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Determinants of Perceived Socio - Economic Tourism Benefits Accruing to the Local Community Living Adjacent to Kisite - Mpunguti Marine Park and Reserve, Kenya
(2015-05)That socio–economic benefits accruing from tourism in marine protected areas are key to garnering local people’s support and involvement in tourism cannot be overemphasized. Marine protected areas support local communities ... -
Determinants of primary school access and participation rates in the pastoralist Turkana County, Kenya
(© 2013 Academic Journals, 2012-12-05)The status of education in Turkana County is typical of all the ASAL counties of Kenya characterised by low enrolments levels, high dropout rates and poor infrastructural development. This study was undertaken to determine ... -
Determinants of primary school access and participation rates in the pastoralist Turkana County, Kenya
(Universal Journal of Education and General Studies, 2012)The status of education in Turkana County is typical of all the ASAL counties of Kenya characterised by low enrolments levels, high dropout rates and poor infrastructural development. This study was undertaken ... -
Determinants of procurement regulatory compliance by Kenya’s public universities
(2014)The main purpose of the study was to investigate the determinants of procurement regulatory compliance by Kenya’s public universities.The study used Ex-post facto survey research design.A sample of168procurement ... -
Determinants of Strategy Implementation in Savings And Credit Cooperative Organizations: A Case Of Tower Sacco in Nyandarua County
(International Journal of Strategic Management, 2016)Success of strategy implementation depends on selection of appropriate strategy and converting that strategy into action. Towards this, an entity is required to deal with factors emanation from environment. The objective ... -
Determinants of the Quality of Buildings by Contractors Within Mavoko Municipality
(2014)Construction industry is big in terms of its contribution to the economy; its performance affects the performance of the economy. Knowing the factors that affect the performance of the industry deserves undivided attention. ... -
Determination of Anthracene on Ag-Au Alloy Nanoparticles/Overoxidized-Polypyrrole Composite Modified Glassy Carbon Electrodes
(Molecular Diversity Preservation International, 2010)A novel electrochemical sensor for the detection of anthracene was prepared by modifying a glassy carbon electrode (GCE) with over-oxidized polypyrrole (PPyox) and Ag-Au (1:3) bimetallic nanoparticles (Ag-AuNPs). The ... -
Determination of Heavy Metals in Sediments of Masinga Reservoir, Kenya
(Journal of Environment and Earth Science, 2018-03)In Kenya, heavy metal pollution in aquatic ecosystems due to anthropogenic activities cannot be underestimated. Therefore, an assessment of heavy metal contamination (Cu, Zn, Pb, Cr and Mn) in sediments of Masinga reservoir ... -
Determination of serum isometamidium levels in sheep and goats under field conditions using isometamidium-ELISA
(2000)Twenty eight sheep and 28 goats were treated with isometamidium chloride (Samorin®, hone Merieux, Lyon, France) at a dose of 1 mg/kg body weight (bw) by intramuscular injection. All the animals were grazed in a tsetse-infested ... -
Determination of the maximum number of ASVT sub-stations that can be terminated on 132Kv line without voltage profile violation
(2016)In developing countries, there are many high voltage transmission lines which transverse villages not supplied with electricity to supply main towns and industrial areas. The conventional substations are too expensive and ... -
Determining efficient extraction procedure of phytochemicals from the fruit paste of Ziziphus abyssinica and Tamarindus indica.
(Elewa BioSciences, 2017)Objective: To determine the most effective method of extracting metabolites from the two herbs Ziziphus abyssinica and Tamaridus. Indicus. Methodology and results: The methods used included cold and soxhlet extraction ... -
Developing a Campus Emergency Management Information System (CEMIS)
(Researchgate, 2015-10)Mobile phone technology is driving not only communication but also increasingly emergency and disaster management. Natural disasters and manmade threats such as terrorism constitute emergencies that are common today. ... -
Developing a Secure Messaging Platform in Mobile SMS Using Advanced Encryption Standard Concept
(2014-04)Billions of text messages are sent daily through GSM networks sent in plain text format which makes them susceptible to various attacks. With the increasing number of software crackers available for free in the internet, ... -
DEVELOPING DIGITAL INFORMATION LITERACY AT INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER LEARNING IN SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA: OPPORTUNITIES AND CHALLENGES
(SCECSAL, 2016)This is a study on developing digital information literacy at institutions of higher learning in sub-Saharan Africa and how digital information literacy may play a role in socio-economic development in sub-Saharan Africa. ... -
Development of a Web Based Electronic Procurement System
(2015-10)A well-functioning procurement system is an essential requirement for a developing country like Kenya. In order to promote development, proper management of scarce resources is vital. A system that ensures transparency, ... -
Development of language materials for national development: A language management perspective
(International Journal of Education and Research, 2013-07)Learning resources need to be revised periodically to reflect the changing socio-cultural, economic, political and technological realities in the society. The current Primary English Syllabus was revised in 2002. Yet, ... -
Development of Language Materials for National Development: A language Management Perspective
(International Journal of Education and Research, 2013-07)Learning resources need to be revised periodically to reflect the changing socio-cultural, economic, political and technological realities in the society. The current Primary English Syllabus was revised in 2002. Yet, ... -
A Dialectical Justification of Inclusion of Ignorance in the Definition of Education
(2014)This paper entertains the notion that without their opposites, things, and by extension, human thought would not exist. Without its opposite aspect, each thing or thought loses the condition for its existence. Without life, ... -
A Dialectical Justification of Inclusion of Ignorance in the Definition of Education
(Mediterranean Journal of Social Sciences, 2014)This paper entertains the notion that without their opposites, things, and by extension, human thought would not exist. Without its opposite aspect, each thing or thought loses the condition for its existence. Without life, ... -
Differential expression of members of the β-galactosidase gene family during Japanese pear (Pyrus pyrifolia L.) fruit growth and on-tree ripening
(American Society for Horticultural Science, 2005)