Gold Collection: Recent submissions
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Quality and Effectiveness of ERP Software: Data Mining Perspective
(Journal of Global Information Management, 2020-05)Over time, the adoption of ERP systems has been wide across many small, medium, and large organizations. An ERP system is supposed to inform the strategic decision making of the organization; therefore, the information ... -
Age estimation via face images: a survey.
(EURASIP Journal on Image and Video Processing, 2018-06-06)Facial aging adversely impacts performance of face recognition and face verification and authentication using facial features. This stochastic personalized inevitable process poses dynamic theoretical and practical challenge ... -
Stability and Kinetics Studies Using an RP- HPLC-UV Method Developed for Assays of Salvianolic Acid A Degradation as a Therapeutic
(International Research Journal of Pure and Applied Chemistry, 2015-03-13)Aims: To evaluate the stability of Salvianolic acid A (SAA), a promising cardiovascular drug candidate. Additionally avail an archetype in-vitro therapeutic monitoring from SAA degradation profile for characteristic oral ... -
Isolation, Characterization and Antibacterial Activity of Ergosta-5, 7, 22-triene-3β, 14α – diol (22Z) from Kenyan Ganoderma lucidum
(Asian Journal of Applied Chemistry Research, 2020-03-28)Aims: To determine the chemical composition and antibacterial activity of Kenyan Ganoderma lucidum. Study Design: Structural determination of the isolated compound was done using spectral evidences and in comparison ... -
Energy Evaluation and Qualitative Analysis of Biogas Produced from Co-Digesting Kitchen Waste and Cow Dung
(Physical Science International Journal, 2018-01-01)Anaerobic digestion is an effective method for organic pollution reduction and bio-energy production and has increasing applications worldwide. Produced biogas consists mainly of 50–70% methane (CH4) and 30–50% carbon ... -
Caffeine and Ciprofloxacin Adsorption from Water onto Clinoptilolite: Linear Isotherms, Kinetics, Thermodynamic and Mechanistic Studies
(South African Journal of Chemistry, 2019-01)In this study, clinoptilolite was used to sequester ciprofloxacin (CIP) and caffeine (CAF), two emergent contaminants, from aqueous solution using batch equilibration method and the effects of contact time, pH, initial ... -
Phytochemical Screening and Antimicrobial Activity of Kenyan Mushroom Ganoderma lucidum
(Asian Journal of Chemical Sciences, 2019-07-20)Aim: To screen the Kenyan Ganoderma lucidum for phytochemicals and to investigate it's potential in the management of some disease-causing microbes. Study Design: Hexane, ethyl acetate and methanol extraction; phytochemical ... -
Cell Penetrating Peptides in the Delivery of Biopharmaceuticals
(Biomolecules, 2012-03-30)The cell membrane is a highly selective barrier. This limits the cellular uptake of molecules including DNA, oligonucleotides, peptides and proteins used as therapeutic agents. Different approaches have been employed to ... -
Effects of Different Nitrogen Fertilizer Levels on Sunflower Growth and Yield Attributes
(Pakistan Journal of Nutrition, 2018-10)Background and Objective: Controlled application of Nitrogen fertilizer to the soil improves growth and yield of crops. However crops are sensitive to the amount of nitrogen fertilizers applied. Excessive nitrogen fertilization ... -
Rainfall-Runoff Nexus in Mid-block of Yala Catchment
(International Journal of Civil Engineering, 2018-10)Understanding rainfall- runoff relationship in any watershed is key to proper management of the watershed and mitigating challenges including infrastructural damages, high cost of water treatment and loss of life. This ... -
Effects of Potassium Fertilizer on Bean growth and Yield parameters
(International Journal of Advances in Scientific Research and Engineering, 2019-01-05)Bean is globally an important leguminous vegetable that has been used for several centuries as a food for humans. Originated from the American, the bean is now cultivated all over the world due to its nutritional and ... -
Effects of Urea and Di-Ammonium Phosphate Application on Acidification of three Burundi representative Soils
(International Journal of Advances in Scientific Research and Engineering, 2019-08-06)An 8-week incubation study was conducted under controlled laboratory conditions to evaluate the potential acidifying effect of urea and Di-Ammonium Phosphate (DAP) on three Burundi representative soils, namely two acidic ... -
Environmental impact assessment using FORM and groundwater system reliability concept
(Environmental Geology, 2007-09-20)In this paper, fist-order reliability method (FORM) is used to evaluate the impacts of uncertainties posed by traditional deterministic models on the environment in Jining, China. Because of groundwater contamination in ... -
Environmental impact assessment of risk associated with groundwater overdraft remediation in cone of depression, Jining, China
(Environmental Geology, 2007-03-21)In this paper, a simple scenario and probabilistic approach is used to assess the potential groundwater risk due to proposed overdraft remedial actions in cone of depression, Jining City, China. Focusing on the concentrations ... -
Effects of Plant Age and Rock Phosphate on Quality and Nutrient Release of Legume Residue
(Pedosphere, 2009-02)An incubation experiment was carried out on plateau and slope fields to investigate the effect of plant age and rock phosphate (RP) on the organic resource (OR) quality and available N and P release of the legume residues, ... -
Groundwater overdraft and the impact of artificial recharge on groundwater quality in a cone of depression, Jining, China
(Water International, 2009-12-03)Groundwater overdraft has led to cone of depression formation in Jining City, China. This paper investigates spatial groundwater overdraft severity by an index and Geographic Information System (GIS) method, and impact of ... -
Groundwater overdraft vulnerability and environmental impact assessment in Arusha
(Environmental Geology, 2006-07-11)A simple approach is proposed for identifying areas vulnerable to groundwater overdraft. The methodology utilizes GIS techniques to analyze and evaluate controlling factors in areas with little data. The proposed methodology ... -
An evaluation of stakeholder capacity in the implementation of millenium village primary school meal project
(Evaluation and Program Planning, 2018-10-06)The paper focused on evaluation of stakeholder capacity to implement the millennium village primary school meal project in Kenya. The study which was anchored on the stakeholder theory as well as the Context Input Process ... -
Impact of Top Management Support on Accounting Information System: A Case of Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) System
(Universal Journal of Management, 2020-01)Accounting Information System (AIS) is a system that processes financial and nonfinancial transactions that directly affect the organizations operations processing of financial activities such as changes to customers' names ... -
Mobile Money Users' Functionings and Freedoms: Amartya Sen's Capability Approach
(World Journal of Computer Application and Technology, 2018-02)Over the last decade Amartya Sen's Capability Approach has emerged as the leading alternative to standard economic frameworks for thinking about poverty, inequality and human development generally. Professor Sen has ...