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  • Financial institution factors influencing loan default by SMEs in kitui central sub-county 
    Syomane, Sammy F.; Wahome, Michael N.; Ariemba, Jared M. (2018-01)
    The Small and Medium sized enterprises are considered as the power driving many countries’ economies. It has been argued that SMEs are the lifeblood of most economies around the world and any government cannot afford to ...
  • Distribution of Cassava Mosaic and Cassava Brown Streak Diseases in Agro-Ecological Zones of Lower Eastern Kenya 
    Koima, Irene N.; Orek, Charles O.; Nguluu, Simon N. (2018-01)
    Cassava mosaic Begomoviruses (CMBs) and cassava brown streak viruses (CBSVs) respectively cause cassava mosaic disease (CMD) and cassava brown streak disease (CBSD). Transmitted by whitefly vector (Bemisia tabaci), ...
  • Tracking epidemic Chikungunya virus into the Indian Ocean from East Africa. 
    Njenga, Kariuki, M.; Nderitu, L.; Ledermann, J. P.; Ndirangu, Antony W.; Logue, C. H.; Kelly, C. H. L.; Sang, R.; Sergon, K.; Breiman, R.; Powers, A. M. (Microbiology Society, 2008)
    The largest documented outbreak of Chikungunya virus (CHIKV) disease occurred in the Indian Ocean islands and India during 2004-2007. The magnitude of this outbreak led to speculation that a new variant of the virus had ...
  • Influence of Resources for Girls on Girls’Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education Performance In Mixed Day Schools in Nzambani Sub-County 
    Mutia, Cecilia N.; Gathumbi, Antony M.; Mwanza, Rose (2017-09)
    Education is generally regarded as a key tool for development and an invaluable means of addressing structural inequality and disadvantage through provision of life skills that enable people to prosper later in life. The ...
  • Influence of teacher adequacy on students’ performance in KCSE in public secondary schools in Kenya. A case of Kathiani sub-county, Machakos County 
    Musyoka, Julie M.; Cheloti, Selpher K.; Maithya, Redempta (2018-01)
    Learners’ academic performance is an area of great concern to all stakeholders in education worldwide. Schools in Kathiani Sub-County have recorded dismal performance in Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (KCSE) ...
  • The Emerging Social Work techniques in Youth Empowerment programs: A case Study of Youth Empowerment Organizations in Nairobi County. 
    Otieno, Edwine Jeremiah; Okatta, Timothy Osiru; Ndege, Wilkins Muhingi; Mutavi, Teresia; Okuku, Michael Tedd; Odero, Vitalis Okoth; Mwendwa, Philip K. (2018)
    Traditional techniques used in social work have become obsolete and ineffective in meeting the contemporary needs of the dynamic population. This has led to the development of new social work ...
  • Regional Features and Seasonality of Land--Atmosphere Coupling over Eastern China 
    Gao, Chujie; Chen, Haishan; Sun, Shanlei; Xu, Bei; Ongoma, Victor; Zhu, Siguang; Ma, Hedi; Li, Xing (2018-02-10)
    Land--atmosphere coupling is a key process of the climate system, and various coupling mechanisms have been proposed before based on observational and numerical analyses. The impact of soil moisture (SM) on evapotranspiration ...
  • Regional Features and Seasonality of Land--Atmosphere Coupling over Eastern China 
    Gao, Chujie; Chen, Haishan; Sun, Shanlei; Xu, Bei; Ongoma, Victor; Zhu, Siguang; Ma, Hedi; Li, Xing (Springer Verlag, 2018-02-10)
    Land--atmosphere coupling is a key process of the climate system, and various coupling mechanisms have been proposed before based on observational and numerical analyses. The impact of soil moisture (SM) on evapotranspiration ...
