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Farmers Willingness to Pay and the Sustainability of Irrigated Maize Production in Rural Kenya
(2017-07)
This paper evaluated farmers willingness to pay for irrigated maize production using field level data collected through a cross sectional survey. The results showed that 78% of the farmers were willing to pay more than the ...
Tourism and Climate Change
(Sustainable Tourism Report, 2017)
Climate change is considered one of the challenges for humanity in the21st century and beyond. Climate sensitive industries including tourism are vulnerable. In efforts to counter climate change, mitigation and adaptation ...
The Effect of Socio-Economic Factors on Public Health Service Delivery in Kenya (A Case of Murang’a County Hospitals)
(INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF RESEARCH IN COMMERCE, IT & MANAGEMENT, 2017)
Good health care is a fundamental need in the life of a person because it helps develop a positive self-image and also opens up the opportunities for the individual
to do their daily duties as required of them. The study ...
Cyclooxygenase inhibitory compounds from Gymnosporia heterophylla aerial parts
(Elsevier, 2017)
Gymnosporia heterophylla (Celastraceae) is an African medicinal plants used to treat painful and inflammatory diseases with partial scientific validation. Solvent extractions followed by repeated chromatographic purification ...
Blood Pressure and Arterial Stiffness in Kenyan Adolescents With a+Thalassemia
(2017-03)
Background-—Recent studies have discovered that a-globin is expressed in blood vessel walls where it plays a role in regulating vascular tone. We tested the hypothesis that blood pressure (BP) might differ between normal ...
Enhancing Competitiveness Through Guests’ Experiences: A Typology of Customer Experiences in Upscale Hotels
(2017-02)
This study sought to develop a marketing model that can enhance the competitiveness of four- and five-star hotels in Kenya. The main factors generating guests’ expectations and delight were investigated after focusing on ...
FACTORS AFFECTING CITIZEN READINESS FOR E-GOVERNMENT SYSTEMS IN KENYA
(2017-04)
Electronic government (e-government) provides a common infrastructure and direction across the public sector. It enhances collaboration within and among public sector organizations between Government and the business ...
Curriculum Content Relevancy in Integration of ICTs in Kenya TVET Institutions in Readiness to Industry Needs
(International Journal of Secondary Education, 2017)
The development of curricula content and their implementation is one of the key competences of instructors in
the area of educational planning and practical training for Technical and Vocational Education and Training ...
Voltage profile improvement using switched capacitors: case of single wire earth return distribution network
(2017)
Most rural areas in Africa are characterized by scattered villages with a very low demand in electricity. Due to improper planning and lack of knowledge on low cost technologies, the cost of extending the grid to supply ...
Determinants of Insurance uptake in developing countries: Evidence from CIC insurance, Kericho Branch, Kenya.
(International Journal of Scientific and Research Publications, 2017)
Insurance plays a major role in the life of the
humanity. The citizenry has gradually come to realize the
necessity of insurance and these needs are unending as long as
life exists. The purpose of this study was to ...