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Effects of television on academic performance and languages acquisition of pre-school children
(IJERN, 2011)
Pre-school children come into daily contact with various forms of mass media which influence their
academic and social behaviour. Though television has been used to play a monumental role in
promotion of education and ...
Comparative effects of lime and organic materials on selected soil chemical properties and nutrient uptake by maize in an acid soil
(Scholars Research Library, 2011)
The use of phosphate fertilizers and lime to mitigate P deficiencies and Al toxicities in Kenya has not been effective due to their high cost. Organic materials (OMs) are therefore being tested as cheaper alternatives but ...
Management of organic inputs in East Africa: A review of current knowledge and future challenges
(Scholars Research Library, 2011)
Organic inputs in Africa are used mainly as sources of crop nutrients but most of the ones available on the farms such as crop residues, animal manures and composts are of low quality and insufficient quantity. Proper ...
Predicting dietary practice behavior among type 2 diabetics using the theory of planned behavior and mixed methods design
(http://www. sciencepublishinggroup. com/j/jfns, 2011)
This study applied the Theory of Planned Behavior model in predicting dietary behavior among Type 2 diabetics in a Kenyan environment. The study was conducted for three months within the diabetic clinic at Kisii Hospital ...
Can Physical Activity and Dietary Fat Intake Influence Body Mass Index in a Cross-sectional Correlational Design?
(2011)
The purpose of this study was to determine the influence of physical activity and dietary fat intake on Body Mass Index (BMI) of lecturers within a higher learning institutionalized setting. The study adopted a Cross-sectional ...
Belief Control Practices and Organizational Performances: A Survey of Sugar Industry in Kenya (Pp. 1-17)
(IAARR, 2011)
The sugar industry has experienced poor performance attributed to industry deregulation, poor management and political interference. Adopting the Simons’ Levers of Control framework, this study sought to establish the ...
Evaluation of ecologies and severity of Striga weed on rice in sub-Saharan Africa
(Science Hub, LLC, 2011)
Striga spp. is renowned for causing great losses in cereal production in sub-Saharan Africa. Crop
competitiveness with parasitic weeds such as Striga is an important criterion for selection in an
initiative to produce ...
International Journal of Mathematical Archive-2 (10), 2011, Page: 2027-2029 Available online through www. ijma. info ISSN 2229–5046
(IJMA, 2011)
In this paper, the age-structured population matrix, also known as Leslie matrix, has been extended to model the
dynamics of migrating individuals. Aggregation techniques have been used to estimate the parameters of the ...
Modelling of lactation curves of dairy cows based on monthly test day milk yield records under inconsistent milk recording scenarios
(Cambridge University Press, 2011-11-01)
The objective of this study was to describe the lactation curve of dairy cattle in Kenya using a suitable lactation function in order to facilitate inclusion of partial lactations in national dairy cattle evaluation and ...