Research and Publications: Recent submissions
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Car Antifreeze and Coolant: Comparing Water and Ethylene Glycol as Nano Fluid Base Fluid
(2018-06)Most internal combustion engines are fluid cooled using liquid coolants mostly water and ethylene glycol, whose heat transfer capabilities are limited. An alternative for improving their thermophysical properties is the ... -
Caregiver factors influencing nutritional status of preschool children in Mwingi West, Kitui County Kenya.
(2022)Children are at an increased risk of malnutrition, with many undernourished children being highly susceptible to preventable premature death and morbidity. Insufficient dietary intake, infections, food insecurity, and ... -
Innovative methods of teaching youth polytechnic students in Kenya
(2013)Interaction with instructors drawn from many TVET institutions in Kenya has revealed that the methods of teaching commonly taught to the instructors during their training, are not effective. Most of those methods are ... -
Evaluating the Effectiveness of a Digital Knowledge Pack in improving Agricultural Experiential Learning: The Case Study of Egerton University’s Students, Kenya
(2022)One of the roles of higher education is to produce competent professionals with high employability skills. Learning by doing commonly known as Experiential Learning (EL), is an approach to learning that helps students ... -
Rebranding Technical Vocational Education and Training; Youth Education for Vocational Careers, Kenya
(2013)The aim of this paper is to revolutionize the approach of Technical and vocational training in Kenya, in regards to character and attitude change. The specific objective is to create awareness on the importance of Technical ... -
Experiential learning for agricultural students in institutions of higher learning: The case of Egerton University
(2016)Traditionally, many universities have majored in training and research but are increasingly under pressure to proactively engage communities through their academic programmes. The need to produce graduates with practical ... -
Impact of Visual Impairments on the Education of Learners among Pastoralist Communities in Marsabit County, Kenya
(Kenya Studies Review, 2013)Learners from pastoralist communities face peculiar challenges in accessing and continuing with education. These challenges are occasioned by the fact that the pastoral communities attach a lot of importance to pastoral ... -
Challenges Facing Effective Implementation of Free Primary Education in Public Primary Schools: A Case Study of Githunguri District Kiambu County
(2014-09)The purpose of the study was to determine the challenges facing implementation of free primary education in Kenya today using Githunguri district in Kiambu County as a case study. The study sought to identify the factors ... -
Operational risk and financial performance of microfinance banks in Kenya
(Full Length Research, 2022-02)The aim of the study was to explore the effect of operational risk on financial performance of Microfinance banks in Kenya. The target population was MFBs regulated by Central Bank of Kenya (CBK). The study employed ... -
Moderating Effect of Firm Size on The Relationship Between Credit Risk and Financial Performance of Microfinance Banks in Kenya
(Research Academy of Social Sciences, 2023-03)Microfinance banks (MFBs) in Kenya have continued with a trend of posting high aggregate annual losses in contrast to other financial institutions in banking sectors such as commercial banks. The commercial banks ... -
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 ... -
Influence of Focus Strategy on Performance of Small and Microenterprises (SMES) in Machakos Town, Machakos County, Kenya
(2022-03)The objective of this study was to establish the influence of focus strategy on performance of small and micro-enterprises (SMEs) in Machakos Town.The study employed a mixed research design where were both quantitative ... -
Competitive Marketing Competencies of Dairy Cooperatives in Machakos County, Kenya
(2018)The objective of the study was to explore the competitive marketing competencies of Dairy Cooperatives in Machakos County, Kenya. The competencies were explored with respect to customer perspective competencies, competitors’ ... -
Influence of Hybrid Strategy on Small & Micro Enterprises (SMES) Performance: A Survey of Electronics Firms in Machakos Town, Machakos County, Kenya
(2022-01)The purpose of this study was to investigate influence of hybrid strategy on the performance of Small & Micro Enterprises (SMEs). This study focused electronics firms in Machakos Town, Machakos County, Kenya. A mixed ... -
The efect of various fuels on the yield, structural and optical properties zinc zirconate nanocomposite
(Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 2020)Various types of fuels were used in a low-temperature solution combustion synthesis of zinc zirconate nanocomposite at a pH of 7. In the synthesis, the fuels used were citric acid, glycine, urea, hydrazine hydrate, and ... -
Investigation of the effect of precursor ratios on the solution combustion synthesis of zinc zirconate nanocomposite
(Elsevier, 2019)Zinc zirconate nanocomposite was synthesized by a low-temperature solution combustion method using citric acid as fuel at a pH of 7. The synthesis was done by varying the ratios of zirconium butoxide and zinc nitrate, which ... -
Structural and optical characteristics of dysprosium-doped zinc zirconate nanocomposites
(Optica Publishing Group, 2020-09)Zinc zirconate nanocomposites with varying compositions of Dy3+ ions were synthesized through a solution combustion method using citric acid as a fuel. There were mixed hexagonal ZnO and cubic ZrO2 phases in the X-ray ... -
Influence of teacher’s subject matter knowledge on students ‘academic achievement of Kiswahili language in public secondary schools in Kathonzweni sub-county, KENYA
(2017)Kathonzweni Sub County has been posting poor results in Kiswahili language. This prompted the researchers to undertake a study in the Sub County. The purpose of the study was to investigate the influence of teacher’s ... -
A critical review of the effect of teacher preparedness on students’ academic achievement: A research agenda
(2017)This is a critical review of teacher preparedness investigating the origin of teacher preparedness, the concept of teacher preparedness, academic achievement, and its effect on students’ academic achievement, the theoretical ... -
Elliptic Curve Digital Signatures and Their Application in the Bitcoin Crypto-currency Transactions
(2017-10)The Elliptic Curve Digital Signature Algorithm (ECDSA), defines a technique for generating and validating digital signatures. We start by reviewing the mathematics behind the Digital Signature Algorithm (DSA) and its ...