Research and Publications: Recent submissions
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Competence Cognition and Its Influence on Supervisors’ Job Satisfaction: A Perspective of Guest Houses in Mombasa County, Kenya
(American Research Institute for Policy Development, 2019-06)Competence is the extent to which an employee can perform work activities skillfully and with the required knowledge.Competence is critical for guest house supervisors. This is because, compared to classified ... -
Graphenatedtantalum(IV)oxideandpoly(4-styrenesulphonicacid)-dopedpolyanilinenanocompositeascathodematerialinanelectrochemicalcapacito
(Pergamon, 2014)Nanostructuredpoly(4-styrenesulphonicacid) and tantalum(IV)oxide-doped polyaniline nano composite were synthesized and their elector-conductive properties were determined.The oxide was synthesized using a modified sol gel ... -
Enhancing household food and income securitythrough crop diversification in the Nzoia and Mumiassugarbelts in Kenya
(FACT Limited, 2009)Objective: Competition for land use among crops in the Nzoia and Mumias sugar belts hastened to favour sugarcane and maize at the expense of indigenous food crops such as onions, tomatoes, cassava and sweet ... -
Performance Analysis of an Impeller Husker considering the Physicaland Mechanical Properties of Paddy Rice
(Silsoe Research Institute, 2001)Some physical and mechanical properties of three varieties of rice namely; Akitakomachi (short grain), Delta and L201 (long grain) were determined and used in the performance analysis of an impeller husker. Grain motion ... -
ADAPTABILITY OF FACILITIES APPLIED IN COMPETENCE BASED EDUCATION AND TRAINING ON THE ACQUISITION OF EMPLOYABLE SKILLS AMONG VISUALLY IMPAIRED LEARNERS IN TVET INSTITUTIONS IN KENYA
(Ijern, 2019)The main purpose of this research was to establish the adaptability of facilities applied in CBET implementation on the acquisition of employable skills among visually impaired learners in TVET institutions ... -
Extreme Value Modelling of Rainfall Using Poisson-generalized Pareto Distribution: A Case Study Tanzania
(Science Publishing Group, 2019)Extreme rainfall events have caused significant damage to agriculture, ecology and infrastructure, disruption of human activities, injury and loss of life. They have also significant social, economical and environmental ... -
Watershed Improvement Review Board Calendar Year 2006 Annual Report, January 31, 2007
(2007)The Iowa Watershed Improvement Review Board (WIRB) was created by the Iowa Legislature and signed into law by the Governor in 2005 as Senate File 200. This statute is now codified in Iowa Code Chapter 466A. The fifteen-member ... -
Assessment of Physical Activity Level and Its Effects on Blood Pressure Control among Hypertensive Patients Attending Kiambu Level Five Hospital, Kenya
(2019)Hypertension is a global public health concern since it contributes to onset of heart related diseases. Control of blood pressure among hypertensive patients is important to reduce cardiovascular disease ... -
A Culture of Cooperation: Making the Journey the Destination
(VS Verlag für Sozialwissenschaften, Wiesbaden, 2002)This chapter subjectively examines the experience of five members of the Future of Education project group at the International Women's University (ifu). Their voices reflect the multi-cultural, multi-disciplinary, and ... -
Analysis of Head Loss in Pipe System Components: Quasi-one-Dimensional Nozzle Flow
(2014)The problem under investigation is to determine the flow-field variables that is the total head which is the sum total of Elevation head, velocity head and pressure head instantaneous distributions as ... -
Expression of a 1-aminocyclopropane-1-carboxylate (ACC) oxidase gene in peach (Prunus persica L.) fruit in response to treatment with carbon dioxide and 1-methylcyclopropene: possible role of ethylene
(2004)In this study we investigated the effect of exogenous ethylene treatment on ethylene production, 1-aminocyclopropane-1-carboxylate (ACC) oxidase activity and expression of an ACC oxidase (PP-ACO1) gene ... -
What Do City Planners Need to Know?
(2015)Do university planning programs provide their graduates with the knowledge, skills and values they will require in their professional careers? A national on-line survey of planning practitioners finds that there is a close ... -
Modeling of Power Efficiency Sensor Network
(IJSER, 2019)Wireless Sensor Nodes forms an ad-hoc network that is widely used in remote deployment applications and has a unique characteristic of low battery-operated devices, and hence energy saving ... -
Characterization of antibiotic resistance in environmental enteric pathogens from Kibera slum in Nairobi-Kenya
(Academic Journals, 2012)Kibera slum is characterized by poor sanitation hence the frequent outbreaks of diarrheal diseases. Emergence of antibiotic resistance by diarrhoea-causing bacteria is an inevitable challenge in the area. Diarrhea-causing ... -
Biodegradability of polyethylene by bacteria and fungi from Dandora dumpsite Nairobi-Kenya
(Public Library of Science, 2018)This study aimed at isolating and identifying bacteria and fungi with the capacity to degrade low density polyethylene (LDPE). The level of biodegradation of LDPE sheets with bacterial and fungal inoculums from different ... -
Response of French Bean {Phaseolus vulgaris L.) to Intra-row Spacing in Maseno Division, Kenya
(orgz, 2012)The objective of this study was to evaluate the effect of intra-row spacing on growth of French bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) in Maseno Division, Kenya. The study was carried out at Maseno University Horticultural Farm. ... -
Optimal Sizing and Analysis of a Hybrid Energy System for a Community Microgrid in Nigeria
(Medwell Journals, 2019)This study focuses on determining the optimal size of each component of a hybrid energy system to meet the energy demand of Itele community in Nigeria at minimum Net Present Cost (NPC). The hybrid energy system consists ... -
Investigation on reversible pump turbine flow structures and associated pressure field characteristics under different guide vane openings
(Science China Press, 2019)The use of reversible pump turbines (RPT) within pumped storage power plants goes with prolonged periods of off-design operating conditions, which leads to the onset of operating mode-dependent instabilities. In order to ... -
Bioaccumulation of Heavy Metals in Common carp (Cyprinus carpio) of Masinga Dam, Kenya
(Research Gate, 2019)The pollution of aquatic ecosystems with heavy metals has become a worldwide concern and more so in developing countries. This is because of their ability to bioaccumulate in aquatic organisms and especially in fish which ... -
Determinants for the purchase of woven products among consumers in Kisumu County, Kenya
(2019)This research was designed to establish the determinants for the purchase of woven products among consumers in Kisumu County, Kenya. By definition, woven products are products made by interlacing fibrous materials like ...
