University of Nairobi Institutional Repository: Recent submissions
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The effect of lowland rice cropping intensity on the workability of a Vertisol
(University of Nairobi, 1993)The effect of lowland rice cropping intensity on the workability of a vertisol was determined under no-cropping, single cropping and double cropping of this crop in the Kano plains, Western Kenya. Soil chemical analysis ... -
Micromechanisms of short fatigue crack growth in an Al-Si piston alloy
(University of Nairobi, 2014-06)The short fatigue crack growth behaviour of a model cast aluminium piston alloy has been investigated. This has been achieved using a combination of fatigue crack replication methods at various intervals during fatigue ... -
The determinants and extent of home accidents in children under five years in Kisumu District, Kenya
(University of Nairobi,, 1998)A cross sectional survey was carried out in Kisumu Municipality, Kenya to measure the extent and determinants of Home Accidents in 1465 children under the age of five years who were obtained from a total of 774 households. ... -
Validation Of Satellite Rainfall Estimates Using Gauge Rainfall Over Tanzania
(University of Nairobi, 2013)This study sought to investigate the relationship between the gauge and satellite based rainfall measurements over Tanzania based on gauge rainfall data spanning the period 1983 to 2012 from the Tanzania Meteorological ... -
Gsm Based Datalogging System
(University of Nairobi, 2014)The ability to record data from events and view the results at a place far away from where the event is occurring is very essential and can be applied in many areas such as weather stations to monitor various climatic ... -
Design of a PC Data Acquisition System
(University of Nairobi, 2014-04)This report presents the design and implementation of a PC based data acquisition system. The aim of the project is to design a system that takes four analogue inputs and display them in real time on a program running ... -
Design of portable solar rechargeable led lamp
(University of Nairobi, 2014-04)Kerosene lamps are widely used in rural areas. They produce toxic smoke and they are expensive, unsafe and do not give enough light. Due to these reasons this project aims at developing a portable solar re-chargeable LED ... -
Control of Dc Motor using four quadrant converter
(University of Nairobi, 2014)For a separately excited Permanent Magnet DC motor, the speed can be controlled by a chopper. The chopper used in this case is a four quadrant converter. The implementation of the four quadrant operation is done by a ... -
Access control network for a complex building
(University of Nairobi, 2014-04)The project is aimed at designing a physical access control system(PACS) that will control entry and exit of personnel within a complex building as well as keeping a record of access events to various parts of the building ... -
A Control system to numerically change the power requirements of a complex building
(University of Nairobi, 2014)A programmable logic controller is an electronic device that is used to automate any type of processes. They are widely used in industrial and domestic applications. In the project, the device will be used to control two ... -
An Adaptive ICT-Enabled Model for Knowledge Identification and Management for Enterprise Development
(University of Nairobi, 2014-01)Knowledge is vital in achieving enterprise growth and development. This paper argues that treating knowledge management as a Complex Adaptive System CAS presents an alternative lens within which processes within knowledge ... -
Food intake and nutritional status of a preschool population in suburban Nairobi
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ICT Powered Strategic Flexibility System Dynamic Model: A Pillar for Economic Development in Micro and Small Enterprises
(University of Nairobi, 2014-01)Resource-Based View RBV of the firm in strategic management literature focuses on firm internal endowments in terms of resources, capabilities and dynamic capabilities for their development. By establishing a learning ... -
Study Of Performance Of An Installed Pv-gen Set Hybrid System: A Case Study Of Mpala Research Center, Nanyuki
(University of Nairobi, 2014)The number of PV and PV-hybrid systems installed worldwide has been expenencing a significant increase during the recent years. Essentially, most of the isolated places and villages in the rural area of our country KENYA ... -
Cartographic generalization in multi scale environment Lamu County
(University of Nairobi, 2013-07)Generalization generally depends on the map purpose, extent of area of interest and a desired scale. Survey of Kenya, Kenya’s National Mapping Agency, produces large amounts of different data sets of geospatial data and ... -
Quality Management as an Outcome of Management Field Evolution: A Review
(2014)The interest in Quality Management since its entry into the management arena has grown unabated despite the controversies, criticisms and dismissive labels. There are those who have dismissed it as a fad. Enthusiastic ... -
The Future of ISO 9000 Quality Management System in a Global Economy
(2013)This position paper discusses ISO 9000 family of standards in terms of its capability assessment value and as a framework for ma nagement of organizations. Uses data collected from empirical sources to buttress a ... -
Open access academic publishing and its implications for knowledge equity in Kenya
(University of Nairobi,, 2014)Traditional, subscription-based scientific publishing has its limitations: often, articles are inaccessible to the majority of researchers in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs), where journal subscriptions or one-time ... -
Drug and Substance Abuse Among Secondary School Students, in Embakasi District, Nairobi County
(University of Nairobi, 2014)According to the World Drug Report (2005), the use of illicit drugs has increased throughout the world in recent years. The report further states that a major world trend is the increasing availability of many kinds of ... -
Cervical cancer in Kenya and its relation to HIV infection: a study on epidemiological interactions and treatment outcome
(2002)Invasive cervical cancer (ICC) is a leading cause of cancer related death among women in developing countries. HIV infection is a risk factor for premalignant cervical lesions; however, the correlation between HIV infection ...
