Research and Publications: Recent submissions
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On Derivation of the Probability of Occurrence of an Epidemic with Application to HIV/AIDS Spread Given Tuberculosis Co-infections in the Presence of Treatment
(Science Journal of Applied Mathematics and Statistics, 2017)Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) and Mycobacterium Tuberculosis (TB) infections are two major world’s public health problems especially in developing countries. Worldwide, 13% of TB cases are estimated to be co-infected ... -
A New Avenue to fight unsustainable development at the Lake Naivasha Wetland of Nakuru County in Kenya: The Role of Trade Associations
(ISDS LLC, 2014)Wetlands sustainability can be pursued through stakeholders where business enterprises are confronted with social, economic and environmental claims. This paper looks at how the concept of sustainable development (SD) can ... -
Analysis of Challenges to the Sustainability of Livestock Food System in Isiolo County, Kenya
(2018)Dryland landscapes experiences greater challenges in the regional and international trade for livestock and livestock products due to systems of production, quality control and safety measures. The objective of this ... -
Socioeconomic Factors Hindering the Participation of Women in Managing Water Resources in Kajiado County, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2014)The important role women play in water resources management has been recognized for a long time globally and in most societies, they are the ones primarily responsible for the management of household water supply and ... -
On Local Linear Regression Estimation of Finite Population Totals in Model Based Surveys
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MATHEMATICAL MODELLING OF HIV INFECTION
(International Journal of Mathematical Archive, 2013)We formulate a deterministic mathematical model for the HIV/AIDS. -
ON LOCAL LINEAR REGRESSION ESTIMATION IN SAMPLING SURVEYS
(Far East Journal of Theoretical Statistics, 2017)A model based survey is employed to estimate the unknown values of the survey variable, using the local linear regression approach. In particular, a local linear regression estimator in model based surveys is studied. ... -
Mathematical Model for DetectingDiabetes in the Blood
(2011)This study presents a new mathematical model for Blood Glucose Regulatory System(BGRS) which includes epinephrine as a third variable in the form, ˙ Y = AY, and whose solution has been analyzed for equilibrium and stability ... -
Magnetohydrodynamic (MHD) Free Convective Flow past an Infinite Vertical Porous Plate with Joule Heating
(2013)This work addresses the problem of Magnetohydrodynamic laminar unsteady flow of an incompressible electrically conducting fluid past an infinite vertical porous plate. It investigates how joule ... -
PREGNANCY OUTCOME IN WOMEN PRESENTING WITH OBSTRUCTED LABOUR IN A RURAL HOSPITAL, KENYA
(2015)Background: Obstructed labour still remains a life – threatening catastrophe all over the world but mostly in the developing countries. This, entirely preventable labour complication carrying a very high maternal and ... -
Participatory investigations of bovine trypanosomiasis in Tana River District, Kenya
(Blackwell Science Ltd, 2002-04-04)Participatory research on bovine trypanosomiasis was conducted with Orma pastoralists in Tana River District, Kenya. The use of participatory methods to understand local perceptions of disease signs, disease causes, disease ... -
Broadband quarter-wave plate based on dielectricembedded plasmonic metasurface
(Royal Society of Chemistry, 2017)High transmission plasmonic and all-dielectric metasurface wave plates have been reported in recent studies. However, narrow bandwidth and low polarization conversion need to be addressed to attain even better operation ... -
Polarization independent and tunable plasmon induced transparency for slow light
(Royal Society of Chemistry, 2017)A novel metamaterial composed of a Ag nanoprism periodic tetramer is proposed in this paper. The metamaterial has high structural symmetry and shows polarization independent plasmon-induced transparency (PIT), demonstrated ... -
Polarization converter with controllable birefringence based on hybrid all-dielectric-graphene metasurface
(Springer US, 2018-12)Previous studies on hybrid dielectric-graphene metasurfaces have been used to implement induced transparency devices, while exhibiting high Q-factors based on trapped magnetic resonances. Typically, the transparency windows ... -
An Assessment of the Organizational Culture Change on Organizational Performance
(2014)Culture change has indeed become an imperative for organizational competitiveness and effectiveness. Forces like globalization and internationalization of public issues contribute to expanding the flow of labour across ... -
AN EMPIRICAL ASSESSMENT OF MONTHLY DEFAULT PENALTIES AS A DETERRENT MEASURE OF DEFAULT ON HIGHEREDUCATION LOAN RECOVERY IN KENYA
(International Journal of Economics, Commerce and Management, 2017)Despite the various measures taken by Higher Education Loans Board (HELB) in Kenya to increase its loans recovery, there has been reluctancy by HELB funded University graduates to repay their loans. In this regard, HELB ... -
Assessment of Micro Financial Institution Funding on the Performance of Small and Medium Enterprises in Murang’a County-Kenya
(European Journal of Business and Management, 2014)The fundamental purpose of this study was to assess the impact of Micro finance Institutions (MFIs) funding on the performance of Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) in rural Murang’a. Simple random sampling technique was ... -
ASSESSING THE IMPACT OF CHANGE MANAGEMENT STRATEGIES ON THE ADMINISTRATION OF KENYA PRISONS SERVICE
(2015)The study sought to understand the Impact of Change Management strategies based on Organizational Culture, Power and Politics and Managerial behavior at the Kenya Prisons Service. Using a descriptive study approach, a ... -
Assessment of Credit Reference Bureaus on the Management of Nonperforming Loans in the Banking Industry in Kenya A Case of Nairobi County
(2014)The purpose of this study was to find out the role of (CRB) in the management of nonperforming loans in Kenya’s banking industry. This study also sought to evaluate the effect of information sharing by Credit Reference ... -
ASSESSMENT OF DIVIDEND POLICY ON FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE OF TELECOMMUNICATION COMPANIES QUOTED AT THE NAIROBI SECURITIES EXCHANGE
(International Journal of Economics, Commerce and Management, 2014)The purpose of this study was to find out the effect of dividend policy on financial performance of companies quoted at the Nairobi Securities Exchange (NSE). The study sourced data from secondary sources. Random sampling ...
