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Composite effect of adaptation to climate variability, agrometeorological information, and socioeconomic and institutional factors on agricultural productivity in Kenya
(EnPress Publisher, 2023-09-11)Climate variability has adversely affected agriculture and adaptation strategies are significant in enhancing resilience hence ensuring food security. Agrometeorological services are essential in decision-making and ... -
Composite Hermite and Anti-Hermite Polynomials
(Scientific Research Publishing, 2015)The Weber-Hermite differential equation, obtained as the dimensionless form of the stationary Schroedinger equation for a linear harmonic oscillator in quantum mechanics, has been expressed in a generalized form through ... -
Compositional and Thickness Effects on the Optical Properties of Zinc– Doped Selenium–Antimony Thin Films
(AJOL, 2018)Chalcogenide system of antimony (Sb)-selenium (Se)-zinc (Zn) system is a promising semiconductor for phase change memory devices due to its thermal stability and low power consumption. The study investigated the effect ... -
Compositional and Thickness Effects on the Optical Properties of Zinc–Doped Selenium–Antimony Thin Films
(Tanzania Journal of Science, 2018)Chalcogenide system of antimony (Sb)-selenium (Se)-zinc (Zn) system is a promising semiconductor for phase change memory devices due to its thermal stability and low power consumption. The study investigated the effect of ... -
Composting fishwastes as low-cost and stable diet for culturing Brachionus rotundiformis Tschugunoff (Rotifera): Influence on water quality and microbiota
(Elsevier, 2018-02-03)The demand for the rotifers BRACHIONUS spp., which is considered indispensable for larviculture, has increased considerably in the tropical countries. Although freshly cultured microalga is the common rotifer diet, the ... -
A Comprehensive COVID-19 Daily News and Medical Literature Briefing to Inform Health Care and Policy in New Mexico: Implementation Study
(JMIR Publications Inc., Toronto, Canada, 2022)Background: On March 11, 2020, the New Mexico Governor declared a public health emergency in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. The New Mexico medical advisory team contacted University of New Mexico (UNM) faculty to form ... -
Comprehensive Transcriptome and Mutational Profiling of Endemic Burkitt Lymphoma Reveals EBV Type–Specific Differences
(OnlineFirst, 2017)e most common pedi atric cancer in malaria-endemic equatorial Africa and nearly always contains Epstein–Barr virus (EBV), unlike sporadic Burkitt lymphoma (sBL) that occurs with a lower incidence in developed countries. ... -
Computation of efficient nash equilibria for experimental economic games
(Maseno University, 2014)Game theory has been used to study a wide variety of human and animal behaviors. It looks for states of equilibrium, sometimes called solutions. Nash equilibrium is the central solution concept with diverse applications ... -
Computational study of the structural, Electronic, optical and thermal properties of Hexagonal and cubic Germanium-antimony-telluride
(Maseno University, 2016)The electronic, optical and thermal properties of hexagonal and cubic phases of Ge2Sb2Te5 (GST) have been calculated using density functional theory (DFT) as implemented in the QUANTUM ESPRESSO computer package. GST is ... -
Computer network quality of experience enriched analysis using fuzzy logic model
(International Conference on Intelligent and Innovative Computing Applications, 2020)Two important Quality of Experience (QoE) parameters in computer networks service-related performance metrics are throughput and end-to-end delay. A slow delay indicates high network efficiency thus high throughput. ... -
Conceptualization of the seropositive using the journey metaphor in EkeGusii HIV and AIDS discourse in Kisii County, Kenya
(Human Resource Management Academic Research Society, 2014)Language plays a fundamental role in the fight against HIV and AIDS in Kenya. Moreover, language is important in the dissemination of information that would ensure the success of both prevention and treatment of any disease. ... -
Conceptualization of the seropositive using the journey metaphor in EkeGusii HIV and AIDS discourse in Kisii County, Kenya
(Human Resource Management Academic Research Society, 2014)Language plays a fundamental role in the fight against HIV and AIDS in Kenya. Moreover, language is important in the dissemination of information that would ensure the success of both prevention and treatment of any disease. ... -
Conceptualizing Success Factors in Collaborative Technology Innovation
(IJPRSE Progressive Research, 2021)Technology Innovation has been identified as a key factor that is increasingly influencing the success and competitiveness of modern enterprises in their selected market niche. Traditionally, innovation viewed a company’s ... -
Conceptualizing the Student-Centered Outreach Model for experiential learning and community transformation
(African Journal of Rural Development, 2016-12-30)A dominant discourse in higher education has widely called for reviewing, redesigning and alignment of the curricula to suit the current and future skills demands in the labour market. In response, universities have over ... -
Concretizing the Emerging Subverted Normative Portraiture in the Metaphor ‘Unbowed’
(International Journal of Social Science and Technology, 2018)Autobiographical discourses written by women globally in their perceptions indicate that women are struggling to dismantle patriarchal structures, seeking to deter them from mainstreaming gender. The paper looks at a ... -
Conditions for implementation of the science curriculum in early childhood development and education centres in Kenya
(SAGE Publications, 2008-11)Cognitive development and teaching have highlighted the importance of learning based on the relationship among individuals and the learning environment. Teaching and learning of science in early childhood development and ... -
Condom use perception by secondary school youth in Gucha Sub county, Kenya
(Maseno University, 2013)Two decades of experience and research provide new insights into the role of condoms for AIDS prevention in the developing world. Condoms are about 90 percent effective for preventing HIV transmission, and their use has ... -
Conducting a roadside survey of drivers in Kenya: methods and experiences
(Oxford University Press, 1996-09-01)Road traffic accidents (RTAs) are the leading cause of mortality in adolescents and young adults in all regions of the world and rank among the top five causes of death (Feachem et al. 1992; World Bank 1993). Traffic-related ... -
Confiner les marges, marginaliser les confins: la souffrance des oubliés du lockdown dans les villes indiennes
(Pôle de recherche pour l'organisation et la diffusion de l'information géographique (CNRS UMR 8586), 2020-05-14)En Inde, le 24 mars 2020 à 20h00, l’annonce soudaine par le Premier Ministre de la mise en place d’un confinement 4 heures plus tard a provoqué une forte panique parmi les populations déshérités. Les images dramatiques de ... -
A confirmatory factor analysis of the career locus of control scale with secondary school students in Kenya
(Elixir International Journal, 2021)This article presents the confirmatory factor analysis of the 20 item career locus of control scale with a sample of 370 secondary school students. The instrument consists of 4 subscales measuring Internality, Luck, ...