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Textuality of English Composition Writing by Form Two E.S.L. Students
(2014)The performance of English at KCSE level has been improving over the years. There was need to find out if this improved trend was reflected in the composition writing of students in Kiini Secondary School in Maara District ... -
Thematic Choice as a Discursive Formation Used to Create Socio-Political Dominance in Kenyan parliamentary Debates between 1992 and 2010
(2016-08)Speech that is made up of a group of statements that belong to the same discursive formation is referred to as knowledge. Participants in such a discourse manipulate it to achieve their desired goals. ... -
Thermal Conductivities of Selected Solid Waste Materials Determined Using Lees’ Disc Method
(International Journal of Research Publications (IJRP.ORG), 2020-04-02)In this study, the coefficients of thermal conductivities have been determined. The goal was to find out the best insulator among the recyclable and locally available materials which can be adopted for use to replace the ... -
Tomato Cultivation and Farmers’ Knowledge on Selected Foliar Fungal Diseases in AgroEcological Zones of Kirinyaga County, Kenya
(2022)Diseases are hindrance to tomato production in Kirinyaga County, Kenya. However, information on farmer’s knowledge about tomato diseases to warrant pesticide usage is scanty. Further, there is information gap on disease ... -
Towards a Graph-Theoretic Approach to Hybrid Performance Prediction from Large-Scale Phenotypic Data.
(2015-09)High-throughput biological data analysis has received a large amount of interest in the last decade due to pioneering technologies that are able to automatically generate large-scale datasets by performing millions of ... -
Training of library and information science (LIS) professionals in Kenya: A needs assessment
(Emerald Group Publishing Limited, 2007-03-27)Purpose – First, to assess the status of the job market for library and information science (LIS) professionals in Kenya and the adequacy of current curricula and training resources in LIS training institutions in the ... -
Transcriptome and Metabolome Analyses Reveal New Insights into the Regulatory Mechanism of Head Milled Rice Rate
(MDPI, 2022)The head milled rice rate (HMRR) is the most important trait of milling quality, which affects the final yield and quality of rice. However, few genes related to HMRR have been identified and the regulatory mechanism of ... -
``Transitivity Action of An(n=5,6,7,8) On Unordered and Ordered Pairs’’
(2013-09)In this paper, we study some transitivity action properties of the alternating group 𝐴𝑛(𝑛=5,6,7 ,8) acting on unordered and ordered pairs from the set 𝑋𝑋 = {1,2,…,𝑛𝑛} through determination of the number of disjoint ... -
Transitivity Action of the Cartesian Product of the Alternating Group Acting on a Cartesian Product of Ordered Sets of Triples
(Asian Research Journal of Mathematics, 2021-12)In this paper, we investigate some transitivity action properties of the cartesian product of the alternating group 𝐴𝑛 (𝑛 ≥ 5) acting on a cartesian product of ordered sets of triples using the Orbit-Stabilizer ... -
Trends and drivers of forest cover change in the Cherangany hills forest ecosystem, western Kenya
(Chuka University, 2021)Detecting and monitoring forest cover change and its drivers has become a vital component of forest management globally as it helps in decision-making and policy development. The objective of this study was to analyze ... -
Trends and drivers of forest cover change in the Cherangany hills forest ecosystem, western Kenya
(Elsevier, 2021-08)Detecting and monitoring forest cover change and its drivers has become a vital component of forest management globally as it helps in decision-making and policy development. The objective of this study was to analyze ... -
Trends in funding of university libraries in Kenya: a survey
(Emerald Group Publishing Limited, 2006)Purpose – To investigate recent trends in funding and collection development in university libraries in Kenya. Design/methodology/approach – The paper is based on primary data collected from four university libraries in ... -
Trimetallic complexes containing Nickel or Palladium and two Molybdenum nitrosyl groups
(1997)The reaction of [Mo(NO){HB(dmpz)3}Cl2] [HB(dmpz)3 = tris(3,5-dimethylpyrazolyborate] with nickel(II) and palladium(II) Schiff-base complexes derived by condensation of two mole equivalents of 2,5-dihydroxybenzaldehyde with ... -
Unconditional Banach Space Ideal Property’’
(Scientific Advances Publishers, 2012)Abstract Let Lw ′ denote the assignment which associates with each pair of Banach spaces X , Y , the vector space Lw ′ ( X , Y ) and K ( X , Y ) be the space of all compact linear operators from X to Y. Let T ∈ Lw ′ ( X ... -
Use of Complementary and Alternative Medicine Interventions in the Management of HIV/AIDS in Kisii County, Kenya: A Qualitative Study of Traditional Healers
(SINAWEB Publication, 2020-11-19)Background: The use of traditional medicine among people living with HIV/AIDS in Kisii County Kenya is high. There is need for more knowledge on how these therapies are concomitantly used with conventional antiretroviral ... -
Use of Cost-Effective Biofertilizers Interventions for Enhanced food Security and Soil Management Amidst Covid-19 Crisis. Review
(Infogain Publication, 2022-04)Current soil management strategies are mainly dependent on inorganic chemical-based fertilizers, which are expensive and have led to a serious threat to human health and environment. Moreover, COVID-19 pandemic caused ... -
The Use of Presupposition in the Creation of Socio-Political Dominance in Kenyan Parliamentary Debates between 1992 and 2010
(2016)Presupposition, a linguistic element can be employed in utterances. When this is done it enhances the comprehension of what is being communicated. This aspect of language that is implicit assumption of an utterance is a ... -
User’s perception on ICT adoption in High schools
(2012)Information Communication Technology (ICT) plays a crucial role in the effectiveness, efficiency and service delivery of any institution. ICT has also been credited with the potential to integrate world economies thus ... -
UTILIZATION OF ALATE TERMITES (Macroterme Spp) TO IMPROVE NUTRITIONAL SECURITY AMONG HOUSEHOLDS IN VIHIGA COUNTY-KENYA.
(Journal of Agriculture Science & Technology, 2021)Among key food nutritional concerns all over the globe is the rising demand for high-value protein, which is projected to double by 2050 due to the rapidly growing population in developing economies, such as Kenya. To ... -
UV Absorption and dynamic mechanical analysis of polyethylene films
(2014-12)Photooxidative processes that lead to chain scission and chain linking in polymers play an important role in polymer degradation. These processes are induced by both ultraviolet (UV) and visible light absorption. The ...