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Utilization of Skilled Birth Attendants among Women of Reproductive Age in Central Division, Kajiado County Kenya
(2014)The proportion of births assisted by skilled birth attendants in Kenya is 44% while in Kajiado Central Sub County is 28%. Maternal mortality in Kenya is estimated to be 488 per 100,000 live births. This worrying trend ... -
The Vanishing Essence of Universities of Science and Technology in Kenya: The Role of a University in Changing the World
(MCSER-CEMAS-Sapienza University of Rome, 2013)The view that we live in a changing world is undisputable. This way, two aspects emerge, that of elements that change the world, and that of elements that change in the world. Universities like other entities in the world ... -
Variety of Learning Resources Used in The Teaching and Learning of Geography in Public Schools in Makueni County and Their Effect On Performance in The Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education in The Subject in The County
(2017)This study investigated the relationship between variety of learning resources and students academic performance. The objective of the study was to assess the influence that access to a variety of learning resources has ... -
A VCSEL-based backbone extended-reach optical fibre network: Supporting up to 10 Gbps flexible access networks for Africa
(2018)In this paper, using vertical cavity surface-emitting lasers (VCSELs) and Raman amplification, a low power consuming, energy-efficient and cheap technique to transmit high speed data signals over optical fibre is ... -
Vegetation dynamics and responses to climate anomalies in East Africa
(2018)Vegetation plays a key role in the global climate system via modification of the water and energy balance. Its coupling to climate is therefore important, particularly in the tropics where severe climate change impacts ... -
Vehicular Traffic Flow Model with Driver Aggresiveness Component in a Multilane Road
(Journal of Applied and Computational Mathematics, 2016)In this study, we outline the Kerner’s 3-phase traffic flow theory, which states that traffic flow occurs in three phases and these are free flow, synchronized flow and wide moving jam phases. A macroscopic traffic flow ... -
Volatility Estimation of Stock Prices using Garch Method
(European Journal of Business and Management, 2015)Economic decisions are modeled based on perceived distribution of the random variables in the future, assessment and measurement of the variance which has a significant impact on the future profit or losses of particular ... -
Voltage Controller for Radial Distribution Networks with Distributed Generation
(International Journal of Scientific and Research Publications, 2014)This paper presents a coordinated network controller whose objective is to maintain an optimal voltage profile across radial distribution networks with distributed generation. This is done by varying the output of the ... -
Voltage Profile Analysis of 132kV Transmission Line Using Powerworld Simulator: A Case Study of JUJA-RABAI Line
(Science Publishing Group, 2022)The growing power demand has made the government of Kenya to increase it’s financial budget to address the issue of transmission and distribution of power. The increasing set up of distribution sub-stations both in urban ... -
Voltage Stability Improvement Using the 21st Century Power Transformer
(Innovative Systems Design and Engineering, 2012)The 21st Century Power Transformer is produced by combining modern high voltage cross-linked polyethylene (XLPE) cable technology with conventional transformer. The technique of solid insulation is adopted in the new dry ... -
Water Resources Utilization, Conflicts and Interventions in the Tana Basin of Kenya
(2005)Water is an essential resource necessary for social and economic development of any country. When it is available in sufficient quantities and acceptable quality, it is extensively used for domestic, agricultural and ... -
Watershed Improvement Review Board Calendar Year 2006 Annual Report, January 31, 2007
(2007)The Iowa Watershed Improvement Review Board (WIRB) was created by the Iowa Legislature and signed into law by the Governor in 2005 as Senate File 200. This statute is now codified in Iowa Code Chapter 466A. The fifteen-member ... -
What Do City Planners Need to Know?
(2015)Do university planning programs provide their graduates with the knowledge, skills and values they will require in their professional careers? A national on-line survey of planning practitioners finds that there is a close ... -
What Do City Planners Need to Know? When Do They Need to Know It?
(2014)Do university planning programs provide their graduates with the knowledge, skills and values they will require in their professional careers? A national on-line survey of planning practitioners finds that there is a close ... -
What values motivate farmers to adopt climate-smart practices? Empirical evidence from a means-end chain analysis in Kenya
(2015)Farmers in Kenya are vulnerable to climate variability and extreme weather events such as droughts and floods.The resilience of farming households and communities is thus dependent on their ability to adopt climate-smart ... -
When Did God Create Hell?
(MCSER-CEMAS-Sapienza University of Rome, 2013)The concept of hell as a place for eternal punishment is a central theme in both Christianity and Islam. The followers of these religions believe that after the last judgment all wrongdoers (sinners) will be consigned to ... -
Why invest in Research & Development for sorghum and millets? The business case for East and Southern Africa
(Elsevier, 2020-11-20)This article synthesizes recent research by ICRISAT and its partners to analyse the business case for sorghum and millets in ESA and the wider strategy of commercialization on which this is based. The business case is ... -
Women in African Agriculture: Integrating Women into Value Chains to Build a Stronger Sector
(2018-10)Women are under-acknowledged participants in Africa’s agriculture and food sector, supplying a large share of the labour, but facing significant obstacles, including unequal access to land, traditional division of labour, ... -
Work and Job Related Factors and Job Turnover in Private Universities in Kenya
(International Journal of Social Science and Economic Research, 2018-11)Employee retention in training institutions has become challenging due to a multiplicity of factors. Most studies have has been concentrating on job related causes of labor turnover in government ... -
Youth Employability: Fostering University-Industry Links in Syllabus Design
(EAST AFRICANNATURE & SCIENCEORGANIZATION, 2021)The potential of young people to be agents of social and economic progress continues to be undermined by massive unemployment. According to statistics on the Ministry of Public Service, Youth and Gender ...