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Security Evaluation Framework for Virtualised Environments
(Journal of Research and Academic Writing, 2024-10-13)With the expansion of cloud computing, virtual environments remain susceptible to sophisticated security threats, such as hypervisor vulnerabilities, VM escapes, inter-VM attacks, DoS attacks, and malware injections. Hence, ... -
SECURITY SECTOR REFORMS INFLUENCING TRANSFORMATION OF NATIONAL POLICE SERVICE, NAIROBI AND KIAMBU COUNTIES, KENYA
(MMUST, 2017-12)Globally, police are confronted with the ever-changing security scenario that demands for police reforms that enhances effective service delivery. The major police reform documents and Task Forces since 2000 and other ... -
Selected Human Resource Management Practices and Employee Retention: A Case of Deposit Taking Microfinance Institutions in Nairobi, Kenya
(AFRICAN JOURNAL OF EMPIRICAL RESEARCH, 2023-08-30)Retention of employees is increasingly becoming a real challenge in organizations. While past studies have demonstrated the importance of employee retention in organizations, few have empirically examined the effect of ... -
SELECTED RISK FACTORS INFLUENCING ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT OF STUDENTS WITH LEARNING DIFFICULTIES IN SECONDARY SCHOOLS IN KAKAMEGA COUNTY, KENYA
(MMUST, 2021-05)Advocacy for inclusive education and 100 percent transition policy has increased enrolment of learners with learning difficulties in secondary schools where they encounter many challenges. The World Health ... -
SELECTED RISK FACTORS INFLUENCING ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT OF STUDENTS WITH LEARNING DIFFICULTIES IN SECONDARY SCHOOLS IN KAKAMEGA COUNTY, KENYA
(MMUST, 2021-05)Advocacy for inclusive education and 100 percent transition policy has increased enrolment of learners with learning difficulties in secondary schools where they encounter many challenges. The World Health Organization ... -
Selective Interactions of O-Methylated Flavonoid Natural Products with Human Monoamine Oxidase-A and –B
(Molecules, 2020-11-17)A set of structurally related O-methylated flavonoid natural products isolated from Senecio roseiflorus (1), Polygonum senegalense (2 and 3), Bhaphia macrocalyx (4), Gardenia ternifolia (5), and Psiadia punctulata (6) plant ... -
SELF-EFFICACY, PERFORMANCE APPRAISAL AND BURN OUT AMONG PUBLIC SECONDARY SCHOOL TEACHERS IN SABATIA SUB-COUNTY, KENYA
(2023-11)Self-efficacy is a vital variable in evaluating teachers’ performance and its relationship on their burnout. The purpose of the study was to assess how teachers’ self-efficacy affects perfomace appraisal and burnout among ... -
Self-reported Provision of Preconception Care and Associated Factors
(The East African Health Research Journal (EAHRJ), 2024-03-28)Background: Preconception care (PCC) is the provision of health interventions to women and couples before conception occurs and is valuable in promoting healthy maternal, birth, and neonatal health outcomes. In Africa, ... -
A semantic analysis of Lubukusu cut and break verbs
(Nairobi Journal of Humanities and Social Sciences, 2023-01-12)This 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 ... -
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 ... -
The Semantic Field Theoretical Approach in the teaching of English and its Grammatical Implication to Second Language Development
(International Journal of English Language Studies (IJELS), 2021-02-28)The Semantic Field Theory (SFT) has been widely used in teaching English as a second Language to preschool children in Kenya. In the SFT approach, the grammars of two or more languages are in contact. The grammar ... -
Semiochemical signatures associated with differential attraction of Anopheles gambiae to human feet
(PLOS ONE, 2021-12-03)Background Several human-produced volatiles have been reported to mediate the host-seeking process under laboratory conditions, yet no effective lure or repellent has been developed for field application. Previously, we ... -
Sensitivity and Optimal Control Analysis of an Extended SEIR COVID-19 Mathematical Model
(Hindawi Journal of Mathematics, 2022-10-15)In this paper, a mathematical model based on a system of ordinary differential equations is developed with vaccination as an intervention for the transmission dynamics of coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19). The model solutions ... -
SEROLOGICAL AND MOLECULAR CHARACTERIZATION OF PHASEY BEAN MILD YELLOWS VIRUS AND CUCURBIT APHID-BORNE YELLOWS VIRUS INFECTING GROUNDNUT (Arachis hypogaea L.) IN WESTERN KENYA
(2023-07)Groundnut or Peanut (Arachis hypogaea L.) is an important oilseed legume crop in Kenya, but yields are declining due to pests and diseases. Plant viruses cause serious disease of crop plants reducing both quality and ... -
Seroprevalence of Leptospirosis in Cattle in Smallholder Livestock Production Systems in Bungoma County, Kenya
(African Journal of Empirical Research, 2024-01)Leptospirosis is an important re-emerging bacterial zoonosis of public health importance in Kenya. It is transmitted through contact with contaminated soil, water, or urine of infected animals. The disease is associated ... -
Serum adiponectin in HIV-1 and hepatitis C virus mono- and co-infected Kenyan injection drug users
(Endocrine Connections, 2015-12)Adiponectin is an important marker of anthropometric profiles of adipose tissue. However, association of adiponectin and adiposity in HIV mono- and co-infected and hepatitis (HCV) injection drug users (IDUs) has not been ... -
Serum adiponectin in HIV-1 and hepatitis C virus mono- and co-infected Kenyan injection drug users
(Endocrine Connections, 2015-12)Adiponectin is an important marker of anthropometric profiles of adipose tissue. However, association of adiponectin and adiposity in HIV mono- and co-infected and hepatitis (HCV) injection drug users (IDUs) has not been ... -
Shareholder Rights and Performance of Deposit Taking SACCO’s
(Journal of Acounting and Finance in emerging Economies, 2022-09-09)Purpose:Greater attention has paid on shareholder rights in the 21st century by shareholders, regulators and the general public. Effective shareholder protection mechanisms have played a crucial role thus bolstering ... -
Shotgun Metagenomic Analyses of Microbial Assemblages in the Aquatic Ecosystem of Winam Gulf of Lake Victoria, Kenya Reveals Multiclass Pollution
(BioMed Research International, 2023-07-21)Lake Victoria, the second-largest freshwater lake in the world, provides an important source of food and income, particularly fish for both domestic consumption and for export market. In recent years, Lake Victoria has ...
