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Molecular Breeding for Iron Toxicity Tolerance in Rice ( Oryza sativa L.)
(John Wiley & Sons, Ltd., 2023-11-03)
Rice consumption is on an upward trajectory worldwide based on changes in eating habits, population growth, and ease of cooking and yet rice production is not keeping up. There are many constraints including abiotic stresses ...
Association between Human Resource Factors and Utilization of IQCare System for Clinical Decision Support in HIV Care Clinics in Nakuru County, Kenya
(EA Journals, 2023-09-25)
Electronic medical records (EMR) are computerized medical information systems that are used to collect, store, and display patient information. EMR systems can strengthen pathways of care and close gaps in patient tracking, ...
Ubuntu, Peacebuilding, and Development in Africa: Reflections on the Promises and Challenges of a Popular Concept
(Springer International Publishing, 2023-10-18)
Faced with the constant criticism that “nothing good can come out of Africa,” many African scholars and peace activists, as well those from other parts of the world, have identified Ubuntu and presented it as one of Africa’s ...
Teacher Education Reforms in Kenya: The Past, the Present, and Mapping the Future
(Emerald Publishing Limited, 2023-08-10)
Teacher education in Kenya was formally started in mid-nineteenth century by European Christian missionaries. The urge to establish teacher education programs at the time was to address the shortage of teachers due to the ...
Glass photonics meets photovoltaics: general principles and a case study
(Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 2023-11-01)
In this study, we present a promising combination of glass photonics and photovoltaics to develop more efficient types of solar cells. Following up on earlier suggestions, we demonstrate that fundamental losses due to the ...
Enhancing students’ biology learning by using augmented reality as a learning supplement
(SAGE Publications, 2020-07)
The purpose of this study was to investigate the effects of augmented reality (AR) technology on students’ learning outcomes (measured according to Bloom’s cognitive levels) and attitude toward biology. The print book was ...
Strengthening Online Education Approaches in Institutions of Higher Learning
(Emerald Publishing Limited, 2023-05-15)
Online, distance, and eLearning (ODeL) continue to gain recognition as a mandatory component of delivery of education in institutions of higher learning (IHL) around the world following the outbreak of coronavirus disease ...
Investigating the Young's modulus of Cu-Al-Be shape memory alloy using a phase diagram, vibration spectroscopy and ultrasonic waves
(Elsevier, 2024-03-05)
This work presents a method for determining the effective Young’s modulus (Eeffective) and Poisson ratio of small specimens of a ternary shape memory alloy (SMA), Cu-Al-Be. The alloys were synthesized uniformly and ...
Multidisciplinary Explorations of Corohysteria Caused by the COVID-2019 Pandemic
(Rowman & Littlefield, 2022-04-21)
This multidisciplinary volume includes an international roster of contributors who explore how mass hysteria has emerged among people across the globe as a consequence of the COVID-19 pandemic. The contributors provide ...
Parents’ learning support and school attitudes in relation to adolescent academic identity and school performance in nine countries
(Springer Netherlands, 2024-03-22)
An important question for parents and educators alike is how to promote adolescents’ academic identity and school performance. This study investigated relations among parental education, parents’ attitudes toward their ...