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Nexus between Career Planning and Employee Performance in Murang’a Water and Sanitation Company Limited in Kenya
(East African Journal of Business and Economics, 2025-07)Organisations providing essential services are crucial for job creation and significantly contribute to economic growth in developing countries like Kenya. However, many of these organisations face challenges in meeting ... -
FLEXIBLE WORK ARRANGEMENTS AND EMPLOYEE ENGAGEMENT, A CASE OF FIVE-STAR HOTELS IN KENYA
(African Journal of Emerging Issues (AJOEI)., 2025-04)PURPOSE OF THE STUDY: This study examined the effect of flexible work arrangements on employee engagement in five-star hotels in Kenya. PROBLEM STATEMENT: Within the last five years, hotels in Kenya have recorded ... -
An Assessment of Corporate Wellness Programs on Employee Engagement in Five-Star Hotels in Kenya
(Journal of Human Resource Management, 2025-04)Five-star hotels in Kenya have experienced high labour turnover which could be attributed to low engagement of workers. This study examined the effect of corporate wellness programs on employee engagement in five-star ... -
Empirical Analysis of the State-of-the-Art Models for Handling Polarity Shifts Due to Implicit Negation in Mobile Phone Reviews
(International Journal of Computing Sciences Research,, 2025)Purpose – This paper presents a comprehensive empirical analysis focusing on sentiment flux within state-of-the-art models designed for handling polarity shifts due to implicit negation in Amazon mobile phones' reviews. Method ... -
Assessing the Impact of E-Sourcing Implementation on Tendering Procedures in Kenyan Public Universities
(International Journal of Recent Research in Social Sciences and Humanities (IJRRSSH), 2025-12)Electronic sourcing is a digital procurement method that allows organizations to source goods and services through online platforms. This approach leverages digital tools to facilitate vendor selection, negotiation, bidding, ... -
Deep Learning Model Factors Influencing Decision Support in Crop Diseases and Pest Management: A Systematic Literature Review
(I.J. Information Technology and Computer Science, 2025-12)The deep learning models are being used in the agricultural sector, ushering in a new age of decision support for crop pest and disease control. In light of the difficulties faced by farmers, this literature study seeks ... -
Indigenous Weather Forecasting Methods among the Kikuyu Community of Kenya
(Regional Journal of Information and Knowledge Management, 2025-11)Purpose: This study aimed to identify and document the indigenous knowledge used by the Kikuyu community of Kenya to forecast weather events. Methodology: The study involved farmers and agricultural officers from Murang’a, ... -
A Discursive Analysis of the Treatment of English and Indigenous Languages in Post-colonial Language Policies in Kenya
(LANGUAGE CIRCLE, 2025-10)This article investigates the treatment of English and Indigenous languages in the context of postcolonial language policies in Kenya, utilizing Critical Discourse Analysis as its primary methodological approach. Focusing ... -
Influence Of Adaptive Learning On Learner Experiences In Higher Education
(International Journal of Innovative Research and Advanced Studies (IJIRAS), 2023-12)Education is now at a point whereby educational software is advanced enough that it can be more easily customized around the needs of students, educators and content creators. Adaptive learning is slowly gaining popularity ... -
Effect of Tellurium Concentration of the Solution on the Structural, Optical and Luminescence Properties of Cadmium Telluride Nanoparticles
(J Nanomater Mol Nanotechnol, 2018)Water-soluble cadmium telluride (CdTe) nanoparticles (NPs) were prepared using L-cystine as a capping agent. The reaction was carried out under basic conditions (at pH=11) and refluxed at 100ºC for 1 h. In this work, ... -
Synergetic Effects of Zn:Fe-Codoped TiO2 Nanoparticles on the Structural, Optical, and Morphological Properties
(physica status solidi, 2025)This study reports the successful synthesis of Zinc(Zn):Iron (Fe) codoped titanium dioxide (TiO2) nanoparticles (Z:F-T NPs) using the sol–gel method. Various codoping ratios are employed, with a 5 mol% dopant concentration ... -
Influence of barium defects in the host matrix on the structural and optical properties of CaAl2O4:Eu2+, Dy3+, Nd3+ nanoparticles
(Scientific African, 2025)CaxBa1-xAl2O4: Eu2+, Dy3+, Nd3+ phosphor was synthesized using the combustion method at different concentrations of Ba(NO3)2. This was aimed at understanding the effects of Ba concentration on the material properties of ... -
Structural and Optical Properties of SrAl2O4:Eu2+, Dy3+ Nanoparticles: Influence of Growth Temperature
(American Journal of Applied Scientific Research, 2025-08)Persistent luminescent nanomaterials, such as SrAl2O4:Eu2+, Dy3+, have gained significant attention due to their ability to emit light after excitation, making them suitable for various optoelectronic and display applications. ... -
Structural, Photoluminescence and Optical Properties of CdSe:Zn Nanoparticles: Effects of Doping Concentrations
(American Journal of Condensed Matter Physics, 2025-06)The concentration of dopantintroduced into the host nanoparticle alters its structural, optical and morphological properties. This paper explains the one pot synthesis of zinc doped cadmium selenide nanoparticles (Zn-CdSeNPs) ... -
Effects of reaction time on the structural, optical and chemical properties of cadmium oxide nanoparticles
(Academia Nano: Science, Materials, Technology, 2025)The quest to optimize the performance of cadmium oxide (CdO) nanoparticles has led to an investigation into how varying reaction times during synthesis impact their properties. By employing a systematic wet chemical ... -
An ab initio GGA+U Study of the Wurtzite Structure of ZnO for Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells Application
(International Journal of Theoretical and Mathematical Physics, 2024-11)Due to its wide band gap and high electron mobility, ZnO is a promising semiconductor material for dye-sensitized solar cells (DSSCs). This research utilizes ab initio density functional theory (DFT) as implemented in ... -
A DFT Investigation of RE (Ce, Dy, Eu) Doped Monolayer ZnO for Potential Application in Dye Sensitized Solar Cells Application
(Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, 2024-11)Utilizing density functional theory (DFT), a comparative study has been performed on monolayer ZnO (M-ZnO) doped with rare earth elements (RE=Ce, Dy and Eu) for potential application as a photoanode of a dye sensitized ... -
Energy Band-gap Engineering for ZnO as a Photoanode of Dye Sensitized Solar Cells; An ab initio Study
(American Journal of Materials Science, 2024-11)For optimal functionality of photovoltaic devices, it is imperative to utilize efficient compounds characterized by outstanding optoelectronic properties. The potentiality of compounds such as ZnO is not yet exhaustively ... -
Effects of pH on the Structural and Optical Properties of CaAl2O4: Eu2+, Dy3+ Nanoparticles
(TRENDS IN SCIENCES, 2024-10)Calcium aluminate phosphor nanomaterials co-doped with europium and dysprosium, (CaAl2O4: Eu2+, Dy3+) were prepared using a facile solution combustion technique. The structural and optical properties were investigated. The ... -
Effect of Dy3+ Concentrations on the Structural and Optical Properties of SrAl2O4:Eu2+, Dy3+ NPs
(TRENDS IN SCIENCES, 2024-08)Recently, there has been extensive research on the synthesis of luminescent particles, as these materials show great potential for various industrial uses. Multiple matrices have been formulated, with the SrAl2O4:Eu2+, ...
