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PREFERED HABITAT THEORY
(International Journal of Contemporary Applied Sciences, 2016)Preferred Habitat Theory is a theory on the investing behavior of bond buyers. It states that individual investors have a preferred range of bond maturity lengths, and will only go outside of this range if a higher yield ... -
Prevalence and determinants of iron-deficiency anaemia among children 6-23 Months attending Thika level-5 hospital, Kiambu County, Kenya
(International Journal of Food Science and Nutrition, 2016-11)It is evident that iron in childhood is key for proper health and cognitive development as it is required for academic and wo rk productivity in adulthood. There is paucity of data concerning the prevalence of IDA in ... -
Prevalence and Factors Associated with Modern Contraceptive Methods Dropout among Women of Reproductive Age in Gatsibo District in Rwanda
(2020-11)The use of modern contraceptive methods is important as it assists couples to give birth to the desired number of children and space pregnancies. Government of Rwanda has put much emphasis on family planning services ... -
Price response of herd off-take under market liberalization in a developing cattle sector: panel analysis applied to Kenya's ranching
(2008)The influence of price, in view of macro-economic policy change and a set of other factors, on herd off-take rates from ranches in Kenya over a period of 17 years was assessed. An AR(1) equation, based on Nerlove's classical ... -
Primary production variables of brachiaria grass cultivars in Kenya drylands
(2016)The study was conducted to evaluate the primary production variables of Brachiaria grass cultivars in semi arid regions of Eastern Kenya. Brachiaria cultivars B. decumbens cv. Basilisk, Brachiaria hybrid Mulato II, four ... -
Print Media Managers’ Perception of Integration of New Media by Newspapers in Kenya
(2019-01)The study examined print media managers’ perception of adoption of new media in newsrooms in Kenya. Integrating new media in print media houses can be traced back to 2009. However, few studies have examined the managers’ ... -
Print Media Managers’ Perception of Integration of New Media by Newspapers in Kenya
(2019-01)The study examined print media managers’ perception of adoption of new media in newsrooms in Kenya. Integrating new media in print media houses can be traced back to 2009. However, few studies have examined the managers’ ... -
A Probabilistic Data Encryption scheme (PDES)
(2013)In this paper the author presents a probabilistic encryption scheme that is polynomially secure and has the efficiency of deterministic schemes. From the theoretical construction of Brands and Gill (1996), it is clear ... -
Production Management Procedures and the Growth of Jua Kali enterprises in Kenya
(2020-06)The Micro and Small Enterprises play an important role in the economic development of most countries globally despite their level of development. The sector act as vehicle for low-income people to escape poverty through ... -
Profit based unit commitment in deregulated electricity markets using a hybrid lagrangian relaxation - particle swarm optimization approach
(2017)In deregulated electricity markets, individual generation companies (GENCOs) carry out independent unit commitment based on predicted energy and revenue prices. The GENCOs unit commitment strategies are developed with the ... -
Profit based unit commitment in deregulated electricity markets using a hybrid lagrangian Relaxation - particle swarm optimization approach
(2017)Abstract—In deregulated electricity markets, individual generation companies (GENCOs) carry out independent unit commitment based on predicted energy and revenue prices. The GENCOs unit com-moment strategies are developed ... -
Profit based unit commitment using evolutionary particle swarm optimization
(2015)The profit based unit commitment (PBUC) problem determines an optimal unit commitment schedule for a generation company (GENCO) participating in a deregulated environment with the aim of maximizing its profit. This is ... -
Promoting Students’ Academic Self-Efficacy in Chemistry through Teaching Using Molecular Models
(Scholars Academic and Scientific Publishers (SAS Publishers), 2016-09)This study investigated how students’ self efficacy in Chemistry is affected through the use of molecular models as contrasted with the conventional instructional strategies in the topic of Structure And Bonding (SAB). The ... -
Protection of Terminal Distribution Transformers: A Case Study of Kenya Power
(IEEE, 2018)The paper presents and analyses the main causes of high failure rate of Terminal Distribution Transformers (TDTs) in Kenya. These transformers are the most susceptible to faults emanating from lightning strikes and associated ... -
Protein utilization in humans as affected by level of dietary fat
(Elsivier, 1996-01)The objective of the project was to determine the effects of level of fat with or without manganese supplementation of diets on protein status of humans. Fourteen healthy adult humans participated in a 61 day study in which ... -
Provision of digital reference services in academic libraries in Kenya: a review
(Regional Journal of Information and Knowledge Management, 2016)Rationale of the study - The popularity of internet as an avenue of communication and source of information has led to decreasing numbers of in-person reference transaction in academic libraries. Consequently, academic ... -
Proximate analysis of raw and roasted groundnut (Arachis hypogaea L.): Red Valencia and manikanta varieties
(International Journal of Food Science and Nutrition .Volume 4; Issue 4; July 2019; Page No. 191-194, 2019)Proximate analysis of raw and roasted groundnuts of red Valencia and manipinta varieties were determined. The moisture content of raw and roasted peanut ranged from 4.84-5.11% and 2.02 - 2.17% respectively while fat content ...