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Insecticidal Activity of Elaeodendron schweinfurthianum Extracts and Compounds against Sitophilus zeamais Motschulsky
(2020-11)
Agricultural production is constrained by pests which cause serious post-harvest losses in African. Maize weevil (Sitophilus zeamais Motschulsky) is one of the most destructive insect pests of maize. Effective synthetic ...
Curriculum Content Relevancy in Integration of ICTs in Kenya TVET Institutions in Readiness to Industry Needs
(International Journal of Secondary Education, 2017)
The development of curricula content and their implementation is one of the key competences of instructors in
the area of educational planning and practical training for Technical and Vocational Education and Training ...
ALGEBRAIC APPROACH TO COMPOSITE INTEGER FACTORIZATION
(2013)
There various algorithms that can factor large integers but very few of these algorithms run in polynomial time. This fact makes them inefficient. The apparent difficulty of factoring large integers is the basis of some ...
The role of drought among agro-pastoral communities in a semi-arid environment: The case of Botswana
(2013)
Agro-pastoral livelihoods in semi-arid Botswana have evolved and adapted to recurrent droughts endemic to the region. Droughts, more than any other phenomena, have shaped and influenced rural communities' interaction with ...
Financial Deepening And Economic Competitiveness In Kenya: The Strides To Being An Economic Power House
(: International Journal of Management & Information Technology, 2015-11-18)
Economists have long held the view that financial deepening and economic development are closely intertwined. Kenya’s development blue print, Vision 2030, is anchored on this belief and aims to create a vibrant, globally ...
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 ...
Information technology and effectiveness of supply chain management in the Kenya public sector.
(2015)
Main objective of the study was to establish factors affecting effectiveness of supply chain management in Kenyan public sector with, specific reference to the Ministry of Finance. The study’s specific objective is to ...
Neuro-Fuzzy Control Technique in Hybrid Power Filter for Power Quality Improvement in a Three-Phase Three-Wire Power System
(2015-11-18)
Hybrid power filters have proven to play a vital role in harmonic elimination as well as reactive power compensation
in power systems concentrated with highly nonlinear loads which has in the last decade increased due ...
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 ...