Journal Articles: Recent submissions
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Efficient Removal of Sulfamethoxazole onto Sugarcane Bagasse-derived Biochar: Two and Three-parameter Isotherms, Kinetics and Thermodynamics
(South African journal of chemistry, 2020-08)In this work, bagasse, an agricultural waste was used for the development of environmentally benign biochar (CBG) and the thermal pyrolysis product applied for adsorption of sulfamethoxazole (SMX) from water using a batch ... -
Antibacterial Activities of Selected Medicinal Plants from Nandi County, Kenya
(Asian Journal of Microbiol, 2021-01)Medicinal plants are used by the local people to treat different human diseases since time immemorial. The efficacy of most of these plants has not been determined. The present study was therefore conducted at Nandi County ... -
Electromagnetic field in a rectangular cavity: an example of second quantization
(International Journal of Physical Research, 2020-10)We consider the case of electromagnetic field inside a rectangular cavity with conducting walls as a form of a system described by classical mechanics equations. We pass these equations through the Lagrangian formalism to ... -
Antibacterial Activities Investigation of Leaucas calostachys Root Extracs Asian Journal of Plant Sciences
(Science alert, 2021-05)Background and Objective: Traditional healers have long used plants to treat bacterial infections caused by resistant bacteria. Hence, there is an increased interest in the ethnopharmacological approach to identify new ... -
The Fundamental Solution of the One Dimensional Elliptic Operator and its Application to Solving the Advection Diffusion Equation
(Journal of Applied & Computational Mathematics, 2020-09)The advection–diffusion equation is first formulated as a boundary integral equation, suggesting the need for an appropriate fundamental solution to the elliptic operator. Once the fundamental solution is found, then a ... -
Occurrence characteristics of equatorial plasma bubbles over Kisumu, Kenya during Solar maximum of Solar Cycle 24
(International Journal of Advanced Astronomy, 2021-01)Equatorial Plasma Bubbles (EPBs) are irregular plasma density depletions in the ambient electron density in the equatorial F-region ion-osphere generated after sunset. EPBs are known to bring disruptions to telecommunication ... -
Age, Gender and Verbal Ability as Predictors of Students’ Achievement in Biology
(International Journal of Studies in Education and Science, 2021-04)This study examines the relationship between age, gender, verbal ability and achievement in biology among senior secondary school students within Ibadan metropolis, Oyo State, Nigeria. The study adopted an ex-post factor ... -
Challenges Associated with Incomplete Assessment of Stream Ecosystem Health and Land use Interaction Studies in East and Southern Africa – A Review
(Environment and Forestry, 2020-08-14)The review aimed at identifying the gaps left out in the studies on how landuse influences ecosystem health of adjacent rivers in East and Southern Africa. These gaps left have affected both interpretation of results and ... -
Influence of land use/cover on water quality in the River Sironko catchment area, Eastern Uganda
(IOSR Journal of Environmental Science Toxicology and Food Technology, 2020-08)Ten sampling stations located on RiverSironko catchment area were used to assess the contribution of selected land uses to the nutrients and Physico-chemical water quality levels of river Sironko for a period of six months ... -
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 ... -
Occurrence characteristics of equatorial plasma bubbles over Kisumu, Kenya during Solar maximum of Solar Cycle 24
(International Journal of Advanced Astronomy, 2021-01)Equatorial Plasma Bubbles (EPBs) are irregular plasma density depletions in the ambient electron density in the equatorial F-region ionosphere generated after sunset. EPBs are known to bring disruptions to telecommunication ... -
Assessment of uptake of cervical cancer screening services among women of reproductive age in Khwisero sub-county, Kakamega County, Kenya
(International Journal of Community Medicine and Public Health, 2021-12)Background: Cervical cancer stands to be amongst the major contributors to cancer demises and morbidity in the world. It is also ranked fourth among the most frequent types of cancer among women. The objective was assessing ... -
Effect of Financing Decisions on Performance of Housing Cooperative Societies in North Rift Counties, Kenya
(Africa International Journal of Multidisciplinary Research, 2020-11)Housing is one of the largest concerns facing most countries of the world, where the increase in the numbers of the population are not corresponding with the available housing facilities. The huge demand of housing ... -
SUPPLIERS FOCUSED CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY PRACTICES AND ORGANIZATIONAL PERFORMANCE OF SELECTED SUGAR COMPANIES IN WESTERN KENYA
(Strategic Journal of Business & Change Management, 2021-01-01)The trend in the last five years in the Sugar companies in Western Kenya is worrying with some sugar companies being put under receivership and others are non-operational. Studies on how supplier corporate social ... -
RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN REVENUE STAFF COMPETENCE AND REVENUE COLLECTION EFFICIENCY IN NANDI COUNTY GOVERNMENT
(Journal of International Financial Managemen, 2021-02-23)The purpose of revenue collection is to lessen inequalities in the distribution of income and wealth, in modern economics taxes are the most important sources of revenue. Since the introduction of devolved ... -
Codified knowledge, knowledge resources, design, application and implications on effectiveness in institutions of higher education in Kenya
(African Journal of Business Management, 2021-01)Effective knowledge management in institutions of higher education is critical for sustainable strategic competitive advantage. However, little information is available on how knowledge management enhances internal ... -
INFLUENCE OF LIQUIDITY RISK ON FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE OF AGRICULTURAL FIRMS LISTED ON NAIROBI SECURITIES EXCHANGE IN KENYA
(Strategic Journal of Business & Change Management, 2020-12)The agricultural sector is unstable due to risk of returns compared with other sectors like the services, commercial, industrial and allied sectors which have modest risk and investment and finance sector which have the ... -
TECHNOLOGICAL RESOURCES, CORPORATE GOVERNANCE AND PERFORMANCE OF REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITIES IN KENYA
(Strategic Journal of Business & Change Management, 2020-07)The objective of this study was to determine the influence of corporate governance on the relationship between technological resources and performance of regional development authorities in Kenya. The study adopted explanatory ... -
Influence of Competitive Strategies on Customer Loyalty
(Int Journal of Multidisciplinary and Current Research, 2021-05)Article Published In Vol.9 (May-June 2021) Influence of Competitive Strategies on Customer Loyalty: A Case of Kenya Commercial Bank South Sudan Pages : 212-217, DOI: https://doi.org/10.14741/ijmcr/v.9.3.3 Author : Obola, ... -
INFLUENCE OF PROFITABILITY ON FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS DISCLOSURE QUALITY AMONG LISTED FIRMS IN KENYA
(Strategic Journal of Business & Change Management, 2020-08)The objective of this study was to investigate the influence of profitability on financial instruments disclosure quality among listed firms on the Nairobi Securities Exchange. The target population for this research ...