Research and Publications: Recent submissions
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Broadband quarter-wave plate based on dielectric-embedded plasmonic metasurface
(Royal Society of Chemistry, 2017)High transmission plasmonic and all-dielectric metasurface wave plates have been reported in recentstudies. However, narrow bandwidth and low polarization conversion need to be addressed to attaineven better operation ... -
Environmental Applications of Poly(amic acid)-based Nanomaterials
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A New Substrate for Alkaline Phosphatase Based on Quercetin Pentaphosphate
(2014-05-22)We describe the characterization and application of quercetin pentaphosphate (QPP), a new fluorimetric substrate for the detection of alkaline phosphatase (ALP) activity. QPP exhibits major absorbance peaks at 260/ 410 ... -
Nanostructured Membranes for Water Purification
(2014)Nanoscale materials can be used to achieve wastewater purification, desalination, and inactivation of pathogenic bacteria and viruses, as well as for the adsorption and/or degradation of contaminants [1 16]. The development ... -
Green Remediation of Hexavalent Chromium Using Naturally Derived Flavonoids and Engineered Nanoparticles
(2014)Contaminated ground- and surface water supplies such as the municipalities, wells, lakes, and rivers exhibit various levels of contamination that can pose numerous health risks. The release of contaminants into the environment ... -
Participatory Governance in Secondary Schools: The Students’ Viewpoint in Eastern Region of Kenya
(Journal of Education and Practice, 2015)The purpose of the study was to determine the students’ view on participatory school governance in secondary schools of the Eastern region, Kenya. Participatory school governance implies the involvement of stakeholders in ... -
Bridging gender gaps through innovations in agricultural value chains in Africa
(IAAE, 2018)This paper examines innovations for bridging gender gaps in agricultural value chains in Africa. It focuses on innovative platforms for addressing gender gaps, considering women contribute up to 40 percent ... -
Determinants of Delegation of Duties and Responsibilities in the Administration of Secondary Schools in Mbeere South Sub-County, Embu County, Kenya 1
(Stratford Peer Reviewed Journals and Book Publishing, 2019)Delegation of tasks to the subordinates is an important activity in the administration of schools. It helps the principal in running the institution effectively though it may affect the subordinates negatively depending ... -
The Extent to Which Public Universities in Kenya Experience Managerial and Environmental Challenges
(European Journal of Business and Management, 2014)The environment in which organisations operate is continuously changing, thereby posing challenges to the organisations, and higher education institutions are no exception. This study was undertaken to understand ... -
Prevalence of Adulteration and Inhibitory Substances in Raw and Pasteurized Milk Marketed in Nairobi Region
(Asian Food Science Journal, 2018)The highest incidence of milk adulteration with water was in slum areas, while no adulteration was detected in pasteurized milk. The results indicate that pasteurized milk is of satisfactory quality with regard to adulteration ... -
Improving the Participationof Agro-Pastoralists in Climate ChangeAdaptation and Disaster Risk ReductionPolicy Formulation: A Case Studyfrom Keiyo District, Kenya
(2011)rowing scientific evidence suggests that climate change will acceler-ate weather extremes and increase human vulnerability to disasters. Exposure ofagro-pastoralists to erratic rainfall and cyclical droughts leads ... -
On Changepoint Detection in a Series ofStimulus-Response Data
(2017)n this paper, we demonstrate the power of functional data models for a statistic al analysis of stimulus-response experiments which is a quite natural way to look at this kind of data and which makes use of the full ... -
INFLUENCE OF COST OF EDUCATION ON TRANSITION RATES FROM PRIMARY TO SECONDARY SCHOOLS INKENYA:A CASE OF MACHAKOS SUB-COUNTY
(International Journal of Economics, Commerce and Management, 2019)The purpose of this study was to investigate the influence of cost of education on transition rates from primary to secondary schools in Kenya; a case of Machakos sub-county. The study was guided by the ... -
Morphological, genetic and symbiotic characterization of root nodule bacteria isolated from Bambara groundnuts (Vigna subterranea L. Verdc) from soils of Lake Victoria basin, western Kenya
(2015)Low soil nitrogen (N) is a major constraint for sustainable crop production in smallholder farming systems in Africa. Grain legumes such as bambara groundnuts (Vigna subterranea L. Verdc). can form N fixing symbiotic ... -
Forms of Play and How they Influence Acquisition of Numeracy Skills among Preschool Children in Kenya
(HRMARS, 2018)This study sought to underscore the influence of forms of play in the teaching of Mathematics, particularly acquisition of numeracy skills among children in preschool. The study was done among preschool children in Kenya. ... -
AN ANALYSIS OF THE ASSOCIATION BETWEEN SCHOOL MANAGERS’S INDUCTION CAPACITY AND THE IMPLEMENTATION OF HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT POLICY AT PUBLIC PRIMARY SCHOOLS IN NYERI COUNTY, KENYA
(Open Access Publishing Group, 2018)Some of the primary school managers in Kenya lack induction capacity to implement the human resource development policy. Induction of new teachers is a key aspect of the human resource development policy. The purpose of ... -
An Evaluation of the Effectiveness of the Community Support Grant (CSG) In Early Childhood Development & Education (ECDE) Centers in Embu West District, Kenya
(2015)This paper discusses findings of an evaluation of the effectiveness of the Community Support Grant (CSG) in Embu West District. The evaluation was done to evaluate the impact of Early Childhood Development & Education ... -
Relaxing Financing Constraint In The Microfinance Industry: Is Commercialization The Answer?
(The Clute Institute, 2011)A critical question facing Microfinance Institutions (MFIs) is whether they can attract commercial capital as a solution to their financing problem and as a way of relaxing strained development aid. While donations have ... -
The Impact of Core Capital and membership growth on financial performance of Deposit Taking Savings and Credit Cooperatives in Kenya
(2015)Savings and Credit cooperatives commonly known as SACCOs’ are financial organizations formed by members with the same common bond to mobilize savings and later grant loans to the willing members. Prior to 2008 regulatory ... -
The impact of name change on the financial performance of savings and credit co-operatives in Kenya
(Emerald Group Publishing Limited, 2016)Purpose – This paper aims to investigate the impact of name change, if any on the financial performance of deposit-taking savings and credit co-operatives (SACCOs) in a developing country characterized by a vibrant SACCO ...
