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Indigenous Knowledge and Practices for Sustainable Water Resources Management: A Case of Luo and Banyala in Kenya
(Springer, 2022-10-15)Indigenous knowledge is a social capital used by communities to live harmoniously and manage their environment. This knowledge has evolved over many years of observation and experience to grant the communities a tested ... -
Use of peer-education as an interpersonal communication channel in the voluntary medical male circumcision campaign to prevent HIV infections
(Jozac Publishers, 2024-07-25)Behaviour change communication experts recognise peer-education as an important propeller of health communication owing to its ability to engender compliance through characteristic sharing. This study examines the utility ... -
Reinforcing the 21st century pedagogical skills through the application of the question formulation technique (QFT) in secondary schools in south eastern region of Kenya
(International Journal of Research and Innovation in Social Science (IJRISS), 2024-04-05)Studies show that only 27% of graduates believe that Universities and colleges taught them how to ask their own questions. The Question Formulation Technique (QFT) imparts students a way that makes them to think critically ... -
Influence of Home Gardening on Household Food Security in Rarieda Sub-County of Siaya County in Kenya
(International Journal of Research and Innovation in Social Science (IJRISS), 2024-06-27)The number of people lacking food security globally is on the rise despite the numerous global interventions put in place to address it. About 2.3 billion people lack food security, with 828 million of them being undernourished. ... -
From Securing State Security to Regional Disorder: An Exploration of Instability in North Eastern Kenya
(Asian Institute of Research, 2024)From the colonial time to date, North Eastern Kenya has witnessed sporadic incidents of instability characterised by conflict and insecurity. Scholarly studies have attributed instability to state capacity that includes ... -
Assessment of Baseline Level of Knowledge and Attitude of Women towards Symptothermal Method as a Strategy to Ameliorate Unmet Need for Family Planning in Kisumu County, Kenya
(International Journal of Health Sciences and Research, 2024-04-04)Unmet need for family planning cuts across various Counties in Kenya. Assessment of knowledge and attitude towards use of family planning method is an important factor contributing to uptake of family planning intervention. ... -
Hygiene and Sanitation Practices Among Teachers in Early Childhood Schools in Homa Bay County, Kenya
(International Journal of Multidisciplinary Research and Publications, 2024)Hygiene and sanitation practices of teachers in early childhood schools (ECS) directly influence the uptake of hygiene and sanitation by the children they mentor. Poor hygiene and inadequate sanitation practices leads ... -
Risky sexual behaviours and adolescent pregnancy around the Lake Victoria Basin, Kenya
(Global Scientific Journals, 2024-07-07)The current study aimed to investigate risky sexual behaviours and adolescent pregnancy around the Lake Victoria Basin, Kenya. -
Epidemiological Assessment of Animal Bite Injury and Rabies Post Exposure Prophylaxis in Kisumu County, Kenya
(SD Publisher Group, 2024)Animal bite injury of humans provide an important source of epidemiological information which is crucial in enhancing rabies surveillance in humans and animals. Rabies post exposure prophylaxis consumes substantial resources, ... -
On non-decreasing 2-plane trees
(Ghaem Technology Institute of Higher Education, 2024-08-08)In this paper, we have introduced the set of non-decreasing 2-plane trees. These are plane trees whose vertices receive labels from the set {1, 2} such that the sum of labels of adjacent vertices is at most 3 and that the ... -
Bijections for classes of labelled trees.
(University of Isfahan, 2024-09-01)Trees are acyclic connected graphs. Plane trees, d-ary trees, binary trees, noncrossing trees and their generalizations, which are families of trees, have been enumerated by many authors using various statistics. These ... -
An Analysis of the Influence of Fisher-Folks’ Perceptions on Uptake of Impact-Based Forecasting Weather Information for Adaptation to Nocturnal Storms
(International Journal of Research and Innovation in Social Science (IJRISS), 2023-11-10)One key hindrance to successful adaptation to climate change in poor-low-resourced regions is the continued use of traditional weather prediction methods. To change this story and enhance adaptation in the fisheries ... -
From Securing the State Security to Regional Disorder: An Exploration of Instability in North Eastern Kenya
(Journal of Social and Political Sciences, 2024-03-04)From the colonial time to date, North Eastern Kenya has witnessed sporadic incidents of instability characterised by conflict and insecurity. Scholarly studies have attributed instability to state capacity that includes ... -
Effect of the extended π-surface and N-butyl substituents of imidazoles on their reactivity, electrochemical behaviours and biological interactions of corresponding Pt(II)-CNC carbene complexes: exploring DFT and docking interactions†
(Royal Society of Chemistry, 2024)In this study, we synthesised and characterised three C^N^C pincer (N-heterocyclic carbene)-type tridentate ligands, namely, 2,6-bis[(3-methylimidazolium-1-yl)methyl]pyridine dibromide (L1), 2,6-bis[(3-methylbenzimidazol ... -
Gravitation in Flat Euclidean Spacetime Frame: Unified Electrogravity and Magnetogravity Forces
(European Journal of Applied Physics, 2024-07-15)An effective description of physics requires an appropriate geometrical frame. Three-dimensional Euclidean space provides the geometrical frame for non-relativistic physics. A derivation of an imaginary temporal axis− icˆq ... -
Histo-inhibitory effects of Warbugia ugandensis on high fat diet induced atherosclerosis in New Zealand rabbits
(Ajol, 2024-04-12)Atherosclerosis is a chronic inflammatory condition characterized by accumulation of plaque within a blood vessel. W. ugandensis has antioxidant and anti-inflammatory benefits therefore it might play an important role in ... -
Variation in origin and course of brachial artery among black African population: Cadaveric study in Western Kenya
(Ajol, 2024-04-12)Brachial artery (BA) is the main arterial supply to upper limb, it’sa direct continuation of axillary artery at the lower border of teres major and gives of profunda brachii which is the largest branch, superior ulnar ... -
Using Prostate-specific Antigen to Predict Gleason Scores in African Men Seeking Urological Services at a Referral Hospital in Kisumu, Kenya
(Journal of Advances in Medicine and Medical Research, 2024-07-23)Men are more likely to develop prostate lesions like benign prostatic hypertrophy and prostate cancer as they age. Prostate specific antigen (PSA), which is secreted in large quantities above normal levels of 0–4 ng/ml by ... -
Determination of the class repetition rates for 2011 cohort of pupils in public primary schools in Transzoia west, Kenya
(European Journal of Education Studies, 2024-07-17)Education remains the most critical component for economic development and social progression in any society. Governments, policymakers and civil societies have emphasised the need to invest more in education and ensure ... -
Kuchunguza Sababu Zinazowalazimu Wahusika Kufanya Ukahaba katika Riwaya ya Nyota ya Rehema Na Ndoto ya Almasi
(Jarida la Afrika Mashariki la Masomo ya Kiswahili, 2023-05-01)Utafiti huu ulichunguza suala la ukahaba katika riwaya ya Nyota ya Rehema (Mohamed S.Mohamed) na Ndoto ya Almasi (Ken Walibora). Kitendo cha ukahaba kimesababisha mashaka mengi sana katika maisha ya mwanadamu kama vile ...