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  • Factors influencing dairy goat milk production in Kitui township, Kyangwithya East and Kyangwithya West wards of Kitui Central Sub-county 
    Musyoka, Stephen M. (2018-04-06)
    Low goat milk yield is a major constraint in Kitui County. A survey was carried out in Kitui Township, Kyangwithya east and Kyangwithya west wards of Kitui Central Sub County to assess and document the factors influencing ...
  • Influence of child-headed families on socio-emotional development of pre-school learners in Musengo zone, Kitui County, Kenya 
    Kibwea, William Mumo (2018-04-06)
    Families provide conducive environments which necessitate acquisition of self-esteem, self-confidence, self identity, self awareness and self-efficacy amongst learners in ECDE centers. However, Pre-school ...
  • Evaluating response to cassava viral disease infections among selected cassava genotypes under field and greenhouse assays in lower Eastern Kenya 
    Koima, Irene N. (2018-04-06)
    Cassava mosaic geminiviruses (CMGs) and cassava brown streak viruses (CBSVs) respectively cause cassava mosaic disease (CMD) and cassava brown streak disease (CBSD) which significantly inhibit cassava production in Kenya. ...
  • Administrative factors influencing performance of girls in Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education in mixed day secondary schools in Nzambani sub-county, Kitui county Kenya 
    Mutia, Cecilia Ndanu (2018-04-06)
    The purpose of this study was to establish the administrative factors influencing performance of girls in Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education in mixed day secondary schools in Nzambani Sub County, Kitui County Kenya. ...
  • Varroa-specific hygienic behavior of Apis mellifera scutellata in Kenya 
    Cheruiyot, Sammy K.; Lattorff, H. Michael G.; Kahuthia-Gathu, Ruth; Mbugi, Jenard P.; Muli, Elliud (Springer Paris, 2018-02)
    Varroa -specific hygienic behavior is a hereditary trait of honey bee (Apis mellifera ), which supports resistance to Varroa destructor. This study investigated the response of Apis mellifera scutellata to Varroa ...
  • Road to Sobriety: A Portrait of Preventive Measures amidst the War on Alcohol and Drug Abuse in Kenya 
    Maithya, Redempta (2018-02)
    The issue of alcohol and drug abuse has occupied the minds of many world leaders. Abuse of alcohol and drugs inhibits attainment of one’s full potential and remains a threat to national socio-economic development world ...
  • A new measurement of the neutron detection efficiency for the NaI Crystal Ball detector 
    Martemianov, M.; Kulikov, V.; Demissie, B. T.; Marinides, Z.; Akondi, C. S.; Annand, J. R.; Arends, H. J.; Beck, R.; Borisov, N.; Braghieri, A.; Briscoe, W. J.; Cherepnya, S.; Collicott, C.; Costanza, S.; Downie, E. J.; Dieterle, M.; Ferretti Bondy, M. I.; Fil'kov, L. V.; Garni, S.; Glazier, D. I.; Glowa, D.; Gradl, W.; Gurevich, G.; Hornidge,D.; Huber, G. M.; Kaeser, A.; Kashevarov, V. L.; Keshelashvili, I.; Kondratiev, R.; Korolija, M.; Krusche, B.; Lazarev, A.; Linturi, James M.; Lisin, V.; Livingston, K.; MacGregor, I. J.; Manley, D. M.; Martel, P. P.; Middleton, D. G.; Miskimen, R.; Mushkarenkov, A.; Neganov, A.; Neiser, A.; Oberle, M.; Ostrick, M.; Ott, P.; Otte, P. B.; Oussena, B.; Pedroni, P.; Polonski, A.; Prakhov, S.; Ron, G.; Rostomyan, T.; Sarty, A.; Schott, D. M.; Schumann, S.; Sokhoyan, V.; Steffen, O.; Strakovsky, I. I.; Strub, Th.; Supek, I.; Thiel, M.; Thomas, A.; Unverzagt, M.; Usov, Yu.A.; Wagner, S.; Watts, D. P.; Wettig, J.; Werthmüller, D.; Witthauer, L.; Wolfes, M. (IOP Publishing, 2015-04)
    We report on a measurement of the neutron detection efficiency in NaI crystals in the Crystal Ball detector obtained from a study of single π0 photoproduction on deuterium using the tagged photon beam at the Mainz Microtron. ...
