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Growth and nutrient uptake among three wetland plant species occurring in Lake Victoria basin in Kenya.
(AGRICULTURE AND BIOLOGY JOURNAL OF NORTH AMERICA, 2010)
Nutrient enrichment is one of the most serious threats to wetland ecosystems. Information is
lacking, particularly concerning the response of wetland plants species in Kenya in regard to
nutrient enrichment of wetlands. ...
Degradation capacity of a 1, 2, 4-trichlorobenzene mineralizing microbial community for traces of organochlorine pesticides
(Elsevier, 2010-07-15)
A soil-borne microbial community isolated from a contaminated site was previously shown to mineralize
1,2,4-trichlorobenzene (1,2,4-TCB) under aerobic conditions. The key degrader in this community was
identified as ...
Factors determining community participation in afforestation projects in River Nyando basin, Kenya
(Academic Journals, 2010)
Factors determining community participation in afforestation projects were investigated. Data was collected from 150 respondents who were selected from a sample population of 1,928 households using systematic random sampling ...
E-learning in secondary Schools in Kenya: A Case of the NEPAD E-schools
(Academic Journals, 2010-05-31)
The New Partnership for Africa’s Development (NEPAD) schools were set up as centres of excellence in Information and Communication Technology (ICT) integration, so that other schools could copy their model in e-learning. ...
Teachers and students perceptions of psychological factors contributing to violent behaviour among public secondary school students in western province, Kenya
(Academic Journals, 2010-11-30)
Violence is not a new phenomenon in the modern educational system. It is manifested in the form of rioting, sexual violence, fighting and bullying. The purpose of this study is to establish teachers’ and students’ perceptions ...
An evaluation of home environmental factors affecting performance of boarding secondary school students in Kenya
(International University Line, 2010-06)
The purpose of the study was to establish home environmental factors affecting both girls
and boys in day secondary schools in an attempt to achieve academic excellence. The
research designs used in the study were ...
Factors that determine students and teachers attitudes towards art and design curriculum
(Academic Journals, 2010-04-30)
Art and Design is one of the vocational subjects in the secondary school curriculum. Its implementation has not been impressive owing to a steady decline in enrolment of students, students dropping the subject at different ...
Rate of financial return to university schooling among lecturers in two public universities in Kenya
(Academic Journals, 2010-05-01)
Influence of education on earnings among workers is well documented. However, the level of relationship that exists between earnings and schooling among lecturers in public universities in Kenya remain undetermined. The ...
On Numerical and Centre Values Range
(Int. Journal of Math, 2010)
This paper follows [1] in the quantitative study of Numerical Ranges
introduced by Stampfli [9]. In particular, we consider a family of mutually orthogonal projections and investigate how a numerical range can
be related ...
Training of lecturers at Maseno University, Kenya
(Proceedings of the ICOTS8 conference, 2010)
Lecturers in Kenyan universities usually start their work without any prior training on how to
teach students. Hence the teaching tends to be traditional and new training techniques are rarely
implemented. For effective ...