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Mentorship for capacity building among young scholars in knowledge translation, research, and practice in universities in Kenya
(Mentoring & Tutoring: Partnership in Learning, 2024-03-05)
Mentoring is instrumental in professional development and capacity building to enhance attitude, skills, and knowledge. It’s need in Kenyan higher education institutions cannot be overstated. However, there exists gaps in ...
Numerical Study of Copper Antimony Sulphide (CuSbS2) Solar Cell by SCAPS-1D
(Heliyon, 2023-07-27)
Copper antimony sulphide has ability in applications on photovoltaics since it is a promising, less toxic, earth abundant absorber material. In this study, the photovoltaic characteristics of copper antimony sulphide ...
Science And Engineering Research: Assessment Methods
(Innovations in E-learning, Instruction Technology, Assessment, and Engineering Education, 2007-01)
The evaluation of research and indeed any aspect of science and engineering is a complex process. Engineering research encompasses a wide range of creative, theoretical and practical activities involving many communities ...
Prevalence of Depression and Related Socio Demographic Factors Among Nurses Working at Moi Teaching and Referral Hospital, Uasin Gishu County, Eldoret
(Journal of Psychiatry & Mental Disorders, 2017-12-27)
Nurses are predisposed to developing depression which is a common mental
health problem. They experience depression more than the general population
due to the nature of their work. Untreated, depression can lead to a ...
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 ...
Effectiveness of the Devolved Primary Health Care Gatekeeper System in Machakos County, Kenya
(American Journal of Health Research, 2016-06-30)
The low health outcomes and inequities problems in developing countries are due to ineffective gate keeping at the Primary Health Care (PHC) level, non-adherence to policy and dysfunctional health infrastructure. This study ...
Social Networks and Students’ Performance in Secondary Schools: Lessons from an Open Learning Centre, Kenya
(Journal of Education and Practice, 2015-05)
Given the known positive and negative effects of uncontrolled social networking among secondary school
students worldwide, it is necessary to establish the relationship between social network sites and academic
performances ...
Cost-effectiveness of condom uterine balloon tamponade to control severe postpartum hemorrhage in Kenya
(International Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, 2017-02-11)
Objective
To evaluate the cost-effectiveness of condom uterine balloon tamponade (UBT) for control of severe postpartum hemorrhage (PPH) due to uterine atony versus standard PPH care in Kenya.
Methods
A cross-sectional ...
Incidence of depressive symptoms among sexually abused children in Kenya
(Springer: Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Mental Health, 2018-07-30)
Background
Children who experience sexual abuse undergo various negative psychosocial outcomes such as depressive symptoms. Unfortunately, not many studies have been conducted on the incidence of depressive symptoms among ...
Stuttering’s Hidden Side: The Need for an Empathetic School Climate for Disfluent School-Age Children in Public Primary Schools in Kakamega, Kenya
(Handbook of Speech-Language Therapy in Sub-Saharan Africa, 2023-03-04)
Background: Short-term psychosocial problems are common among school-age developing children, emanating either from individual child characteristics and/or factors within the school setting. Essentially, these problems ...