Research and Publications: Recent submissions
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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 ... -
Emission Constrained Economic Dispatch Using Moth Flame Optimization and Bat Hybrid Algorithm
(International Journal of Engineering Research and Technology, 2018)This paper presents the application of a novel Moth flame optimization and Bat hybrid algorithm in the area of emission constrained economic dispatch with the main goal of minimizing the total cost of electric generation ... -
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 ... -
The Relationship Between Competitive Strategies And Firm Performance: A Case Of Mobile Telecommunication Companies In Kenya
(International Journal of Economics, Commerce and Management, 2014)The main aim of the study was to examine the relationship between competitive strategies and organizational performance among firms in the mobile telecommunications industry in Kenya. The study identified the ... -
The Role of Financial Intermediaries in the Internationalization of Capital Markets in Kenya: A Study of stock brokers in Kenya
(Journal of Economics and Behavioral Studies, 2015-10)Financial intermediaries continue to play a big role in the internationalization of capital markets. In Kenya all transactions in the Nairobi Securities Exchange must be carried out by an authorized stock broker. This study ... -
INFLUENCE OF COMPETENCE MANAGEMENT IN ADOPTION OF QMS IN KENYA’S ISO CERTIFIED STATE CORPORATIONS
(Human Resource and Leadership Journal, 2017)Purpose: The purpose of this study was to determine the influence of competence management in adoption of QMS in Kenya ISO certified state corporations. Methodology: The proposed research consisted of a descriptive survey. ... -
Digital Media Usage And Prevalence Of Internet Addiction Among Undergraduate Students In South Africa
(The Technical University of Kenya, 2019)The use of Internet and digital media in the academic sector has significantly improved knowledge creation. The Internet has particularly proven itself to be a valuable resource in the enhancement of knowledge production ... -
THIN LAYER DRYING KINETICS OF AMARANTH (Amaranthus cruentus) GRAINS IN A NATURAL CONVECTION SOLAR TENT DRYER
(2010-03)An experimental solar tent dryer under natural convection was used to study thin layer drying kinetics of amaranth (Amaranthus cruentus) grains. Drying of grains in the dryer was carried out on a drying rack having two ... -
The Functions Of Olutura Sounds
(Scholars Academic and Scientific Publishers (SAS Publishers), 2018)The aim of this study was to identify the sounds that occur in Olutura so as to develop a phonetic inventory and to show how these sounds function in this dialect. A purposive sampling technique was used to identify native ... -
A Critical Analysis of Athol Fugard’s Social Vision in Four Selected Plays
(Journal of Educational and Social Research, 2014)Literature is a product of the writer’s artistic imagination. The writer accurately observes the happenings in his/her society, both contemporary, and historical and communicates to the reader s through use of vivid ... -
Impact Of Assistive Technology Intervention On Visually Impaired Student Performance In Kiswahili In Public Primary Teachers College In Kenya
(2013)The right to education is universal to all including those with disabilities.Students with visual impairments can struggle with a wide variety of challenges in a mainstreamed classroom setting.AT intervention by use of ... -
Effects of Principles of Corporate Governance on Management of Early Childhood Education in Bahati Division Nakuru County
(OSR Journal of Research & Method in Education, 2016)This study sought to examine the effects of principles of corporate governance onmanagement of early childhood education (ECE) in Bahati Division Nakuru County, Kenya. These were necessitated by ... -
Determinants of Strategy Implementation in Savings And Credit Cooperative Organizations: A Case Of Tower Sacco in Nyandarua County
(International Journal of Strategic Management, 2016)Success of strategy implementation depends on selection of appropriate strategy and converting that strategy into action. Towards this, an entity is required to deal with factors emanation from environment. The objective ...
