University of Nairobi Institutional Repository: Recent submissions
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Vegetation changes over palaeo-time scales in Africa
(University of Nairobi, 2001)The record of palaeovegetation dynamics in Africa generally extends back to 30000 yr BP, and longer records, where they do exist, tend to be characterised by hiatuses, giving a broken slide-show of vegetation dynamics in ... -
Foreign Policy and Diplomacy in India–East African Relations
(University of Nairobi, 2014)The article examines the role and impact of foreign policy and diplomacy in India–East Africa relations. The main argument of the article is that underlying the ‘soft’ diplomatic strategy employed by both parties are the ... -
Analysis of toxic chemicals and veterinary drug residues in camel milk in Kenya
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Influence of rainfall direction on runoff and soil loss.
(University of Nairobi, 2000)A study was conducted at the steep land research site of Kabete campus, University of Nairobi, Kenya, to identify the impact of rainfall direction on soil erosion. Data on rainfall intensity, duration and amount, wind ... -
Total Suspended Particulate Matter in Air of Some Urban Areas in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 1994)The information available suggests that the concentration of total suspended particulate matter in major urban areas are reaching unprecended levels(>230μg/m3). From the first documented study on total suspended particulate ... -
Future Water Supply in the Machakos District of Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 1987)Most African governments are aiming to provide a supply of clean and safe water for rural people by the year 2000. Faced with a rapid population growth rate of four percent per annum (the highest in the world) and limited ... -
Effect Of Fairtrade Practices On Social Economic Development Of Flower Farm Workers In Naivasha, Kenya
(University of Nairobi,, 2014)Fair-trade trading system is a system that has been developed to allow fair benefits for all the people involved, more particularly the producers and the workers. It has a set of standards that if met, the company receives ... -
Underwriting Risk Management Strategies For Motor vehicle Insurance: A Case Of The Kenyan Alliance Insurance Company
(University of Nairobi,, 2014)In recent years, risk management has been the subject of financial scrutiny due to the financial crises of 2002 and 2007. The Ukrainian and Greek case have also highlighted great weaknesses in financial risk management. ... -
A Review of Some Indices used for Drought Studies
(University of Nairobi, 2014)Droughts are serious extreme events that have adverse effects on the physical environment and water resource systems in both developed and developing countries. Consequently, there is need for adequate measures for responding ... -
Factors Influencing The Placement Of Old Persons In Homes For The Aged In Kenya: A Case Of Sagana Home For The Aged In Kirinyaga East Sub county: Kirinyaga County
(University of Nairobi,, 2014)As population in Kenya increases the utilization of homes for the old is an area of concern. In Kenya the number of older persons, 60 years and above has risen dramatically, from a modest number of 270,000 1949 to 1.9 ... -
Application of antigen-ELISA for the diagnosis of surra in selected camel herds in Kenya
(University Of Nairobi, 1992)Kenya has about one million dromedary camels. These are kept in the arid and semi-arid areas of the eastern and north-eastern provinces of the country. The dromedary camel plays an important role in the livelihood of the ... -
Factors Affecting Effectiveness Of Risk Management In Public Housing Construction Projects In Kenya: A Case Of Kibera Slum Upgrading Housing Scheme In Nairobi
(University of Nairobi,, 2014)Kenya has seen a significant rise in infrastructure developments in the recent past, especially in the fields of real estate development and many house construction projects have failed to achieve project success due to ... -
Phylogeny Of Suckermouth Catfishes (mochokidae: Chiloglanis) From Kenya: The Utility Of Growth Hormone Introns In Species Level Phylogenies.
(University of Nairobi, 2014-07)African suckermouth catfishes (Mochokidae: Chiloglanis) occur in freshwater throughout tropical Africa. Specimens from all major drainages across Kenya were collected over three field seasons. Here we present a phylogeny ... -
Enterprise Risk Management Among Commercial Banks
(University of Nairobi,, 2014)This project work majors on the effect of Enterprise Risk Management (ERM) adoption on a commercial bank's corporate reputation and its overall effect after adoption of the strategy. ERM may impact corporate reputation in ... -
Endogenous Hepadnaviruses, Bornaviruses And Circoviruses In Snakes.
(2014-07)We report the discovery of endogenous viral elements (EVEs) from Hepadnaviridae, Bornaviridae and Circoviridae in the speckled rattlesnake, Crotalus mitchellii, the first viperid snake for which a draft whole genome sequence ... -
Factors Influencing Performance Of Candidates In Shorthand Examinations In Training Institutions In Nyeri Sub-county, Kenya.
(University of Nairobi,, 2014)Shorthand has been described as any system of rapid writing using symbols or shortcuts that can be made quickly to represent letters of the alphabets, words or phrases.This study sought to find out the factors influencing ... -
Assessing The Ability Of Health Information Systems In Hospitals To Support Evidence-informed Decisions In Kenya.
(University of Nairobi, 2014-07)BACKGROUND: Hospital management information systems (HMIS) is a key component of national health information systems (HIS), and actions required of hospital management to support information generation in Kenya are ... -
Factors Influencing Use Of Information Communication And Technology By Teachers In Kenya:a Case Secondary Schools In Kasarani District.
(University of Nairobi,, 2014)This research sought to investigate the factors that influence the use of information communication technology by teachers in Kenyan schools. The factors included types of service automations in schools, level of computer ... -
Mixed-host Aggregations And Helminth Parasite Sharing In An East African Wildlife-livestock System.
(University of Nairobi, 2014-07)Parasitic infections transmitted between livestock and wildlife pose a significant risk to wildlife conservation efforts and constrain livestock productivity in tropical regions of the world. Gastrointestinal helminths are ... -
Influence of teacher characteristics on pupils’ academic performance in public primary schools in Kenya: a case of Akithi division, Meru county, Kenya
(University of Nairobi,, 2014)The purpose of this study was to establish the relationship between teachers’ characteristics and pupils’ academic achievement. The study was guided by education production function which connects pupils’ academic ...
