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Salary Determinants for Higher Institutions of Learning in Kenya
(2014)There has been a debate over the years on which category of salary determinants best predicts an employee salary, that is, whether it is organizational characteristics or individual attributes. This study adopts a hybrid ... -
Satellite early identification through LED observations: First in-orbit results from WildTrackCube-SIMBA
(Science Direct, 2022-04)Autonomous illumination payloads on-board small satellites, i.e. LED (LightEmitting Diode) boards on CubeSats, can be tracked by ground-based telescopes for optical identification, orbit determination and attitude determination. ... -
Scholarly publishing in sub-Saharan Africa in the twenty-first century: challenges and opportunities.
(2007)A free flow of ideas and information is vital to the process of scientific inquiry, and in turn to the ability to address economic, environmental and social development issues both in the sub-Saharan Africa region and ... -
Secondary School Teachers’ Participation in Decision Making Process in Eastern Province, Kenya
(International Journal of Education and Research, 2015)The purpose of the study was to investigate the teachers’ participation in decision making process in secondary schools of Eastern Province, Kenya. The objectives of the study were to identify the key decision makers in ... -
Sediment Accumulation in Fish Ponds; Its Potential for Agricultural Use
(2014)ABSTRACT An experiment was conducted at the World Fish Center in Egypt, to describe and quantify sediment and nutrient accumulation in semi-intensive tilapia ponds, evaluate the effect of input type and stocking density ... -
Selecting non-classified hotels in Kenya: what really matters for business guests?
(African Journal of Hospitality, Tourism and Leisure, 2014)Non-classified hotels,which comprise small hotels and guest houses,are important accommodation providers offering limited services and products as compared to the classified hotels. Through guest ... -
Sensitivity of Colletotrichum gloeosporioides Isolates from Diseased Avocado Fruits to Selected Fungicides in Kenya
(Hindawi, 2018)Colletotrichumgloeosporioidesisaseriouspostharvestpathogenofavocadofruitsworldwide.Kenyalacksanyregisteredfungicides for the management of the disease. Nevertheless, farmers commonly use commercially available fungicides ... -
A Service Oriented Architecture Approach to Implementing an Omnichannel Personal Health Record System
(MksU Press, 2021-06)Interoperability of eHealth systems has been a problem that has been unresolved due to variations in platforms, protocols, data formats, patient matching criteria and lack of universal patient identification. Most of ... -
Service quality gaps and their effects on organizational performance in the real estate industry in Kenya: A case of Myspace Properties
(International Journal of Social Sciences and Entrepreneurship, 2013)Service quality gaps usually exist whenever a client goes to a real estate company for its services. This is because most of the time the real estate agents usually overpromise and they fail to deliver as per the promise ... -
The Sheng Identity, Cultural Background and Their Influence on Communication in Academic Endevours: The Case of Machakos University College
(International Journal of Social Science and Economics Invention, 2016)Young people in Kenya want to be identified with Sheng and some, in addition, want to be identified with their cultures. Sheng is a slang language originating in Nairobi, Kenya, spoken by the ... -
Short Term Load Forecasting Using Artificial Neural Networks
(Proceedings of 2013 Mechanical Engineering Conference on Sustainable Research and Innovation, 2013)Load forecasting refers to the prediction of future load conditions based on present or historical data. This is important especially for transmission planning and economic dispatch. In this paper, an Artificial Neural ... -
A signal impairment-aware scheme for next-gen flexible spectrum in 10 Gb/s VCSEL metro-access optical fibre networks
(Elsevier, 2017-07)We experimentally characterized and optimized link performance of a multi-node flexible spectrum network. The cheap and low power consuming and wavelength tunable vertical cavity surface-emitting lasers (VCSELs) have ... -
Signal monitoring and performance stability evaluation tool in a high speed optical communication network
(2016-10)The diverse communication systems in South Africa have changed drastically over the last few years and are envisioned to continue to improve as evidenced by the deployment of high speed optical fibre networks, in both ... -
Signal monitoring and performance stability evaluation tool in a high speed optical communication network
(Elsevier, 2016)The diverse communication systems in South Africa have changed drastically over the last few years and are envisioned to continue to improve as evidenced by the deployment of high speed optical fibre networks, in both ... -
A silver Nanoparticle/Poly (8-Anilino-1-Naphthalene Sulphonic Acid) Bioelectrochemical Biosensor System for the Analytical Determination of Ethambutol
(2011)Ethambutol (2S, 2′S)-2, 2′-(ethane-1, 2-diyldiimino) dibutan-1-ol) is a first-line antitubercular drug effective against actively growing Mycobacterium tuberculosis. Resistance of the mycobacterium to ethambutol among ... -
Simulation model for solar energy harnessing by the solar tunnel dryer
(2010)Models were developed to predict global solar radiation and the energy harnessed by a solar tunnel dryer, and simulated in Visual Basic 6. In addition, the simulated data were compared with actual data. Using a 10% absolute ... -
Simulation of Dimple Characteristics on the Trajectories of a Dimpled Sphere (Golf Ball) in Motion
(2018)A mathematical model describing the flight motion of a golf ball is developed, and the effects of dimple characteristics are studied. Using the Newton’s second law of motion, the equations governing the motion of the golf ... -
Simulation of Traffic Congestion at Unsignalised Intersections using aMicroscopic Traffic Flow Model
(Journal of Applied Mathematical Sciences, 2016)In this paper, we study and present a Microscopic Simulation of traffic in an unsignalised intersection using a Microscopic Car Following model based on the General Motors Theory (GM). The adverse effect caused by the ... -
Simultaneous detection of anthracene and phenanthrene on Ag-Au alloy nanoparticles/overoxidized-polypyrrole composite modified carbon electrode
(IOSR Journal of Applied Chemistry, 2019-02-22)A simple and highly selective amperometric sensor for simultaneous determination of anthracene (AN) and phenanthrene (PHE) has been developed based on a composite of overoxidized-polypyrrole (PPyox) and Ag-Au ... -
Size-Exclusive Nanosensor for Quantitative Analysis of Fullerene C60
(American Chemical Society, 2011-05-18)This paper presents the first development of a mass-sensitive nanosensor for the isolation and quantitative analyses of engineered fullerene (C60) nanoparticles, while excluding mixtures of structurally similar fullerenes. ...