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Chemical composition and repellency of Nigella sativa L. seed essential oil against Anopheles gambiae sensu stricto
(2020-04)
Malaria which is caused by the Plasmodium parasite and transmitted through bites of infected female Anopheles mosquitoes is an important public health concern in Africa. Insect repellents are commercially available but ...
Effect of Family Disintegration Causes on Child Development in Mugoiri Division, Murang'a County
(2020-01)
This article considers family disintegration as a process of couples parting ways while child development is the general physical, intellectual and mental progress of a minor. In this study, family disintegration is caused ...
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 ...
Innovative Solar Photovoltaic and Thermoelectric Power Generator for a Recirculating Aquaculture System
(2020-09)
Solar Photovoltaic power generation is fast gaining popularity in Kenya. However, the effects of high cell temperatures continue to be a major hindrance to their efficiency especially for standalone systems. Water can be ...
Insecticidal Activity of Ocimum Suave Willd Extracts and Compounds against Sitophilus Zeamais Motschulsky
(2020-11-28)
Insect pests cause significant loss of maize production in Africa. Among pests of maize, beetles are the most important, with the maize weevil (Sitophilus zeamais Motsch.) and the larger grain borer (Prostephanus truncatus ...
Evaluation of Warburgia ugandensis Extracts and Compounds for Crop Protection against Prostephanus truncates
(2020-11)
Insect pests cause a significant loss of maize production in Africa. Maize weevil (Sitophilus zeamais Motchulsky) and the larger grain borer (Prostephanus truncatus Horn) are the most destructive insect pests of maize. ...
Effectiveness of community health workers in improving early initiation and exclusive breastfeeding rates in a low-resource setting: A cluster-randomized longitudinal study
(Wiley Periodicals, Inc., 2020-04)
Little evidence exists in Kenya on the potential of community health workers (CHWs) in promoting exclusive breastfeeding (EBF) and early breastfeeding initiation (EBI) in resource‐restricted settings where very low EBF ...
Effect of the Graphite Dispersed Titanium Dioxide Solid Solar Cell Composition on the Generated Potential (VOC)
(2020-09)
Energy is globally recognized as one of the most fundamental inputs for social and economic development. Most energy sources are serious environmental pollutants. To overcome this challenge, presence of abundant sunshine ...
Simulation of Trust-Based Mechanism for Enhancing User Confidence in Mobile Crowdsensing Systems
(2020-01)
With the rapid development of mobile technology and subsequent mass adoption of mobile devices, mobile crowdsensing (MCS) has gained a lot of research attention. In MCS systems, trust is a key focus in the overall improvement ...
Funding Effect on Strategic Plans Implementation: A Comparative Study between Amica and Mentor Savings and Credit Cooperative Societies
(IOSR Journals, 2020-10)
Strategic management is a set of decisions and actions resulting from the formulation and implementation of strategies designed to achieve the objectives of the organization. The successful implementation of Strategic plans ...