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TOWARDS A NATIONAL POLICY ON WASTEWATER REUSE IN KENYA
(2016)Kenya is a water-scarce country with the capital city, Nairobi, receiving less than 100 l/capita/day. Potable water for irrigation and industrial use is generally unavailable, and this calls for alternative water sources. ... -
Training needs of BoG and PTA on school leadership and management in Kenya’s secondary education: A study of a district in the Kisii County of Kenya
(Global Advanced Research Journals, 2013-03)Parent Teacher Association (PTA) and Board of Governor (BOG) constitute an integral part of the school governance and/or leadership and management structure. They make a significant contribution to the teaching and learning ... -
Transaction Costs and Facilitating Conditions as Indicators of the Adoption of Mobile Money Services in Kenya
(2013)Kenya is depicted as one of the fastest growing mobile money ecosystem in the world. In addition to the traditional text and voice services, all mobile phone service providers in Kenya have incorporated mobile money as a ... -
TRANSACTIONAL LEADERSHIP STYLE AND ORGANIZATIONAL COMMITMENT: THE MODERATING EFFECT OF EMPLOYEE PARTICIPATION
(2017)This study was aimed at determining the effect of transactional leadership style on organizational commitment as moderated by employee participation in technical institutions in Kenya. This study was conducted in 47 ... -
A Transfer Learning and Two-Level Hyperparameter Optimization Based Model for Improved Classification of Diabetic Retinopathy
(2022-10)Automated diagnosis of disease from medical images using machine learning has been in rise in the recent past. One such case is the classification of diabetic retinopathy from fundus images. Diabetic Retinopathy is an eye ... -
TRANSFORMATIONAL LEADERSHIP STYLE AND ORGANIZATIONAL COMMITMENT: THE MODERATING EFFECT OF EMPLOYEE PARTCIPATION
(2015)The purpose of the study was to determine the effect of transformational leadership style on organizational commitment as moderated by employee participation in technical institutions in Kenya. The study population was all ... -
TRANSFORMING SMALLHOLDER AGRICULTURE IN AFRICA: THE ROLE OF POLICY AND GOVERNANCE
(2016-09)Agriculture is a key driver for pro-poor economic growth in Kenya and supports over 80% of rural households (Amwata et al., 2015). Challenges in the agriculture sector (RoK, 2010; 2012; Nyariki et al., 2005): Limited ... -
Transient stability analysis of the kenyan power system with different wind generation technologies.
(2014)Electrical power generation from wind is achieved using a number of generator technologies. The main technologies are the Squirrel Cage Induction Generators (SCIG) and Doubly Fed Induction Generators (DFIGs). In this paper, ... -
Translation and validation of the breast feeding self efficacy scale into the Kiswahili language in resource restricted setting in Thika – Kenya
(GLOBAL JOURNAL OF MEDICINE AND PUBLIC HEALTH, 2017)Background Exclusive breastfeeding (EBF) is one of the most cost‐effective, healthpromoting, and disease‐preventing intervention and has been referred to as the cornerstone of child survival. Many mothers however ... -
Transparent Tendering Process Regulation and its Influence on Service Delivery of Water Companies in Murang'a County
(East African Journal of Business and Economics, Volume 7, Issue 2, 2024, 2024)Under public regulation, sound policies and practices in public procurement are among the key components of good excellent stewardship and governance. However, the procurement processes are accused of inefficiency, ... -
Trasient Poverty among pastoral households in the semi-arid lowland of Baringo district, Kenya
(2012)This study was carried out in Baringo District of Kenya to determine poverty among sedentary and semi-nomadic pastoral households. Results indicate that the sedentary agro- pastoralists tend to diversify their sources of ... -
Treatment of flower farm wastewater effluents using constructed wetlands in lake Naivasha, Kenya
(2016)Lake Naivasha, Kenya, is a fresh water lake currently experiencing severe environmental problems as result of pollution from agricultural effluents and urban water surface runoff, uncontrolled water abstraction, improper ... -
Treatment of tungiasis with a twocomponent dimeticone: a comparison between moistening the whole foot and directly targeting the embedded sand fleas
(2017)Background: Tungiasis (sand flea disease) is caused by the penetration of female sand fleas (Tunga penetrans, Siphonaptera) into the skin. It belongs to the neglected tropical diseases and is prevalent in South America, ... -
Treatment of Tungiasis with Dimeticone: A Proof-of- Principle Study in Rural Kenya
(2014-07)Tungiasis (sand flea disease) is a neglected tropical disease, prevalent in resource-poor communities in South America and sub-Saharan Africa. It is caused by an inflammatory response against penetrated female sand fleas ... -
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 ... -
Triterpenes from Elaeodendron schweinfurthianum and their Antimicrobial Activities against Crop Pathogens
(Scientific & Academic Publishing, 2017)Phytochemical evaluation of Elaeodendron schweinfurthianum (Loes) extracts led to the isolation of nine compounds which were identified as 3-oxofriedelane (1), 3α-hydroxyfriedelane (2), 3-oxo-29-hydroxyfriedelane (3), ... -
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 ... -
Trust Attributes in Multi-Path Congestion Avoidance Techniques to Curb Wormhole Attacks in Wireless Sensor Networks
(Journal of Computer Networks,, 2024)Wireless sensor networks (WSNs) have become widespread in recent years due to their uses in healthcare, infrastructure monitoring, environmental sensing, tactical surveillance, and defense. However, their inherent ... -
Trust-Based Security Technique to Curb Cooperative Blackhole Attacks in Mobile Ad Hoc Networks using OTB-DSR Protocol in NS-3
(Global Journals, 2020-12)The advent of mobile technology led to the emergence of Mobile Ad-hoc networks (MANETs). These networks have no infrastructure and central authority. Nodes in MANETs act as both routers and hosts. MANET nodes join and ...