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Influence of Water Availability on Food Crop Production in Semi-Arid Areas in Kibwezi District, Makueni County, Kenya
(Arts Humanit, 2015)Ecosystems provide essential services like water regulation and other processes which sustain and fulfill human life by directly or indirectly supporting humans‟ survival and quality of life. However, there is ... -
The influence of women’s formal employment on changing gender roles in Kenya reinsurance (Kenya re) estate Kisumu county
(Maseno University, 2017)ABSTRACT The present lifestyle calls for both gender in a household to work in order to lessen the burden of high cost of living. In Africa, massive increase of women in labour force has led to the neglect of unpaid ... -
Influence of youth enterprise development fund activities on financial performance of youth - led enterprises in Kisumu town east constituency Kisumu county
(Maseno University, 2018)The need for Youth Economic Empowerment across the globe has attracted increasing interest from policy makers and even Governments. Youth Enterprise Development Fund in Kenya was established in the year 2006. Youths ... -
Information Literacy Programming, Students Skills and Utilization of E-Resources at Maseno University, Kenya
(International Journal of Research and Innovation in Social Science, 2018)The study was conducted in Maseno University Kenya. The study objectives were to examine the existing infrastructure that supports the delivery of IL program at Maseno University; to determine the extent of use and the ... -
Information Systems Resources, Capabilities and Performance of Firms in Telecommunications Industry, Kenya
(Maseno University, 2018)Kenya's economy today is driven majorly by information-based service businesses where telecommunication industry is playing a critical economic role. According to Communications Authority of Kenya report of 2017, Kenya ... -
Infuence of land use practices on dominant tree species diversity, richness, evenness, and abundance in Ugenya Sub-county, Kenya
(Maseno University, 2023)Change in Land use practices are important indicators of socio-cultural and economic advancement. The common practices for example, rapid human settlement development and unsustainable livestock farming affect distribution ... -
Ingestion of hemozoin by peripheral blood mononuclear cells alters temporal gene expression of ubiquitination processes
(Biochemistry and Biophysics Reports, 2022)Plasmodium falciparum (Pf) malaria is among the leading causes of childhood morbidity and mortality worldwide. During a natural infection, ingestion of the malarial parasite product, hemozoin (PfHz), by circulating phagocytic ... -
Inheritance of resistance to the spotted stem borer, chilo partellus, in a maize population.
(Kenya Agricultural Research Institute, Nairobi (Kenya), 2006)The spotted stem borer, Chilo partellus is an important insect pest of maize. It damages maize by feeding on the leaves and within the plant. Maize yield loss due to Chilo spp. Stem borer damage is estimated at 44 percent ... -
Inhibition Kinetics and Theoretical Studies on Zanthoxylum chalybeum Engl. Dual Inhibitors of α-Glucosidase and α-Amylase
(MDPI, 2023)Compounds from Zanthoxylum chalybeum Engl. were previously reported for inhibitory activities of amylase and glucosidase enzymatic action on starch as a preliminary study toward the establishment of a management strategy ... -
Injecting the African spirit of humanity into teaching, learning and assessment of musical arts in the modern classroom
(Routledge, 2014)African music scholars are currently grappling with the challenges of refocusing musical arts based on indigenous knowledge for classroom practice as well as developing Africa-sensed musical arts curricula that use ... -
Injuries in developing countries: policy response needed now
(Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, 1996-11)How important are injuries? The World Health Organization (WHO) predicts that injuries will be responsible for more deaths, morbidity and disability combined than communicable diseases by the year 2020. Injuries currently ... -
Innovative approaches to application of information technology in disease surveillance and prevention in Western Kenya
(Academic Press, 2007-08-01)We describe an electronic injury surveillance system that provides data for improving patient care and monitoring injury incidenceand distribution patterns. Patients with injuries visiting a rural Kenyan primary care center ... -
Innundative biocontrol of water hyacinth (Eichhornia crassipes (Mart.) Solms. Laubach) using zonate leaf spot (Acremonium zonatum Sawada gams) fungal agent
(IOSR J Agric Vet Sci, 2013)Innundative approach of biocontrol involves culturing spore inoculum for use as a concentrated formulation able to withstand storage, handling and application in weed control the same way as a chemical herbicide. A trial ... -
Inorganic Chenistry 1
(2018-03-10)Introductory Chemistry 1 undepins the concepts of matter, measurements, structure and periodicity of the atom, Molecules and compounds, and their chemical reactions. This study builds on the aforementioned concepts by being ... -
Inscribing memory, healing a nation: post-election violence and the search for truth and justice in Kenya Burning
(Taylor & Francis Group, 2011)The violence in the wake of the Kenya general elections in December 2007 found one of its most profoundly haunting, provocative and creative expressions in a photographic text called Kenya Burning. This article renders a ... -
Installing and implementing a computer-based patient record system in sub-Saharan Africa: the Mosoriot Medical Record System
(BMJ Group, 2003-07-01)The authors implemented an electronic medical record system in a rural Kenyan health center. Visit data are recorded on a paper encounter form, eliminating duplicate documentation in multiple clinic logbooks. Data are ... -
Institutional Factors Affecting Adoption of Flexible Working Arrangements Among Academic Staff of Maseno University, Kenya
(Maseno University, 2015)Recognition of the importance of the work life balance by many organizations is now pushing employers to develop flexible working arrangements in order to maintain a productive work force. Employees are confronting ... -
Institutional factors influencing implementation of strategic plans of National Bank of Kenya
(Maseno University, 2018)The Kenyan banking industry has grown exponentially since the liberalization of the sector in the 1980s. Although the Kenyan banking sector is largely profitable growing by 400% in a span of 12 years, and thus moving from ... -
Instructional strategies in teaching literacy skills to learners with cerebral palsy : a case study for special classes in Kenya
(Journal of Emerging Trends in Educational Research and Policy Studies, 2011)multiple-case study examined the teaching of literacy skills to pupils with Cerebral Palsy (CP) in special schools in Kenya. Cerebral palsy refers to paralysis of the brain and mainly affects muscle tone, which interferes ... -
Instructional supervision in public secondary schools in Kenya
(Sage Publications, 2012-03)This article reports some findings of study regarding practices and procedures of internal instructional supervision in public secondary schools in Kenya. The findings are part of a large-scale project undertaken in Kenya ...