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Dietary practices, habits and physical activity levels of the Swahili community, Kenya in relation to obesity and chronic diseases of lifestyle
(2018-11)Chronic diseases of lifestyle like diabetes mellitus and hypertension appear at greater rates in populations which consumed high fat, high calorie diets and engaged in low or no physical activity. Physical inactivity and ... -
Different land use types in the semi-arid rangelands of Kenya influence soil properties
(2011)Rangelands in semi-arid Kenya have recently witnessed extensive land use changes. These changes can mainly be attributed to increased livestock populations and the response of the increased human population to both local ... -
Digital Marketing in The Hospitality Industry: Adoption, Use, Firm Performance and National Development
(Global Scientific Journals, 2022-09)Digital marketing integrates electronic technology with traditional marketing concepts and covers strategies such as social media, video, content, affiliate, mobile and internet marketing. Embracing digital marketing can ... -
Discriminative spatial-temporal feature learning for modeling network intrusion detection systems
(Journal of Computer Security, 2023-02)Increasing interest and advancement of internet and communication technologies have made network security rise as a vibrant research domain. Network intrusion detection systems (NIDSs) have developed as indispensable defense ... -
Diversity of African forest mollusc faunas: what we have learned since Solem (1984)
(2005)We report on studies in Tanzania, Kenya, Uganda and South Africa over the past 22 years that have yielded estimates of land-snail diversity in the main forest types occurring in East and eastern southern Africa. ... -
DIVISION OR DIALOGUE. GOVERNMENT PERSPECTIVE ON THE MANAGEMENT OF CATTLE RUSTLING AMONG PASTORAL COMMUNITIES IN KENYA
(African Journal of Emerging Issues (AJOEI). Vol (4), Issue 2, Pg. 31-41, 2022)Purpose of the study: The study focused on how the Kenyan government utilizes state-based policies in the management of cattle rustling among pastoral communities and the extent to which the policy leads to division or ... -
Does Financing Diversification Matter? An Evaluation of the Performance of Savings and Credit Cooperative Societies; a case of Kakamega County, Kenya
(International Journal of Management & Information Technology, 2015-11-18)Financial sector liberalization in Kenya and the far world has created an enormous spectrum from which Savings and Credit Cooperative Societies (Saccos) can raise finances from. This has coincided with a period of good ... -
Does University Education Produce “Half-Baked” Graduates? Perspectives from Graduates of a Kenyan University
(African Multidisciplinary Journal of Research (AMJR). Special Issue, January 2020. (103 - 119), 2020)University education in Kenya has had an exponential growth in terms of the number of chartered universities and that of students’ enrolment over the past decade. This phenomenal growth has been occasioned by the need ... -
The Double Edged Role of Indigenous Languages in National Development: A Case of the Lower Primary Classroom in Kenyan Schools.
(2017)Language plays a fundamental role in the education outcomes of a country. The study has addressed the issue of language choice and development in a multilingual state to enable learners be advantaged both locally and ... -
Drivers of Enhanced Internal Auditor’s Performance of NSE Listed Banks in Kenya
(International Journal of Innovative Research & Development. Vol 10 Issue 8, 2021)The study evaluated the key driver of enhanced financial performance in the Nairobi Stock Exchange (NSE) listed banks in Kenya. The study posits objectivity, governance and independence have significant effects while the ... -
Drought impact evaluation and perception model: a systems approach in Turkana County, Kenya
(2020-01)This paper presents the analysis drought in Turkana County, Kenya. It takes a closer look at the challenges and focuses on the quantitative dimensions of Turkana households‟ livelihoods. Then it gives an overview of the ... -
Drought Management Strategies among Agro-Pastoral Communities in Non-Equilibrium Kalahari Ecosystems
(2011)Rural Kalahari communities whose livelihoods are heavily dependent on rain-fed agriculture are exposed to increasing intensity and frequency of drought spells. Subsequently their resilience is gradually being eroded and ... -
Drug-related problems among type II diabetes mellitus patients with hypertension: a cross-sectional study
(2020-01)Patients with type II diabetes mellitus (T2DM) and hypertension (HTN) are at increased threat for long experiencing various problems related to medicine as they frequently received different medications for managing their ... -
Dry land Farming Economies in Kenya
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Dry matter yields and hydrological properties of three perennial grasses of a semi-arid environment in east Africa
(2010)Enteropogon macrostachyus (Bush rye), Cenchrus ciliaris L. (African foxtail grass) and Eragrostis superba Peyr (Maasai love grass) are important perennial rangeland grasses in Kenya. They provide an important source of ... -
Dryland Resource Management Technology Adoption in South–Eastern Kenya: Successes, Opportunities and Challenges
(2009)There are several challenges faced in the adoption of the Dryland Resource Management Technologies. An integrated system must consider the main drawbacks, in particular: policy conflicts, (ii) poor understanding of the ... -
Dynamic voltage stability analysis of the kenya power system using decision trees
(2014)Dynamic Voltage stability analysis of any system is studied by considering load changes within the system and how voltage magnitudes at the load buses within the system are affected by the load changes. The analysis can ... -
Dynamic voltage stability analysis of the kenya power system using vcpi stability index and artificial neural networks
(2014)Dynamic voltage stability deals with the voltage levels and how they’re affected by either faults or load changes within the system. Voltage instability has long been suspected in the voltage collapse and islanding of power ... -
Dynamic Voltage Stability Analysis on Shore-to-Ship Power Connected System
(International Research Publication House, 2018)The shore to ship power connection is a technology that has been recommended as one of the ways that will help reduce emissions from marine vessels which have increased in number as a result of rapid growth in international ... -
Dynamics of 2014 Ebola Epidemic in West Africa
(Mathematical Theory and Modeling, 2019)Ebola Virus disease 1s transmitted from human to human through physical contact of body fluid of infected or dead case It can also be transmitted indirectly through contact with contaminated surfaces. This risk is however ...