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Lexical Error Analysis in Radio News Bulletin in Kenya: a case study of radio bulletins from Kenya Broadcasting Corporation and Radio Citizen.
(2016-04)This study investigated the types of lexical errors made during Kiswahili news bulletin transmission in Kenya. The sample of the study consisted of 37 news items recorded from the 7 o clock news and transmitted through the ... -
Lifestyle Modification Strategies Practiced in Management of Hypertensive Patients in Imenti North Sub County, Kenya
(Medwin Publishers, 2019-06-10)Globally, the prevalence of Non-Communicable diseases such as hypertension is increasing dramatically hence a burden to countries of low income countries such as Kenya. In Kenya the prevalence of hypertension has increased ... -
Light-assisted synthesis of metal oxide heirarchical structures and their catalytic applications
(American Chemical Society, 2011-02-18)Short reaction times and morphology control in the synthesis of inorganic materials under nonthermal conditions remain a challenge. Herein we report a rapid, self-templating, and nonthermal method based on ultraviolet light ... -
A likelihood ratio test for correlated paired multivariate samples
(Chilean Statistical Society, 2020-04)Many laboratory experiments in the fields of biological sciences usually involve two main groups say the healthy and infected subjects. In one of these kind of experiments, each specimen from each group can be divided ... -
Livestock farmers perceptions on the relevance of natural licks in Igambang’ombe Division, Tharaka-Nithi County, Kenya
(2014-05)A survey covering 12 Sublocations in Igambang’ombe Divsion and involving 72 respondents was conducted to ascertain perceptions on the relevance of natural licks. Household survey, focus group discussions and direct ... -
Longitudinal Changes of Human Milk Nutrient Content in the First 6 Months of Lactation
(Science and Education Publishing, 2020-02-04)Human milk is considered to be the optimal source of nutrition during the first six months of a child’s life. Since the milk is the only source of nutrition for the first six months of an infant’s life, understanding ... -
Loss and grief counseling as a coping mechanism of widowhood: A comparative study of widowers and widows in Meru County Kenya
(academic Journals, 2020)Widowhood has been on increase globally and Kenya as nation is not exceptional. The state of widowhood globally has been made worse during this period of Corona Virus Disease which started in Wuhan in China in December ... -
Loss of the virulence plasmid by Shigella sonnei promotes its interactions with CD207 and CD209 receptors
(Journal of Medical Microbiology, 2021)Introduction. Shigella sonnei, the cause of bacillary dysentery, belongs to Gram-negative enteropathogenic bacteria. S. sonnei contains a 210kb virulence plasmid that encodes an O-antigen gene cluster of LPSs. However, ... -
Magnetic field and hall current effect on Mud free convection flow past a vertical rotating flat plate
(2012-11)In this study, effects of Hall current and rotation on an electrically conducting rarefied gas are investigated . A constant , strong magnetic field is applied at an angle φ to both the electric field and the ... -
Malus germplasm varies in resistance or tolerance to apple replant pathogens in a mixture of New York orchard soils.
(American Society for Horticultural Science, 2000-04)We tested 40 seedling lots and 17 clonal accessions - representing 941 genotypes and 19 species or interspecific hybrids of Malus - for their resistance or tolerance to apple replant disease (ARD) in a mixture of five New ... -
Marketability of value-added pumpkin (Cucurbita moschata Duch.) fruit in selected Kenyan markets.
(Science Publishing Group, 2019-03-19)Abstract Pumpkin (C. moschata Duch.) fruit is a highly nutritious horticultural crop with great potential for commercialization. However, in Kenya many households do not buy and utilize pumpkins regularly, leading to low ... -
Marketing of library services: A case study of selected university libraries in Kenya
(Emerald Group Publishing Limited, 2004)Regardless of the type, libraries are under pressure to justify their existence and funding through provision of customer- or market-oriented services. This requires a shift from product or service orientation to customer ... -
Marking Identity through Language in Social Media Discourse by Chuka University Students
(ARC, 2019-08)Interaction via social media has gained popularity owing to the technological advancements that have affected the manner in which people communicate in the contemporary world. This paper is geared towards shedding light ... -
Massive Protocluster of a Periodic Maser Source G188.95+0.89
(Oxford University Press on behalf of Royal Astronomical Society, 2021-07-14)We report the results of ongoing monitoring of the 6.7 GHz CH3OH masers associated with G188.95+0.89. In these observations, five features are periodically varying and at least two exhibit evidence of velocity drifts. It ... -
Mathematical Analysis of a Comprehensive HIV AIDS Model: Treatment versus Vaccination
(HIKARI Ltd,, 2013)A comprehensive deterministic HIV/AIDS transmission model incorporating social behaviour, treatment, vaccination, stages of infection, age structures, discrete time delay and vertical transmission is presented and rigorously ... -
Mathematical Modeling of Host - Pest Interactions in Stage-Structured Populations: A Case of False Codling Moth [Thaumatotibia leucotreta]
(Scitech Research Organisation(SRO), 2021-08)False codling moth (FCM) (Thaumatotibia lucotreta) is a significant pest due to its potential economic impact on many susceptible fruits in most temperate regions of the world. Efforts to control the codling moth in the ... -
Mathematical Modeling of Host - Pest Interactions in Stage-Structured Populations: A Case of False Codling Moth [Thaumatotibia leucotreta]
(Scitech Research Organisation (SRO), 2021-09)False codling moth (FCM) (Thaumatotibia lucotreta) is a significant pest due to its potential economic impact on many susceptible fruits in most temperate regions of the world. Efforts to control the codling moth in the ... -
Maximizing the Value of Information Communication Technologies (ICTs) and Its Implications on Library Operations in Public Universities in Kenya: Potential and Challenges
(Centre for Democracy, Research and Development (CEDRED), Nairobi, Kenya., 2022)The advent of information age has significantly changed the environment in which libraries operate in the 21st century. Technological encroachment has forced librarians to adopt various technologies for their continued ... -
Measuring and Influencing Behavior Change in Dietary Intake: Integrated Photovoice Approach in Nutrition Interventions in Eastern Kenya
(Taylor & Francis, 2021)A study conducted in two wards of Tharaka Nithi subcounty in Kenya documented the impact of using photovoice as a learning tool to build awareness about diets in order to influence behavior change, as well as a method ... -
Mechanisms and Sources of Resistance in Tropical Maize Inbred Lines to Chilo partellus Stem Borers
(2013)Developing maize with durable resistance to maize stem borers could be enhanced by identifying genotypes with different mechanisms of resistance and pyramiding the resistances into high yielding genotypes. This study was ...