  • First measurement of the polarization observable E and helicity-dependent cross sections in single π0 photoproduction from quasi-free nucleons 
    Dieterle, M.; Witthauer, L.; Cividini, F.; Abt, S.; Achenbach, P.; Adlarson, P.; Afzal, F.; Ahmed, Z.; Akondi, C. S.; Annand, J. R.; Arends, H. J.; Bashkanov, M.; Beck, R.; Biroth, M.; Borisov, N. S.; Braghieri, A.; Briscoe, W. J.; 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.; Korolija, M.; Krusche, B.; Lazarev, A. B.; Linturi, James M.; Lisin, V.; Livingston, K.; Lutterer, S.; MacGregor, I. J.; 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.; Walford, N. K.; Watts, D. P.; Werthmüller, D.; Wettig, J.; Wolfes, M.; Zana L. (Elsevier, 2017-07-10)
    The double-polarization observable E and the helicity-dependent cross sections σ1/2and σ3/2 have been measured for the first time for single π0 photoproduction from protons and neutrons bound in the deuteron at the electron ...
  • Soil health and climate change: Implications for food security in Sub-Saharan Africa 
    Mutegi, James; Ameru, Julia; Harawa, Rebbie; Kiwia, Abednego; Njue, Antony K. (International Society for Development and Sustainability (ISDS), 2018)
    Climate change and increasing climate variability present new challenges affecting human society in the 21st century. In an unfortunate twist of fate, the poorest countries whose economies and livelihoods largely rely on ...
  • Influence of Headteachers’ exposure to management training on implementation of public procurement regulations in Kenya 
    Mulwa, Janet K. (2018-02-02)
    This study sought to investigate the influence of head teacher’s exposure to management training on implementation of public procurement regulations in Kenya. The study objective sought to establish the influence of induction ...
  • Measurement of the omega -> pi^0 e^+e^- and eta -> e^+e^-g Dalitz decays with the A2 setup at MAMI 
    Adlarson, P.; Afzal, F.; Afzal, F.; Aguar-Bartolomé, P.; Ahmed, Z.; Annand, J. R.; Arends, H. J.; Bantawa, K.; Beck, R.; Berghäuser, H.; Biroth, M.; Borisov, N. S.; Braghieri, A.; Briscoe, W. J.; Cherepnya, S.; Cividini, F.; Collicott, C.; Costanza, S.; Danilkin, I. V.; Denig, A.; Dieterle, M.; Downie, E. J.; Drexler, P.; Ferretti Bondy, M. I.; Fil'kov, L. V.; 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.; Käser, A.; Kashevarov, V. L.; Kay, S.; Keshelashvili, I.; Kondratiev, R.; Korolija, M.; Krusche, B.; Lazarev,, A.; Linturi, James M.; Lisin, V.; Livingston, K.; MacGregor, I. J.; Macrae, R.; Manley, D. M.; Martel, P. P.; 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.; Rajabi, A.; Robinson, J.; Ron, G.; Rosner, G.; Rostomyan, T.; Sfienti, C.; Sikora, M. H.; Sokhoyan, V.; Spieker, K.; Steffen, O.; Strakovsky, I. I.; Strandberg, B.; Strub, Th.; Supek, I.; Thiel, A.; Thiel, M.; ; Thomas, A.; Unverzagt, M.; Usov, Yu. A.; Wagner, S.; Walford, N.; Watts, D. P.; Werthmüller, D.; Wettig, J.; Witthauer, L.; Wolfes, M.; Zana, L. A. (2017)
    The Dalitz decays η→e+e−γ and ω→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 the ...
  • Measurement of the ω→π0e+e− and η→e+e−γ Dalitz decays with the A2 setup at MAMI 
    Adlarson, P.; Afzal, F.; Aguar-Bartolomé, P.; Ahmed, Z.; Annand, J. R.; Arends, H. J.; Bantawa, K.; Beck, R.; Berghäuser, H.; Biroth, M.; Borisov, N. S.; Braghieri, A.; Briscoe, W. J.; Cherepnya, S.; Cividini, F.; Collicott, C.; Costanza, S.; I. V. Danilkin,; Danilkin, I. V.; 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.; Käser, A.; ; Kashevarov, V. L.; Kay, S.; Keshelashvili, I.; Kondratiev, R.; Korolija, M.; Krusche, B.; Lazarev, A.; Linturi, James M.; Lisin, V.; Livingston, K.; MacGregor, I. J.; Macrae, R.; Manley, D. M.; Martel, P. P.; McGeorge, J. C.; McNicoll, E. F.; Metag, V.; Middleton, D. G.; Miskimen, R.; Mornacchi, E.; Mullen, C.; Mushkarenkov, A. (2017)
    The Dalitz decays η→e+e−γ and ω→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 the ...
  • Analysis of reference evapotranspiration (ET0) trends under climate change in Bangladesh using observed and CMIP5 data sets 
    Rahman, Mohammad A.; Yunsheng, Lou; Sultana, Nahid; Ongoma, Victor (Springer Vienna, 2018-03)
    ET0 is an important hydro-meteorological phenomenon, which is influenced by changing climate like other climatic parameters. This study investigates the present and future trends of ET0 in Bangladesh using 39 years’ ...
