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Effects of Problem - Solving Approach to Teaching Mathematics on Students’ Achievement in Secondary School in Murang’a County, Kenya
(MksU Press, 2021-06)This study examined the effects of problem – solving to teaching of Mathematics on students‟ achievements in secondary schools in Murang‟a County. The study was guided by the following four objectives to: establish the ... -
Effects of public procurement policies on organizational performance: A case of Water Services Regulatory Board
(2013)Water governance has been identified as a key issue in water resources management and in the processes of water supply service delivery. This is in recognition of the fact that, several trend sand factors are currently ... -
Effects of selected factors on implementation of inclusive education in regular primary school in Matungu sub-county, Kakamega, Kenya
(2016)This study addresses the effects of selected factors on implementation of inclusive education in regular schools. Objective of the study was to assess the effects of implementation of inclusive education in the programme ... -
Effects of social networks on technical efficiency in smallholder agriculture: The case of cereal producers Tanzania
(2015)The use of improved crop varieties is key to increasing food production, but in SubSaharan Africa traditional varieties still dominate smallholder farming. Lack of information is a major constraint to the adoption of ... -
Effects of Teacher’s Perception of School Environment On Pupil’s Academic Performance in an Inclusive Classroom: Kenyan Perspective
(2017)Despite education being one of the basic human rights and an empowerment prerequisite, there are various factors that affect the provision of quality education in inclusive public primary schools in Kenya. This paper ... -
Effects of the direction of a transverse magnetic field on unsteady MHD Couette flow with suction and injection
(International Journal of Education and Research, 2015)In this paper, the problem of an unsteady magnetohydrodynamic viscous incompressible electrically conducting fluid flow subjected to a constant pressure gradient in the presence of a uniform transverse magnetic field applied ... -
Effects of waste reduction strategy on firm performance: A survey of publishing firms in Kenya
(International Journal of Economics, Commerce and Management United Kingdom, 2015)This study focuses on the effect of waste reduction strategy on the performance of publishing firms in Kenya. Kenya is a regional publishing powerhouse (newspaper publications selling) in East and ... -
Electrochemical Aptasensor for Endocrine Disrupting 17β-Estradiol Based on a Poly(3,4-ethylenedioxylthiopene)-Gold Nanocomposite Platform
(Molecular Diversity Preservation International, 2010)A simple and highly sensitive electrochemical DNA aptasensor with high affinity for endocrine disrupting 17β-estradiol, was developed. Poly(3,4-ethylenedioxylthiophene) (PEDOT) doped with gold nanoparticles (AuNPs) was ... -
Electrochemical Aptasensor for Endocrine Disrupting 17β-Estradiol Based on a Poly(3,4-ethylenedioxylthiopene)-Gold Nanocomposite Platform
(Molecular Diversity Preservation International, 2010)A simple and highly sensitive electrochemical DNA aptasensor with high affinity for endocrine disrupting 17β-estradiol, was developed. Poly(3,4-ethylenedioxylthiophene) (PEDOT) doped with gold nanoparticles (AuNPs) was ... -
Electrochemical detection of dioctyl phthalate using molecularly imprinted polymer modified screen-printed electrodes
(Elsevier, 2022)We report the investigation of electropolymerised molecularly imprinted polymers (E-MIPs) for the determination of dioctyl phthalate (DOP). Low-cost and eco-friendly commercially available screenprinted electrodes (SPEs) ... -
Electrochromism in Self-Assembled Porous Thin Films of Hexagonal Tungsten Trioxide Microspheres Prepared by Aqueous Chemical Growth
(International Journal of ELECTROCHEMICAL SCIENCE, 2014-03)WO3 thin films were grown by self-assembly, at 80-90 ˚C, on un-seeded conductive SnO2:F-glass through the method of Aqueous Chemical Growth (ACG). The thin films produced contained urchin-like microspheres of WO3, 1-2 μm ... -
Electronics of Conjugated Polymers (I): Polyaniline
(International Journal of ELECTROCHEMICAL SCIENCE, 2012-12)Conducting polymers have elicited much interest among researchers because of their reasonably good conductivity, stability, ease of preparation, affordability and redox properties compared to other organic compounds. In ... -
Elliptic Curve Digital Signatures and Their Application in the Bitcoin Crypto-currency Transactions
(2017-10)The Elliptic Curve Digital Signature Algorithm (ECDSA), defines a technique for generating and validating digital signatures. We start by reviewing the mathematics behind the Digital Signature Algorithm (DSA) and its ... -
Emerging Need for Academic Advising in Schools, Colleges and Universities in Kenya.
(International Journal of Asian Social Science, 2013)It is not easy for the overburdened student counselors in schools, colleges and universities to adequately address students’ needs in all areas. This has led to the establishment of academic advising in Western countries ... -
Emission Constrained Economic Dispatch Using Moth Flame Optimization and Bat Hybrid Algorithm
(International Journal of Engineering Research and Technology, 2018)This paper presents the application of a novel Moth flame optimization and Bat hybrid algorithm in the area of emission constrained economic dispatch with the main goal of minimizing the total cost of electric generation ... -
Empirical and numerical analysis of small wind turbine aerodynamic performance at a plateau terrain in Kenya
(2016)Kenya's energy depends on fossil fuels and the country is yet to embrace alternative sources that are environmentally friendly. In this paper, empirical and computational approaches are presented to investigate aerodynamic ... -
AN EMPIRICAL ASSESSMENT OF MONTHLY DEFAULT PENALTIES AS A DETERRENT MEASURE OF DEFAULT ON HIGHER EDUCATION LOAN RECOVERY IN KENYA
(Semantic Scholar, 2017)Despite the various measures taken by Higher Education Loans Board (HELB) in Kenya to increase its loans recovery, there has been reluctancy by HELB funded University graduates to repay their loans. In this regard, HELB ... -
AN EMPIRICAL ASSESSMENT OF MONTHLY DEFAULT PENALTIES AS A DETERRENT MEASURE OF DEFAULT ON HIGHEREDUCATION LOAN RECOVERY IN KENYA
(International Journal of Economics, Commerce and Management, 2017)Despite the various measures taken by Higher Education Loans Board (HELB) in Kenya to increase its loans recovery, there has been reluctancy by HELB funded University graduates to repay their loans. In this regard, HELB ... -
An Empirical Investigation of Viability of Alternative Approaches to Basic Education among the Samburu Nomadic Pastoralists Of Northern Kenya
(Journal of Education and Practice, 2012)Alternative Approaches to Basic Education (AABE) were introduced in Kenya to promote access to basic education and to enhance Universal Primary Education (UPE.) However, in Samburu County, the levels of school enrolment ... -
AN EMPIRICAL STUDY OF CORPORATE GOVERNANCE AND LOAN PERFORMANCE OF COMMERCIAL BANKS IN KENYA
(International Journal of Economics, Commerce and Management, 2017-11)The purpose of this study was to establish the effect of corporate governance on Loan performance of commercial banks in Kenya. The study examined the corporate governance variables namely: Board Structure (BS), Audit ...