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Analysis of partial least squares on split path models: underpinning delone & maclean theory
(Journal of Scientific and Engineering Research, 2017)The analysis of partial least squares utilizing Structural Equation Modeling is well known as a second generation technique .Its true that , this technique has not been fully utilized in the field of research to handle ... -
Analysis of Retained Earnings Financing On Financial Performance of Listed Manufacturing and Allied Firms: A Dynamic Panel Approach
(International Journal of Economics, Commerce and Management, 2022-02)The manufacturing sector is crucial for attaining a robust economy. However, in Kenya, the sector’s contribution to the economy has stagnated at 10% of the gross domestic product (GDP). Financing structure is imperative ... -
Analysis of scheduling models applicable in referral health systems
(2018)Scheduling patient referrals is one of the most important administrative responsibilities performed in the medical office. A referral scheduling algorithm can be a useful tool in the hands of a primary provider. Primary ... -
An analysis of secular alternatives to religion
(International Journal of Applied Sociology, 2012)Secular alternatives are not Religions in themselves, but they are presented as ideas or ideologies or lies to which man can commit himself so deepy & unreservedly that they replace religion in him. A person can opt for ... -
An analysis of socio demographic and agronomic factors associated with adoption of improved mango varieties among small scale farmers in Alego Usonga sub-county
(Journal of Biodiversity and Environmental Sciences, 2016-12)The adoption of improved mango in Alego Usonga was still low covering an area of 12 Ha out of 47800 Ha of the arable land constituting only 0.025 %. The objective of this study was to determine the agronomic and demographic ... -
Analysis of spatial variations of Agricultural land use intensity and land degradation in different physiographic regions
(2013-05-01)This article looks at spatial variations and the relationship between land degradation and agricultural land use intensity in Nyakach District, Kenya. The main objective was to determine spatial variations and the relationship ... -
An analysis on dropout levels of public secondary schools in Kericho district in relation to selected school characteristics
(International Education Studies, 2013-07)The Education Sector in Kenya and other parts of the world has faced many challenges particularly dropouts, which is an indicator of low internal efficiency during the past two decades. This study sought to determine and ... -
Analytic solution of a nonlinear black-scholes partial differential equation
(Academic Publications, 5/10/2010)We study a nonlinear Black-Scholes partial differential equation whose nonlinearity is as a result of a feedback effect. This is an illiquid market effect arising from transaction costs. An analytic solution to the nonlinear ... -
Ancient DNA Reveals a Multistep Spread of the First Herders into Sub-Saharan Africa
(American Association for the Advancement of Science, 2019-07-05)How food production first entered eastern Africa ~5000 years ago and the extent to which people moved with livestock is unclear. We present genome-wide data from 41 individuals associated with Later Stone Age, Pastoral ... -
Antibody Correlates of Protection from Clinical Plasmodium Falciparum Malaria in an Area of Low and Unstable Malaria Transmission
(The American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, 2020-12-02)Immune correlates of protection against clinical malaria are difficult to ascertain in low-transmission areas because of the limited number of malaria cases. We collected blood samples from 5,753 individuals in a Kenyan ... -
Antibody Profiles to P. falciparum Antigens over Time Characterize Acute and Long-Term Malaria Exposure in an Area of Low and Unstable Transmission
(The American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, 2020-12-02)Prevalence and levels of antibodies to multiple Plasmodium falciparum antigens show promise as tools for estimating malaria exposure. In a highland area of Kenya with unstable transmission, we assessed the presence and ... -
Antiretroviral (ARV) Drug Resistance and HIV-1 Subtypes among Injecting Drug Users in the Coastal Region of Kenya
(Hindawi- Advances in Virology, 2022-02-10)HIV-1 genetic diversity results into the development of widespread drug-resistant mutations (DRMs) for the first-line retroviral therapy. Nevertheless, few studies have investigated the relationship between DRMs and HIV-1 ... -
Application of Artificial Intelligence and Time Series Analysis On Structure and Trends Of Ex-Vessel Fish Value of Selected Species in Lake Victoria (Kenya)
(2022)A number of logistic, financial and administrative challenges make it difficult collect adequate and suitable data in order to apply classical fisheries management strategies. Consequently, the more data intensive classical ... -
An Application of Survival Analysis of Broilers in La Nyevu Poultry Farm in Kaloleni Sub- County
(Bulletin of Mathematics and Statistics Research, 2018)This research is about an application of survival analysis on broilers in laNyevu poultry farm in Kaloleni sub-county. Chapter one gives an insight into the introduction of the paper, chapter two discusses the methodology ... -
Application of Technology in Strengthening Collaboration in Research, Teaching and Learning for African Universities in the post COVID-19 Era
(World Journal of Innovative Research, 2020-09-03)The collaboration and sharing of teaching and technology among universities is increasingly perceived as a vehicle to improve quality in education and innovation through knowledge exchange. The discussion explores how ... -
Application of the conceptual metaphor theory in the analysis of word metaphors: A case of Wamitilas plays
(Scholars Middle East Publishers, 2017)Metaphors are an ambiguous and complex genre in Kiswahili Literature which slips into the forms of other literary genres and figurative language. This is potrayed in their definitions and manner of classification. Although ... -
Application of the vitality test on small languages: The case of Suba in Kenya
(2013)As yet, there is no conclusive framework with which the state of the world’s languages may be assessed, even when the literature features a strong constellation of the factors1 that underlie language loss or maintenance. ... -
Application of Three Parameter Generalized Beta I Distribution in Binomial Mixture
(Bulletin of Mathematics and Statistics Research, 2018)Two or more individual distributions can be mixed together to form a new distribution. According to Feller, this can be done using weights that sum up to unit. Also by considering a parameter which is a random variable ... -
Application of Water Quality Model QUAL2K to Model the Dispersion of Pollutants in River Ndarugu, Kenya
(2014-01)Ndarugu River, Kenya, during its course through the different agricultural and industrial areas of Gatundu, Gachororo and Juja farms, receives untreated industrial, domestic and agricultural waste of point source discharges ... -
Applying data mining principles in the extraction of digital evidence
(International Journal of Computer Science and Mobile Computing, 2018-03)Data mining in databases is part of the interdisciplinary field of knowledge discovery used for extracting patterns and relationships amongst the data sets from a data source. This paper focuses on mining data from a ...