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Small Ruminants’ Meat Consumption Patterns in Nairobi, Kenya
(MOI UNIVERSITY PRESS, 2012)
The per capita consumption of livestock products is rising fastest in regions where there is urbanization and rapid income growth as people add variety to their diets. Urban consumers are the key movers of small ruminants’ ...
Factors affecting women participation in electoral politics in Africa
(International Journal of Psychology and Behavioral Sciences, 2012)
Women are a major force behind people’s participation in life of society today. Not only do they comprise the
majority in terms of population, but they also play a crucial role in society as procreators of posterity as ...
Implications of service quality on customer loyalty in the banking sector. A survey of Banks in Homabay county, Kenya
(Centre for Promoting Ideas, USA, 2012)
Marketing management research has advocated for the establishment of the determinants of customer loyalty to improve customer retention and performance. However, studies on the direct relationship between these determinants ...
A pragmatic analysis of figurative language used in HIV/AIDS discourse in Kenia: a case study of english and Kiswahili messages
(University of Geneva, 2012)
This research investigates whether Kenyans from 42 mutually intelligible communities homogeneously comprehend AIDS posters. In this regard, the five research objectives are: (1) to investigate whether Kenyan AIDS posters ...
NaCl salinity affects germination, growth, physiology, and biochemistry of bambara groundnut
(Sociedade Brasileira de Fisiologia Vegetal, 2012)
The effects of NaCl salinity on seed germination, growth, physiology, and biochemistry of two bambara groundnut landraces (Vigna subterranea (L.) Verdc), Kakamega (white seed coat) and Mumias (red seed coat), were investigated ...
Construction and validation of consumer attitudes on biosecurity principles: A methodological perspective
(International Institute for Science, Technology & Education (IISTE), 2012)
The purpose of this study is to examine how companies could prepare themselves to deal effectively with
strategic issues affecting them with particular reference to the insurance industry in Kenya. This follows the
turbulent ...
Variations of Fatty Acids Levels in Young Shoots of Clonal Tea With Location of Production and Nitrogenous Fertilizer Rates in the Kenya Highlands
(Journal of Agricultural Science and Technology, 2012)
Tea leaves contain unsaturated fatty acids, key precursors of volatile compounds contributing to tea aroma quality. Tea is cultivated in areas with diverse environmental conditions. Nitrogenous fertilizers influence tea ...
In vitro assessment of ruminal fermentation characteristics of tropical browse mixtures supplemented with yeast
(Blackwell Publishing Ltd, 2012-03-01)
An in vitro ruminal gas production study was conducted to assess the effect of yeast
supplementation on rumen fermentation of tanniniferous tropical browse mixtures prepared
by mixing Berchemia discolor with Acacia ...
Nutritive Value and Availability of Commonly Used Feed Ingredients for Farmed Nile Tilapia (Oreochromis Niloticus L.) and African Catfish (Clarias Gariepinus, Burchell) in Kenya, Rwanda and Tanzania
(AJFAND, 2012)
Commonly utilized feed ingredients for culture of Nile tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus) and African catfish (Clarias gariepinus) from Kenya, Tanzania and Rwanda were collected over a period of six months (January - June ...
Survival and avoidance response of the freshwater gastropod Melanoides tuberculatus (Muller) to different concentrations of tobacco waste
(Blackwell Publishing Ltd, 2012-09)
The Gastropod Melanoides tuberculatus plays a significant role in hampering fish larval production in earthen ponds. This study investigated use of tobacco waste to assess behavioural and survival responses of M. tuberculatus ...