Analysis of the Role of Internal Audit in Implementing Risk Management - a S tudy of State Corporations in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2014-05)The study analyzed the role of internal audit in Enterprise Risk Management (ERM) by providing empir ical Evidence on the Kenyan public sector firms. The study examined the impact of Involvement in ERM by auditors and ... -
Training of trainers (ToT) workshop on regional development policy and practices in Namibia
(University of Nairobi, 2013)Namibia is one of the few African countries which have recognized the importance of decentralized development in nation building. However, experiences have shown that the pace at which regional development plans were ... -
β–adrenergic blockade, a renal perspective
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In Search of Structural Change and Perpetual Growth in Ethiopia: Examining Alternative Sectoral Growth Drivers for Reaching Middle Income Country Status
(2014)This study examines the impacts of alternative sectoral drivers on economy wide growth, structural change and household welfare in Ethiopia. We use sectoral growth accounting approach and vector autoregressive model that ... -
ISO 9001 Certification Status and Organizational Quality Maturity.
(University of Nairobi, 2014-09)ISO 9001 quality management system standard, a member of ISO 9000 family of standards that comprise two complementary pair of standards, ISO 9001 requirements and ISO 9004 guidelines standards, has been used globally ... -
Determination of basic mean hourly wind speeds for structural design in Nairobi county
(University of Nairobi, 2014)Structural Engineers should be able to accurately predict all loads affecting structures. Consideration of wind loads is very important in the s tructural design especially in the design of high rise structures. This, ... -
Conflicts and dilemma of human right to water*
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Active fault mapping in Karonga-Malawi after the December 19, 2009 Ms 6.2 seismic event
(University of Nairobi, 2015-02)The East African Rift System (EARS) has natural hazards – earthquakes, volcanic eruptions, and landslides along the faulted margins, and in response to ground shaking. Strong damaging earthquakes have been occurring in the ... -
The University of Nairobi Library's automation project: empowering the Learning, Teaching and research activities of the University
(Marianum, 2005)The scope of this conference covers two major perspectives. First is the situational positioning, which is pointedly identified as the digital divide, and the second is the process that addresses the first. The term ... -
Effect of Vaginal Washing on Lactobacillus Colonisation in HIV-Negative Kenyan Women
(University of Nairobi, 2013)Background Vaginal washing has been associated with an increased risk of bacterial vaginosis (BV) and a decreased likelihood of vaginal Lactobacillus colonisation. We sought to determine whether a lower prevalence of ... -
Income distribution and livelihood analysis among horticulture farming households in Nyeri District, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2012-10)The objective of this study was to analyze the dist ribution of income and livelihood strategies among the horticulture farming households in Nyeri District, Kenya through the estimation of the Gini Coefficien t. The ... -
FAMM Flap in Reconstructing Postsurgical Nasopharyngeal Airway Stenosis
(2014)Postsurgical nasopharyngeal airway stenosis can be a challenge to manage. The stenosis could be as a result of any surgical procedure in the nasopharyngeal region that heals extensive scarring and fibrosis. Objective. To ... -
Reply to “Male Involvement' in Women and Children's HIV Prevention: Challenges in Definition and Interpretation”
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Factors that affect stakeholders’ participation in corporate social responsibility activities in Kenya Roads Board, Nairobi county
(University of Nairobi, 2013-07)This article examines factors that affect stake holder ’s participation in Corporate Social R esponsibility activities in Kenya Roads Bo ard, Nairobi County. The study adopted a cross - sectional survey ... -
Ethnic diversity and economic instability in Africa: interdisciplinary perspectives
(University of Nairobi, 2015) -
Lithopaedon Presenting as Intestinal Obstruction with a Previous Co-Existing Intra-Uterine Pregnancy
(2012)This is a case report of a 25 year old lady Para 4 + 0 gravida 5, who was referred to Kisii level 5 hospital from a district hospital with a diagnosis of intestinal obstruction and a four year history of an intra-abdominal ... -
Respondeat Superior Tort Liability and Surgical Errors in Low Income Countries: An Overview.
(2013)A hospital can be held liable under the general doctrine of respondeat superior in a case when an employee commits malpractice. This tort liability is applicable even when the employer is without fault because the employee ... -
Isoquinoline Alkaloids from Monanthotaxis trichocarpa
(University of Nairobi, 2014)Twelve secondary or tertiary alkaloids and two quaternary alkaloids were isolated from the twig of Monanthotaxis trichocarpa (Annonaceae). Their structures were identified as (+)-laurotetanine (1) ...
