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Effect of Synergy on Financial Performance of Merged Financial Institutions in Kenya
(Canadian Center of Science and Education, 2016)
Mergers and Acquisitions deals that create value constitute at least one or a combination of financial and operational synergy. This paper investigates the effect of synergy on financial performance of merged institutions ...
Interlinkage among cardio-metabolic disease markers in an urban poor setting in Nairobi, Kenya
(2016-02-09)
Introduction: The main cardio-metabolic diseases _ mostly cardiovascular diseases such as stroke and ischemic disease _ share common clinical markers such as raised blood pressure and blood glucose. The pathways of development ...
Synthesis, Reactivity and Stability of Aryl Halide Protecting Groups towards Di-Substituted Pyridines
(2016)
This paper reports the synthesis and reactivity of different Benzyl derivative protecting groups. The synthesis
and stability of Benzyl halides, 4-methoxybenzyl halides, 3,5-dimethoxybenzyl halides, 3,4-dimethoxybenzyl ...
The black-Scholes formula and the Greek parameters for a nonlinear Black-Scholes equation
(2016)
We study the Greek (risk) parameters of a nonlinear Black-Scholes
partial differential equation whose nonlinearity is as a result of transaction costs.
These parameters are derived from the Black-Scholes formula of the ...
Innovativeness and adaptations: the way forward for small scale peri- urban dairy farmers in semi-arid regions of South Eastern Kenya
(2016)
Dairy farming is becoming an important livelihood support activity in the semi-arid regions of Kenya. However, it is becoming clear that the dairy farmers are challenged and in the recent past, milk production has not kept ...
Live hood Strategies in North-Western Kenya: A Study of Turkana People’s Customary Response to Famine
(2016)
This paper analyses the livelihood strategies of Turkana people of North-Western Kenya from the context of cultural modes of existence developed to weather the effects of food crises. The paper makes a thorough assessment ...
Factors Affecting the Applicability of Group Lending As Innovation Strategy for Loan Borrowing and Repayment in Bungoma County
(2016-08)
One innovation to extend credit to the poor that simultaneously addresses the asymmetric information problem and enforcement concerns lies in group lending. However, Group lending as an innovation is faced with some ...
Greek parameters of nonlinear Black-Scholes equation
(2016)
Derivatives are used in hedging European options against risks. The partial derivatives
of the solution to either a variable or a parameter in the Black-Scholes model are called risk
(Greek) parameters or simply the ...
Effect of diversification on the financial performance of merged institutions
(Ajpo Journals, 2016)
Purpose: The purpose of the study was to assess the effect of diversification on the financial performance of merged institutions.
Methodology: The study adopted a mixed methodology research design. The study population ...