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Analysis of Volatility of Real Exchange Rate and Exports in Kenya using the Garch Model: 2005:2012
(2015)Abstract The real exchange rate has proven to be an important factor in international trade because it is expected that exports respond to real exchange rate movements with respect to the characteristics of the ... -
Analysis of Volatility of Real Exchange Rate and Exports in Kenya using the Garch Model: 2005:2012
(2015-07)The real exchange rate has proven to be an important factor in international trade because it is expected that exports respond to real exchange rate movements with respect to the characteristics of the importing ... -
Anti-inflammatory activities of dichloromethane-methanolic leaf and stem bark extracts of Ximenia americana in mice models
(2020)Introduction: Ximenia americana is a highly branched shrub mainly found in tropics of Asia, Africa, New Zealand, Central and South America among others. In most parts of Africa, X. americana is used in folklore to treat ... -
Antibacterial and Antifungal activities of Novel hydroxytriazenes.
(2012-04-02)In a search for new leads potent antimicrobial agents, an array of novel hydroxytriazenes i-xi were synthesized and characterized through their melting point, crystal shape, colour and elemental analysis. ... -
Antibacterial and antifungal activities of novel hydro
(2012)In a search for new leads potent antimicrobial agents, an array of novel hydroxytriazenes i-xi were synthesized and characterized through their melting point, crystal shape, colour and elemental analysis. ... -
Antibacterial and antifungal activities of novel hydroxytriazenes
(2012-04-02)In a search for new leads potent antimicrobial agents, an array of novel hydroxytriazenes i-xi were synthesized and characterized through their melting point, crystal shape, colour and elemental analysis. In vitro ... -
Antibiotic resistance in the sediments of a second order stream passing through agricultural farm land: Njoro river, Kenya
(2018)Abstract A significant proportion of the population living along River Njoro depend on direct river use to carry out domestic activities. Antibiotic pollutants in wastes of treated farm animals that have not undergone any ... -
Application of arene ruthenium(II) complexes with pyridine-2-carboxaldimine ligands in the transfer hydrogenation of ketones
(Elsevier, 2016-05)The reaction of various pyridine-2-carboxaldimine ligands with the [(η6-arene)Ru(μ-Cl)Cl]2 dimer followed by a metathesis reaction with ammonium hexaflourophosphate, yielded the ruthenium(II) arene complex salts ... -
. Application of banach space ideal properties in image transmission over wireless network
(2014-03)The Banach space operator ideals and nuclear maps have a large class of morphisms which behave as if they were part of a compact closed category, that is, they allow one to transfer variables between the domain and the ... -
Application of Banach space ideal properties in image transmission over wireless network
(2014-04)The Banach space operator ideals and nuclear maps have a large class of morphisms which behave as if they were part of a compact closed category, that is, they allow one to transfer variables between the domain and the ... -
APPLICATION OF BOX-BEHNKEN DESIGN AND RESPONSE SURFACE METHODOLOGY FOR OPTIMISATION OF BUTTERNUT (CUCURBITA MOSCHATA) FRUIT YIELD USING FERTILISERS AND PINCHING
(Afr. J. Hort. Sci., 2022)Butternut (Cucurbita moschata) production is constrained by poor agronomic practices such as suboptimal application of fertilizers and lack of appropriate pinching practices aimed at improving the number of female flowers. ... -
Application of Central Composite Design Based Response Surface Methodology in Parameter Optimization of Watermelon Fruit Weight Using Organic Manure
(2017-03-18)Response Surface Methodology (RSM) is a critical technology in developing new processes, optimizing their performance and improving the design. In Kenya, watermelon cultivation is gradually gaining ground. It is a crop ... -
APPLICATION OF DESIRABILITY FUNCTION FOR OPTIMIZATION OF MULTIPLE RESPONSES OF WATERMELON USING ORGANIC MANURE
(2018)Field experiment was conducted at horticultural research and teaching farm of Chuka University to evaluate the responses of watermelon to organic manure using Central Composite Design (CCD) to formulate optimal organic ... -
Application of Principal Component Analysis and Hierarchical Regression Model on Kenya Macroeconomic Indicators
(EJ-MATH, European Journal of Mathematics and Statistics, 2022)The aim of this paper was to apply Principal Component Analysis (PCA) and hierarchical regression model on Kenyan Macroeconomic variables. The study adopted a mixed research design (descriptive and correlational research ... -
Application of Response Surface Methodology in Optimization of the Yields of Common Bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) Using Animal Manures
(Science and Education Publishing, 2020-07)The objective of design and analysis of experiments is to optimize a response variable which is influenced by several independent variables. In agriculture, many statistical studies have focused on investigating the effect ... -
Application of Seasonal Autoregressive Moving Average Models to Analysis and Forecasting of Time Series Monthly Rainfall Patterns in Embu County, Kenya
(Asian Journal of Probability and Statistics, 2019-08-19)Rainfall is of critical importance for many people, particularly those whose livelihoods depend on rainfed agriculture. Predicting the trend of rainfall is a difficult task, and statistical approaches such as time series ... -
Application of Seasonal Autoregressive Moving Average Models to Analysis and Forecasting of Time Series Monthly Rainfall Patterns in Embu County, Kenya
(Asian Journal of Probability and Statistics, 2019-08-19)Rainfall is of critical importance for many people, particularly those whose livelihoods depend on rainfed agriculture. Predicting the trend of rainfall is a difficult task, and statistical approaches such as time series ... -
Application of Simplex Lattice Design in Watermelon Production
(2019)This paper discusses the use of Simplex Lattice Design approach to plan the experiment for yield of watermelon with an overall objective of optimizing the multiple responses of watermelon to organic manure. Multiple linear ... -
Application on soil Dehydrogenase activity on Sugarcane Cultivated Soils in Nzoia Sugarcane PlantationsFoot-care influence on foot ulcer development among type 2 diabetes mellitus patients attending clinics in Embu.
(2019)Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus (T2DM) has become a global epidemic of 21st century with disproportionately high socioeconomic burden in the developing world. The prevalence of T2DM continues to rise resulting in significant ... -
Are the AgriTech Technologies Available, Adaptable and Practical to Young Farmers? Lessons from Tomato farmers in Kirinyaga County, Kenya
(Journal of Agricultural Science and Food Research, 2020)Information and communication technologies (ICTs) in particular mobile phone applications and internet are transforming how agribusiness is carried out in some parts of developing countries including Kenya. The spread ...