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Intentions to consume foods from edible insects and the prospects for transforming the ubiquitous biomass into food
(2018-12)
Edible insects are a potentially less burdensome source of proteins on the environment than livestock for a majority of rural consumers. Hence, edible insects are a timely idea to address the challenges of the supply side ...
The Effect of Jigsaw Cooperative Learning Strategy on Students’ Mathematics Self-Concept By Gender In Secondary Schools In Laikipia County, Kenya
(2018-11)
Students’ gender differences in mathematics self-concept have important implications for the under-representation of women in science. Typically, students’ gender differences in mathematics self-concept emerge at the ...
Understanding the types and causes of diabetes mellitus
(Biology Journal, 2018-01)
Statistics show that the prevalence of diabetes among different populations around the globe has been gradually going up in the last few decades. The trend is indeed worrying, so much that the number of diabetes patients ...
Effect of Varying Titanium Dioxide and Iodine on Open Circuit Voltage and Short Current Density
(2018)
The study sought to establish a photo cell which can reduce use of fossil fuels and in turn reduce on air pollution and climate change. The experimental design involved preparation of various ratios of titanium dioxide: ...
The Kenya National Police Service burnout intervention strategies
(2018-07)
The purpose of the paper is to determine the burnout intervention strategies among Police officers in Matungulu Sub County, Kenya. The target population for the study was the police officers (N=250) stationed in various ...
Markov Chain Model for Time Series and its Application to Forecasting Stock Market Prices
(2018-09)
A Markov chain is a discrete-valued Markov process; discrete-valued means that the state space of possible values of the Markov chain is finite or countable. This paper seeks to forecast stock market prices using Markov ...
Turbulent Natural Convection in an Enclosure with Colliding Boundary Layers
(2018)
When a heated plate is exposed to ambient room air without an external source of motion, a movement of air is experienced as a result of density gradients near the plate. This process is known as natural convection. The ...
An Assessment of Social Media Usage among TVET Students in Kiambu County, Kenya
(International Journal of Novel Research in Interdisciplinary Studies, 2018)
This study was carried out to assess the use of social media among the students of TVET institutions in
Kiambu County. In the context of today’s electronic media, social networking sites have come to mean individuals,
using ...
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 ...
Effects of Stakeholders‟ Participation in the InterEthnic Conflicts and Economic Growth in Nyando, Muhoroni and Tinderet Sub-Counties
(International Journal of Science and Research (IJSR), 2018)
The impact of ethnic conflicts to economic growth has been of great concerns by many Nations globally. Africa is the most
affected continent in regard to conflict due to many nations within the continent experiencing ...