University of Nairobi Institutional Repository: Recent submissions
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Factors Influencing Coffee Production By Small Scale Farmers: A Case Of Tetu Constituency, Kenya.
(University of Nairobi, 2014)Coffee is an important crop globally due its contribution of National GDP, tax generation food security and inequality reduction role. Global trend of poor coffee production has seen increase in poverty and inequality ... -
Construction Of Some Balanced Asymmetrical Factorial Designs (BAFDs)
(University of Nairobi,, 2014)Two methods of obtaining high efficiency balanced asymmetrical factorial designs which are resolvable are discussed. The effect of confounded interactions of symmetrical factorial in context of correspondence between ... -
Early Development Of Broadly Neutralizing Antibodies In HIV-1-infected Infants.
(University of Nairobi, 2014-06)Eliciting protective neutralizing antibodies (NAbs) against HIV-1 is daunting because of the extensive genetic and antigenic diversity of HIV-1. Moreover, broad and potent responses are uncommon even during persistent ... -
Factors Influencing Establishment Of Indigenous Chicken Value Chain In Hamisi Constituency, Vihiga County, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2014)The value chain approach embraces the full range of activities which are required to bring a product or service from conception, through the intermediary phases of production, delivery to final consumers, and final ... -
Mode Of Delivery And Postpartum Hiv-1 Disease Progression And Mortality In A Kenyan Cohort
(University of Nairobi, 2014-08)There are limited data on the impact of cesarean section delivery on HIV-1 infected women in Sub-Saharan Africa. The purpose of this study was to assess the effect of mode of delivery on HIV-1 disease progression and ... -
The Effect Of Last Mile Mobile Solution Software Adoption On Food Aid Distribution By World Vision In Makueni Sub-county, Makueni County, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2014)The purpose of this study was to assess the effect of Last Mile Mobile Solution (LMMS) on food aid distribution by World Vision in Makueni Sub-County, Makueni County, Kenya. This research was guided by the following ... -
Spatial Modelling Of Tb Prevalence In Kenya Using Integrated Nested Laplace Approximation (INLA)
(University of Nairobi, 2014)Despite there being nationwide reduction in TB Cases incidence, there has been an increase in TB infection cases in various areas in the country The use of registered numbers of reported new cases of TB is not enough to ... -
The Choice Of Actuarial Funding Methods For Funded Defined Benefit Pension Schemes
(University of Nairobi, 2014)Defined benefit pension schemes are pension schemes in which pension benefits payable at retirement are determined using a pre-defined formula contained in the schemes’ trust deed and rules. The pension benefit formula ... -
Factors Influencing Perfomance In Kenya Certificate Of Primary Education Examination In Public Primary Schools In Kairuri Zone, Embu North District, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2014)The Kenyan Government is committed to enabling majority of its citizen’s access to education through establishment of free primary education programme. However, despite all this effort, the Education sector continues to ... -
Evaluation Of Smallholder Poultry Production And Its Contribution To Household Income And Nutrition In Kiambu West District, Kenya
(2011)Evaluating the contribution of poultry farming in Kenya is essential in the implementation of poultry production policies amid a growing trend of agricultural intensification and urbanization. Purposive and stratified ... -
Application Of Enzyme Technology To Improve The Nutritive Value Of High-fibre Feedstuffs For Non-ruminants
(2011)A study was done to determine effects of supplementing a high (HF) and low (LF) fibre basal diets with multicarbohydrases that degrade non-starch polysaccharides (NSP) on growth performance and nutrient utilization in ... -
Phytochemical Investigation Of Three Leguminosae Plants For Cancer Chemopreventive Agents
(University of Nairobi, 2014)Cancer is one of the largest single and common causes of death in humans around the world. It is estimated to have claimed up to 8.2 million lives in the year 2012 and with an incidence of 14.1 million new cases. Plant ... -
Casting Materials and their Application in Research and Teaching
(University of Nairobi, 2014-04)From a biological point of view, casting refers to filling of anatomical and/or pathological spaces with extraneous material that reproduces a three-dimensional replica of the space. Casting may be accompanied by additional ... -
Comparative Analysis Of Acceptability Of Camel Milk Among Rural And Urban Consumers In Kenya
(2011)The demand for information on consumer food consumption and satisfaction by the public and private sector is increasing. The information on perceptions and attitudes of rural and urban consumers’ on acceptability of camel ... -
Factors Influencing Microfinance Customer Retention: The Case Of Bright Enriched Empowerment Programme In Nairobi County, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2014)Customer retention in the banking and microfinance sector has, for long, been a difficult goal for the players to attain. In addition the recent microfinance crises, most of which occurred between 2008-2010 in several ... -
Policy Options For Enhancing Women’s Participation In Managing Water Resources In Kajiado County, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2014-05)The important role that women play in the management of water resources has been recognized in various parts of the world. This is because they play a significant role in accessing water for various uses such as washing, ... -
An Economic Evaluation Of Alternative Livestock Diseases Control Strategies: The Case Of The CBPP Quarantine Line In North-eastern Kenya
(2011)Livestock keepers namely, pastoralists in the arid and semi-arid land areas (ASALs) of Kenya face many marketing constraints. The imposition of livestock movement restrictions by the veterinary authorities as a strategy ... -
Development Of Value Chain For Linkage Of Cassava Production In Kaloleni District Kenya, To Markets
(2011)Kenya government has intensified efforts for improvement of cassava productivity, given the ineffectiveness of maize in combating the worsening food insecurity in the country. Such efforts can only succeed in an agribusiness ... -
Assessment Of Farmers’ Access To Formal And Informal Maize Seed Input Chains In Semi-arid Kenya
(2011)Formal seed maize market chains have increasingly become important in supplying improved seed maize to farmers and thus aiding in combating hunger and food insecurity. Smallholder farmers in arid and semi-arid areas parts ... -
A Non-parametric Data Envelopment Analysis Approach For Improving Energy Efficiency Of Grape Production
(University of Nairobi, 2013-12)Grape is one of the world's largest fruit crops with approximately 67.5 million tonnes produced each year and energy is an important element in modern grape productions as it heavily depends on fossil and other energy ...
