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Strategic Direction and Firm Performance: Evidence from the SACCO Secto
(Sustainable Business and Society in Emerging Economies, 2023-03-31)Purpose: Strategic direction setting is a critical leadership practice to be adopted by organizations that intend to attain good performance. This study sought to examine the influence of strategic direction on Sacco ... -
Hygiene Practices and Early Childhood Development in the East Asia-Pacific Region: A Cross-Sectional Analysis
(Internatiuonal Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 2023-02-04)Poor hygiene might be a risk factor for early childhood development (ECD). This study investigated the associations of three hygiene practices (‘wash hands before a meal,’ ‘wash hands after going to the toilet,’ and ‘brush ... -
Assessment of groundwater quality in Vihiga County, Kenya
(Progress in Sustainable Development, 2023-03-17)Vihiga County does not have a sewerage system and therefore people rely on onsite sanitation system. Poorly designed and located on-site sanitation systems are potential threats to groundwater which is the main source of ... -
Molecular Characterization and Mineralizing Potential of Phosphorus Solubilizing Bacteria Colonizing Common Bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) Rhizosphere in Western Kenya
(International Journal of Microbiology, 2023-03-01)Phosphorus solubilizing bacteria (PSB) are a category of microbes that transform insoluble phosphates in soil into soluble forms that crops can utilize. Phosphorus in natural soils is abundant but poorly soluble. Hence, ... -
Adoption of ICT-in-Agriculture Innovations by Smallholder Farmers in Kenya
(Scientific research, 2022-08-23)Agricultural development is a powerful tool for raising incomes for deprived population in developing countries, such as Kenya and to support livelihoods by ensuing food security. This has seen the agricultural sector ... -
A Semantic Analysis of Lubukusu Cut and Break Verbs
(Nairobi Journal of Humanities and Social sciences, 2023-01-12)his paper analyses the separation events, as manifested in the cut and break verbs in Lubukusu. This is done with a particular reference to the intention behind the separation, the instrument used in the disintegrating ... -
International Journal for Disaster Management & Risk Reduction
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High seroprevalence of Immunoglobulin G (IgG) and IgM antibodies to SARS-CoV-2 in asymptomatic and symptomatic individuals amidst vaccination roll-out in western Kenya
(PLOS ONE, 2022-12-22)The population’s antibody response is a key factor in comprehending SARS-CoV-2 epidemiology. This is especially important in African settings where COVID-19 impact, and vaccination rates are relatively low. This study aimed ... -
Effect of accounting information and communication control on financial performance of Sacco’s in Kenya
(international journal of research in business and social science, 2022-12-31)The study sought to examine the effect of Accounting Information and Communication control on the financial performance of Sacco’s in Kenya. The study employed a mixed research design targeting 175 Sacco’s with 875 ... -
Estimation of Spatially Varying Parameters with Application to Hyperbolic SPDES
(Journal of Applied Mathematics, 2023-01-10)Parameter estimation is a growing area of interest in statistical signal processing. Some parameters in real-life applications vary in space as opposed to those that are static. Most common methods in estimating parameters ... -
Estimation of Spatially Varying Parameters with Application to Hyperbolic SPDES
(Journal of Applied Mathematics, 2023-01-10)Parameter estimation is a growing area of interest in statistical signal processing. Some parameters in real-life applications vary in space as opposed to those that are static. Most common methods in estimating parameters ... -
Water quality status of a stream receiving fish pond discharge using physicochemical indicators in lake Victoria catchment, Kenya
(international Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Studies, 2019-10-10)This study assessed the water quality of a stream receiving discharge from Tilapia and catfish fish ponds using some physicochemical parameters as key indicators. Measurements were done both in the field and in the laboratory ... -
A review of the state of sugar cane crisis in Kenya
(International Journal of Agricultural Policy and Research, 2022-10-29)In Kenya sugar cane farming was once vibrant and source 15% of the agricultural GDP. However, Kenya’s sugar industry is under a state of sugar cane crisis as reflected in limited availability of sugar cane for milling ... -
Simulation of deformation behaviour of Aluminium 7075 during Equal Channel Angular Pressing (ECAP)
(MATEC Web of Conferences, 2023-01-05)This paper presents a finite element simulation of equal channel angular pressing (ECAP) since it is one of the most common and successful severe plastic deformation techniques. This study reports the influence of the most ... -
Exploring the Impact of Enquiry-Based Instructional Strategies on Students’ Attitudes towards Biology
(International Journal of Learning, Teaching and Educational Research, 2022-12)Teaching methods dominated by teacher demonstration, chalk and talk, have been attributed as the main source of negative attitudes towards biology. This study aimed to explore the impact of enquiry-based learning on students’ ... -
Drivers of early marriage and teenage pregnancy in Kenya and Uganda during COVID-19 lockdown period: A systematic review
(Journal of Integrative Nursing, 2022-12-26)The present study aimed to explore the drivers of early marriage and teenage pregnancy in Kenya and Uganda during COVID-19 lockdown period. A systematic review design was adopted. The major online databases utilized were ... -
The estimation of broiler respiration rate based on the semantic segmentation and video amplification
(Frontiers in Physics, 2022-12-21)Respiratory rate is an indicator of a broilers’ stress and health status, thus, it is essential to detect respiratory rate contactless and stress-freely. This study proposed an estimation method of broiler respiratory rate ... -
High-performance liquid chromatography local reference ranges of hemoglobin fractions (HbA, HbA2, and HbF) in detection of hemoglobinopathies in western Kenya
(The Egyptian Journal of Internal Medicine, 2022-12-29)Background Western Kenya, being a malaria-endemic region, has a high prevalence of hemoglobinopathies mostly sickle cell and thalassemia. The hemoglobin fractions or variants, HbA, HbA2, and HbF, serve as biomarkers for ... -
n Empirical Investigation of Environmental Knowledge and Attitudes as the Correlates of Environmental Identity among Pre-Service Biology Teachers in Tanzania
(Sustainability, 2022-12-30)espite the extant literature that discusses the potentiality of environmental identity in shaping people’s engagement with nature, there is little evidence of which specific domains of environmental attitudes and knowledge ...