  • Ambivalence in pregnancy intentions: The effect of quality of care and context among a cohort of women attending family planning clinics in Kenya 
    Wekesa, Eliud; Askew, Ian; Abuya, Timothy (Public Library of Science, 2018-01-09)
    Context Ambivalence in pregnancy intentions is well-documented in sub-Saharan African (SSA) settings and has been associated with inconsistent use of contraception, thereby exposing women using contraception to the ...
  • Management of Religious Conflicts in Kenya: Challenges and opportunities 
    Moywaywa, Charles K. (2018-01)
    This paper reflects on the need for faith communities in Kenya to pull together in order to promote harmonious coexistence among themselves and within the country at large. Considering that Kenya is more affected by ...
  • Study of η and η0 Photoproduction at MAMI 
    Kashevarov, V. L.; Ott, P.; Prakhov, S.; Adlarson, P.; Afzal, F.; Ahmed, Z.; Akondi, C. S.; Annand, J. R. M.; Arends, H. J.; Beck, R.; Braghieri, A.; Briscoe, W. J.; Cividini, F.; Codling, R.; Collicott, C.; Costanza, S.; Denig, A.; Downie, E. J.; Dieterle, M.; Ferretti Bondy, M. I.; Fil’kov, L. V.; Fix, A.; Gardner, S.; Garni, S.; Glazier, D. I.; Glowa, D.; Gradl, W.; Gurevich, G.; Hamilton, D. J.; Hornidge, D.; Howdle, D.; Huber, G. M.; Käser, A.; Kay, S.; Keshelashvili, I.; Kondratiev, R.; Korolija, M.; Krusche, B.; Linturi, James M.; Lisin, V.; Livingston, K.; MacGregor, J. D.; MacRae, R.; Mancell, J.; Manley, D. M. (American Physical Society, 2017)
    The reactions γp→ηp and γp→η′p are measured from their thresholds up to the center-of-mass energy W=1.96 GeV with the tagged-photon facilities at the Mainz Microtron, MAMI. Differential cross sections are obtained with ...
  • Measurement of π 0 photoproduction on the proton at MAMI C 
    Adlarson, P.; Afzal, F.; Akondi, C. S.; Annand, J. R. M.; Arends, H. J.; Azimov, Ya. I.; Beck, R.; Borisov, N.; Braghieri, A.; Briscoe, W. J.; Cherepnya, S.; Cividini, F.; Collicott, C.; Costanza, S.; Denig, A.; Downie, E. J.; Dieterle, M.; Ferretti Bondy, M. I.; Fil'kov, L. V.; Fix, A.; Gardner, S.; Garni, S.; Glazier, D. I.; Glowa, D.; Gradl, W.; Gurevich, G.; Hamilton, D. J.; Hornidge, D.; Huber, G. M.; Käser, A.; Kashevarov, V. L.; Kay, S.; Keshelashvili, I.; Kondratiev, R.; Korolija, M.; Korolija, M.; Krusche, B.; Kulikov, V. V.; Lazarev, A.; Linturi, James M.; Lisin, V.; Livingston, K.; MacGregor, I. J.; Manley, D. M.; Martel, P. P.; Martemianov, M.; McGeorge, J. C.; Meyer, W.; Middleton, D. G.; Miskimen, R.; Mushkarenkov, A.; Neganov, A.; Neiser, A.; Oberle, M.; Ostrick, M.; Ott, P.; Otte, P. B.; Oussena, B.; Paudyal, D.; Pedroni, P.; Polonski, A.; Polyanski, V. V.; Prakhov, S.; Rajabi, A.; Reicherz, G.; Ron, G.; Rostomyan, T.; Sarty, A.; Schott, D. M.; Schumann, S.; Sfienti, C.; Sokhoyan, V.; Spieker, K.; Steffen, O.; Strakovsky, I. I.; Strub, Th.; Supek, I.; Taragin, M. F.; Thiel, A.; Thiel, M.; Tiator, L.; Thomas, A.; Unverzagt, M.; Usov, Yu. A.; Wagner, S.; Watts, D. P.; Werthmüller, D.; Wettig, J.; Witthauer, L.; Wolfes, M.; Workman, R. L.; Zana, L. A. (American Physical Society, 2015)
    Differential cross sections for the gamma p -> pi^0 p reaction have been measured with the A2 tagged-photon facilities at the Mainz Microtron, MAMI C, up to the center-of-mass energy W=1.9 GeV. The new results, obtained ...
