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Deployment and Use of Mobile Technology to Control Malaria
(Journal of Information Technology & Software Engineering, 2019-05-10)
Malaria is a significant public health problem and impediment to socioeconomic development in the developing countries. According to World Health Organization (WHO) report, the number of malaria cases increased to 219 ...
Map-Based Functional Analysis of the GhNLP Genes Reveals Their Roles in Enhancing Tolerance to N-Deficiency in Cotton
(Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute, 2019-10-08)
Nitrogen is a key macronutrient needed by plants to boost their production, but the development of cotton genotypes through conventional approaches has hit a bottleneck due to the narrow genetic base of the elite cotton ...
Knockdown of Ghalba_4 and Ghalba_5 Proteins in Cotton Inhibits Root Growth and Increases Sensitivity to Drought and Salt Stresses
(Frontiers, 2019-10-15)
We found 33, 17, and 20 Alba genes in Gossypium hirsutum, Gossypium arboretum, and Gossypium raimondii, respectively. The Alba protein lengths ranged from 62 to 312 aa, the molecular weight (MW) from 7.003 to 34.55 kDa, ...
Economic Value of Non-Timber Forest Products Utilized by The Households Adjacent to the South Nandi Forest Reserve in Kenya
(Taylor & Francis Online, 2019-10-30)
Many rural dwellers in tropical regions depend on non-timber forest products (NTFPs) for their livelihood and income requirements. However, the link between the economic benefits of NTFPs and their resource base (including ...
Does Age Matter? Job Satisfaction Of Public Secondary School Teachers
(International Journal of Scientific Research, 2019-09-09)
Job satisfaction is a globally important factor in determining organizational climate and subsequent worker productivity. In Kenya, job dissatisfaction is a major concern as evidenced by teacher burnout and the strikes in ...
Effects of Mobile Money Transfer Operational Costs on Profitability of Medium and Small Enterprises in Oyugis Township, Homabay County, Kenya
(International Journal of Social Science and Economic Research, 2019-09-09)
Micro and Small Enterprises (MSE) are considered a vital engine in national growth it terms of employment and national income. As noted by Arianoff, (2010), MSEs is a source of employment as well as an instrument for poverty ...
Influence Extrovert Personality Trait on Mathematics Achievement among Secondary School Students in Kenya
(International Journal of Advanced and Multidisciplinary Social Science 2019, 2019)
The present study investigated the influence of extrovert personality trait on Mathematics achievement among secondary school students in Nyakach sub-county, Kenya. The study will be guided by Eysenck’s theory of Personality. ...
Influence of performance appraisal on service delivery in TVET institutions in Western region, Kenya
(International Journals of Multidisciplinary Research Academy, 2019-07-12)
Performance contracting was adopted in tertiary institutions as a tool for accountability and realization of service delivery when it first came into operational in the year2008. However, the Government continues to ...
A Study of Vowel Length in Olusuba.
(International Journal of English Language and Linguistics Research, 2019-05)
This article describes vowel length in Olusuba. The objective of this study is to
investigate sources of vowel length in Olusuba. Data for this study was collected from a secondary
source: Dholuo translation of Olusuba. ...
Influence of Occupational Accidents Moderated by Occupational Health and Safety Policy Regulations on Performance of Firms in Kenya
(Science Publishing Group, 2019-11-07)
Performance in firms is an intricate affair and remains a major agenda in the corporate world. Researches have been carried out about factors that inform performance of firms, however the extent to which occupational ...