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A review of 13C NMR spectra of drimane sesquiterpenes
(2019-09)
Drimane sesquiterpenes are important group of phytochemicals with a wide range of medicinal properties including antibacterial, antifungal, anti-inflammatory, antioxidant, antiplasmodial, antileishmanial, molluscicidal, ...
Reproductive and Lifestyle Characteristics in Kenyan Women Presenting With Precancerous Cervical Lesions
(2019-11)
Background: Cervical cancer is a leading cause of cancer in women, accounting for 68% of cancer-related deaths among women in developing countries. Several reproductive, lifestyle and demographic risk factors are associated ...
Effect of growth temperature on the structural, optical and luminescence properties of cadmium telluride nanoparticles
(2018-01)
Cadmium telluride (CdTe) has been successfully prepared by a simple wet chemical process at different reaction temperatures. Temperature is one parameter that thermodynamically plays an important role in controlling the ...
An Empirical Approach to Omnidirectional Path Loss and Line-of-sight Probability Models at 18GHz for 5G Networks
(2018-08)
Millimeter wave frequency bands present a huge bandwidth for fifth generation wireless communication networks. Wireless networks deployment within indoor environments will pose a challenge due to propagation characteristics ...
Rural poverty and input use efficiency in smallholder dairy farms in western Kenya
(2014-09)
Increasing agricultural productivity depends on the adoption of modern technology that involves the use of modern improved technical embodied inputs. However, farmers have different production decisions and ability to ...
Effect of Cell Composition on Internal Resistance on Open Circuit Voltage and Short Current Density of a Fabricated Titanium Dioxide Cell
(2018)
This paper is a product of a research aimed at developing a solar energy powered titanium dioxide solar cell. The experimental design involved preparation of various ratios of titanium dioxide: graphite /iodine/KI mixtures ...
CHALLENGES IN ACHIEVING EFFECTIVE RECRUITMENT OF SECONDARY SCHOOL TEACHERS IN KENYA
(2013-03)
This article reports on findings from a quantitative research study on recruitment of teachers in Kenya’s secondary schools. Purpose: To identify issues and challenges facing school-based recruitment of secondary school ...
SPORTS TOURISM AND PERCEIVED SOCIOECONOMIC IMPACT IN KENYA: THE CASE OF MACHAKOS COUNTY
(Elsevier, 2017-08)
Purpose – Smaller events have been favoured by many commentators in sports research because mega events have been criticised for failing to have an aggregate positive advantage to local communities, especially in developing ...