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Effects of Water Hyacinth (Eichhornia crassipes [mart.] solms) Compost on Growth and Yield Parameters of Maize (Zea mays
(Current Journal of Applied Science and Technology, 2013-11-18)Aims: To evaluate the effects of water hyacinth compost prepared with various cultures on growth and yield parameters of maize. Study Design: Randomized Complete Block Design. Place and Duration of Study: Field experiments ... -
Effects of Water Hyacinth (Eichhornia crassipes [mart.] solms) Compost on Growth and Yield Parameters of Maize (Zea mays)
(British Journal of Applied Science & Technology, 2013-11-18)Aims: To evaluate the effects of water hyacinth compost prepared with various cultures on growth and yield parameters of maize. Study Design: Randomized Complete Block Design. Place and Duration of Study: Field experiments ... -
Efficacy of Learning Materials on Learners’ Readiness for Primary Education in Kenya
(AFRICAN JOURNAL OF EMPIRICAL RESEARCH, 2023-11-23)he early years of a child are of utmost importance in terms of development since they provide substantial prospects that influence subsequent achievements in academia. The field of early childhood education (ECE) has ... -
Efficacy of Professional Documents in Early Childhood Development Education Curriculum Implementation in Kenya
(East African journal of educational studies, 2022-09-12)Scientific research affirms that there is general unpreparedness of ECDE learners as they join grade one due to a myriad of factors, among them resources, quality, and relevance. The purpose of this study was to assess the ... -
Efficacy of the Devolved System of Governance in Management of Land Use Conflicts in West Pokot County, Keny
(Scientific Research, 2021-03)The devolved system of governance radically transformed structures and institutions of governance in Kenya. The system of governance is designed as a unitary state with the national government and 47 county governments. ... -
Efficiency and Organizational Arrangements in the Utilization of Resources at Primary Health Care (PHC) in Machakos County, Kenya
(Economics, Medicine, 2017-05-26)Health care is costly and there is need for rational use of health care resources for the world to achieve universal health coverage (UHC). The preventive Primary Health Care (PHC) service is cheaper than the Secondary ... -
Efficiency of Domain Mean Estimators in the Presence of Non-response Using Two-Stage Sampling with Non-linear and Linear Cost Function.
(Annals of Data Science, 2020-08-31)This study compares the efficiency of the estimators of the domain population mean computed using double sampling for ratio estimation design with linear, non-linear or logarithmic cost functions. In the estimation of the ... -
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 ... -
eHealth Benefits Realization at Public Health Facilities in Kenya: A User’s Perspective
(International Journal of Advanced Research in Computer and Communication Engineering, 2020-09)The emergence of ehealth systems has shown that there is potential for the improvement of quality of healthcare service delivery. Health facilities use Health Information Systems (HIS) to make their workflow more efficient as ... -
Electrical and Structural Properties of Aluminium Doped tin Oxide Codoped with Sulphur for Solar Energy
(Energy Procedia, 2016-08)Thin films of Tin Oxide co-doped with 28 atomic percentages of Aluminium (i.e. 28 at% Al) and varied concentration of Sulphur were prepared on 1mm thick, 1cm by 1cm glass substrates at 470 0C by Spray Pyrolysis technique. ... -
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 ... -
Electromagnetic field in a rectangular cavity: an example of second quantization
(International Journal of Advanced Astronomy, 2021-01)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 ... -
The Emergence and Spread of Antimicrobial Resistance in Enterococcus and Its Implications for One-health Approaches in Africa
(Intechopen, 2024-03-27)Enterococcus bacteria, usually found in the gastrointestinal tracts of animals and humans, are used as an indicator of possible environmental contamination with enteropathogenic microorganisms. This group of bacteria is ... -
Emerging Contaminants: Pollution Control and Abatement
(IGI Global, 2020-09)his chapter discusses water pollution control and abatement strategies in relation to emerging contaminants. The pollution prevention measures described in the chapter can broadly be categorized into four main areas that ... -
EMERGING TRENDS FOR ENERGY CONSUMPTION WITHIN ICT DEVICES
(International Journal of Engineering Applied Sciences and Technology, 2020-07)Abstract - The information and communication technology (ICT) is closely related to the future of global energy consumption, not only because the ICT equipment itself increasingly consumes energy, but also because it is a ... -
EMPLOYEE QUALIFICATIONS AND COMPETENCIES VERSUS DEPLOYMENT: EXISTING GAPS IN THE CONTEXT OF MASINDE MULIRO UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY (MMUST), KENYA
(International Journal of Development and Management Review, 2023-09-01)Staff competency is a key factor in ensuring an organization performs and delivers on her mandates. Both professional and academic are important indicators of competency and it evolves over time in line with presenting ... -
Encapsulation of E. coli in biomimetic and Fe3O4-doped hydrogel:
(Springer, 2017-07-31)The current study reports the modification of prokaryotic microorganism through a single-layer technique by using different polyanions/cations and doping with magnetic (Fe3O4) nanoparticles. Briefly, individual Escherichia ... -
Endocrine disrupting chemicals in wastewater treatment plants in Kenya, East Africa: Concentrations, removal efficiency, mass loading rates and ecological impacts
(Environmental Research, 2023-09-20)This study investigated the levels, mass loadings, removal efficiency, and associated ecotoxicological risks of selected endocrine disrupting chemicals (EDCs), namely, dibutylphthalate (DBP), diethylhexylphthalate (DEHP), ... -
Endocrine disrupting chemicals in wastewater treatment plants in Kenya, East Africa: Concentrations, removal efficiency, mass loading rates and ecological impacts
(Environmental Research, 2023-11-01)This study investigated the levels, mass loadings, removal efficiency, and associated ecotoxicological risks of selected endocrine disrupting chemicals (EDCs), namely, dibutylphthalate (DBP), diethylhexylphthalate (DEHP), ...