Research Articles: Recent submissions
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Effects of Compensation on Job Satisfaction Among Secondary School Teachers in Maara Sub - County of Tharaka Nithi County, Kenya
(Science Publishing Group, 2015)Abstract: Compensation plays an important role in determining employees’ job satisfaction. According to Bozeman & Gaughan (2011), the perception of being paid what one is worth predicts job satisfaction. Teachers in Kenya ... -
Effect of Debt Finance on Financial Performance of Savings and Credit Cooperative Societies in Maara Sub-county, Tharaka Nithi County, Kenya
(Science Publishing Group, 2017)Debt financing is the acquisition of funds through borrowing. Most Sacco's results into borrowing to finance their increased customer's demands thus increasing the leverage if not controlled. This study determined the ... -
Synthesis and electrochemical studies of heterobinuclear complexes containing copper and molybdenum nitrosyl groups linked by Schiff base ligands
(Springer, 2000-08)Abstract The reaction of [MoCl(NO)Tp * = tris(3,5-dimethylpyrazolylborate] with copper Schiff base complexes derived by condensation of one mole each of 2,5-dihydroxybenzaldehyde and salicylaldehyde with α,ω diamines ... -
Synthesis, characterization and electrochemistry of heterobimetallic complexes containing molybdenum(II) nitrosyl and manganese(II)-schiff base centers
(Chemical Society of Ethiopia, 2010)New complexes derived from the reaction of Mo (NO)Tp *Cl2; Tp * = tris(3,5-dimethylpyrazolyl) borate with a series of manganese(II) Schiff bases have been synthesized. Characterization by UV, IR, MS and elemental analysis ... -
Synthesis, characterization and electrochemistry of heterobimetallic complexes containing molybdenum(II) nitrosyl and manganese(II)-Schiff base Bull.
(Chemical Society of Ethiopia, 2010)ABSTRACT. ABSTRACT New complexes derived from the reaction of Mo(NO)Tp *Cl2; Tp * = tris(3,5-dimethylpyrazolyl) borate with a series of manganese(II) Schiff bases have been synthesized. Characterization by UV, IR, MS ... -
Modifying Surber sampling technique increases capture of freshwater crabs in African upland streams. Inland Waters. 2:11-15
(2017-04-03)We compared 2 methods for sampling the freshwater crab Potamonautes odhneri (Colosi) in Kenyan streams: standard Surber sampling, in which a sample is taken over a period of several minutes; and rapid Surber sampling, ... -
Parasites of Commercially Important Fish from Lake Naivasha, Rift Valley, Kenya.
(springer, 2014-01)In Lake Naivasha, the common carp Cyprinus carpio L. 1758 was accidentally introduced from fish farms adjacent to River Malewa in 1999 and now forms the bulk of the total fish caught. Since its introduction, no study has ... -
An Inventory and Assessment of Exotic and Native Plant Species Diversity in the Kenyan Rangelands:-Case Study of Narok North Sub-County.
(2015)A botanical inventory and diversity of exotic and native species was assessed in the rangeland of Narok North sub-County, Kenya. A total of 72 species were recorded, composed of 64 species of trees and shrubs and eight ... -
Performance of Nile Tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus) Fed Diets Containing Blood Meal as a Replacement of Fish Meal
(Canadian Center of Science and Education, 2016)Abstract A 100 days experiment was conducted to determine the effect of feeding blood meal (BM) as a replacement of fish meal (FM), as the main source of animal protein, on growth rate and economic performance of Nile ... -
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 ... -
Optimizing experimental procedures for quantitative evaluation of crop plant performance in high throughput phenotyping systems
(2015-01)Abstract Detailed and standardized protocols for plant cultivation in environmentally controlled conditions are an essential prerequisite to conduct reproducible experiments with precisely defined treatments. Setting up ... -
Targeted sequencing reveals largscale sequence polymorphism in maize candidate genes for biomass production and composition PLoS ONE 10(7)
(2015-07-07)Abstract A major goal of maize genomic research is to identify sequence polymorphisms responsible for phenotypic variation in traits of economic importance. Large-scale detection of sequence variation is critical for ... -
Phenomic prediction of maize hybrids.
(Elsevier Ireland Ltd, 2016-08)Phenomic experiments are carried out in large-scale plant phenotyping facilities that acquire a large number of pictures of hundreds of plants simultaneously. With the aid of automated image processing, the data are converted ... -
Genetic variation of growth dynamics in maize (Zea mays L.) revealed through automated non-invasive phenotyping.
(John Wiley & Sons Ltd, 2017)Hitherto, most quantitative trait loci of maize growth and biomass yield have been identified for a single time point, usually the final harvest stage. Through this approach cumulative effects are detected, without considering ... -
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 ... -
Modeling and Forecasting Kenyan GDP Using Autoregressive Integrated Moving Average (ARIMA) Models
(Science Publishing Group, 2016-01)The Gross Domestic Product (GDP) is the market value of all goods and services produced within the borders of a nation in a year. In this paper, Kenya’s annual GDP data obtained from the Kenya National Bureau of statistics ... -
Optimizing the design of small-sized nucleus breeding programs for dairy cattle with minimal performance recording
(Elsevier, 2014)7963J. Dairy Sci. 97 :7963–7974http://dx.doi.org/ 10.3168/jds.2014-8545 © American Dairy Science Association®, 2014 .ABSTRACT Dairy cattle breeding programs in developing coun-tries are constrained by minimal and ... -
Economic evaluation of progeny-testing and genomic selection schemes for small-sized nucleus dairy cattle breeding programs in developing countries.
(2016)In developing countries minimal and erratic performance and pedigree recording impede implementation of large-sized breeding programs. Small-sized nucleus programs offer an alternative but rely on their economic performance ... -
Influence of Availability of Sanitary Facilities on the Participation of the Girl-Child in Public Primary Schools in Garissa County, Kenya
(2015)Every child has the right to quality education and good health care. The government of Kenya introduced Free Primary Education to ensure all school aged children acquire basic education. Despite this government investment, ... -
Impact of Enrollment on the Quality of Learning in Primary Schools in Imenti Central District, Kenya.
(2015)To promote participation and access to education, the government introduced free primary education. The introduction of FSE has resulted into increased enrolment at all levels which has been blamed for the poor performance ...