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Competition in Kenyan soils between Rhizobium leguminosarum biovar phaseoli strain Kim5 and R. tropici strain CIAT899 using the gusA marker gene
(Kluwer Academic Publishers, 1998-07)The contribution of appropriate inoculum strains to more efficient nitrogen fixation by legumes has been difficult to assess due to the laborious nature of the assays involved in assessing establishment of inoculum strains ... -
Competitive Forces Influencing Business Performance of Bicycle Taxis in Kisumu City, Kenya
(Mediterranean Journal of Social Sciences, 2013-05)Whether domestically or globally, transport is the movement of people, goods and services from one place to another. It enables trade between people and organizations. Globally, transport is the key necessity for specialization. ... -
Complete Mitochondrial DNA Sequences of Saccostrea Mordax and Saccostrea Cucullata: Genome Organization and Phylogeny Analysis
(Informa Health Care, 2015-07-30)Classified in the phylum mollusks, oysters are bivalves which are found in estuaries and coastalzones. Because of their plastic shell, mitochondrial DNA analysis of this species becomes an interesting field, necessary to ... -
Complete mitochondrial DNA sequences of the Victoria tilapia (Oreochromis variabilis) and Redbelly Tilapia (Tilapia zilli): genome characterization and phylogeny analysis
(2015-03)The Cichlid fishes have played an important role in evolutionary biology, population studies and aquaculture industry with East African species representing a model suited for studying adaptive radiation and speciation ... -
Completely Positive Map from M4(C) to M5(C) on Positive Semidefinite Matrices
(Journal of Mathematical Analysis and Modeling, 3/29/2022)Positive Maps Are Essential In the Description of Quantum Systems. However, Characterization Of The Structure Of The Set Of All Positive Maps Is A Challenge In Mathematics And Mathematical Physics. We Construct A Linear ... -
Compliance with Physical Planning Standards by Residential Developments in Kisii Town, Kenya
(Scientific & Academic Publishing, 2018)The objective of this study was to determine the extent to which residential developments in Kisii Town complied with Building Coverage Ratio (BCR) and Floor Area Ratio (FAR) physical planning standards. To attain this, ... -
The composition of the floral fragrance of polianthes tuberosa l cut flower grown in Kenya
(EAJEST, 2013)Tuberose sold on the domestic market fetches very low prices during the low export season. Value addition to the crop would make its production more sustainable. A study was carried out to identify the constituent chemical ... -
Computing the Geographic Extent of Maternity Health Services to Predict the Utilization of Skilled Delivery in Siaya County, Western Kenya
(European Scientific Journal- Research Gate, 2020-02)In Kenya, no study has attempted to incorporate the target population, nor the availability coverage and accessibility coverage to expose hidden gaps in the provision of maternity health services that target rural and ... -
A Conceptual Model for ICT for Economic Development Using Complex Adaptive System Approach: Case of a Micro and Small Enterprise (MSE) Association
(International Journal of Computing and ICT Research, 2013)The purpose of the paper is to contribute towards providing a methodology which researchers in Information and Communication Technology (ICT) for development can use to design result-oriented programs. In this paper CAS ... -
Conditional variations in temperature response of photosynthesis, mesophyll and stomatal control of water use in rice and winter wheat
(2016)Environmental responses of photosynthesis and CO2 diffusive conductance as fundamental information for photosynthesis-transpiration coupled model have been increasingly concerned while are still research areas with unanswered ... -
Conditions for Positivity of Operators in Non-unital C*-algebras
(International Journal of Mathematical Analysis, 1/9/2015)In this paper, we present results on the necessary and sufficient condi-tions for positivity of operators in non-unital C*- algebras -
Confidentiality and Availability of Security Measures for Information Systems in Universities in Kisumu and Siaya Counties, Kenya
(IJRDO-Journal Of Mathematics, 2016-08)Many organizations continue to grow in numbers by the day in adopting use and adoption of ICT in day to day business processes and so are the rising trends in cyber insecurity. Securing information systems against myriad ... -
Conflict resolution among pastoral communities in west Pokot County, Kenya: a missing link
(Academic Research International, 11/3/2012)Conflicts and conflict resolutions among pastoral communities are not new phenomena. Among the pastoral communities living in arid and semi arid environments of Kenya, conflicts over control of and access to natural resources ... -
congestion aware packet routing for delay sensitive cloud communications
(International Journal of Computer Networks and Applications, 2017-07)In the recent years, many organizations have turned to cloud technology to support their information technology services. The cloud servers are therefore increasingly holding huge and sensitive information belonging to ... -
Conjunctive use of surface and groundwater as agri-tourism resource facilitator: Discourse analysis for planning in developing nations
(Journal of Computer Engineering, 2014-12)Ecotourism is increasingly exhibited as a component of the conventional tourism that needs augmentation with enhanced availability of water resources in sustainable modes. This sustainability is attainable through conjunctive ... -
Conquering the conqueror: The empowerment of the African languages casts a shadow over English in Africa: Many languages in education.
(University of the Free State, 2002-03)Conquering the Conqueror ... “is an overview of literature on the effort to reintroduce African languages in education and public administration alongside English. Using examples of lexemes which resulted from informal ... -
Constructing and using a light trap harvester: Rural Technology for mass collection of Agoro termites (“Macrotermes subhylanus”)
(Airit Library, 2011)Entomophagy is now a growing industry in many parts of the world especially in the developing countries. Entrepreneurs in several parts of the world are making edible insects both palatable and marketable for income ... -
Construction of nominal yield curve for Nairobi securities exchange: an improvement on monotone preserving r(t)t interpolation method
(Scientific Research Publishing Inc., 2015-11)There is no agreed-upon method used to construct yield curves at the Nairobi Securities Exchange. The existing practice is that each financial company uses in-house methods to construct the yield curves for their pricing ... -
Consumer Religiosity and Its Influence on Their Uptake and Consumption of Edible Insects among Selected Communities in Western Kenya
(African Journal of Climate Change and Resource Sustainability, 2022-11-22)Global food demand is expected to rise due to the population increase estimated to reach 9.5 billion by the year 2050. As a result, the available natural resources such as water sources and land will become scarce and ... -
Contributing Factors to Mobile Financial Fraud within Kenya
(EPRA International Journalof Research and Development (IJRD), 2023-01)The expansion of mobile banking services has created various challenges to financial sectors i.e. SIM swapping, hacking identity theft, social engineering, denial of service attack and account take over. The perceived ...