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Anti-trypanosomal effects ofAzadiracta indica(neem)extract onTrypanosoma brucei rhodesiense-infected mice
(Eastern Journal of Medicine, 2009)Anin vivostudy was carried out to determine the anti-typanosomal effect of aqueous extracts of the barkofAzadiracta indica(neem) inTrypanosoma brucei rhodesiense-infected mice. The extracts were orallyadministeredad ... -
APPLICABILITY OF COMPETENCE BASED EDUCATION AND TRAINING CURRICULUM AND ACQUISITION OF EMPLOYABLE SKILLS AMONG VISUALLY IMPAIRED LEARNERS IN TVET INSTITUTIONS IN KENYA
(Scholarly Research Journal for Interdisciplinary Studies, 2019-10)According to the Kenyan Vision 2030,Technical and Vocational Education play a pivotal role in the social and economic development of a country. The objective of this study was todetermine the influence of competence based ... -
Application of Central Composite Design to Optimize Spawns Propagation
(Scientific Research Publishing, 2020)Despite the increased recognition of the nutritional value of the Oyster mushroom, coupled with its ability to tolerate a wide range of climatic conditions, its production is still at infancy stage with low adoption rate ... -
Application of Conditional Autoregressive Value at Risk Model to Kenyan Stocks: A Comparative Study
(Science Publishing Group, 2017-05-22)Value at Risk (VaR) became the industry accepted measure for risk by financial institutions and their regulators after the Basel I Accords agreement of 1996. As a result, many methodologies of estimating VaR models used ... -
Application of Conditional Autoregressive Value at Risk Model to Kenyan Stocks: A Comparative Study
(Science Publishing Group, 2017-05-22)Value at Risk (VaR) became the industry accepted measure for risk by financial institutions and their regulators after the Basel I Accords agreement of 1996. As a result, many methodologies of estimating VaR models used ... -
An Application Of Extreme Value Theory In Modelling Electricity Production In Kenya
(IISTE, 2014)Extreme Value Theory provides a well-established statistical model for the computation of extreme risk measure which includes, Value at Risk and Expected Shortfall. In this paper we apply Univariate Extreme Value Theory ... -
Application of extreme value theory in the estimation of value at risk in Kenyan stock market
(Int. J. Cur. Tr. Res, 2013)Most financial institutions have faced a lot of losses due to the fluctuations of commodities prices. Traditionally normal distribution was applied and could not capture rare events which caused enormous losses. The ... -
Application of Nonparametric Methods in Studying Energy Consumption
(University of Rwanda, 2011)Consumer behaviour towards different forms of energy varies over time. The variance can be so large that the quality of the estimation functional relationship between the response variable and its associated explanatory ... -
Application of Renewable Energies for Storage of Horticultural Produce in Marginal areas of Kenya
(2017)The objective of the research were to a prototype solar-charcoal cooler and test its performance in the temperature development and products storage ability. A prototype solar-charcoal cooler was developed at the Biomechanical ... -
An appraisal of the sources of language input in selected English lessons by teacher trainees in Kenya
(2011)Chomsky’s Language Acquisition Device (LAD) theory postulates that language acquisition and/or learning takes place when the learner is immersed in an environment where the target language is used. The linguistic environment ... -
An Appraisal on the Potential uses of Bentonite and its Availability and Exploitation in Kenya
(2022-06)— Bentonite is a smectite clay formed from the alteration of siliceous, glass-rich volcanic rocks such as tuffs and ash deposits. The major mineral in bentonite is montmorillonite, which is a hydrated sodium, calcium, ... -
Appraising Policy, legal and Institutional Frameworks used in promoting Sustainable Sanitation Management Approaches in Mavoko Municipality within Machakos County
(Society for Science and Education, 2018-10-25)The objective of the study was to appraise the existing policies, legal and institutional frameworks and their influence in promoting sustainable sanitation management. The study site covered the urbanizing areas of Athi ... -
APPROPRIATENESS OF MNEMONIC TECHNIQUES ON FREE RECALL LEARNING OUTCOMES IN PUBLIC UPPER PRIMARY SCHOOLS IN MACHAKOS SUB-COUNTY, KENYA
(Open Access Publishing Group, 2019)The purpose of this study was to investigate the appropriateness of mnemonic techniques on free recall learning outcomes in primary schools in Machakos SubCounty, Machakos County, Kenya. A 2x4 factorial design was used to ... -
Appropriateness of Mnemonic Techniques on Mathematics and Social Studies Learning Outcomes in Public Primary School in Machakos Sub-County, Kenya
(Human Resource Management Academic Research Society (www.hrmars.com), 2019)The purpose of this study was to investigate the appropriateness of Mnemonic techniques on mathematics and social studies learning outcomes in primary schools in Machakos subcounty, Kenya. A 4x2 Factorial research design ... -
Appropriateness of Mnemonic Techniques on Serial Learning Outcomes in Primary Schools in Machakos Sub-County, Kenya
(IOSR Journal Of Humanities And Social Science, 2019)The objective of this study was to investigate the appropriateness of Mnemonic techniques on serial learning outcomes in upper primary schools in Machakos sub-county, Kenya.To achieve this, factorial experimental research ... -
Are Good Companies Good Stocks? Evidence from Nairobi Stock Exchange
(European Journal of Business and Management, 2013)The search for abnormal stock returns seems elusive for many investors in efficient markets unless there are anomalies in such markets. This has led to the development of numerous stock selection methods including ... -
Artificial breeding of an optimized solar tunnel dryer using genetic algorithms
(International Journal of Sustainable Energy, 2011)Studies were carried out to artificially breed an optimized solar tunnel dryer using genetic algorithms (GAs). The energy harnessed by the dryer was simulated in Visual Basic Script (Microsoft Visual Basic Script 2010TM) ... -
Artisanal Mining Practices: A Study Of Selected Counties In Kenya
(Researchgate, 2020-08)Artisanal miners extract natural resources (mostly gold, copper, sand and quarry) from easily accessible deposits using the only very basic tools. It is undertaken in different forms - underground mining (below the ... -
ASCORBIC ACID RETENTION IN CANNED LIME JUICE PRESERVED WITH SULFUR DIOXIDE A ND BENZOIC ACID
(AFRICAN SCHOLARLY SCIENCE COMMUNICATIONS TRUST (ASSCAT), 2002)The effects of two levels each of sodium metabisulfite and sodium benzoate on the shelf-life of canned lime juice stored at ambient temperature was based on ascorbic acid degradation as an index. Sodium metabisulfite ... -
Aspects of the sustainability of the camel milk value chain and its regulatory framework in Isiolo County, Northern Kenya
(Journal of Agriculture, Food Systems, and Community Development, 2022-02)The camel milk value chain plays a critical role as a primary foundation of livelihoods among the pastoralist communities, but it faces a great challenge in control mechanisms to enhance a sustainable marketing system. Our ...