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Small Hydro-power Plants in Kenya: A Re view of Status, Challenges and Future Prospect
(Materials and Energy Research Center (MERC) & Iranian Association of Chemical Engineers (IAChE), 2016)Small Hydro-power Plants (SHP) are important sources of electricity in many countries. However, little is known about SHP in Kenya. This paper reviews the status, challenges in implementation of SHP and prospects for future ... -
Smallholder Farmers’ Perception, Level of Awareness and Adaptation to Climate Change in Masinga Sub County, Machakos County, Kenya
(African Multidisciplinary Journal of Research (AMJR), 2022)Climate change and variability negatively affects the contribution by smallholder farmers towards household and community food security. Masinga sub-county being one of the most vulnerable regions to climate change has ... -
Smallholder Farmers’ Perceptions and Adaptations to Climate Change and Variability in Kitui County, Kenya
(OMICS International, 2017)The effects of climate change have highly challenged the productivity of the agricultural sector. The increasing temperatures and erratic rains, as well as diseases and pests have significantly reduced crop yields in the ... -
Smoothed Conditional Scale Function Estimation in AR(1)-ARCH(1) Processes
(Hindawi Publishing Corporation, 2018-03-12)The estimation of the Smoothed Conditional Scale Function for time series was taken out under the conditional heteroscedastic innovations by imitating the kernel smoothing in nonparametric QAR-QARCH scheme. The estimation ... -
Social accounting practices among Kenyan firms: An empirical study of companies quoted at Nairobi Securities Exchange
(2014)Profit and shareholders wealth maximization have for long dictated accounting and reporting practices, the concern for the social costs and the benefits of the business practices have given rise to the need for environmental ... -
Social Factors Influencing Substance and Drug Abuse in Universities in Machakos County, Kenya
(Research on Humanities and Social Sciences, 2019)The intention of this study was to investigate social factors influencing substance and drug abuse in universities Machakos County, Kenya. The survey study was carried out in Universities in Machakos town. The study ... -
Social health insurance scheme for all Kenyans: Opportunities and sustainability potential
(Institute of Policy Analysis and Research, 2004)Health is a basic need for all, regardless of race, nationality, social class, age, sex, etc. In Kenya, just like in many other developing countries, the health situation has been deteriorating in spite of the government ... -
Social Network Effects on Consumer Willingness to Pay for Biofortified Crops
(2018-02)Micronutrient deficiency, also known as hidden hunger, affects about two billion people globally. Adoption and consumption of micronutrient-enriched—that is, biofortified—staple crops, is a potential solution to alleviating ... -
Social networks and ex post risk managementamong smallholder farmers in Kenya
(Taylor and Francis Group, 2019)Smallholder farmers in developing countries are vulnerable to idiosyncratic and covariate risks. Therisks affect their welfare through the shocks they impose on income, assets, health and food supply.To cope with these ... -
Social networks and ex post risk managementamong smallholder farmers in Kenya
(Routeledge Taylor & Francis group, 2019)Smallholder farmers in developing countries are vulnerable to idiosyncratic and covariate risks. The risks affect their welfare through the shocks they impose on income, assets, health and food supply.To cope with these ... -
Social Networks and Farmer Exposure to Improved Cereal Varieties in Central Tanzania
(2014)This study uses probit and Poisson models to analyse the determinants of social network links for the exchange of information among 345 cereal farmers and the effects of social networks on farmer exposure to improved ... -
Social networks and farmer exposure to improved crop varieties in Tanzania
(2014-09)In Sub-Sahara Africa, adoption rates of improved crop varieties remain relatively low, which is partly due to farmers’ limited access to information. In smallholder settings, information often spreads through informal ... -
Social Networks and Household Dietary Diversity, Evidence from Smallholder Farmers in Kenya.
(2018)An important driver of household dietary diversity is nutrition knowledge which can be improved through access to nutrition information. However, in many rural areas, formal flow of nutrition information is limited, and ... -
Social networks and the adoption of agricultural innovations: The case of improved cereal cultivars in Central Tanzania
(ICRISAT, 2014)Literature on the adoption of agricultural innovations highlights the importance exposure to these technologies for the adoption decision of small scale farmers. This study assesses the relevance of exposure and other ... -
Social Value Formation and Switching toTtithonia in Nzoia River drainage
(Global Business & Economics Anthology, 2010)Following Ozaki (2009) the paper examines positive social values for switching from inorganic fertilizers to* tithonia in the NRDB. The predominance of sugar cane production in the NRDB generates immense water 3 pollutants ... -
Socialising Government: Evaluating the Role of Social Media in Governance and Ethics in Kenya
(International Journal of Humanities and Social Science, 2015-01)Social media involves social networking sites, such as Twitter, WhatsApp, Facebook, Skype, blogs, MySpace, YouTube, Instagram, and Weechat. Currently, social media is gaining popularity in the field of governance and ethics. ... -
Societal Implications of IT in Religion for Developing Countries
(2017)Information Technology has penetrated nearly all aspects of our daily lives such that relationships associated with individuals and organizations are digitally enabled and mediated. Advances in IT have led to changes in ... -
Socio-demographic, economic and mental health problems were risk factors for suicidal ideation among Kenyan students aged 15 plus
(Journal of Affective Disorders, 2022-01)Background: About a third of youth with suicidal ideation develop suicidal plans and about 60% of youth with suicidal plans make suicidal attempts. This study aimed to study different types of suicidal ideation and the ... -
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 ... -
SOCIO-ECONOMIC FACTORS INFLUENCING FEMALE STUDENTS’ RETENTION IN PUBLIC SECONDARY SCHOOLS IN MUKAA SUB-COUNTY, MAKUENI COUNTY, KENYA
(International Journal of Education and Research, 2019-10)Socio- economic factors have been highlighted as of great importance in influencing the retention of female students in secondary schools globally. The purpose of this study was to establish the extent to which socio-economic ...