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Assessment of temporal primary production in tropical inland swamp wetlands of Uasin Gishu county, Kenya
(2018-07-03)
Wetlands are highly productive ecosystems offering valuable ecosystem and socio-economic
services. Worldwide they are threatened by encroachment due to increasing human population. Limited
research has been done on the ...
Patterns Of Utilization Of Uwezo Fund In Rongo Sub-County, Migori County, Kenya
(International Journal of Innovative Research and Advanced Studies (IJIRAS), 2018)
Uwezo Fund has been provided to youths in Kenya to enhance self-employment among them. However,
utilization of such fund remains a challenge. This study sought to assess the patterns of utilization of Uwezo Fund among
youths ...
The influence of instructional resources on academic performance in mixed day secondary schools in Kisumu east district, Kenya
(African Journal of Education and Practice, 2018)
Purpose: The purpose of this study was to find out how instructional resources influence academic
performance in mixed day secondary schools in Kisumu East District. The objective of the study was to
examine how the ...
Experimental Investigation on Engineering Properties of Concrete Incorporating Reclaimed Asphalt Pavement and Rice Husk Ash
(2018-06-11)
Waste generation from agricultural and construction industries is growing at an upsetting
rate that causes a heavy burden on landfill facilities. On the other hand, the construction industry
is exhausting natural resources ...
Experimental Evaluation on Light Transmittance Performance of Translucent Concrete
(International Journal of Applied Engineering Research, 2018)
Translucent concrete is a new energy-saving building material
that permits transmission of light into indoor environment
because of the embedded optical fibers with application as
architectural wall and structural façade ...
Laboratory Mix Design of Cold Bitumen Emulsion Mixtures Incorporating Reclaimed Asphalt and Virgin Aggregates
(2018-12-10)
Bitumen emulsion asphalts, especially those incorporating marginal and secondary
aggregates, are energy efficient, environment friendly, and sustainable alternatives to hot-mix asphalts.
This study set out to compare ...
Molecular markers associated with aluminium tolerance in Sorghum bicolor
(Hereditas, 2018)
Background: Sorghum (Sorghum bicolor, L. Moench) production in many agro-ecologies is constrained by a variety of stresses, including high levels of aluminium (Al) commonly found in acid soils. Therefore, for such soils, ...
3rd International Conference on Food chemistry and nutrition
(Journal of Experimental Food Chemistry, 2018-05-16)
Improving Health Systems: Influence of Technical Capacities of Community Health Volunteers on Use of Community Health Information Systems in Kenya
(International Journal of Computer Applications, 2018-07)
WHO identified six key pillars of an effective health system
namely: leadership and governance; service delivery; health
workforce; health information systems; medical products,
vaccines and technologies and healthcare ...
Political Clientelism and Sustainable Development: A Case of Kenyan Forest Policy
(Igi Global Disserminator of Knowledge, 2018)
This chapter examines the dilemmas faced by policy makers and bureaucratic executives in implementing sustainable development policy objectives. The dilemma stems from the fact that while on the one hand, implementation ...