Soil erosion, continuous cultivation, reduced land productivity, population pressure on land, low income, inappropriate and inadequate use of farm inputs such as fertilizers are some of the interrelated problems experienced ...
The purpose of this introductory study is to establish the extent of multilingualism and mother tongue maintenance mechanisms among the community in spite of having lived among the Ekegusii-speaking people for almost a ...
Cheloti, Selpher K.; Okoth, Ursula A.; Obae, Rose N.(2018-10)
Drug and substance abuse (DSA) is and remains a major social problem world over. The purpose of the study was to investigate effectiveness of guidance and counselling (G/C) as a strategy for curbing drug and substance abuse ...
The study aims to assess trends in extremes of surface temperature and precipitation through the application of the World
Meteorological Organization’s (WMO) Expert Team on Climate Change Detection and Indices (ETCCDI) ...
Kavutai, Munywoki; Wamitu, Susan N.; Kimando, Lawrence N.(2017)
The study intended to investigate the effects of total quality management (TQM) practices on
performance of public secondary schools in Makueni County. Data was collected by means of a
questionnaire administered through ...
The vital importance of motivation cannot be underestimated in development of any organization and especially in the education sector. The value placed on education should be high because it is what transforms the pupils ...
Wanjiku, A. Njoki; Maithya, Harrison M. K.; Kioli, Felix N.(Science and Education Publishing, 2018)
The study determined the storage management strategies influence on postharvest cereal loss in
Wikililye Location of Kitui County. Quantitative data were collected using a structured questionnaire on343
households selected ...
Mutati, Kennedy; Kitheka, Johnson U.; Otieno, Ezbon(OMICS International, 2018-03-26)
This study was undertaken in Kitui South in Kitui County in the south eastern parts of Kenya. The main objective
of the study was to develop a spatial model that can be used for selection of suitable sites for sand dam ...
The decline in March–May (MAM) ‘boreal spring’ rainfall is of great concern to Kenya’s agricultural sector. This study examines factors influencing MAM rainfall variability based on monthly observed and Climatic Research ...
Tagnon, Mèmègnon R.; Atindogbe, Cyriaque; Wali, Augustus N.(Hikari, 2018)
Given a hypersurface immersion and a transversal vector field, the formula of Gauss
leads to an induced connection and a symmetric bilinear function called affine
fundamental form. We define the norm of tensor field using ...
Panyako, Omukaga O.; Wakhungu, Jacob W.; Kioli, Felix N.(2018-09)
There are legislative and engineering interventions coupled with increased community participation to mitigate urban flooding. However, there is an observed increase in flood events and their impact in these environments ...
In the present study, an efficient protocol for somatic embryogenesis and plant regeneration was
established in six finger millet varieties (GBK-043137, GBK-043128, GBK-043124, GBK-043122, GBK043094
and GBK-043050). Shoot ...
Much has been said of the impact of smoking tobacco, but little has been said concerning ingesting tobacco. However,
interacting with tobacco by chewing, smoking or ingesting has consequences. The UN Sustainable Development ...
A simple and efficient plant regeneration system via direct organogenesis was established in finger
millet using in vitro derived shoot apical meristems. Six varieties; GBK-043128, GBK-043094, GBK043050,
GBK-043137, ...
Riara, Martin M.; Merenga, Abdallah S.; Migwi, Charles M.(Hindawi Publishing Corporation, 2013)
Low density polyethylene (LDPE) is an important industrial material because it is durable, light-weight, easily processed and
characteristically inert, but its everyday use is hazardous to the environment. Th solution to ...
Waswa, Michael N.; Kipkemboi, Richard B.; Riara, Martin M.(2013)
High density polyethylene (HDPE) and cellulose (CELL) were used to
prepare the samples used in this study. A fungal strain was isolated
from the dumpsite capable of adhering to HDPE surface.The fungal
strain was identified ...
Riara, Martin M.; Tang, Ping; Mo, Liantong; Javilla, Barugahare; Chen, Meng; Wu, Shaopeng(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2018-10)
The sensitivity of fracture-based healing indexes of asphalt mixtures was evaluated using a semicircular bending test following a multiple fracture-rehealing method. Five healing agents (HAs) were applied on the cracks to ...
Synthetic polymers are important industrial materials, but their everyday use is
hazardous to the environment. The solution to this seems to lie in modification of their
structure through blending with biopolymers. Low ...
Riara, Martin M.; Tang, Ping; Mo, Liantong; Hong, Wei; Chen, Meng; Wu, Shaopeng(Elsevier, 2018-07)
This study investigated the effect of temperature and moisture ingress on the crack healing ability of long term aged AC-13 asphalt mortar and mixtures. Base bitumen emulsion (BBE) and two maltene based cationic emulsions ...