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Calibration and validation of EPA SWMM for stormwater runoffmodelling in Nyabugogo catchment, Rwanda
(Journal of Sustainable Research in Engineering, 2018)Rapid urbanization isknown to have several negative impacts towards hydrological cycle. Urban growth contributes to the increase of impervious area which increases stormwater runoff peak flows and volumes. Nyabugogo ... -
Canopy scale CO2 exchange and productivity of transplanted paddy and direct seeded rainfed rice production systems in S. Korea
(Elsevier, 2016)Rice (Oryza sativa L.) is a primary food crop that supports more than half the world population. Paddy rice accounts for more than 75% of the total global rice production but requires large amounts of water for irrigation. ... -
Canopy transpiration and stomatal responses to prolonged drought by a dominant desert species in central Asia
(MDPI AG, Basel, Switzerland, 2017)In arid and semiarid lands, canopy transpiration and its dynamics depend largely on stomatal sensitivity to drought. In this study, the sap flow of a dominant species, Haloxylon ammodendron growing in Central Asian deserts, ... -
Capacities and governance in Kenya: Lessons in technology transfer
(Springer, Cham, 12/4/2013)First, the authors set the scene by exploring the main lines of the present development debate. They take a nuanced stand, not only looking at failures of Western development initiatives, but also going into the internal ... -
Capacities, development and responsible innovation
(Springer, Cham, 5/1/2015)Moral aspects of capacity building as part of responsible innovation deserve a more central place in the development debate and research. This comes to the fore in the capacity to deal with project implementation and the ... -
Carbon Dioxide (Co2) Emission Scenarios from Motorized Road Transport in Kisumu City
(International Journal of Environment and Pollution Research, 2020-02)The global increase in the number of motor vehicles in the urban environment has greatly contributed to the increase in the amount of carbon dioxide released to the atmosphere which contributes to global warming. The study ... -
Carbon dioxide exchange and its regulation in the main agro-ecosystems of Haean catchment in South Korea
(Elsevier, 2015)The Asian agricultural landscape, which accounts for approximately 12.6% of the world’s agricultural land, is highly heterogeneous due to the multicultural cropping system. Information regarding CO2 exchange and carbon (C) ... -
Carcass Characteristic of Indigenous Chicken Fed on Diets Containing German Cockroach (Blattela germanica) Meal in Kenya
(African Journal of Education, Science and Technology, 2023-04)Edible insects are available for use in insect-based-feed; however there is limited information on carcass characteristics and sensory tests of chicken fed on German cockroaches (Blattela germanica). This study assessed ... -
A case of a mother tongue and another mother tongue in school: efforts at revitalization of Olusuba language of Kenya
(Association of Third World Studies. Inc., 2010)An alarming decline in the number of languageshas been reported in variousscholarlyworksaroundthe world.' The concernover the disappearance of languages could actually be dated back to the 5th Century.' In the case of ... -
A Catalogue and Inventory of Cultural Heritage Sites, Artifacts and Features in Kisumu City and its Environs in Lake Victoria Basin, Kenya
(ResearchGate, 2020-11)Most of the cultural heritage sites, artifact and features are under constant threat from human activities and natural processes. Oral traditions of these sites are under threat. This threat is occasioned by the lack of ... -
Causes of women marginalization and its effect on their performance of socio-spiritual roles in christian churches in Kisii Central Sub-County, Kenya
(Scholars Middle East Publishers, 2017-06)The aim of the study was to find out the causes of Lay women marginalization as they perform socio-spiritual roles in Christian churches in Kisii central sub county in Kenya and their effects to the Christian churches. The ... -
CD23-Bound IgE augments and dominates recall responses through human Naive B cells
(American association of immunology, 2010)Human peripheral blood BCRμ+ B cells express high levels of CD23 and circulate preloaded with IgE. The Ag specificity of CD23-bound IgE presumably differs from the BCR and likely reflects the Ag-specific mix of free serum ... -
CD23b isoform expression in human schistosomiasis identifies a novel subset of activated B cells
(American Society for Microbiology, 2011)Resistance to schistosomiasis is associated with increased levels of serum parasite-specific IgE. IgE exerts its functions through its cellular receptors, FcεRI and FcεRII/CD23; however, its functional significance requires ... -
Challenges faced by learners with emotional and behavioural difficulties in accessing the regular curriculum in inclusive schools in Siaya County, Kenya
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Challenges Faced by Principals in Managing Teachers Employed by Board of Management in Public Secondary Schools in Bondo Sub-County, Kenya
(Journal of Education and Practices, 2021-12)Principals are professionally trained as teachers yet they carry out management roles of teachers employed by Board of Management (BoM) thus assume the role of human resource managers. Multiplicity of principals’ roles ... -
Challenges faced by the school administration while carrying out various welfare practices on secondary school teachers in Bondo sub-county, Kenya
(Mediterranean Journal of Social Sciences, 2015)The study sought to determine the teaching staff welfare practices and their effect on work performance of secondary schools teachers in Bondo Sub-County. The study was necessitated by discrepancy in work performance out ... -
Challenges Facing Integrated Household Garbage Disposal For Garbage Management In Kisii Town, Kenya
(International Journal of Geography, Geology and Environment, 2019-06)Factors that mostly affected household garbage management were; inadequate garbage disposal facilities in town and residential areas whereby 87% agreed and 13% disagreed (M=3.41, SD, 0.965), lack of enough damp sites ... -
Challenges Facing The Gifted and Talented Learners With Hearing Imparment in Inclusive Education Programmes in Kenya
(Asian Journal of Science and Technology, 2019-01)Inclusive education programmes for learners with special needs and disabilities are advocated for by international and national policy documents. However the existence of the gifted and talented learners who are hearing ... -
Challenges facing the use and adoption of mobile phone money services
(World Journal of Computer Application and Technology, 2016)The Mobile phone banking idea was initially born out of the intention to reach the unbanked rural poor. However, there still existed mobile phone money service divide, highly skewed against the rural poor population. This ... -
Challenges in achieving effective recruitment of secondary school teachers in Kenya
(GARPH, 2013-03)This article reports on findings from a quantitative research study on recruitment of teachers in Kenya’s secondary schools. Purpose: To identify issues and challenges facing school-based recruitment of secondary school ...