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Probabilistic Flood Maps to support decision-making: Mapping the Value of Information
(Water Resources Research, 2016-01-20)Floods are one of the most frequent and disruptive natural hazards that affect man. Annually, significant flood damage is documented worldwide. Flood mapping is a common preimpact flood hazard mitigation measure, for which ... -
Probing the equatorial ionosphere using spread-F signatures and GPS scintillations at Maseno in East Africa
(Advances in Space Research, 2018-10-01)The Maseno (0.0°S, 34.6°E) ionosonde and the Mbarara (0.6°S, 30.7°E) GPS SCINDA receiver have been used to probe the equatorial ionosphere of the East Africa region using data obtained in 2012 and 2015. The equatorial ... -
Production of Organic Compost from Water Hyacinth (Eichhornia crassipes [Mart.] Solms) in the Lake Victoria Basin: A Lake Victoria Research Initiative (VicRes
(Journal of Agriculture and Allied Sciences, 2016-12-14)The Lake Victoria Basin (LVB) supports one of the poorest and most populous rural populations in the East Africa region. The dipping fsh population has forced the community around the Lake Victoria to turn to farming ... -
Profiles of bacterial communities and environmental factors associated with proliferation of malaria vector mosquitoes within the Kenyan Coast
(Microbiology, 2023-08-17)Background. Since Anopheles mosquitoes which transmit and maintain the malaria parasite breed in the outdoor environment, there is an urgent need to manage these mosquito breeding sites. In order to elaborate more on the ... -
Prognostic Potential of RDW in Discriminating Hemoglobinopathies among Patients reporting to Aga Khan Hospital, Kisumu
(Egyptian Journal of Medical Human Genetics, 2022-08-13)Background Red cell distribution width (RDW) measures the extent of variation in red blood cell (RBC) volume in terms of coefficient of variation. It reflects the degree of variation in RBC’s sizes and shapes, characteristic ... -
Prospects and challenges of Educational Media and Resources in Early Years Education in Kenya
(Himalayan Journal of Education and Literature, 2021-01-01)There Is Need To Implement The International Best Practices In Education. This Calls For Everyone Involved In Early Years To Promote Wholesome Learning By Providing Necessary And Effective Media Resources. Early Year’s ... -
Prospects for Developing Odour Baits To Control Glossina fuscipes spp., the Major Vector of Human African Trypanosomiasis
(plos neglected tropical diseases, 2009-05-12)We are attempting to develop cost-effective control methods for the important vector of sleeping sickness, Glossina fuscipes spp. Responses of the tsetse flies Glossina fuscipes fuscipes (in Kenya) and G. f. quanzensis (in ... -
Prospects for Developing Odour Baits To Control Glossina fuscipes spp., the Major Vector of Human African Trypanosomiasis.
(plos neglected tropical diseases, 2009-05-12)We are attempting to develop cost-effective control methods for the important vector of sleeping sickness, Glossina fuscipes spp. Responses of the tsetse flies Glossina fuscipes fuscipes (in Kenya) and G. f. quanzensis (in ... -
Prospects for the Development of Odour Baits to Control the Tsetse Flies Glossina tachinoides and G. palpalis s.l.
(PLOS ONE, 2010-03-16)Field studies were done of the responses of Glossina palpalis palpalis in Côte d'Ivoire, and G. p. gambiensis and G. tachinoides in Burkina Faso, to odours from humans, cattle and pigs. Responses were measured either by ... -
Protective effect of Spirulina platensis extract on aflatoxin B1 immunotoxicities in mice
(The Journal of Phytopharmacology, 2023-02-28)Aspergillus flavus and Aspergillus parasiticus are the main Aspergillums species that form aflatoxins. Aflatoxins are hepatotoxic, teratogenic, carcinogenic and immunosuppressive. This study aimed to assess Spirulina ... -
Psychoanalysis and film spectatorship
(Research Journal in Modern Languages and Literatures, 2021-04-05)This paper interrogates selected cinematic and stylistic techniques with a view to establishing why film audience would enjoy watching a film featuring violence and instances of intense human suffering, which elicit ... -
Public Health in Urban Spaces; Vulnerability of Youth to Drug Abuse in Nairobi’s Mukuru Kwa Njenga Informal Settlements, Kenya
(African Journal of Acohol and Drug, 2020-12-31)Rising urban population, deprivation, Poverty, shifting family practices and lack of opportunities for young people are widely recognized as key factors influencing the increasing indulgence of young people in crime ... -
A Qualitative Approach To Understanding The Determinants Of Mobile Phone Users’ Intention To Use Mobile Payment Services.
(IEEE, 2019-07-18)This paper discusses the determinants of mobile phone user's intention to use mobile payment services in Kenya and how they influence on mobile money use. The paper also looks at how these determinants impacts on the mobile ... -
Quality and Effectiveness of ERP Software: Data Mining Perspective
(Journal of Global Information Management, 2020-05)Over time, the adoption of ERP systems has been wide across many small, medium, and large organizations. An ERP system is supposed to inform the strategic decision making of the organization; therefore, the information ... -
Quality Education for the Pastoralist in Public Primary Schools in Kajiado County, Kenya: Case Study of Dupoto-E-Maa Education Project in Kajiado Central District
(Journal of Education and Practice, 2015)Conditions of learning are critical in determining quality of education. There have been real concerns raised by stakeholders regarding the quality of education for pastoralists in public primary schools in Kajiado ... -
Quality Monitoring in Secondary Education in Kenya: A Comparative Analysis of Public Schools in Kakamega East and Kakamega Central Sub-Counties of Kakamega County.
(International Journal of Education and Research, 2015-01-01)According to UNESCO, quality education is among the six EFA goals that may not be attained by 2015. Performance of public secondary schools in the Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education examination (KCSE) in Kakamega ... -
The Quality of Kenyan University Websites: A Study for the Re-engineering of the Masinde Muliro University Website
(Journal of e-Learning and Knowledge Society, 2013-09-03)With the increasing uptake of websites by universities, competition is no longer limited to physical campuses but has also shifted online, where each university seeks to create a high quality website. Online promotion and ... -
The quality of the treated effluent, raw influent and wastewater polluted water sourses used for irrigation of vegatabe in urban and Peri urbanAreas of Nairobi County, Kenya
(International Journal of Scientific and Research Publications, 2021-04)Nearly half of the wastewater generated in Nairobi ended up treated in the treatment facilities. However, cases of irrigating vegetables with raw influent and untreated wastewater water by urban and peri-urban farmers in ... -
Quantum Phase Transition: Intra and Inter-Band Interaction on D- Wave Superconductivity
(Science Publishing group, 2017-01-18)There are compounds whose structures support superconductivity at high temperatures. They have intra and inter-band interactions which occur within their bands. However there has been no hybrid Hamiltonian developed so far ...