Journal Articles: Recent submissions
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The Challenges Posed by Ipomoea kituensis and the Grass-Weed Interaction in a reseeded semi-arid environment in Kenya
(2016)Rehabilitation of denuded patches using perennial grasses has been used extensively in semi-arid environments of Kenya. However, weeds continue to pose an enormous challenge to the success of many rehabilitation programmes. ... -
Role of camel milk in pastoral livelihoods in Kenya: contribution to household diet and income
(2016)Pastoral livestock production in Kenya is subject to unpredictable rainfall and drought occurrences. These adverse climatic conditions have led to vulnerable and insecure pastoral livelihoods. Despite the potential to ... -
Land degradation in the semi-arid environments of Sub-Saharan Africa.
(2016)Land degradation is a major problem in the semi-arid environments of Sub-Saharan Africa. Fighting land degradation is essential to ensure the sustainable and long-term productivity of the habited semiarid lands. In Kenya, ... -
Chemical composition, dry matter intake (DMI)
(2016)Fresh Acacia tortilis pods were mixed with low quality native grass hay to form the following five rations: 100% hay (T1), 25% pods and 75% hay (T2), 50% pods and 50% hay (T3), 75% pods and 25% hay (T4) and 100% pods ... -
The Effect of Taxpayer Education on Voluntary Tax Compliance, Among Smes in Mwanza City-Tanzania
(2016)The study sought to establish the effect of taxpayer education on voluntary tax compliance, among Small and Micro-Enterprises (SMEs) in Mwanza City- Tanzania. Specifically, the study establishes the level of taxpayer ... -
Adaptive Neuro - fuzzy Inference system based control of three - phase hybrid power filter for harmonic mitigation
(nternational Journal of Emerging Technology and Advanced Engineering, 2015-11-25)This paper presents a three-phase hybrid powerfilter based on artificial intelligence control approach. It consists of C- type passive filter in parallel with a shunt active filter that is controlled by an adaptive Neuro-Fuzzy ... -
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 ... -
Spectrophotometric Determination of Traces of Lead (II) in Spinach Samples Marketed in Chuka, Kenya
(2015-11-15)Three hydroxytriazenes were synthesized and studied for the spectrophotometric determination of Lead (II) in spinach samples. Lead (II) reacts with hydroxytriazenes to form a 1:2 yellow complex, having a sensitive absorption ... -
Activity concentrations of 40K, 232Th, 226Ra and radiation exposure levels in the Tabaka soapstone quarries of the Kisii Region, Kenya
(2015-11-18)A radiological study was carried out in the soapstone quarries of Tabaka region of Kisii district in the Southern Nyanza province, Kenya, where soapstone has been mined and used as a carving medium for hundreds of years. ... -
A Review of Convergence in Information and Communication Technology
(International Journal of Scientific Footprints, 2015-11-18)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 ... -
Community Supported Agriculture and Cooperative Societies: The Case of Nyala Multipurpose Cooperative Society
(2015-11-18)Community Supported Agriculture and Cooperatives Societies (CSACs) are envisioned as model vehicles to building and developing communities, especially in rural areas. They are models in preserving and developing local food ... -
Does Financing Diversification Matter? An Evaluation of the Performance of Savings and Credit Cooperative Societies; a case of Kakamega County, Kenya
(International Journal of Management & Information Technology, 2015-11-18)Financial sector liberalization in Kenya and the far world has created an enormous spectrum from which Savings and Credit Cooperative Societies (Saccos) can raise finances from. This has coincided with a period of good ... -
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 ... -
Financial Innovation as a Competitive Strategy: The Kenyan Financial Sector
(Journal of Modern Accounting and Auditing, 2015-11-18)The world business environment is rapidly changing and becoming intensely competitive. In this context, most organizations are realizing that knowledge is the most important resource in creating sustainable competitive ... -
Hospitality Employment; Policies and Practices in Hotels in Kenya
(Journal of Tourism and Hospitality Management, 2015-11-18)A study on Kenya’s hospitality industry indicates that, about 64 percent of jobs are either semi skilled or unskilled. This comprises of about 6 percent in managerial, 8 percent in supervisory, 22 percent with craft while ... -
The Impact of Kenya National Library Services (KNLS), Kisumu Provincial Mobile Library Services On Education in Kisumu County,Kenya.
(Libraries at University of Nebraska-Lincoln, 2015-11-18)The purpose of this study was to establish the impact of KNLS Kisumu provincial mobile library services on education in Kisumu County. Qualitative research approach was used to conduct the study. Interviews were used ... -
The Effect of Supplier Quality Management on Organizational Performance: A Survey of Supermarkets in Kakamega Town
(International Journal of Business and Commerce, 2015-11-18)Supplier quality management is one of the very many simple concepts that make a lot of sense to any well meaning organization. Unfortunately, implementing the concept is not very simple and over the years, companies have ... -
TO ASSESS THE EFFECT OF INTELLECTUAL CAPITAL ON THE ORGANIZATIONAL PERFORMANCE IN THE MANUFACTURING SECTOR
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Advances in composite integer factorization
(2015-11-18)In this research we propose a new method of integer factorization. Prime numbers are the building blocks of arithmetic. At the moment there are no efficient methods (algorithms) known that will determine whether a given ...
