Research and Publications: Recent submissions
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Effects of social networks on technical efficiency in smallholder agriculture: The case of cereal producers Tanzania
(2015)The use of improved crop varieties is key to increasing food production, but in SubSaharan Africa traditional varieties still dominate smallholder farming. Lack of information is a major constraint to the adoption of ... -
Social networks and farmer exposure to improved crop varieties in Tanzania
(2014-09)In Sub-Sahara Africa, adoption rates of improved crop varieties remain relatively low, which is partly due to farmers’ limited access to information. In smallholder settings, information often spreads through informal ... -
Technology Awareness and Adoption: The Case of Improved Pigeonpea Varieties in Kenya
(2012)We apply a program evaluation technique to data obtained from rural Kenya to assess the patterns of adoption of improved pigeonpea varieties. The sample adoption rate of improved pigeonpea is found to be 36% while potential ... -
Determinants of Agricultural Technology Adoption: The Case of Improved Pigeonpea Varieties in Tanzania
(2011)If dryland legumes are to meet the expectations of reducing poverty and hunger in the semi-arid tropics, there will be need for a full understanding of their potential for diffusion and the barriers to adoption. We apply ... -
Can Agro-Dealers Deliver the Green Revolution in Kenya?
(Blackwell Publishing Ltd, 2010)The Government of Kenya, with the backing of development and charitable organisations, has been implementing programmes to increase agricultural productivity and rural incomes and trigger a new Green Revolution (GR). ... -
The Principals’ and Teacher Counsellors’ Perception of the Factors Influencing Effective Delivery of Guidance and Conselling Services in Public Secondary Schools in Laikipia District
(International Association of African Researchers, 2011)Despite the institutionalization of guidance and counselling programme in Kenyan public secondary schools, cases of indiscipline are still rampant. This study investigated the factors that influence the delivery of ... -
An investigation of the relationship between test anxiety and academic performance in secondary schools in Nyeri district, Kenya
(Bachudo Science Ltd, 2009)The objective of this study was to determine the relationship between test anxiety and academic performance among students in Nyeri district, Kenya. The correlational study design was used. The study was carried out among ... -
Influence of Ogiek’s Indigenous apprenticeship education of herbal medicine and cosmological related belief systems on sustainable environmental conservation of Mau Forest, Kenya
(2011)Traditionally, the Ogiek are hunter- gatherers and have distinctive histories of interaction with the natural environment.Over the years, the Ogiek have inhabited in the Mau Forest with little impact on the environment. ... -
Econstructionist Analysis On the Relevance of Secondary School Curriculum Content in Promoting National Cohesion Among Students in Machakos Town Sub-County, Kenya
(2015)Education is the primary means of promoting national cohesion, international cooperation as well as socio-economic development. Through school curriculum, education enables a country to achieve its needs and aspirations. ... -
A Dialectical Justification of Inclusion of Ignorance in the Definition of Education
(Mediterranean Journal of Social Sciences, 2014)This paper entertains the notion that without their opposites, things, and by extension, human thought would not exist. Without its opposite aspect, each thing or thought loses the condition for its existence. Without life, ... -
Primary Schools’ Preparedness To Integrate Visually Impaired Learners Into Inclusive Education In Bomet County, Kenya
(2016)Inclusive Education is an approach in which learners with special needs receive services and support appropriate to their individual needs within the regular education setting. The study sought to find out how regular ... -
THE EFFECT OF FINE NON-METALLIC INCLUSIONS ON THE FATIGUE STRENGTH OF STRUCTURAL STEEL
(2015)The article discusses the results of a study investigating the effect of the number of fine non-metallic inclusions (up to2μm in size) on the fatigue strength of structural steel during rotary bending. The study was performed ... -
Evaluation of isometamidium levels in the serum of sheep and goats after prophylactic treatment against trypanosomosis
(Onderstepoort Journal of Veterinary Research, 2004)Evaluation of isometamidium levels in the serum of sheep and goats after prophylactic treatment against trypanosomosis. Onderstepoort Journal of Veterinary Research, 71:175–179 Isometamidium chloride has been used for the ... -
Anti-trypanosomal effects ofAzadiracta indica(neem)extract onTrypanosoma brucei rhodesiense-infected mice
(Eastern Journal of Medicine, 2009)Anin vivostudy was carried out to determine the anti-typanosomal effect of aqueous extracts of the barkofAzadiracta indica(neem) inTrypanosoma brucei rhodesiense-infected mice. The extracts were orallyadministeredad ... -
Tense Usage in Selected Humanities and Science Dissertations
(2014)Graduate students are usually not sure of the appropriate tense to use in each rhetorical section of their dissertations in their disciplines. Even style guides provide little information regarding tense usage ... -
Catalytic Reduction of Hexavalent Chromium using Nanostructured Polyamic Acid
(American Chemical Society, 2014)This paper provides a survey of conventional and emerging techniques that are available for characterizing engineered nanoparticles in complex matrices. Techniques that were considered include microscopy (TEM, SEM, HRTEM, ... -
The Effect Of The Relationship Between Social Partners On The Performance Of State Corporations In Kenya
(http://ijecm.co.uk, 2016)The relationship between social partners is expected to enhance performance of State Corporations. Cordial relations would allow groups of divergent interests to recognize each other’s co-existence, while promoting their ... -
Influence of Land Tenure on Gender Participation in Management of Water Projects in Njoro Sub-County, Nakuru
(2016)Most water projects in Kenya, account for women having fewer opportunities in decision making committees than the men counter parts. In Njoro sub-county there are different ethnic groups who utilize land and water differently ... -
Reduction of Hexavalent Chromium Using Naturally-Derived Flavonoids
(American Chemical Society, 2012)Quercetin is a naturally occurring flavonoid that is known to form complexes with metals; a process that reduces the environmental availability of toxic metals such as chromium. We hereby report the first evidence of the ... -
A residual-based bootstrap for functional autoregressions
(arXiv preprint, 2019)We consider the residual-based or naive bootstrap for functional autoregressions of order 1 and prove that it is asymptotically valid for, e.g., the sample mean and for empirical covariance operator estimates. As a crucial ...
