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The role of assistive technologies on quality educational outcomes of student with visual impairment in Kisumu County, Kenya
(Journal Of Humanities And Social Science (IOSR-JHSS), 2015-03)
This study sought to establish the role of assistive technologies on quality educational outcomes of students with visual impairment in Kisumu County, Kenya. The study adopted a mixed methods research design. The target ...
Relationship between working capital management and profitability of small-size enterprises in Kisumu County, Kenya
(International Journal of Economics, Commerce and Management, 2015-11)
established by using Krejcie and Morgan’s table. Primary data was gathered by using semistructured
questionnaire administered personally by drop and pick technique. Data was
analyzed using descriptive statistics, the ...
Factors limiting female access to science related programmes in technical training institutions in Nyanza region, Kenya
(MCSER-Mediterranean Center of Social and Educational Research, 2015)
The low enrolment of female students in science related courses in tertiary institutions in Kenya has been in the public domain for some time and it is of concern to education policy makers. Women’s equal enrolment with ...
Influence of the working conditions of the support staff on their work performance in secondary schools in Rarieda Sub-County, Kenya
(MCSER Publishing, 2015-03)
Support staff plays a pivotal role in secondary schools by helping to reduce none teaching load on teachers. However, they do this under very difficult conditions such as low salaries and wages, work more than 8 hours a ...
Investigating design issues in mobile computer-mediated communication technologies
(Taylor & Francis, 2015)
Mobility is the new reality of business and stands to have a significant impact on the implementation of mobile computermediated communication (mCMC), such as mobile texting, mobile video, and mobile presence. Information ...
A longitudinal study of long-term change in contamination hazards and shallow well quality in two neighbourhoods of Kisumu, Kenya
(Environmental Research and Public Health, 2015-04-17)
Sub-Saharan Africa is experiencing rapid urbanisation and many urban residents use groundwater where piped supplies are intermittent or unavailable. This study aimed to investigate long-term changes in groundwater contamination ...
Effects implementation of the central bank of Kenya prudential guidelines on profitability of commercial banks in Kenya: a survey of commercial banks in Kisii county
(European Journal of Business and Management, 2015)
Digital media introduced to the market the quickest form of print content distribution man has ever seen; since its inception the print media industry is under several challenges. The current physical distribution efforts ...
High prevalence of Rickettsia africae variants in Amblyomma variegatum ticks from domestic mammals in rural Western Kenya: Implications for human health
(Mary Ann Liebert, Inc, 2015-10)
Tick-borne spotted fever group (SFG) rickettsioses are emerging human diseases caused by obligate intracellular Gram-negative bacteria of the genus Rickettsia. Despite being important causes of systemic febrile illnesses ...
Strong association between human and animal Brucella seropositivity in a linked study in Kenya, 2012–2013
(The American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, 2015)
Brucellosis is a common bacterial zoonotic infection but data on the prevalence among humans and animals is limited in Kenya. A cross-sectional survey was conducted in three counties practicing different livestock production ...
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, ...