  • Insight into the Narrow Structure in η Photoproduction on the Neutron from Helicity-Dependent Cross Sections 
    Witthauer, L.; Dieterle, M.; Abt, S.; Achenbach, P.; Afzal, F.; Ahmed, Z.; Annand, J. R. M.; Arends, H. J.; Bashkanov, M.; Beck, R.; Biroth, M.; Borisov, N. S.; Braghieri, A.; Briscoe, W. J.; Cividini, F.; Costanza, S.; Collicott, C.; Denig, A.; Downie, E. J.; Drexler, P.; Ferretti-Bondy, M. I.; Gardner, S.; Garni, S. (American Physical Society, 2016-09-22)
    The double polarization observable E and the helicity dependent cross sections σ1/2 and σ3/2 were measured for η photoproduction from quasifree protons and neutrons. The circularly polarized tagged photon beam of the A2 ...
  • Determination of the scalar polarizabilities of the proton using beam asymmetry\Sigma_ {3} in Compton scattering 
    Sokhoyan, V.; Downie, E. J.; Mornacchi, E.; McGovern, J. A.; Krupina, N.; Afzal, F.; Ahrens, J.; Akondi, C. S.; Annand, J. R. M.; Arends, H. J.; Beck, R. (Springer Verlag, 2017)
    The scalar dipole polarizabilities, αE1 and βM1, are fundamental properties related to the internal dynamics of the nucleon. The currently accepted values of the proton polarizabilities were determined by fitting to ...
  • Helicity-dependent cross sections and double-polarization observable E in η photoproduction from quasifree protons and neutrons 
    Witthauer, L.; Dieterle, M.; Abt, S.; Achenbach, P.; Afzal, F.; Ahmed, Z.; Akondi, C. S.; Annand, J. R. M.; Arends, H. J.; Bashkanov, M.; Beck, R.; Biroth, M.; Borisov, N. S.; Braghieri, A.; Briscoe, W. J.; Cividini, F.; Costanza, S.; Collicott, C.; Denig, A.; Downie, E. J.; Drexler, P.; Ferretti-Bondy, M. I.; Gardner, S.; Garni, S.; Glazier, D. I.; Glowa, D.; Gradl, W.; Günther, M.; Gurevich, G. M.; Hamilton, D.; Hornidge, D.; Huber, G. M.; Käser, A.; Kashevarov, V. L.; Kay, S.; Keshelashvili, I.; Kondratiev, R.; Krusche, B.; Lazarev,A. B.; Linturi, James M.; Lisin, V.; Livingston, K.; Lutterer, S.; MacGregor, I. J. D.; Mancell, J.; Manley, D. M.; Martel, P. P.; Metag, V.; Meyer, W.; Miskimen, R.; Mornacchi, E.; Mushkarenkov, A.; Neganov, A. B.; Neiser, A.; Oberle, M.; Ostrick, M.; Otte, P. B.; Paudyal, D.; Pedroni, P.; Polonski, A.; Prakhov, S. N.; Rajabi, A.; Reicherz, G.; Ron, G.; Rostomyan, T.; Sarty, A.; Sfienti, C.; Sikora, M. H.; Sokhoyan, V.; Spieker, K.; Steffen, O.; Strakovsky, I. I.; Strub, Th.; Supek, I.; Thiel, A.; Thiel, M.; Thomas, A.; Unverzagt, M.; Usov, Yu. A.; Wagner, S.; Walford, N. K.; Watts, D. P.; Werthmüller, D.; Wettig, J.; Wolfes, M.; Zana, L. (American Physical Society, 2017-05-01)
    Precise helicity-dependent cross sections and the double-polarization observable E were measured for η photoproduction from quasifree protons and neutrons bound in the deuteron. The η → 2γ and η → 3π0 → 6γ decay modes ...
