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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 ...
Changes in the frequencies of Plasmodium falciparum dhps and dhfr drug-resistant mutations in children from Western Kenya from 2005 to 2018: the rise of Pfdhps S436H
(Malaria Journal, 2020-10-22)
Background
Sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine (SP) is the only anti-malarial drug formulation approved for intermittent preventive treatment in pregnancy (IPTp). However, mutations in the Plasmodium falciparum dhfr (Pfdhfr) and ...
Enhancing Completion Rates through Structural and Operational Changes in the Management of Postgraduate Programmes in Kenya’s Public Universities
(Universitätsverlag Potsdam, 2020-11-25)
During the National Multiplication Training in Kenya in 2018, participants raised concerns about attrition, completion rates and quality of PhD programmes in Kenya’s public universities. This led the authors of this article ...
Light induced degradation of the transport length of CH3NH3PbI3 studied by modulated surface photovoltage spectroscopy after Goodman
(Science Direct, 2020-02)
Transport length is one of the most important parameters of any absorber material in a solar cell. It affects the design and performance of solar cells given that it determines the photogeneration of charge carriers in the ...
Influence of Teaching and Learning Approaches on Implementation of Inclusive Education in Public Primary Schools in Kanduyi Sub-county, Kenya
(Strategic Journal of Business & Change Management, 2020-09-22)
Despite the apparent familiarity with the concept of inclusive education (IE), there is still inconsistency in
integrating it at the level of policy development and implementation. The objective of the study therefore,
was ...
Estimating Average Variation About the Population Mean Using Geometric Measure of Variation
(International Journal of Statistical Distributions and Applications, 2020-08-25)
Measures of dispersion are important statistical tool used to illustrate the distribution of datasets. These measures have allowed researchers to define the distribution of various datasets especially the measures of ...
Inclusive Education in Kenya: Within School and in Life Cycle
(Journal of the International Association of Special Education, 2020-10)
In Africa, inclusive education has been demonstrated at the primary level and has been improving at the secondary level. However, inclusion is yet to be fully realized in employment and entrepreneurship. The few persons ...
Interest-Rate Capping and the Security Prices of Bank Companies Listed on the Nairobi Securities Exchange, Kenya
(Journal of Finance and Economics, 2020-04-12)
Banks play an essential role in the creation of new capital in a country, help the growth process by collecting the savings of the individuals and lend them out to a business-people and manufacturers. Banks also play an ...
FEEDING PRACTICES OF INFANTS, HEALTH AND NUTRITION CHALLENGES FACED BY ADOLESCENT MOTHERS
(Asian Journal of Basic and Applied Sciences, 2020-05)
Proper nutrition is critical in the first year of a child’s life for growth and development.
Inadequate nutrition could lead to impaired physical and cognitive development and poor
economic productivity (UNICEF, 2013). ...
Soil water dynamics under Moistube irrigation
(Physics and Chemistry of the Earth, 2020-02)
The design and management of irrigation systems require knowledge of soil water movement. There are few studies on soil water dynamics of Moistube irrigation (MTI) since it is a relatively new type of subsurface irrigation ...