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Validation of extended theory of reasoned action to predict mobile phone money usage
(Horizon Research, 2018)Theory of Reasoned Action (TRA), postulated by social psychologist, has been established to be relevant in guiding Information Systems studies. The theory resulted from attitude research using the Expectancy Value Models. ... -
Validation of extended theory of reasoned action to predict mobile phone money usage
(World Journal of Computer Application and Technology, 2018)Theory of Reasoned Action (TRA), postulated by social psychologist, has been established to be relevant in guiding Information Systems studies. The theory resulted from attitude research using the Expectancy Value Models. ... -
Validation of Extended Theory of Reasoned Action to Predict Mobile Phone Money Usage
(World Journal of Computer Application and Technology, 2018-01-13)Theory of Reasoned Action (TRA), postulated by social psychologist, has been established to be relevant in guiding Information Systems studies. The theory resulted from attitude research using the Expectancy Value Models. ... -
Validity of Primary School Examination as a Predictor of Secondary School Examination Score among Public Secondary School Students Kenya
(International Journal of Research-Granthaalayah, 2018-04-29)The purpose of this study was to determine the validity of KCPE as a predictor of KCSE scores among public secondary school students in Kisii central Sub-county, Kenya. This study was guided by a conceptual framework where ... -
Validity of the vaginal discharge algorithm among pregnant and non-pregnant women in Nairobi, Kenya.
(PubMed, 2000-02)Objective: To evaluate the validity of diVerent algorithms for the diagnosis of gonococcal and chlamydial infections among pregnant and non-pregnant women consulting health services for vaginal discharge in Nairobi, Kenya. ... -
Variability in Nutrient Composition of the Edible Long- Hornedgrasshopper (Ruspolia Differens) in Uganda and its Potential in Alleviating Food Insecurity
(Food Science & Nutrition, 2023-03-15)Ruspolia differens Serville (Orthoptera: Tettigonidae) is a highly nutritious and luxurious insect delicacy that is consumed as a food source in many African countries. However, the nutrient profile of R. differens in ... -
Variation in Temperature and Nutrient Source Influence the Growth of Exserohilum Turcicum Mycelia Isolated from Sorghum
(Journal of Scientific and Engineering Research, 2019)Turcicum leaf blight (TLB) caused by the fungus Exserohilum turcicum is a serious threat toproduction of maize and sorghum, since it damages photosynthetic leaves. Growth and development of E.turcicum pathogen is influenced ... -
Volatility Estimation Using European-Logistic Brownian Motion with Jump Diffusion Process
(International Journal of Mathematics And its Applications, 2020)Volatility is the measure of how we are uncertain about the future of stock or asset prices. Black-Scholes model formed the foundation of stock or asset pricing. However, some of its assumptions like constant volatility ... -
Vulnerability of Nyabarongo River Water Abstraction to Climate Change in Rwanda
(International Journal of Environmental Sciences, 2023-02-13)Purpose: Climate change in Rwanda is a great challenge resulting from increased temperature and causing abnormal variability in weather variables and threatening the socio-economic welfare of human beings. Water resources ... -
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Water use by a warm-temperate deciduous forest under the influence of the Asian monsoon: contributions of the overstory and understory to forest water use
(Elsevier, 2013)The warm temperate deciduous forests in Asia have a relatively dense understory, hence, it is imperative that we understand the dynamics of transpiration in both the overstory (E O) and understory (E U) of forest stands ... -
“We do not bury dead livestock like human beings”: Community behaviors and risk of Rift Valley Fever virus infection in Baringo County, Kenya
(PLOS, 2017)Background:Rift Valley Fever (RVF), is a viral zoonotic disease transmitted by Aedes and Culex mosquitoes. In Kenya, its occurrence is associated with increased rains. In Baringo County, RVF was first reported in 2006–2007 ... -
What Determines Farmers’ Awareness and Interest in Adopting Cricket Farming? A Pilot Study from Kenya
(International Journal of Tropical Insect Science, 2020-11-04)Farming crickets for human consumption is emerging as a promising novel and sustainable animal-source food production system. Cricket farming in Kenya first began in 2013; however, adoption rates have been slower than ... -
What Determines Farmers’ Awareness And Interest in Adopting Cricket Farming? A Pilot Study from Kenya
(International Journal of Tropical Insect Science, 2020-11-04)Farming crickets for human consumption is emerging as a promising novel and sustainable animal-source food production system. Cricket farming in Kenya first began in 2013; however, adoption rates have been slower than ... -
What Makes a Compact City? Differences Between Urban Research in the Global North and the Global South
(2020)Compact cities are promoted in policy as a response to current societal challenges, but it is unclear or ambiguous what qualities or benefits a compact city is supposed to deliver. The concept of the compact city is widely ... -
What Theory of Change Can Contribute to Capability Approach: Towards Evaluating ICT-Enabled Interventions
(IEEE, 2018)Sen's Capability Approach (CA) has emerged as holistic lenses for theorising development within Information and Communication Technology for Development (ICT4D) discourses. There is ongoing research on operationalising CA ... -
Wilson-Theta Algorithm Approach to solution of Dynamic Vibration Equations
(ResearchGate, 2014)In this paper, we examine conservative autonomous dynamic vibration equation, x¨ = − tanh2 x, which is time vibration of the displacement of a structure due to the internal forces, with no damping or external forcing. ... -
Women Academics’ Careers in Kenya
(Semantic Scolar, 2012)This thesis examined the experiences of women academics in relation to their family contribution, educational experiences and, factors that motivated them towards academia, while highlighting strategies that they have ... -
Women’s organising for self-improvement in colonial and post-colonial Kenya: A historical analysis
(2002)Research on women’s activities and interests was spurred by the feminist movement in the 1960s and has sustained its recognition as a genuine field of investigation. Since early 1970s national and international attention ... -
Youth Knowledge on the Utilization of Edible Insects as Food and Feed
(Turkish Journal of Agriculture - Food Science and Technology, 2022-11-08)The utilization of edible insects as food and feed is not a new concept, it is a practice that has been part of the tradition of many communities around the world. They have been primarily used as supplementary food in ...