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Status of Micro-Hydrokinetic River Technology Turbines Application for Rural Electrification in Africa
(MDPI-Energies, 2022-11-28)Energy accessibility, reliability and availability are key components of improved quality of life and human development in all spheres. As the United Nations’ SDG 7 calls for access to electricity for all by 2030, Africa ... -
Stigmatised and unsupported: the double tragedy of children with incarcerated parents.
(Early Childhood Matters, 2020-11-05)In Kenya, when a pregnant woman or the mother of a young child is sentenced to prison, she usually may choose to have her child stay with her up to age 4. Prison is not a good environment for babies and toddlers: food ... -
Stocking Density Induced Stress on Plasma Cortisol and Whole Blood Glucose Concentration in Nile Tilapia Fish ( Oreochromis niloticus ) of Lake Victoria, Kenya
(International Journal of Zoology, 2020-07-17)Effects of high stocking densities (HSDs) were evaluated for Nile tilapia fish (Oreochromis niloticus) under culture to determine its influence on plasma cortisol and whole blood glucose concentration. Plasma cortisol ... -
Stocking Density Induced Stress on Plasma Cortisol and Whole Blood Glucose Concentration in Nile Tilapia Fish (Oreochromis niloticus) of Lake Victoria, Kenya
(International Journal of Zoology, 2020-07-17)Effects of high stocking densities (HSDs) were evaluated for Nile tilapia fish (Oreochromis niloticus) under culture to determine its influence on plasma cortisol and whole blood glucose concentration. Plasma cortisol ... -
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 ... -
Strategic Procurement Planning and Service Delivery of County Governments in Western Kenya Region
(African Journal of Empirical Research, 2023-04-17)Ensuring the provision of public services in Kenya necessitates public expenditure through the procurement of goods, works, and services; therefore, the integrity of the entire process from procurement to delivery of goods, ... -
Strategies for Mitigating Flood Risks in Western Region, Kenya
(AFRICAN JOURNAL OF EMPIRICAL RESEARCH, 2023-11-15)The focus on strategies for mitigating flood risks is to identify which measures have been put in place to reduce flood risk using nature-based affordable approaches. It has been observed that there is a continuous increase ... -
The Strategies used by the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) in the Management of Conflicts within the Horn of Africa: Focus on the Larger Sudan
(Journal of African Interdisciplinary Studies, 2021-05)The Horn of Africa has for decades been embroiled in various conflicts some of them being of very high magnitude creating unrest, forced migration, death and poverty among the citizenry hence attracting international as ... -
Strategies used to improve Participation of Students in Secondary School Education in Kakamega County, Kenya.
(International Journal of Education and Research, 2020-05-05)Education plays a vital role in the development of human capital that is imperative in the modern technological and information age. However many factors, for example individual and household characteristics, socio-economic ... -
Stratégies socio-affectives en classe de FLE. Les Cahiers de
(l’Accaref. Collectin FLE/FLA, 2020-05)Cet article s’intéresse à l'enseignement du français langue étrangère au Kenya. C’est le produit d’une étude menée au Comté de Kakamega et qui a eu pour but d’identifier les stratégies d'enseignement utilisées en classe ... -
Structural and Mechanical Properties of Bulk Scandium Trifluoride Investigated by First-Principles Calculations
(Journal of Multidisciplinary Engineering Science and Technology, 2017-02-28)Cubic Scandium Triflouride (ScF3) is a material that contracts when exposed to heat. Not many materials are known to behave this way. Such a material has many interesting technological applications yet some of its properties ... -
Structural Behavior of Concrete Filled Bamboo Columns Under Axial Loads
(Civil and Environmental Research, 2020-08-31)This paper investigates the load carrying capacity development of concrete filled bamboo columns when subjected to static axial loads. Concrete Mix C20 and C30 were used to fill bamboo of different diameters and slenderness ... -
Structural, Electronic and Electrochemical Properties of Vanadium Disulphide Material for Energy Conversion and Storage in Li/Na-ion Battery
(Journal of Materials Science Research and Reviews, 2021-02-17)We review work on rechargeable metal-ion batteries. Rechargeable metal-ion batteries play a crucial role in modern transport, communication and electronic industries with lithium ion batteries being the most common on the ... -
Structure of Eastern African Standby Force in Maintaining Peace and Security in Kenya and Somalia
(2020-12)Structural issues marred intrastate conflicts in the early nineties thus challenging regional security. This prompted the need for a collective regional response. Further, this explains the formation of a number of ... -
Students’ Perception of Teacher Classroom Effectiveness and Academic Achievement: A Case of Secondary School Students in Hamisi Sub-County, Kenya
(AFRICAN JOURNAL OF EMPIRICAL RESEARCH, 2023-07-19)Teacher classroom effectiveness plays a crucial role in influencing students' perceptions and academic achievement. This study aimed to address this research gap by examining students' perceptions of teachers' classroom ... -
Students’ Perception of Teacher Classroom Effectiveness and Academic Achievement: A Case of Secondary School Students in Hamisi Sub-County, Kenya
(African Journal of Empirical Research, 2023-07-19)Teacher classroom effectiveness plays a crucial role in influencing students' perceptions and academic achievement. This study aimed to address this research gap by examining students' perceptions of teachers' classroom ... -
A Study In to the Influence of Performance Factors on Performance Ratings: An Institutional Catering Perspective of Public Universities in Western Kenya
(International Journal of Research in Tourism and Hospitality, 2017-05)Catering is an essential service, and thus subsidized to enable equitable and affordable higher education, with the KUCCPS students in focus. However, there has been an outcry from university's management, with some ... -
A Study into the Relationship between Restaurant Tipping and Food Service Tangibility in Kisumu County, Kenya
(European Journal of Tourism Hospitality and Recreation, 2020-11-26)Tipping is believed to have vast influence on restaurant food service tangibility, and thus, quality. This forms the basis of the assumption that foodservice clients are in a better position ... -
A Study into the Relationship between Restaurant Tipping and Food Service Tangibility in Kisumu County, Kenya
(European Journal of Tourism, Hospitality and Recreation, 2020-12)Tipping is believed to have vast influence on restaurant food service tangibility, and thus, quality. This forms the basis of the assumption that foodservice clients are in a better position to reward and monitor the quality ... -
STUDY OF FOOD SECURITY THROUGH FOOD WASTE AND LOSS CONTROL MECHANISM IN KENYA
(Tourism & Hospitality Reviews, 2018-01)Food waste within the hospitality’s restaurant operations contribute immensely to the global food wastes, and studies reveal that it contributes 45% of wastes through food preparation and production processes, 21% through ...