  • Measurement of the ω → π 0 e + e − and η → e + e − γ Dalitz decays with the A2 setup at the Mainz Microtron 
    Adlarson, P.; Afzal, F.; Aguar-Bartolome, P.; Ahmed, Z.; Annand, J. R. M.; Arends, H. J.; Bantawa, K.; Beck, R. (American Physical Society, 2017-03-22)
    The Dalitz decays η → e+e−γ andω → π0e+e− have been measured in the γp → ηp and γp → ωp reactions, respectively, with the A2 tagged-photon facility at the Mainz Microtron. The value obtained for the slope parameter of ...
  • Measurement of the π 0 → e +e −γ Dalitz decay at the Mainz Microtron 
    Adlarson, P.; Afzal, F.; Aguar-Bartolom´, P.; Ahmed, Z.; Akondi, C. S.; Annand, J. R. M.; Arends, H. J.; Bantawa, K.; Beck, R.; Berghauser, H.; Biroth, M.; Borisov, N. S.; Braghieri, A.; Briscoe, W. J.; Cherepnya, S.; Cividini, F.; Collicott, C.; Costanza, S.; Denig, A.; Dieterle, M.; Downie, E. J.; Drexler, P.; Ferretti Bondy, M. I.; Fil’kov, L. V.; Gardner, S.; Garni, S.; Glazier, D. I.; Glowa, D.; Gradl, W.; Gurevich, G. M.; Hamilton, D. J.; Hornidge, D.; Huber, G. M.; Jude, T. C.; Kaser, A.; Kashevarov, V. L.; Kay, S.; Keshelashvili, I.; Kondratiev, R.; Korolija, M.; Krusche, B.; Kulikov, V. V.; Lazarev, A.; Linturi, James M.; Lisin, V.; Livingston, K.; MacGregor, I. J. D.; Macrae, R.; Manley, D. M.; Martel, P. P.; Martemianov, M.; McGeorge, J. C.; McNicoll, E. F.; Metag, V.; Middleton, D. G.; Miskimen, R.; Mornacchi, E.; Mullen, C.; Mushkarenkov, A.; Neganov, A.; Neiser, A.; Nikolaev, A.; Oberle, M.; Ostrick, M.; Ott, P.; Otte, P. B.; Paudyal, D.; Pedroni, P.; Polonski, A.; Prakhov, S. (American Physical Society, 2017-02-07)
    The Dalitz decay π 0 → e +e −γ has been measured in the γp → π 0 p reaction with the A2 taggedphoton facility at the Mainz Microtron, MAMI. The value obtained for the slope parameter of the π 0 electromagnetic transition ...
  • Growth performance and intestinal morphology of African catfish (Clarias gariepinus, Burchell, 1822) larvae fed on live and dry feeds 
    Onura, Karren N.; Van den Broeck, Wim; Nevejan, Nancy; Muendo, Patricia; Van Stappena, Gilbert (Elsevier, 2018-02-02)
    Effects of live and dry feeds on intestinal morphology and growth of African catfish, Clarias gariepinus, larvae (Burchell, 1822) were investigated from 2 days post hatching (dph) to 6 dph and 11 dph, respectively. Feeding ...
  • One, two, sing! how preschool teachers utilize music activities in the classroom: a case of Kiambu county, Kenya 
    Muya, Francis K. (2017)
    Research has proven beyond doubt that music activities are an invaluable resource in the learning process, especially for young children. However, little is known about how these music activities are used in the learning ...
  • Motivational strategies for teacher attraction and retention in Nyeri County, Kenya 
    Wamitu, Susan N. (2018-01)
    Education is the key that unlocks opportunities in every human being’s life as it creates a non-imitable resource. It is universally believed that the only inheritance one can leave for their off springs is education. ...

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