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Challenges in achieving interoperability in distributed systems: a survey of literature
(2012)
As need for collaboration and distributed systems among organizations increase, there is the challenge of different standards in almost all communication issues. This calls for scrutiny of systems used by different ...
Food poverty among pastoral communities in dryland Kenya
(2012)
The dryland area of Kenya has the highest poverty incidence compared to other areas in the country; this is why poverty reduction has been a key government policy goal especially in these areas. These regions are predominantly ...
Phytoecdysteroids from the Stem Bark of Vitex doniana and Their Anti-Inflammatory Effects
(Georg Thieme Verlag, 2012-10)
With reference to the ethnopharmacological significance of Vitex doniana Sweet (Lamiaceae) leaves in the treatment of stomach and rheumatic pains as well as inflammatory disorders, biological studies on its stem bark ...
(4-{[(Pyridin-4-yl)methylidene]amino}- phenyl)ferrocene
(2012-11-21)
The asymetric unit of the title compound, [Fe(CH)(CHN)], contains two independent mol-ecules whose conformations differ, especially in the 4-{(pyridin-4-yl)methyl-idene]amino}-phenyl unit where one is flipped by almost ...
Suitability of aggregation methods of induction motor models for voltage stability analysis
(2012)
This paper focusses on the aggregation of multiple induction motors (IM) connected in parallel on the same bus into a single equivalent model using aggregation based on transformer equivalent circuit (method 1) and on ...
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 ...
Effect of settlement on nutrition and health status of pastoral Gabra women of reproductive age in Kalacha Location, Marsabit County, Kenya
(2012-12)
The objective of the present study was to evaluate the effect of settlement on the nutrition and health status of pastoral women of reproductive age.
A cross-sectional survey that included a 24 h dietary recall was ...
An interoperability framework for systems in Kenya
(2012)
This paper presents a platform level interoperability framework for mobile money transfer systems in Kenya. The proposed interoperability framework is aimed at exploiting the potential of mobile money transfer across ...