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Climate Variability, Land-Use, Pastoral and Agropastoral Livelihoods in Arid and Semi-Arid Areas of Kenya
(2021-05)Kenya's arid and semi-arid lands (ASALs) are experiencing climate variability, especially rainfall and temperature alterations. Rainfall is recognised as one of the critical parameters influencing land-use dynamics and ... -
Cloud Data Privacy Preserving Model for Health Information Systems Based on Multi Factor Authentication
(2020-09)With cloud computing (CC) becoming popular in recent years, variety of institutions, organizations, businesses and individual users are creating interest. They are adopting the technology in order to take advantage of ... -
Cluster Head Selection Algorithms for Enhanced Energy Efficiency in Wireless Sensor Networks: A Systematic Literature Review
(2022-06)The extension of the sensor node's life span is an essential requirement in a Wireless Sensor Network. Cluster head selection algorithms undertake the task of cluster head election and rotation among nodes, and this has ... -
Code switching between Agglutinative and Non-agglutinative Languages: A case of Kiswahili and English Verb during English Language Lesson.
(Scholars Academic and Scientific Publishers, 2017-11)Research shows that code switching plays a critical role in not only language development but also content delivery. The current study has addressed the issue of code switching in an agglutinative and non –agglutinative ... -
Coffee phytochemicals and post-harvest handling—A complex and delicate balance
(Journal of Food Composition and Analysis 102 (2021) 103995, 2021)The balance between coffee phytochemicals and post-harvest handling is complex and delicate since these compounds are affected either negatively or positively. Studies have shown positive health effects arising from regular ... -
Combining Sustainable Land Management Technologies to Combat Land Degradation and Improve Rural
(2015)Drylands occupy more than 80 % of Kenya’s total land mass and contribute immensely to the national economy and society through agriculture, livestock production, tourism, and wild product harvesting. Dryland ecosystems are ... -
Common Range, Different Tribes: Explaining Resource Use, Management and Productivity among the Akamba, Orma and Somali in the former Eastern Statelands of Kenya
(2004)This paper describes the major livelihood activities of three ethnic communities who use in common the former Kenyan Eastern Statelands. It also looks at how the livelihoods and the range could be improved while maintaining ... -
Community Supported Agriculture and Cooperative Societies: The Case of Nyala Multipurpose Cooperative Society
(2015-11-18)Community Supported Agriculture and Cooperatives Societies (CSACs) are envisioned as model vehicles to building and developing communities, especially in rural areas. They are models in preserving and developing local food ... -
Comparative Analysis of Machine Learning Algorithms Accuracy for Maize Leaf Disease Identification
(2022-03)The number of data points predicted correctly out of the total data points is known as accuracy in image classification models. Assessment of the accuracy is very important since it compares the correct images to the ones ... -
Comparative Analysis on the Evaluation of the Complexity of C, C++, Java, PHP and Python Programming Languages based on Halstead Software Science
(International Journal of Computer and Information Technology, 2023-03)Quality plays center stage in any software development industry. Software metrics have proven over time as the best measure to be used to assess and assure the software developers of the quality of their products. Halstead ... -
A Comparative Reading of Dialogism and Monologism in Emecheta’s The Joys of Motherhood (1979) and Wanner’s London, Cape Town, Jorburg (2014)
(Sabinet African Journals, 2023-08)Many literary scholars have demonstrated the merits of divergent arguments within the novel. According to these conversations, the authorial voice becomes a witness of the diverse arguments raised by characters without ... -
A Comparative Study of Deep Learning and Transfer Learning in Detection of Diabetic Retinopathy
(2022)Computer vision has gained momentum in medical imaging tasks. Deep learning and Transfer learning are some of the approaches used in computer vision. The aim of this research was to do a comparative study of deep learning ... -
A Comparative Study on Contribution of Governance on Economic Growth Countries in the East African Community
(2016-09)This study sought to explore the relationship between good governance and economic growth among the East Africa Community (EAC) countries. The study utilized panel data to analyse six major World Bank governance indicators ... -
Comparing Bethesda System and Richart Score in the evaluation of cervical lesions among women on contraceptives attending Machakos Level V County Hospital in Kenya
(2021-03)Background of the study: Early detection of the precursor lesion before the invasive stage of cervical cancer prevents further damage to the neighbouring tissues and organs. Bethesda system which applies cytological ... -
Comparing use of ethno veterinary products among rural and periurban chicken farmers in Katulani District, Kenya
(2016)A survey was carried out to determine use of ethno veterinary products among chicken farmers in Katulani District, Kenya. Data was collected through observations, photography and structured questionnaires administered to ... -
A comparison investigation of optical, structural and luminescence properties of CdOxTe1−x and CdTexSe1−x nanoparticles prepared by a simple one pot method
(Elsevier, 2018-04)We present L-cysteine capped CdOXTe1−X and CdTeXSe1−X nanoparticles (NPs) prepared in one pot. The as-prepared CdOXTe1−X NPs were found to have a hexagonal crystal structure of CdTe with a cubic phase of CdO. There was, ... -
Comparison of aggregation of small and large induction motors for power system stability study
(2013)Aggregation of different sizes of induction motors (IM) connected to a power system has diverse Precision on the identification of the aggregate model parameters. Earlier work on the aggregation accuracy of various motors ... -
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 ...