Journal Articles: Recent submissions
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Widespread reliance on olfactory sex and species identification by lyssomanine and spartaeine jumping spiders
(Oxford, 2012-10)Jumping spiders (Salticidae) are renowned for their exceptional vision, but this does not preclude use of other senses. Here we provide evidence that olfactory pheromones are widespread in the Spartaeinae and Lyssomaninae, ... -
East African pholcid spiders: an overview, with descriptions of eight new species (Araneae, Pholcidae)
(European Journals, 2012)This paper summarizes current knowledge about East African pholcids. East Africa is defi ned as the area from 12°S to 5°N and from 28° to 42°E, including all of Uganda, Kenya, Burundi, Rwanda, and Tanzania. An annotated ... -
Diversity of African forest mollusc faunas: what we have learned since Solem (1984)
(2005)We report on studies in Tanzania, Kenya, Uganda and South Africa over the past 22 years that have yielded estimates of land-snail diversity in the main forest types occurring in East and eastern southern Africa. ... -
INFLUENCE OF GRAZING BY LARGE MAMMALS ON THE SPIDER COMMUNITY OF A KENYAN SAVANNA BIOME
(Bio One complete, 2005-09)Pitfall trap and sweep net samples were taken over a period of fifteen months (2002– 2003) in the Kenya Long-term Exclosure Experiment (KLEE), in which the presence of domestic and wild herbivores have been independently ... -
A Survey of Security Protocols for Wireless Sensor Networks
(International Journal of Applied computer Science, 2017)There are numerous wireless sensor network (WSN) applications being developed day to day. These applications range from simple environmental monitoring such as collecting temperatures in an agricultural farm to complex ... -
Land-snail faunas of afromontane forests of Mount Kenya, Kenya: ecology, diversity and distribution patterns
(Blackwell Science Ltd, 2001)Aims To (1) describe the distribution patterns of land-snails occurring in afromontaneforest habitats on Mount Kenya, in relation to elevation and aspect; (2) explore therelations between the land-snail faunas and environmental ... -
Determinants and rates of land degradation: Application of stationary time-series model to data from a semi-arid environment in Kenya
(Springer, 2018-02)The causes of land degradation in the African drylands have been shown to vary. Some researchers consider climate to be the major contributor to degradation, with anthropogenic factors playing a minor role. Others reverse ... -
The metabolic availability of vitamin A (retinol) in streptozotocin-induced diabetic rats.
(University of Alberta (Canada), 1996)Using non-diabetic control and streptozotocin-induced diabetic male Wistar rats of 4-6 week duration, the metabolic availability of vitamin A (retinol) was examined. Animals were fed ad libitum a nutritionally complete ... -
Effects of Fermentation on the Total Carotenoids, Fat, Free Fatty Acids and Minera ls in Soybean and Sweetp otato Flour Blends
(Egerton Journal Of Science And Technology, 2010)Soybeans and sweetpotatoes are high in micronutrients and convertible carotenoids, respectively. Utilization of micronutrients is hampered by anti-nutritional factors intrinsic to nutrient sources. Carotenoids must first ... -
Socio-economic status, knowledge, awareness and attitudes of the Swahili community in relation to dietary habits, obesity and lifestyle diseases
(AJOL, 2017)Chronic diseases of lifestyle are increasing in global prevalence and they threaten developing nations’ ability to improve the health of their populations. Previously, lifestyle diseases were thought to be diseases of the ... -
Attitude Factors Affecting Teachers’ Use of Short Stories in the Teaching of Kiswahili Grammar in Secondary Schools in Nandi North Sub-County, Kenya
(European Scientific Journal, 2017-10)This study investigated attitude factors affecting teachers’ use of short stories in the teaching of Kiswahili grammar in Secondary Schools in Nandi North Sub County, Kenya. The design for this study was descriptive survey. ... -
Triterpenes of Commiphora holtziana oleo-gum resin
(NRC Research Press, 2009-07)Chemical analysis of the acetone extract of Commiphoraholtziana gum resin has led to the isolation of triterpenes characterized as methyl 3-oxo-1α,19α,28-trihydroxyurs-12-en-24-oate (1), methyl 3β-acetyl-2α,11α,19α,28-te ... -
Antimicrobial Constituents Of Conyza Floribunda
(WebmedCentral, 2010-09)The study describes the antibacterial and antifungal effects of both CH2Cl2 and MeOH crude extracts, collected fractions and pure isolates of Conzya floribunda. The antimicrobial activity tests were carried out using agar ... -
SPORTS TOURISM AND PERCEIVED SOCIOECONOMIC IMPACT IN KENYA: THE CASE OF MACHAKOS COUNTY
(Elsevier, 2017-08)Purpose – Smaller events have been favoured by many commentators in sports research because mega events have been criticised for failing to have an aggregate positive advantage to local communities, especially in developing ... -
An Empirical Assessment of Monthly Default Penalties as a Deterrent Measure of Default on Higher Education Loan Recovery in Kenya
(International Journal of Economics, Commerce and Management, 2017)Despite the various measures taken by Higher Education Loans Board (HELB) in Kenya to increase its loans recovery, there has been reluctancy by HELB funded University graduates to repay their loans. In this regard, HELB ... -
The Effect of Socio-Economic Factors on Public Health Service Delivery in Kenya (A Case of Murang’a County Hospitals)
(INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF RESEARCH IN COMMERCE, IT & MANAGEMENT, 2017)Good health care is a fundamental need in the life of a person because it helps develop a positive self-image and also opens up the opportunities for the individual to do their daily duties as required of them. The study ... -
Impact of Managerial Interventions on Process in implementing Information Systems for Higher Education Institutions in a developing country
(African Journal of Computing and Information Systems, 2017)Organizational Implementation of Information Systems Innovations (OIISI) Framework was developed in the context of University in Kenya and can be used to understand the implementation of Information Systems (IS) Innovations ... -
Automatic Debugging Approaches: A literature Review.
(2017)Fixing failed computer programs involves completing two fundamental debugging tasks: first, the programmer has to reproduce the failure; second, s/he has to find the failure cause. Software debugging is the process of ... -
Effect of board size on the financial performance of merged institutions
(Ajpo Journals, 2016)Purpose: The purpose of this study was establishing the effect of board size on the financial performance of merged institutions. Methodology: The study adopted a mixed methodology research design. The study population ... -
Relating Cost Efficiency and Profitability of Merged Firms in the Kenyan Financial Services Industry
(Canadian Center of Science and Education, 2016)Theory holds that firms merge to benefit from economies of scale, diversification and synergy, which are realized through cost efficiency. Empirical studies on the other hand report mixed findings with regard to the ...
