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Lack of Consistent Malaria Incidence Hotspots in a Highland Kenyan Area during a 10-Year Period of Very Low and Unstable Transmission
(The American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, 2020-12-02)The use of spatial data in malaria elimination strategies is important to understand whether targeted interventions against malaria can be used, particularly in areas with limited resources. We previously documented ... -
Lack of Medical Equipment is a Hindrance to Universal Health Coverage Utilization; the case of Seme Sub County in Kisumu County, Kenya
(World Journal of Innovative Research, 2021-01)Many countries have been putting more effort in Universal Health Coverage through strengthening health systems to provide affordable, safe and high quality care. The Kenya government prioritized attainment of Universal ... -
Lactation characteristics of Dutch Friesian cows under semi-arid conditions of Kenya: 305-day yield and lactation length.
(AJOL, 2001)Data on 871 calving and lactation records of Dutch Friesian cows in their second parity and above kept at the National Animal Research Centre, Naivasha were analyzed to investigate the effects of year and season of calving, ... -
Land fragmentation and food security in Ugunja Sub-County, Siaya County, Kenya
(Global Society of Scientific Research and Researchers, 2016)Globally, land tenure comes in different methods such as inheritance, renting, purchasing and land being offered as gift. Such practices have so far encouraged land fragmentation leading to small holdings which are ... -
Land use changes across river Nanyuki catchment, Kenya using CLASlite and envi
(International Journal of Advances in Engineering & Technology, 2014)Land use change is a significant factor in environmental conservation and climate change which may be positive or negative depending on how it occurs. The study aimed at examining the land use changes that took place across ... -
Land Use Changes and Impacts on Livelihoods of the Communities Adjacent to Mt Elgon Forest Ecosystem
(Journal of Geography, Environment and Earth Science International, 2020-09-28)Forests play a critical role in providing essential goods and services to forest adjacent communities. There is, however, insufficient information on how land uses affect the availability and use of forest products and ... -
Larviciding potency of water and ethanol extracts of Phytolacca dodecandra (L’ Herit) on Anopheles gambiae (Diptera: Culicidae)
(BioPublishe, 2015)Introduction: Plant extracts are an attractive target for search of effective malaria vector control agents. The reason for this is that they present a cost effective, target specific and bio-degradable insecticides. The ... -
Lay knowledge and management of malaria in Baringo County, Kenya
(BMC, 2016)Background: Malaria, a disease caused by protozoan parasites of the genus Plasmodium and transmitted by female anopheline mosquitoes, is a major cause of morbidity, mortality and loss in productivity in humans. Baringo ... -
Layered Rare-Earth Hydroxide Unilameller Nanosheets: Synthesis, Characterization, and Adsorption
(Hindawi, 2020-01-28)Unilameller nanosheets with a lateral dimension of one nanometer have been isolated from a colloidal solution of europium-containing layered rare-earth hydroxide (LRH) material by the flocculation method. The nanosheets ... -
Leadership styles of headteachers and their impact on students’ academic performance in secondary schools, Nyamaiya Division, Nyamira District, Kenya
(Mediterranean Center of Social and Educational Research, 2013)The nerve centre of this study was that despite the critical role played by the head teacher in secondary school management, students’ academic performance has persistently been poor. Factors leading to this dismal performance ... -
Leaf and Ecosystem Gas Exchange Responses of Buffel Grass-Dominated Grassland to Summer Precipitation
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Legal Issues in Computer Forensics and Digital Evidence Admissibility
(ResearchGate, 2020-07-07)Computer forensics integrates the fields of computer science and law to investigate crime. For digital evidence to be legally admissible in court, investigators should follow proper legal procedures when recovering and ... -
Lie Symmetry Analysis of Modified Diffusive Predator-prey Competition System of Equations
(International Journal of Multidisciplinary Sciences and Engineering, 2020)In this paper, a nonlinear fourth order evolution equation is investigated by the Lie symmetry analysis approach. All the geometric vector fields and the Lie groups of the evolution equation are obtained. Finally, the ... -
Lie Symmetry Analysis of Modified Diffusive Predator-prey Competition System of Equations
(International Journal Of Multidisciplinary Sciences And Engineering, 2020-03)The predator-prey equations were developed and used by Lotka and Volterra to analyze the dynamics of biological systems in which two species interact, one as a predator and the other as prey [3]. Several attempts have been ... -
Lie Symmetry Solution of Fourth Order Nonlinear Ordinary Differential Equation: (yy'(y(y') -1)'')'=0
(International Journal of Multidisciplinary Sciences and Engineering, 2017-10)The equation F(x, y, y, y, y, y (4)) 0 is a one-space dimension version of wave equation. Its solutions can be classified either as analytic or numerical using finite difference approach, where the convergence of ... -
Life Cycle Assessment of Fish Carbon Footprints
(International Journal of Social Sciences and Information Technology, 2022-12)Fish is one of the few animal-source foods most consumed worldwide. However, transportation of fish releases harmful greenhouse gases, posing serious threat of global warming effects. The sustainable transport system for ... -
Linguistic Strategies Employed during Examination of Children in Conflict with the Law in Eldoret Children’s Court, Kenya
(Journal of African Interdisciplinary Studies (JAIS, 2019-07)This article focuses on children in conflict with the law and how they participate in court based on the linguistic strategies employed during examination phase in the courtroom. The data obtained was analyzed using ... -
The Link between Analysis Dimension of Strategic Orientation and Firm Performance in Small and Medium Enterprises in the Hospitality Industry in Kenya: The Moderating Role of Top Manager’s Ownership Status
(IJAAS, 2018-06-21)Performance of Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) is important for the economic success of nations, and strategic orientation is documented as one of the critical success factors for business firms. However, empirical ... -
Linking human health and livestock health: A “one-health” platform for integrated analysis of human health, livestock health, and economic welfare in livestock dependent communities
(PLOS ONE, 2015-03-23)Background For most rural households in sub-Saharan Africa, healthy livestock play a key role in averting the burden associated with zoonotic diseases, and in meeting household nutritional and socio-economic needs. However, ... -
Liquidity Risk Management on Financial Performance of Commercial Banks in Kenya
(International Journal of Recent Research in Commerce Economics and Management (IJRRCEM, 2020)The banking sector in Kenya has experienced liquidity challenges ranging from funding to market risks. This research focused on the effects of asset management and deposit management on performance of commercial banks in ...