  • Photon asymmetry measurements of γ→p→π0p for Eγ=320−650 MeV 
    Gardner, S.; Howdle, D.; Sikora, M. H.; Wunderlich, Y.; Abt, S.; Achenbach, P.; Afzal, F.; Aguar-Bartolome, P.; Ahmed, Z.; Annand, J. R.; Arends, H. J.; Bantawa, K.; Bashkanov, M.; Beck, R.; Biroth, M.; Borisov, N. S.; Braghieri, A.; Briscoe, W. J.; Cherepnya, S.; Cividini, F.; Costanza, S.; Collicott, C.; Demissie, B. T.; Denig, A.; Dieterle, M.; Downie, E. J.; Drexler, P.; Ferretti-Bondy, M. I.; Filkov, L. V.; Glazier, D. I.; Garni, S.; Gradl, W.; G¨unther, M.; Gurevich, G. M.; Hall Barrientos, P.; Hamilton, D.; Heid, E.; Hornidge, D.; Huber, G. M.; Jahn, O.; Jude, T. C.; K¨aser, A.; Kay, S.; Kashevarov, V. L.; Keshelashvili, I.; Kondratiev, R.; Korolija, M.; Krusche, B.; Linturi, James M.; Lisin, V.; Livingston, K.; Lutterer, S.; MacGregor, J. D.; Macrae, R.; Mancell, J.; Manley, D. M.; Martel, P. P.; McGeorge, J. C.; McNicoll, E. F.; Middleton, D. G.; Miskimen, R.; Mullen, C.; Mushkarenkov, A.; Neganov, A. B.; Neiser, A.; Nikolaev, A.; Oberle, M.; Ostrick, M.; Owens, R. O.; Otte, P. B.; Oussena, B.; Paudyal, D.; Pedroni, P.; Polonski, A.; Prakhov, S.; Rajabi, A.; Robinson, J.; Rosner, G.; Rostomyanm,T.; Sarty, A.; Schumann, S.; Sokhoyan, V.; Spieker, K.; Steffen, O.; Sfienti, C.; Strakovsky, I. I.; Strandberg, B.; Strub, T.; Supek, I.; Tarbert, C. M.; Thiel, A.; Thiel, M.; Thomas, A.; Unverzagt, M.; Usov, Yu. A.; Watts, D. P.; Werthm¨uller, D.; Wettig, J.; Wolfes, M.; Witthauer, L.; Zana, L. (2016)
    High-statistics measurements of the photon asymmetry Σ for the γp → π0p reaction have been made in the center-of-mass energy range W = 1214–1450 MeV. The data were measured with the MAMI A2 real photon beam and Crystal ...
  • Witnessing and memory: representations of school tragedies in Kenya 
    Yenjela, Wafula (2017)
    Focusing on documentaries that resurrect traumatic memories of school tragedies in Kenya, this article demonstrates the centrality of media witnessing in advocacy for human rights. It reads representations of injustices ...
  • Influence of forage value on the choice of grass species to combat desertification in semi-arid regions of Kenya 
    Mganga, Kevin Z.; Musimba, Nashon K. R.; Nyariki, Dickson M.; Nyangito, M. M.; Mwang’ombe, Agnes W. (2016)
    Livestock production is the main source of livelihood in the arid and semi-arid lands of Africa. Desertification characterized by vegetation degradation and soil erosion have become major threats to the sustainability of ...
  • Evaluation of CMIP5 twentieth century rainfall simulation over the equatorial East Africa 
    Ongoma, Victor; Chen, Haishan; Gao, Chujie (Springer Vienna, 2018-01)
    This study assesses the performance of 22 Coupled Model Intercomparison Project Phase 5 (CMIP5) historical simulations of rainfall over East Africa (EA) against reanalyzed datasets during 1951–2005. The datasets were sourced ...
  • Address by H.E. Charity Kaluki Ngilu, Governor of Kitui County at the 5th graduation ceremony of South Eastern Kenya University held on Tuesday 27th February, 2018 
    South Eastern Kenya University (2018-03-02)
  • Design of internal superconducting polarizing solenoid for frozen spin target 
    Linturi, James M. (2013)
    Scattering experiments with polarized targets and beams are necessary to check the present models and to achieve a better knowledge of the nucleon structure. The development of the frozen spin target technique has opened ...
  • A distorted wave method applied to study the 23 S and 23P excitation 
    Linturi, James M.; Okumu, J.; Singh, C. S. (2011-04)
    The distorted wave method has been applied to calculate the differential and integral cross sections for 11S-23P excitations of helium atom by electron impact in the energy range of 40-200 eV. ...

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