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Compensation
(2022-07)Relating to human resource function, compensation (often referred to as pay, wage, salary) is the monetary and non-monetary reward offered to an employee in exchange of their contribution to labour. The contributions can ... -
Competition indices of three perennial grasses used to rehabilitate degraded semi-arid rangelands in Kenya
(2015)Rangeland degradation is one of the most serious environmental challenges in arid and semiarid environments in Africa. Grass reseeding technology, using indigenous perennial grass species has a great potential for restoring ... -
Complexity Metrics for Measuring the Understandability and Maintainability of Business Process Models using Goal-Question-Metric (GQM)
(2008)Business Process Models (BPMs), often created using a modeling language such as UML activity diagrams, EventDriven Process Chains Markup Language (EPML) and Yet Another Workflow Language (YAWL), serve as a base for ... -
Complexity Metrics for Sassy Cascading Style Sheets
(2019-01)Many front-end web developers are nowadays increasingly using sassy cascading stylesheets (SCSS) instead of the regular cascading style sheets (CSS). Despite its increased demand, SCSS has inherent complexity which arises ... -
Complexity Metrics for Statechart Diagrams
(2022-05)Model-Driven Development and the Model-Driven Architecture paradigm have in the recent past been emphasizing on the importance of good models. In the Object-Oriented paradigm one of the key artefacts are the Statechart ... -
Computer Laptop Project Strategy for Basic Education Schools in Kenya
(IJICT Journals, 2017-05)Kenya’s Vision 2030 recognizes the enabling role of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) and anchors some of its key aspirations upon the availability and adoption of computers for schools. The overall objective ... -
Concentration of Iron in Murram (Laterite) From Ruiru Area, Thika District, Kenya To Asses Economic Viability.
(2011-10)A study on possibility of concentrating iron in laterite (murram) has been carried out. This was done using froth floatation where oleic acid was used as collector and cresylic acid as frother. Magnetic separation was also ... -
Concentrations of Selected Heavy Metals in Soil and Tomatoes (Lycopersicon Esculenta Mill.) Grown in Kirinyaga County, Kenya
(International Journal of Research and Analytical Reviews (IJRAR), 2024-04)The contamination of agricultural products by harmful heavy metals poses a significant global health concern, with potential links to severe public health issues such as cancer and neural impairment. Tomatoes (Lycopersicon ... -
Conceptualisation and measurement challenges in modelling pastorilists’ risk and vulnerability instigated by droughts in the group ranches of Kenya
(2014)This on-going study is assessing and modeling vulnerability and risks faced by pastoral communities in the dry areas of Lakipia in Kenya. Preliminary results from participatory rural appraisal indicate that poverty is ... -
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Constraints and Opportunities Among Small Scale Peri-Urban Dairy Farmers in the South Eastern Kenya Rangelands
(2018-01)In Kenya’s semi-arid regions, small scale farmers are becoming adaptive and resilient by embracing dairying as livelihood-support activity against expert’s advice. In order to improve their dairying, the farmers are adopting ... -
Constraints of rehabilitating degraded semi-arid lands of Kenya using indigenous perennial grasses
(2010)Land degradation which among others include loss of vegetation is rampant in Kenya, destroying both the fragile arid and semiarid lands and the non-arid areas. Efforts to rehabilitate semiarid areas by re-vegetation has ... -
Consumers’ Salient Beliefs Regarding Foods From Edible Insects In Kenya: A Qualitative Study Using Concepts From The Theory Of Planned Behaviour
(2016-11)Population growth, urbanization and climate change, are among the factors that have created uncertainties and pressures on current global food and economic systems. Agricultural intensification can no longer support the ... -
Contemporary Trends and Issues in The Hospitality and Tourism Industry
(2023-05-13)Contemporary trends and issues in the hospitality and tourism industry often generate opportunities and challenges. The hospitality and tourism environments are constantly changing. Customers’ needs and preferences dictate ... -
Continuation load flow with a neuro fuzzy model of an induction motor for voltage stability analysis
(2010)This paper uses the concept of the continuation power flow analysis used in voltage stability Analysis for control the power in large systems. It uses the PV curves to find the knee point of a certain bus. A neuro fuzzy ... -
Contribution of FACTS Devices to the Transient Stability Improvement of a Power System Integrated with a PMSG-Based Wind Turbine
(2019)The increasing penetration of wind energy to the conventional power system due to the rapid growth of energy demand has led to the consideration of different wind turbine generator technologies. In fault conditions, the ...