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A Stacked Predictive Model for Cardiovascular Disease Diagnosis bare
(university of nairobi, 2022)The pervasiveness of Cardiovascular disease has rapidly led to it becoming a global threat in the past few years. The pathology causes 18.6 million deaths annually, and its projections are predicted to hike to more than ... -
Using Gis for Site Suitability Analysis for Sitting a Radio Telescope in Kenya
(university of nairobi, 2022)Radio sources in the outer space... -
Use of Software-defined Networking Model to Improve Security in Mipv6
(university of nairobi, 2022)As networks grow in size, they become complex in design, and security. Management also becomes more pronounced. Over the years, such networks have evolved from traditional networks to those that can be smartly controlled ... -
In-vehicle Rfid and Gps-based Device for Real-time Identification of Road Speed Limit Violators
(university of nairobi, 2022)Road speed limit violations have been classified among the major causes of road accidents in developing countries including Kenya. As much as there have been many technological solutions that have been developed to curb ... -
Characterization of the Turkana Low-level Jet Stream and the Associated Rainfall Using Cmip6 Models and Era5 Reanalysis
(university of nairobi, 2022)The Turkana low-level jet stream (TJ) is important to climatic conditions over northern Kenya and East Africa. The representation of the TJ in climate models varies due to the TJ interaction with Turkana channel that is ... -
The Influence of Road Infrastructure Development Projects on Urban Land Uses: a Case of Eastern Bypass
(university of nairobi, 2022)Road infrastructure development in Kenya has risen steadily over the past decade as the need for urban land-use changes becomes a development agenda for economic prosperity. Ruiru is a classic example of a town that has ... -
Contributions of Influencing Factors to Compliance Levels Withnca Regulations: a Case Study of Small and Medium Scale Building Contractors in Nairobi City County
(university of nairobi, 2022)Building regulations exist to ensure that building contractors uphold building policies set out in various relevant legislation. Despite the existence of these building [NCA] regulations, building construction works proceed ... -
Die Figuration Von Beschädigten Identitäten. Zur Darstellung Der Binarität Und Mehrsprächigkeit in Den Identitätsdestruktions – Und Rekonstitutionsprozessen
(university of nairobi, 2022)In the context of postmodern identities ´question becomes more and more important. It is difficult to find a stable identity because of social change due to phenomenon like migration and globalization. Among the identities´ ... -
Spatial Analysis of Emergency Obstetric Care Services for Upgrading of Health Facilities: a Case Study of Homa Bay County.
(university of nairobi, 2022)Maternal Mortality is when an expectant woman dies during pregnancy, childbirth, or at least within a month of giving birth because of pregnancy management. Incidental or accidental deaths do not constitute Maternal ... -
Gender Diversity in Top Management and Firm Performance in Kenya
(university of nairobi, 2022)This paper analyses the relationship between gender diversity in top management and firm performance. It investigates the moderating role of the business environment and their interaction on top manager gender and firm ... -
Influence of Secondary School Curriculum on Students’ Development of Life Skills for Climate Change Adaptation in Kalobeyei Settlement, Turkana West, Kenya
(university of nairobi, 2022)This study examines the influence of the secondary school curriculum on students’ development of life skills for climate change adaptation in Kalobeyei Integrated Settlement, Turkana West, Kenya. The first objective of the ... -
The Neglected Link: Safeguarding Pollinators for Sustainable Development in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2017)Efforts to achieve sustainable development have never been greater the world over. Most, if not all states and non-governmental organisations, are coming up with multisectoral measures to promote the sustainable development ... -
Influence of Principals' Management Practices on Teachers' Job Satisfaction in Public Secondary Schools in Isiolo Sub-county, in Kenya.
(university of nairobi, 2022)The study sought to investigate the influence of principals’ management practices on teachers’ job satisfaction in public Secondary schools in Isiolo Sub-County, Kenya. The study is based on four key practices which include ... -
Dealing with Conflicts in Project Management
(University of Nairobi, 2018)This paper addresses the issue of dealing with conflicts in project management. It looks at the range of conflict management mechanisms available to parties in the course of project management in Kenya. Their various ... -
Depiction of the younger generation in Kenyan Swahili Women’s Prose in the twenty first century -Mikhail Gromov
(The Nairobi Journal of LITERATURE, 2022-11-07)The article analyzes how the problems of Kenyan younger generation are depicted in the recently emerged women’s literature in Swahili, giving an overview of both larger prosaic genres, such as novel, and shorter prose, ... -
The problems of Kenyan female youth in the Novels of Moraa Gitaa-Alina Rinkanya
(The Nairobi Journal of LITERATURE, 2022-11-08)Moraa Gitaa is one of the most prolific and well-known Kenyan women authors of the new generation. Born and raised in Mombasa, she has worked for more than 15 years with various organizations, among them ... -
Kikuyu Ogres Oral Narrative and Posthuman Thinking-Inge Brinkman
(The Nairobi Journal of LITERATURE, 2022-11-07)n this contribution I would like to offer an interpretation on ogres and humans in Gikuyu oral narratives, focusing on the earliest records of such stories in the colonial era. Gikuyu oral narratives have ... -
A Comparative Reading of Ngugi wa Thiongos and Binyavanga Wainanas Memoirs-Susanne Gehrmann
(The Nairobi Journal of LITERATURE, 2022-11-08)The publication of three volumes of memoirs by of Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o between 2010 and 2016: Dreams in a Time of War, In the House of the Interpreter and Birth of a Dream Weaver, has been a major literary event for Kenyan ... -
Assessment of Heat Stress Exposure on Construction Workers in Warm and Humid Environments
(university of nairobi, 2022)Construction workers are at high risk of heat stress, due to the demanding nature of their work and the high temperature work condition. Open field workers such as construction workers have to carry out physical works ... -
Devolved Governance and Inter-ethnic Conflicts in Cosmopolitan Pastoral Counties: Case of Laikipia County, Kenya
(university of nairobi, 2022)Laikipia County is one of the cosmopolitan Counties of Kenya. This study examined the dynamics of conflict in the face of devolution within this county. This was done by establishing how devolution had influenced the ...
