Research and Publications: Recent submissions
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Combined Economic and Emission Dispatch Solution Using ABC_PSO Hybrid Algorithm with Valve Point Loading Effect
(International Journal of Scientific and Research Publications, 2012)The problem of power system optimization has become a deciding factor in current power system engineering practice with emphasis on cost and emission reduction. The economic and emission dispatch problem has been addressed ... -
Multi-Objective Environmental/Economic Dispatch Solution Using ABC_PSO Hybrid Algorithm
(International Journal of Scientific and Research Publications, 2012)The problem of power system optimization has become a deciding factor in current power system engineering practice with emphasis on cost and emission reduction. The economic and emission dispatch problem has been addressed ... -
Radicalization as a Functional Aspect of Crime
(Mediterranean Journal of Social Sciences, 2017-11)Radicalization into extremism and terrorism is a controversial topic amongst scholars on the approaches used to understand the phenomenon. This paper examine some theories on the subject and the debate raging amongst ... -
Kenyan English Monophthongs: An Element Theory Approach
(Journal of Applied Linguistics and Language Research, 2017)This paper describes the acoustic characteristics of the non-ethnically marked Kenyan English (KenE) monophthongs and uses those characteristics to identify the phonemes and also to determine the internal Element Theory ... -
From Technauriture to Cultauriture: Developing a Coherent Digitisation Paradigm for Enhancing Cultural Impac
(International Journal of Society, Culture and Language, 2017-07)Developing suitable frameworks and paradigms (theoretical and practical) is a challenge for all disciplines in the face of rapid technological changes. Technological advances are fundamentally changing discourse in many ... -
An Evaluation of the Treatment of Application Letters and Reports in Core Kenyan form Three English Course Books
(Journal of Applied Linguistics and Language Research, 2017)Functional writing is an important skill since it involves writing for real life purposes. It should fit the intended purpose, audience and context. Despite the centrality of this form of writing, it has been performed ... -
Recognizing and Strengthening the Role of the Njuri Ncheke in Devolved Governance in Meru County, Kenya
(Journal of Educational Policy and Entrepreneurial Research (JEPER), 2015)After fifty years of mixed fortunes in governance, Kenyans hope that the devolved system of governance as enshrined in chapter eleven of the Constitution fulfills the potential the country anticipated since independence. ... -
Lexical Change: Naming of the Months of the Year in Ekegusii
(Journal of Applied Linguistics and Language Research, 2016)This paper documents the native terms used to name the months of the year in EkeGusii. EkeGusii is a language spoken by a Bantu speaking community (AbaGusii) in the South Western part of Kenya. It is a language with a rich ... -
Uncovering Cloze Testing Practices in Selected Practice Papers for Primary Schools in Kenya
(Journal of Applied Linguistics and Language Research, 2016)Reading comprehension is probably the most prominently tested skill in upper primary classes in Kenya. Most test papers, for instance, comprise a fifteen-item cloze test, a fictional passage and a factual one both of which ... -
The Illusion of Truth in Three Kenyan Crime Novels
(Taylor and Francis, 2016-05)Focusing on crime autobiography in Kenya, this article reads John Kiriamiti’s three novels, My Life in Crime (1984), My Life with a Criminal: Milly’s Story (1989) and My Life in Prison (2004) to argue that although the ... -
Socialising Government: Evaluating the Role of Social Media in Governance and Ethics in Kenya
(International Journal of Humanities and Social Science, 2015-01)Social media involves social networking sites, such as Twitter, WhatsApp, Facebook, Skype, blogs, MySpace, YouTube, Instagram, and Weechat. Currently, social media is gaining popularity in the field of governance and ethics. ... -
Need for Integration of Indigenous Healing Into Western Psychosocial Interventions in Trauma Healing Among Victims of Armed Conflict in South Sudan
(Journal of Educational Policy and Entrepreneurial Research (JEPER), 2015-05)The epistemological terrain upon which indigenous and Western psychosocial approaches in trauma healing traverse is not level. This has resulted in superficial dichotomies between the two healing approaches, thereby ... -
The confession of a criminal woman: An interrogation of Saga McOdongo's Deadly Money Maker
(Taylor and Francis, 2015-11)Autobiographical writing in Kenya, specifically crime writing, is dominated by male writers. Hence, Saga McOdongo's autobiography, Deadly Money Maker, is unique because it is one of its kind, written by a Kenyan woman ... -
THE DIFFUSION AND ADOPTION OF GREEN REVOLUTION TECHNOLOGIES: LESSONS AND POLICY IMPLICATIONS FROM PIGEONPEA FARMERS IN KENYA
(2013)Significant advances have been made in generating high yielding varieties which are part of the so called Green revolution technologies. Raising hopes for a pulse green revolution, a number of improved varieties of ... -
Forms of Gender Inequalities in Fish Farming in Kwnza Division, Trans Nzoia County, Kenya.
(IISTE, 2013)Fish farming being a sub-sector in agriculture has a major contribution to the Kenyan economy and therefore should be fully promoted to enhance its productivity. To achieve this, women who form a large proportion of ... -
Dryland cereals and Household Food Security in Tanzania: Potential and Constraints of Improved Sorghum Cultivars
(2011)More than one third of the population in Africa is still facing undernourishment and malnutrition. While poor and food-insecure people are most often living in unfavourable agricultural zones, such as semi-arid areas, ... -
EFFECTS OF CAPITAL BASE ON SHAREHOLDERS’ WEALTH OF KENYAN LISTED COMPANIES INVOLVED IN MERGERS AND ACQUISITIONS
(2018)The study sought to establish the effect of capital base on the shareholders’ wealth of Kenyan listed firms involved in Mergers and Acquisitions (M&A). The study adopted a descriptive research design. Comparisons were made ... -
Relationship Between Self-Regulated Learning And Student Performance In Physics In Public Secondary Schools In Nakuru East Sub-County
(2018-10)Education is critical to the economic and technological development of many countries around the world. As such, students across all levels of education need to perform well in their academics and play an active role in ... -
Time Related Work Life Balance Practices Influencing Employee Job Satisfaction in Machakos County Commercial Banks, Kenya
(International Journal of Economics, Commerce and Management, 2018-10)Work-Life balance among employees has emerged as an issue of concern to both employees and employers. There has been growing attention to employees’ inability to dedicate proper attention and time to one’s non-work activities ... -
Is the step-wise tiered approach for ERA of pharmaceuticals useful for the assessment of cancer therapeutic drugs present in marine environment?
(Elsevier, 2015)Methotrexate (MTX) and tamoxifen (TMX) cancer therapeutic drugs have been detected within the aquatic environment. Nevertheless, MTX and TMX research is essentially bio-medically orientated, with few studies addressing the ...
