Journal Articles: Recent submissions
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Sustainable Development in East Africa: Impact Evaluation of Regional Agricultural Development Projects in Burundi, Kenya, Rwanda, Tanzania, and Uganda
(Wiley, 2020-02)Investments in agricultural technologies, capacity building and policy harmonization are needed to support sustainable development across Africa. Regional development projects can facilitate the adoption of agricultural ... -
Repellent Properties of Compounds and Blends from Nigella sativa Seeds Against Anopheles gambiae
(Scientific & Academic Publishing, 2020-02)Malaria, transmitted to humans by the bites of infected Anopheles mosquitoes is a public health concern. Some available repellents against the insect have adverse effects on humans and environment. This study determined ... -
Effect of Family Disintegration Causes on Child Development in Mugoiri Division, Murang'a County
(2020-01)This article considers family disintegration as a process of couples parting ways while child development is the general physical, intellectual and mental progress of a minor. In this study, family disintegration is caused ... -
Influence of Cross-Borrowing on Financial Performance of Savings and Credit Cooperative Societies in Eldama Ravine SubCounty, Kenya
(2015-04)The purpose of the study was to assess the influence of cross borrowing on financial performance of Savings and Credit Co-operatives (SACCOs) in Eldama Ravine Sub-County. The specific objectives of the study were to assess ... -
Assessment of Factors Affecting the Implementation of Integrated Financial Management Information System in the County Governments: A Case Of Nyandarua County, Kenya
(2015-11)The study sought to assess factors affecting implementation of Integrated Financial Management Information System (IFMIS) in County Governments in Kenya. On focus was how staff resistance, and capacity and skills of IFMIS ... -
Structural Complexity Attribute Classification Framework (SCACF) for Sassy Cascading Style Sheets
(2020-01)Several researchers have proposed the various classes of software attributes to guide in the derivation of metrics for software products. These existing classifications have targeted traditional software paradigms such as ... -
Simulation of Trust-Based Mechanism for Enhancing User Confidence in Mobile Crowdsensing Systems
(2020-01)With the rapid development of mobile technology and subsequent mass adoption of mobile devices, mobile crowdsensing (MCS) has gained a lot of research attention. In MCS systems, trust is a key focus in the overall improvement ... -
The effects of burn out on law enforcement officers in Kenya
(2018-05)Burnout is a general term that describes the feelings of people in the helping professions who find that the stress involved in their work environment has altered their original feelings about themselves and their work. ... -
The Kenya National Police Service burnout intervention strategies
(2018-07)The purpose of the paper is to determine the burnout intervention strategies among Police officers in Matungulu Sub County, Kenya. The target population for the study was the police officers (N=250) stationed in various ... -
Drought impact evaluation and perception model: a systems approach in Turkana County, Kenya
(2020-01)This paper presents the analysis drought in Turkana County, Kenya. It takes a closer look at the challenges and focuses on the quantitative dimensions of Turkana households‟ livelihoods. Then it gives an overview of the ... -
Fuzzy Comprehensive Assessment of Drought Vulnerability in Turkana Rangeland, Kenya.
(2019-10)This paper explores the vulnerability context in Turkana rangeland. It establishes the origin of the people living in Turkana before they settled in the rangeland and provides a general environmental and demographic ... -
Capital Structure of Kenyan Firms: What determines it?
(IISTE, 2014-01)The study sought to find what determines the capital structures of publicly quoted firms, unquoted firms and the small and medium enterprises (SMEs). More specifically, the study aimed to assess whether the size of the ... -
Impact of Asset Mix on Financial Performance of Registered Occupational Pension Schemes
(2017-08)The Pension scheme industry plays a crucial role in providing an employment income replacement upon the retirement of the working pensionable population. Retirement income accounts for 68% of the total income of retirees ... -
Financial Performance of Registered Occupational Pension Schemes
(IISTE, 2017)The study sought to find out whether Agency cost is crucial in influencing the Financial Performance of Registered Occupational Pension Schemes. Agency cost is the total expenses paid to the professional service providers ... -
Effects of Capital and Technology on the Performance of SMEs in the Manufacturing Sector in Kenya -Case of selected firms in Thika Municipality
(IISTE, 2014-01)The global concern about the persistent stagnation and even decline in economic growth accompanied by chronic unemployment, poverty and its resultant problems has led to increased search for strategies which could stimulate ... -
Flavonol glycosides with insecticidal activity from methanol extract of Annona mucosa Jacq. leaves
(2019-12)Three flavonoids, quercetin 3-O-β-D-glucoside (1), quercetin 3-O-α-Darabinoside (2) and kaempferol 3-O-β-D-galactoside (3) were isolated from the methanol extract of the leaves of Annona mucosa Jacq. Their structures were ... -
Monitoring the extraction of copper from chicken dung leachate using an aluminium electrode as an indicator
(Elsevier Ltd., 2019-11)Copper is found in several minerals in the earth's crust with varying the elemental and mineralogical composition.Several techniques of extraction have been investigated all in the effort of obtaining a cheaper and viable ... -
Some Antibacterial and Antifungal Compounds from Root Bark of Rhus natalensis
(Scientific & Academic Publishing, 2019-09)Phytochemical studies on Rhus natalensis root bark collected from Iten, Kenya led to isolation and characterization of five compounds namely epicatechin (1), 3-sitosterol (2), 3-sitosterol glucoside (3),stigmasterol (4) ... -
Characterization of Clays from selected sites for Refractory Application
(2019-11)Clay is a stony or earthy mineral aggregate composed of fine-grained minerals, which are plastic at appropriate water content and hardens up when fired. Clay soils have various mineral groups such as kaolinite, smectites, ... -
Antimicrobial Activity of Root Bark Extracts of Rhus natalensisa and Rhus ruspolii
(Scientific & Academic Publishing, 2019-08)Bacteria and fungi are frequent causes of serious opportunistic infections worldwide. Several effective antibiotic drugs are in the market. However, drug-resistance, side effects and cost of such antibiotics limits their ...
