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Reducing Real and Reactive Power Losses in the Power Distribution System by DFIG Placement and Sizing Using Ordinary PSO and HGAPSO
(International Journal of Emerging Technology and Advanced Engineering, 2012)Due to the increased importance of DFIGs in optimization of real and reactive power losses and the maintenance of voltage profile, the general methods of DG placement and sizing in the existing literature cannot be ... -
Reduction and Degradation of Paraoxon in Water Using Zero-Valent Iron Nanoparticles
(MDPI, 2022-08-02)Paraoxon is an emerging organophosphate pollutant that is commonly used as a pesticide and a drug, hence increasing the risk of contamination of water supplies. Its intensive use for vector control has led to pollutions ... -
Reduction of Hexavalent Chromium Using Naturally-Derived Flavonoids
(American Chemical Society, 2012)Quercetin is a naturally occurring flavonoid that is known to form complexes with metals; a process that reduces the environmental availability of toxic metals such as chromium. We hereby report the first evidence of the ... -
Refined node polynomials via long edge graphs
(2015)The generating functions of the Severi degrees for sufficiently ample line bundles on algebraic surfaces are multiplicative in the topological invariants of the surface and the line bundle. Recently new proofs of this fact ... -
Reflection on English Textbook in the Kenyan classroom
(Machakos University Press, 2021-06)An English textbook plays a crucial role in a secondary school level classroom in Kenya. It gives newly recruited tutors proper guidelines in the English course and learning activities. It enhances continuity and consistency ... -
Reflection on English Textbook in the Kenyan classroom
(Machakos University Press, 2021-06)An English textbook plays a crucial role in a secondary school level classroom in Kenya. It gives newly recruited tutors proper guidelines in the English course and learning activities. It enhances continuity and consistency ... -
Reflections on Policies and Institutional Mechanisms for Climate Change Management in Kenya
(Machakos University Press, 2021-06)Climate change poses serious challenges worldwide. It manifests itself in the frequent occurrence of various disasters such as droughts and floods which directly or indirectly impact key sectors of the global economy. In ... -
Reflections on the genre-based approach to the teaching of thesis writing
(2018)This paper discusses how the genre-based approach can be employed in the teaching thesis writing in the universities. An analysis of six theses drawn from public universities in Kenya revealed that generic features fulfil ... -
REFRIGERATION, AIRCONDITIONING & VENTILATION
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Regime-Switching Model on Hourly Electricity Spot Price Dynamics
(Scientific Research Publishing Inc., 2018)A robust time-varying regime-switching model for price dynamics of hourly spot price of electricity on the electricity market is developed. We propose a two-state Markov Regime Switching (MRS) model that gives weight to ... -
Regime-Switching Temperature Dynamics Model for Weather Derivatives
(Hindawi, 2018)Weather is a key production factor in agricultural crop production and at the same time the most significant and least controllable source of peril in agriculture. These effects of weather on agricultural crop production ... -
Regionalization of the Upper Tana Basin of Kenya Using Stream Flow Records
(Department of Civil Engineering, JKUAT, 2007)In this study, the upper Tana basin of Kenya was delineated into homogenous hydrological zones based on monthly stream flow records from several river gauge stations in the basin using the empirical orthogonal function ... -
Regression Modeling Strategies
(Springer, 2015)There are many books that are excellent sources of knowledge about individual statistical tools (survival models, general linear models, etc.), but the art of data analysis is about choosing and using multiple tools. In ... -
Relationship between Body Mass Index and Blood Pressure Level in Hypertensive Patients Attending Kiambu District Hospital, Kenya
(International Journal of Health Sciences and Research, 2018)Uncontrolled hypertension is the primary cause of cardiovascular disease occurrence which greatly contributes to fatality worldwide. Obesity is known to impact cardiovascular health, being an appropriate ... -
Relationship between Body Mass Index and Blood Pressure Level in Hypertensive Patients Attending Kiambu District Hospital, Kenya
(International Journal of Health Sciences & Research, 2017)Uncontrolled hypertension is the primary cause of cardiovascular disease occurrence which greatly contributes to fatality worldwide. Obesity is known to impact cardiovascular health, being an appropriate predictor of ... -
The Relationship Between Competitive Strategies And Firm Performance: A Case Of Mobile Telecommunication Companies In Kenya
(International Journal of Economics, Commerce and Management, 2014)The main aim of the study was to examine the relationship between competitive strategies and organizational performance among firms in the mobile telecommunications industry in Kenya. The study identified the ... -
The relationship between Dividend Payout ratio and Capital Structure of companies quoted at the Nairobi Securities Exchange, Kenya in the industrial and allied sector
(International Journal of Economics, 2015)The existing literature on optimal dividend policy and capital structure is voluminous and has continuously evolved over the last five decades. The objective of this study was to establish the relationship between the ... -
The Relationship between Family Functions and Juvenile Delinquency: A Case of Nakuru Municipality, Kenya
(International Association of African Researchers, 2009)The incidences of juvenile delinquency have increased in recent years in Kenya. Most of the studies done on Juvenile delinquency have paid little or no attention to family functions as one of the possible causes. This ... -
Relationship between Gender and Levels of Occupational Stress among Police Constables in Kisumu County, Kenya
(2014-11)Stress is a major global health challenge affecting the well-being of service providers especially those working in the human service sectors like; police officers, teachers, health care providers and media specialists. ... -
Relationship between Gender and Levels of Occupational Stress among Police Constables in Kisumu County, Kenya
(Journal Of Humanities And Social Scienc, 2014)Stress is a major global health challenge affecting the well-being of service providers especially those working in the human service sectors like; police officers, teachers, health care providers and media specialists. ...