Journal Articles: Recent submissions
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The global spread of misinformation on spiders
(ScienceDirect, 2022-08-22)In the internet era, the digital architecture that keeps us connected and informed may also amplify the spread of misinformation. This problem is gaining global attention, as evidence accumulates that misinformation may ... -
Blockchain as a Solution of Information Security and Data Privacy Issues: Review
(2022-08)The growth of technology has seen development of smart devices that are connected to each other giving rise to device-mesh technology. This has given rise to many owners of these devices sharing data through various web ... -
Stored Grains Protection Activity of Ocimum Suave Extracts and Compounds on Larger Grain Borer
(IOSR Journal of Biotechnology and Biochemistry (IOSR-JBB) Volume 8, Issue 4 (Jul. – Aug. 2022), PP 05-10, 2022)Post-harvest pests cause serious losses to agricultural products in Africa. The pests consist mostly of beetles or moths and infest the grains at the crop stage or during the storage. Larger grain borer, Prostephanus truncatus ... -
Nestng success of Sharpe’s Longclaw (Macronyx sharpei Jackson, 1904) around the grasslands of lake Ol’bolossat Nyandarua, Kenya
(Journal of Threatened Taxa 14(1): 20461–20468, 2022)Sharpe’s Longclaw Macronyx sharpei is an endangered Kenyan endemic bird restricted to high-alttude grasslands with long tussocks. The species occurs on the grasslands surrounding Lake Ol’Bolossat in Nyandarua, Kenya, an ... -
Effect of carbonization on the surface and influence on heavy metal removal by water hyacinth stem-based carbon
(Management of Environmental Quality: An International Journal Vol. 33 No. 3, 2022 pp. 573-585, 2022)Purpose – The aim of this study is to examine the effect of carbonization on the surface and its influence on heavy metal removal by water hyacinth based carbon. Design/methodology/approach – Dried water hyacinth stem ... -
Employee Retention Strategies
(Edward Elgar Publishing, 2022)Employee retention strategies refer to the organizational policies aimed at retaining employees, reducing turnover and attrition, and ensuring employee engagement. The main goal is to meet the expectations of employees ... -
12 Tourism Adaptation Frameworks for Climate Change: A Review
(Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG, 2022)Tourism is one of the fastest growing industries globally. It has continued to record an average of 3.5–4% despite the global challenges experienced in the last decade including the latest COVID-19 pandemic (UNWTO, 2019). ... -
An expert-curated global database of online newspaper articles on spiders and spider bites
(Scientific Data, 2022)Mass media plays an important role in the construction and circulation of risk perception associated with animals. Widely feared groups such as spiders frequently end up in the spotlight of traditional and social media. ... -
Triterpenes and Sterols from Ocimum suave
(2022-07)Ocimum species which belong to the family Lamiaceae have several medicinal uses including antimalarial, antimicrobial, antidiabetic, hepato-protective, anti-inflammatory, anti-carcinogenic, cardio-protective and insect ... -
Effects of Lysinibacillus sphaericus on Physicomechanical and Chemical Performance of OPC Blended with Natural Tuff and Pulverized Fly Ash
(2022-06)This paper reports study findings on the use of Lysinibacillus sphaericus (at 1.0 × 107 cells/ml concentration) to enhance and improve the physicomechanical and chemical properties of blended Ordinary Portland Cement (OPC). ... -
Rutile Concentration by Reduction of Titanium Ore - Laterite Mixture Using Biomass
(2022-02)Rutile is a mineral which is used in making paints, ointments, tooth paste, sunscreens, just to mention a few products. Titanium metal makes alloys with less density and resistance to corrosion, which are used in making ... -
Analysis of Copper Deposits in Maragwa Location in Tharaka Nithi County – Kenya
(2022-05)A primary obstacle to some developing countries like Kenya is the reliance on agriculture when they are endowed with bulk of some mineral resources like copper. The economies of some developed and developing countries are ... -
A Comparative Study of Deep Learning and Transfer Learning in Detection of Diabetic Retinopathy
(2022)Computer vision has gained momentum in medical imaging tasks. Deep learning and Transfer learning are some of the approaches used in computer vision. The aim of this research was to do a comparative study of deep learning ... -
Beating Odds in Post Pandemic Times: Lessons from World Rally Championship 2021
(2022-06)The Novel Corona virus pandemic has brought unprecedented impacts on different sectors of economies in countries across the globe. Sports tourism being the worst hit. Sports tourism events are important vehicles of development ... -
Developing Hybrid-Based Recommender System with Naïve Bayes Optimization to Increase Prediction Efficiency
(2021-03)Commerce and entertainment world today have shifted to the digital platforms where customer preferences are suggested by recommender systems. Recommendations have been made using a variety of methods such as content-based, ... -
Data Preparation for Machine Learning Modelling
(2022)The world today is on revolution 4.0 which is data-driven. The majority of organizations and systems are using data to solve problems through use of digitized systems. Data lets intelligent systems and their applications ... -
An e-Readiness Assessment of ICT Integration in Public Primary Schools in Kenya Case of Nyeri County.
(2017)In primary schools, information and communication technologies (ICT) are widely seen as tools for enhancing learning. This expectation increases their rapid diffusion and adoption throughout developing countries. Despite ... -
The Effect of Identified Social ICT Platforms on Prevalence of Conflicts in Kenya
(2022-05)Information Communication Technology contributes immensely to the world economy. In Developed countries, ICT innovations are utilized for safety, economic improvement and health while much is yet to be realized in developing ... -
Network Intrusion Detection Systems: A Systematic Literature Review of Hybrid Deep Learning Approaches
(2022-06)Network Intrusion Detection Systems (NIDSs) have become standard security solutions that endeavours to discover unauthorized access to an organizational computer network by scrutinizing incoming and outgoing network traffic ... -
Cluster Head Selection Algorithms for Enhanced Energy Efficiency in Wireless Sensor Networks: A Systematic Literature Review
(2022-06)The extension of the sensor node's life span is an essential requirement in a Wireless Sensor Network. Cluster head selection algorithms undertake the task of cluster head election and rotation among nodes, and this has ...
