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Machakos University Journal of Science and Technology, Vol. 3, April 2022
(Machakos University Press, 2022-04)On behalf of the editorial board to present the Volume three (3) of Machakos University Journal of Science and Technology to our readership. This issue presents pieces of research work drawn from diverse disciplines including ... -
Macroinvertebrate Drift as an Indicator of Disturbance in a Kenyan Highland Stream: The Njoro River
(AER, 2021-08)Many Kenyan streams are influenced by humans through disturbances such as water abstraction, farming and grazing in the riparian areas. However, there is limited information on the effect of natural and anthropogenic ... -
Magnetohydrodynamic (MHD) Free Convective Flow past an Infinite Vertical Porous Plate with Joule Heating
(2013)This work addresses the problem of Magnetohydrodynamic laminar unsteady flow of an incompressible electrically conducting fluid past an infinite vertical porous plate. It investigates how joule ... -
THE MAJOR ENVIRONMENTAL FACTORS THAT INFLUENCE RAPID DISAPPEARANCE OF PESTICIDES FROM TROPICAL SOILS IN KENYA
(Toxicological & Environmental Chemistry, 2001)Results of field and laboratory studies on adsorption/desorption, leaching, dissipation, bound residue formation and metabolism of DDT, DDE, lindane, parathion, malathion, dimethoate and carbofuran in tropical soils in ... -
Male Circumcision: A Means to Reduce HIV Transmission between Truckers and Female Sex Workers in Kenya
(2022-06)Kenya records over 1.5 million cases of HIV-infected people with a prevalence of 4.8% among adults in 2019, ranking Kenya as the seventh-largest HIV population in the world. A recent study showed that 55.9% of Kenyan ... -
Managing a Library automation project: the Moi University experience
(MCB University Press, 1999)Examines the major problems associated with managing a library automation project in a developing country. The Moi University experience is representative of the type of problems that a library project manager in a developing ... -
Mapping Vulnerability to Climate Change in Malawi: Spatial and Social Differentiation in the Shire River Basin
(Scientific Research Publishing Inc., 2015)This article analyses vulnerability to climate related shocks across five districts in the shire river basin of Malawi. The analysis employs an indicator approach that integrates biophysical and socio-economic indices. ... -
Market Integration as a Determinant of Household Decision - Making in the Production of Roselle Plant in Mwea Sub - County
(International Journal of Academic Research in Business and Social Sciences, 2015-10)This study sought to analyze market integration as determinant of household decision-making in the production of Roselle plant in Mwea Sub-County. This study employed a descriptive survey since this ... -
Market Integration as a Determinant of Household Decision-Making in the Production of Roselle Plant in Mwea Sub-County
(International Journal of Academic Research in Business and Social Sciences, 2015-10)This study sought to analyze market integration as determinant of household decision-making in the production of Roselle plant in Mwea Sub-County. This study employed a descriptive survey since this method is designed to ... -
MARKET POWER AND EFFICIENCY IN INDIGENOUS SMALL RUMINANT MARKETING CHANNELS IN MARSABIT, KENYA
(ILRI and Egerton University, 2006)Eighty percent of Kenya’s land is arid and semi arid (ASAL). The ASALs are best suited for indigenous livestock production, particularly small ruminants. They offer employment to a majority of people in the areas, and ... -
Mathematical Analysis of Influenza A Dynamics in the Emergence of Drug Resistance
(Hindawi, 2018)Every year, influenza causes high morbidity and mortality especially among the immunocompromised persons worldwide. The emergenceofdrugresistancehasbeenamajorchallengeincurbingthespreadofinfluenza.Inthispaper,amathematicalmodelis ... -
Mathematical Model for Detecting Diabetes in the Blood
(2011)This study presents a new mathematical model for Blood Glucose Regulatory System(BGRS) which includes epinephrine as a third variable in the form, Y˙ = AY, and whose solution has been analyzed for equilibrium and stability ... -
Mathematical Model for DetectingDiabetes in the Blood
(2011)This study presents a new mathematical model for Blood Glucose Regulatory System(BGRS) which includes epinephrine as a third variable in the form, ˙ Y = AY, and whose solution has been analyzed for equilibrium and stability ... -
MATHEMATICAL MODELLING OF HIV INFECTION
(International Journal of Mathematical Archive, 2013)We formulate a deterministic mathematical model for the HIV/AIDS. -
MATHEMATICAL MODELLING OF HIV INFECTION
(2013)We formulate a deterministic mathematical model for the HIV/AIDS -
Mathematical Modelling of the Effects Funding on HIV Dynamics Among Truckers and Female Sex Workers Along the Kenyan Northern Corridor Highway
(2022)The Southern and Eastern parts of Africa are the most hit by HIV/AIDS in the world and a huge financial commitment is required to control the spread of the disease. Of these countries, Kenya and South Africa have been able ... -
Mathematical Modelling of Water Flow of Irrigation in a Permeable Pipe of Elliptical Cross-section
(British Journal of Mathematics and Computer Science, 2015)Anunsteadyincompressiblefullydevelopedflowinahorizontalflexibleandpermeableannularpipe of elliptic cross-section under the action of gravity is studied. The solution is obtained through a homogenization method by employing ... -
Means-end chain analysis explains soil fertility management decisions by peri-urban vegetable growers in Kenya
(Taylor & Francis, 2013)Past studies of the use of soil fertility management strategies by farmers usually model input use decisions based on the neoclassical utility/profit maximization principle in which farmers use soil fertility management ... -
Means-End Chain approach to understanding farmers’motivations for pesticideuse in leafy vegetables: The case of kale in peri-urban Nairobi, Kenya
(Elsevier, 2012)Peri-urban farmers play a significant role in the production of vegetables consumed in the urban centers in most African countries. The production of vegetables in the peri-urban areas in these countries is strategic with ... -
Measuring Financial Risk in Stock Returns: A Case of Nairobi Stock Exchange
(International Journal of Science and Research (IJSR), 2014-04)Value-at-Risk is an important concept in financial management, financial reporting and risk management. In this study, we have used this tool to assess risk in stocks listed in the Nairobi Stock Exchange. It is commonly ...