Research and Publications: Recent submissions
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Influence of Relationship Management Framework On the Performance of Supply Chain Management in Health Facilities in Nairobi Ciyt County, Kenya
(IJSSIT, 2018)Purpose: the influence of relationship management framework on the performance of supply chain management in health facilities in Nairobi City County, Kenya.Materials and methods the study adopted a descriptive ... -
Analysis of NGOs Competitive Strategies in Kenya a Case of HIV/AIDS Focused NGOs
(2014)The NGO sector has experienced rapid growth in therecent years coupled with cut-backs in donor funding due to the global economic downturn. This has led to increased competition among NGOs for ... -
The Moderating Effect Of Decision-Maker On The Relationship Between Strategy And Organizational Structure
(2017)The purpose of this study was to establish the influence of the decision maker on the relationship between strategy and organization structure. The study was informed by the apparent dearth of empirical evidence about the ... -
Analysis of Electromagnetic Transmission through Dielectric filled Apertures of Arbitrary Shape in a Thick Conducting Screen
(2005)The paper deals with an extension of the previous work appearing in a past issue of this transaction by the authors on hybrid FEM/MOM technique for analyzing transmission properties of arbitrarily shaped apertures on a ... -
A Case for the Revision of Power Engineering Syllabi at Kenyan Universities
(2005)This paper presents a summary of the current status of Elec-trical Power Engineering Education at Kenyan universities,followed by a summary of the situation on the same at universities world-wide. Against a backdrop of ... -
An experimental prototype for low head small hydro power generation using hydram
(2013)The global rise in energy demand has resulted to the over exploitation of both renewable and non renewable energy sources. Most feasible hydroelectric power (HEP) plants sites have been exploited and the current ... -
An investigation to the efficacy of free primary education in withdrawing and maintaining children from child labour in Kiambu district, Kenya
(2011)It is estimated that about 250 million children aged between 5-14 years were working world wide by the year 2006, at least 120 million were working full time and close to 80 million in hazardous work. These are children ... -
The influence of Principals’Related Factors on ICT Integration in the Management of Public Secondary Schools in Kitui County, Kenya
(2017)The study soughtto determine the influence of principals’ related factorson integration of Information Communication Technology in the management of public secondary schools in KituiCounty, Kenya. A ... -
The influence of school related factors on ICT integration in the management of public secondary schools in Kitui County, Kenya
(2017-01-19)The purpose of the study was to determine the influence of school related factors in integration of Information Communication Technology in the management of public secondary schools in Kitui County, Kenya. A descriptive ... -
Biogeography of the Shimba Hills ecosystem herpetofauna in Kenya
(Editorial Office of Zoological Research, Kunming Institute of Zoology, The Chinese Academy of Sciences, 2018-03-18)The Shimba Hills ecosystem along the south coast of Kenya is a key East African biodiversity hotspot. Historically, it is biogeographically assignable to the East African coastal biome. We ... -
What values motivate farmers to adopt climate-smart practices? Empirical evidence from a means-end chain analysis in Kenya
(2015)Farmers in Kenya are vulnerable to climate variability and extreme weather events such as droughts and floods.The resilience of farming households and communities is thus dependent on their ability to adopt climate-smart ... -
The Policy Landscape for Climate Change Adaptation A Cross-Country Comparison of Stakeholder Networks
(2015)An increasing body of research is focusing on the question of how poor agricultural households will both perceive and be affected by climate change. In view of its predicted effects, the need to identify effective adaptation ... -
Consumers’ Willingness to Pay for Food Safety in Nairobi: The Case of Fresh Vegetables
(2011)Large urban areas in developing countries represent currently the most dynamically growing markets for food products. This study investigates the willingness to pay of consumers in Nairobi for safer leafy vegetables. We ... -
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 ... -
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. ... -
Gender Differences in the Levels of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Resulting from 2007/2008 Post Election Violence among Primary School Pupils in Kibera and Kayole Settlements, Nairobi, Kenya
(Contemporary Research Center Australia, 2014)This study sought to determine whether there were significant gender differences in the levels of posttraumatic stress disorder resulting from the post election violence among primary school children in Kenya. The target ... -
Students’ Perceptions of the Effectiveness of the Methods Used to Enhance Discipline in Public Secondary Schools in Nyahururu Division, Laikipia West District, Kenya
(International Association of African Researchers, 2010)Many methods are used to enhance discipline in secondary schools. Among them are corporal punishment, guidance and counselling, psychological punishment and suspension from school. The use of corporal punishment was banned ... -
The Effect of Inter-tribal Post Election Violence Conflict Trauma on Academic Performance among Secondary School Students in Mt. Elgon District, Kenya
(International Association of African Researchers, 2011)Inter-tribal conflict in Kenya has persisted for a long time and intensifies during elections. The inter-tribal conflict in 2007-2008 in Mt. Elgon District was apparently over land dispute between the Soy and Ndorobo clans ... -
Causes of Occupational Stress In Relation To Level of Occupational Stress among Police Constables in Kisumu County, Kenya
(2014)Stress is a major global health challenge affecting the well-being of service providers especially those working in the human service sectors like; police officers, teachers, health care providers and media specialists. ... -
The Relationship between Family Functions and Juvenile Delinquency: A Case of Nakuru Municipality, Kenya
(International Association of African Researchers, 2009)The incidences of juvenile delinquency have increased in recent years in Kenya. Most of the studies done on Juvenile delinquency have paid little or no attention to family functions as one of the possible causes. This ...
