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Combining Sustainable Land Management Technologies to Combat Land Degradation and Improve Rural
(2015)Drylands occupy more than 80 % of Kenya’s total land mass and contribute immensely to the national economy and society through agriculture, livestock production, tourism, and wild product harvesting. Dryland ecosystems are ... -
Climate factors as determinants of food security in semi-arid Kenya: a longitudinal analysis
(2016)Food security in the arid and semi-arid areas (ASALs) of Kenya is linked to climate and socio-economic factors. This study was conducted in two ASAL counties of Kenya, Kajiado and Makueni, inhabited by pastoral communities. ... -
Changing land use systems and socio-economic roles of vegetation in semi-arid Africa The case of the Afar and Tigrai of Ethiopia
(2000)In recent years, increased populations and the accompanying human demands have led to changes in land-use in the drylands of sub-Saharan Africa, in turn resulting in the reduction of vegetation and other natural resources. ... -
Assessing the potential of camel milk as a livelihood option in the face of climatic and environmental changes in drylands of Kenya
(2012)In drylands of Kenya, the adverse effects of climate variability and change has directly weakened the pastoral production system and made it less effective as a livelihood option. This has med most pastoral household food ... -
Interrogating alkyl and arylalkylpolyamino (bis)urea and (bis)thiourea isosteres as potent antimalarial chemotypes against multiple lifecycle forms of Plasmodium falciparum parasites
(Elsevier, 2015)A new series of potent potent aryl/alkylated (bis)urea- and (bis)thiourea polyamine analogues were synthesized and evaluated in vitro for their antiplasmodial activity. Altering the carbon backbone and terminal substituents ... -
Antiplasmodial activity, in vivo pharmacokinetics and anti‑malarial efficacy evaluation of hydroxypyridinone hybrids in a mouse model
(Dambuza et al. Malar J, 2015)Background: During the erythrocytic stage in humans, malaria parasites digest haemoglobin of the host cell, and the toxic haem moiety crystallizes into haemozoin. Chloroquine acts by forming toxic complexes with haem ... -
Antiplasmodial Flavonoids from Erythrina sacleuxii
(Planta Med, 2006)The acetone extracts of the root bark and stem of Erythrina sacleuxii showed antiplasmodial activities against the chloroquine-sensitive (D6) and chloroquine-resistant (W2) strains of Plasmodium falciparum. Chromatographic ... -
Synthesis, Antiplasmodial Activity, and β‑Hematin Inhibition of Hydroxypyridone−Chloroquine Hybrids
(American Chemical Society, 2013)A series of noncytotoxic 4-aminoquinoline-3-hydroxypyridin- 4-one hybrids were synthesized on the basis of a synergistic in vitro combination of a precursor N-alkyl-3-hydroxypyridin-4-one with chloroquine (CQ) and tested ... -
THE PEDAGOGICAL READINESS OF INSTRUCTORS TOWARDS ACHIEVING INTEGRATION OF ICTS IN TVET INSTITUTIONS IN KENYA
(2015)This paper points to the necessity to conduct research on the pedagogical readiness of instructors towards achieving integration of ICT’s in Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) institutions in ... -
Kenya Towards Mobile Virtue Network Operator: Opportunities and Challenges
(Management Science and Information Technology, 2016)This paper points to the necessity to conduct research on Kenya towards Mobile Virtue Network Operator in regard to Opportunities and challenges. The telecommunication and financial business model is shifting away from ... -
Instant messaging an effective way of communication in workplace
(2013)The modern workplace is inherently collaborative, and this collaboration relies on effective communication among co-workers. Instant messaging is the multi-tasking tools of choice most people chatting over IM do other ... -
Features of Resource Based View Theory: An Effective Strategy in Outsourcing
(International Journal of Management and Commerce Innovations, 2016)In Resource Based viewpoint theory (RBV), the resources possessed by a firm are the primary determinants of its performance. The resources may remain latent until the firm deploy its capabilities, with these may contribute ... -
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 ... -
An Appraisal of Financial Management Practices on the Growth of Micro Enterprise in Kenya
(Journal of Business and Economic Development, 2017)Governments in different parts of the world are increasingly promoting and supporting the growth of Micro and Small enterprises as part of their overall national development strategy. The sector plays an important role ... -
A Review of Convergence in Information and Communication Technology
(International Journal of Scientific, 2014)Convergence is the interlinking of computing and other information technologies, telecommunications networks and media content that originally operated largely independently. Convergence has arisen as a result of the ... -
Beneficiation of Iron in Thermal-Reduced Ilmenite by Magnetic Separation
(International Journal of Science and Research, 2015)Increasing demands for Iron in countries development, and lack of conventional reducing agents has resulted into sourcing of alternative ways of beneficiating the iron ore. This paper reports on the study that was done ... -
Effects of Temperature on Ilmenite During Concentration of Iron in Laterites Using Charcoal and Separation using Magnetic Separation
(International Journal of Scientific Engineering and Technology, 2014)Effect of temperature on ilmenite minerals found in laterites has been investigated. It was found that during reduction of iron minerals in laterites to magnetite using charcoal at temperatures of about 500-700oC, ... -
Magnetic Concentration of Iron in Lateritic Soils from Kamahuha, Murang’a County, in Kenya using Carbon Monoxide Generated In-Situ
(International Journal of Scientific Engineering and Technology, 2014)Chemical and Mineral Analyses of laterites from selected sites in Kamahuha area of Murang’a County, in the Republic of Kenya, have been carried out with particular interest in the levels of iron and the type of minerals ... -
Emotional Intelligence Influence on Employee Engagement Sustainability in Kenyan Public Universities
(International Journal of Academic Research in Public Policy and Governance, 2014)Organizations the world over face challenges today which require reforms in the management and governance styles. Therefore the organizations continue to attempt to achieve more for less by creating and maintaining value ...
