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An Analysis of the Factors Influencing the Performance of Self-Sponsored Programmes in Institutions of Higher Education in Kenya: (A Case of the University of Nairobi)
(Machakos University, 2005-09)Education is a social and interactive relationship. Academic governance, accessibility and quality have become key academic performance indicators and subsequently a means of comparison amongst institutions and respective ... -
Exploring the trophic structure in organically fertilized and feed-driven tilapia culture environments using multivariate analyses
(AquacultureResearch, 2006)Reports of similar yields in manure and feed-driven tilapia culture environments raise questions on food utilization in these environments. The possibility that similar production rates are because of utilization of di¡erent ... -
MARKET POWER AND EFFICIENCY IN INDIGENOUS SMALL RUMINANT MARKETING CHANNELS IN MARSABIT, KENYA
(ILRI and Egerton University, 2006)Eighty percent of Kenya’s land is arid and semi arid (ASAL). The ASALs are best suited for indigenous livestock production, particularly small ruminants. They offer employment to a majority of people in the areas, and ... -
PARENT-TEACHER PARTNERSHIPS FOR ENHANCING PRE-SCHOOL CHILDREN’S EDUCATION IN UASIN GISHU DISTRICT, KENYA
(2006)The Kenyan Government in her partnership policy intends to promote the relationship between parents, teachers and the community in enhancing children’s education. This will be possible if: ... -
Resource Potential of the Tana Basin with Particular Focus on the Bwathonaro Watershed, Kenya
(2006)The Tana Basin of Kenya is one of the most important basins in the country comprising of several catchments that are endowed with diverse resources. The utilization of these resources is necessary to the development of ... -
The role of fish ponds in the nutrient dynamics of mixed farming systems
(2006)Rapid population growth in developing countries has resulted in increased demand for food, leading to increased pressure to extend land under cultivation and to intensify food production. Because most of the arable land ... -
Knowledge Management in a Research Organisation: International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI)
(Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co. KG, 2006)Knowledge is fast becoming a source of competitive advantage that makes a difference between success and failure for both profit and non-profit organisations. The International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI) is a non-profit ... -
Numerical Optimization
(Springer, 2006)This is a book for people interested in solving optimization problems. Because of the wide (and growing) use of optimization in science, engineering, economics, and industry, it is essential for students and practitioners ... -
Principles of Fluorescence Spectroscopy
(Springer, 2006)The first edition of Principles was published in 1983, and the second edition 16 years later in 1999. At that time I thought the third edition would not be written until 2010 or later. However, the technology of ... -
Handbook of the Sociology of Gender
(Springer, 2006)During the past three decades, feminist scholars have successfully demonstrated the ubiquity and omnirelevance of gender as a sociocultural construction in virtually all human collectivities, past and present. Intrapsychic, ... -
HANDBOOK OF BIOLOGICAL CONFOCAL MICROSCOPY
(Springer, 2006)Once the second edition was safely off to the printer, the 110 authors breathed a sigh of relief and relaxed, secure in the belief that they would “never have to do that again.” That lasted for 10 years. When we finally ... -
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Short Term Load Forecasting Using Artificial Neural Network
(Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, 2007)This paper presents a method of short term load forecasting using artificial neural network (ANN). A three layered feed-forward neural network, trained by scaled conjugate back-propagation, is used. Two models of ANN were ... -
Fundamentals of Biomechanics
(Springer, 2007)This second edition of Fundamentals of Biomechanics was developed primarily to update a well-received text. The uniqueness of integrating biological and mechanical bases in analyzing and improving human movement has been ... -
Scholarly publishing in sub-Saharan Africa in the twenty-first century: challenges and opportunities.
(2007)A free flow of ideas and information is vital to the process of scientific inquiry, and in turn to the ability to address economic, environmental and social development issues both in the sub-Saharan Africa region and ... -
Intensification of Agriculture as the Driving Force in the Degradation of Nzoia River Basin: the Challenges of Watershed Management
(2007)The Lake Victoria riparian countries suffer from devastating effects of floods and droughts occasioned by severe weather related natural phenomena. The floods often follow prolonged droughts that have become a mark of ... -
Model Post Disaster Reconstruction in Third World Countries, (Case of El Nino Emergency Project– Kenya)
(2007)Following El Nino phenomena that occurred between November 1997 and March 1998, heavy rainfall all over the country caused floods that impacted thirty-five of the seventy-six administrative districts and the provincial ... -
Socio-economic and Environmental Concerns of Water Resources Management in the Tana Basin, Kenya
(School of Environmental Studies and Human Science, Kenyatta University, 2007)Water is an essential resource for the development of any country and its availability is the most limiting factor for socio-economic progress and advancement. Due to various factors, there is a growing need for more water ... -
A numerical simulator to estimate hydrological parameters of a fractured porous medium using fluorescein thermal decay correction
(2007)A method that can be used to estimate hydrological parameters of a fracture using fluorescein thermal decay correction is presented. These parameters are porosity, permeability, fracture size, entire reservoir pore volume ... -
Knowledge Management education in the departments of Library/Information Science in South Africa
(Sabinet, 2007)This paper focuses on the role of the departments of Library and/or Information Science (U1S) in South African universities in the training of Knowledge Management (KM) competencies. A questionnaire was e-mailed to thirteen ...