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Assessment of the Relationship between Involvement, Entrepreneurial Orientation, and Performance of Christian Faith based Hotels in Kenya
(2019-07)Organisational culture has been the focus in both theory and practice and has captured attention throughout the last decade because of its substantial relationship between the concept itself and its outcomes such as gaining ... -
An Assessment of the Role of Credit Reference Bureau in Influencing Customer Credit Access in Mitigating Against Credit Default in Commercial Banks in Kenya
(International Journal of Research in Management . 7, Vol. 6 (October-November 2017), 2017)The study examined the role of Credit Reference Bureau (CRB) in influencing customer credit access in mitigating default risk among commercial banks in Kenya. The study was based on the theories of Adverse Selection and ... -
Assessment of VSC-HVDC system for transient stability improvement of a power system with large wind power injection.
(2016)This paper analyzes Power System Transient Stability Improvement through a Voltage Source Converter High Voltage Direct Current (VSC-HVDC) system with Large Wind power injection. The modern large wind farms and other ... -
Association Between Socioeconomic Factors And Tuberculosis Infection Among Diabetic Patients Attending JM Kariuki County Referral Hospital, Nyandarua County, Kenya
(2021-03)Approximately 1.2 million individuals die of TB-associated health complications annually. Diabetes coexistence with TB accelerates TB disease, complicates treatment, hence aggregating the possibility of poor TB outcome. Methods: ... -
Association between Students’ Self-Efficacy and Achievement in Electrochemistry When Taught using Software-Oriented Concept Mapping
(International Journal of Scientific Research and Management, 2021-11)This study determined the association between Kenyan students’ self-efficacy and their achievement in electrochemistry when taught using taught using Software-Oriented Concept Mapping in comparison to the Conventional ... -
ASYMPTOTIC LINEAR ESTIMATION OF THE QUANTILE FUNCTION OF THE DOUBLE-EXPONENTIAL DISTRIBUTION BASED ON SELECTED ORDER STATISTICS
(2012)Asymptotic linear estimation of the quantile function for the location-scale family of distributions is considered and results relating to the double-exponential distribution discussed. A formula for the selection of sample ... -
Attitude Factors Affecting Teachers’ Use of Short Stories in the Teaching of Kiswahili Grammar in Secondary Schools in Nandi North Sub-County, Kenya
(European Scientific Journal, 2017-10)This study investigated attitude factors affecting teachers’ use of short stories in the teaching of Kiswahili grammar in Secondary Schools in Nandi North Sub County, Kenya. The design for this study was descriptive survey. ... -
Atypical cervical cytomorphologic predictors: a descriptive study of pre-cervical cancer patients of low education in Kenya.
(2019-06)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 ... -
Automated Feature Extraction from UML Images to Measure SOA Size
(2020-07)Enormous development has been experiences in the field of text and image extraction and classification. This is due to large amount of image data that is generated as a result of document sharing for collaborative software ... -
Automatic Debugging Approaches: A literature Review.
(2017)Fixing failed computer programs involves completing two fundamental debugging tasks: first, the programmer has to reproduce the failure; second, s/he has to find the failure cause. Software debugging is the process of ... -
Automatic Speech Recognition and Verification using LPC, MFCC and SVM
(2015-10)Speech has much capability as an interface between human and computer which comes under the Human Computer interaction (HCI). The major challenge has been the nature of voice is ever varying speech signal. The paper presents ... -
Bacteria Contamination and Distribution in Patient Care Environment at Mbagathi Hospital Surgical and New-born Units
(2021-03)Background: Hospital environment can serve as an important reservoir and thus a critical element in the transmission of bacterial infections especially in critical care settings such as Surgical and new-born units. Contact ... -
Bacteriocins: Limiting Factors to Optimum Activity
(Science and Education Publishing, 2017)Bacteriocins are described as ribosomally synthesized antimicrobial peptides lethal to bacteria other than the producing strain. They are the most abundant of antimicrobial compounds produced by bacteria. These antimicrobial ... -
Bacteriological Profile of Healthcare Workers and Patients’ Hands at Aga Khan University Hospital, Nairobi Outreach Centres
(2021-03)Background: Hand hygiene is the precursor to improved health standards among healthcare workers and patients seeking outpatient services. Unhygienic hands may escalate the transmission of multi-drug resistance bacteria ... -
Bandwidth Allocation Algorithm With User Mobility Dynamics In FEMTOCELL Network
(Acta Press, 2014)Fourth generation cellular networks provide ubiquitous broadband access to a growing number of mobile users worldwide. In this context, resource allocation in orthogonal frequency division multiple access femtocell network ... -
Barriers to the Implementation of Food Safety and Hygiene Principles (HACCP) in TVET and University Hospitality Schools in Kenya
(International Journal of Scientific Research and Management (IJSRM) ||Volume||06||Issue||07||Pages||EM-2018-544-556||2018||, 2018)The purpose of this study was to assess the barriers to food safety and hygiene principles (HACCP) in TIVET and University hospital schools in Kenya. A total of 671 respondents participated in the study (Comprising 249 ... -
Beating Odds in Post Pandemic Times: Lessons from World Rally Championship 2021
(2022-06)The Novel Corona virus pandemic has brought unprecedented impacts on different sectors of economies in countries across the globe. Sports tourism being the worst hit. Sports tourism events are important vehicles of development ... -
Belt and Road Initiative in Africa: The Impact of Standard Gauge Railway in Kenya
(2019-08)China’s Belt and Road has been billed as the single most significant undertaking by the country on the international stage. In Africa, Kenya is a core part of both the Maritime Silk Road and the Belt. The authors have ... -
The Belt and Road Initiative: Opportunities and Risks for Africa’s Connectivity
(2019-01)This article examines the implications of the Chinese-led Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) for Africa’s connectivity. The BRI seeks to rebuild the ancient Silk Road trade route with the overall goal of opening global markets, ... -
Beneficiation of Iron in Thermal-Reduced Ilmenite by Magnetic Separation
(International Journal of Science and Research, 2015)Increasing demands for Iron in countries development, and lack of conventional reducing agents has resulted into sourcing of alternative ways of beneficiating the iron ore. This paper reports on the study that was done ...