University of Nairobi Institutional Repository: Recent submissions
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Population growth and agricultural development in Kenya.
(University of Nairobi,, 1981)This study has five parts: (1) a description of the Kenyan agriculture sector, (2) an examination of the effects of rapid population growth on the sector, (3) an analysis of how the agricultural sector - its current and ... -
The development of Kenya's semi-arid lands.
(University of Nairobi., 1981)The report, based on a workshop held by the Government of Kenya, describes development, government policy, and settlement policy for semiarid lands of Kenya. Other issues covered include dryland farming, irrigation, soil ... -
Electro Et Magneto - Optiques Des Solutions Macromoleculaires
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An overall evaluation of the Special Rural Development Programme
(University of Nairobi,, 1972)This report was prepared as a result of a request by the Ministry of Finance and Planning to the Institute of Development Studies that the University of Nairobi should undertake a comprehensive evaluation of the Special ... -
Assessment of quality of trace element measurements by EDXRF technique: a statistical approach
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Simulation models as management tools for sustainable use of natural resources from the top of Mount Kenya to the semi-arid lowlands.
(University of Nairobi, 1994)The paper was presented at a workshop concerning the establishment of a project to develop simulation models of natural resources use in the Mount Kenya region of Kenya, in order to: assess the effects of land use change ... -
Deletion Designs
(University of Nairobi, 2002)A model for the establishment of a four-dimensional regional geodetic reference datum is presented. Starting from the three-dimensional integrated geodetic network model, formulations for the establishment of a four-dimensional ... -
Application Of Satellite Remote Sensing Techniques In Land Use And Land Cover Pattern Analysis Of The Nakuru-Nyahururu Area
(University of Nairobi, 1993-08)SPOT and LANDSAT-5 TM space images have been utilised to analyse land use cover characteristics and patterns in a section of the Aberdare Detachment system sub-basin, the Nakuru-Nyahururu area, Kenya. Good ground resolution ... -
Lineament Map Of Kenya: Correlations Of Lineaments To Known Geological Data
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Crustal Structure Beneath The Kenya Rift From Axial Profile Data
(University of Nairobi, 1994-09)Modelling of the KRISP 90 axial line data shows that major crustal thinning occurs along the axis of the Kenya Rift from Moho depths of 35 km in the south beneath the Kenya Dome in the vicinity of Lake Naivasha to 20 km ... -
Nanoporous Ceramics for Water Filtra tion
(28-04-14)Over four billion cases of diarrhea that occur worldwide each year result ill about 18 million deaths. In the developing countries (in Africa) over 35% of the population suffers from diseases related to unsafe water ... -
Optical properties of TiO2 based multilayer thin films
(University of Nairobi, 2012)Dielectric thin films of TiO2 have found many applications in various areas such as antireflective coatings, optical filters and photocatalysis among others. Optimization of material combinations and. coating conditions ... -
Preparation and Characterization of Transparent and Conducting Doped Tin Oxide
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A Model For The Structure, Composition And Evolution Of The Kenya Rift
(University of Nairobi, 1997-09)The seismic refraction-wide-angle reflection experiments carried out in 1985 and 1990 in the Kenya rift (KRISP '85 and KRISP '90) show major crustal thickness variations both along and across the rift. Along the rift axis ... -
Plant Parasitic Nematodes Associated With Coffee In Kenya
(2011)This study was conducted with the aim of determining whether plant parasitic nematodes were contributing to the decline in productivity of coffee. A survey was undertaken using a questionnaire which was administered to ... -
S.R.D.P. Second overall evaluation of the special Rural Development Programme
(University of Nairobi,, 1975)This report was prepared as a result of a request by the Ministry of Finance and Planning to the Institute of Development Studies that the University of Nairobi should undertake a comprehensive evaluation of the Special ... -
Principal Component Analysis-assisted Energy Dispersive X-ray Fluorescence Spectroscopy For Non-invasive Quality Assurance Characterization Of Complex Matrix Materials
(University of Nairobi, 2012)The analytical challenges in direct quality assurance analysis of complex matrices (extreme matrix effects, spectral overlap, poor signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) for trace analytes, ‘dark matrix’, imprecise geometry, need for ... -
Structural and Electronic Properties of Ti Oj Nb:Ti02 and Cr:Ti02:A First Principles Study
(University of Nairobi, 2012)Substitutional Nb donor and Cr acceptor states in Anatase and Rutile Ti02 have been studied using generalized gradient approximation (PBE-GGA) employing pseudopotentials and plane wave basis sets in bulk. The calculations ... -
Concentration - Dependent Parsimonious Releaser Roles Of Gregarious Male Pheromone Of Desert Locust, Schistocerca Gregaria
(University of Nairobi, 2008)The responses of (i) groups of crowd-reared mature males of desert locust, Schistocerca gregaria to a choice of two columns of air, one permeated with different concentrations of phenylacetonitrile (PAN), the major component ...
