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Diversity, distribution and abundance of potential rift valley fever vectors in Baringo County, Kenya
(IJMR, 2017)
Abstract Rift Valley fever (RVF) is a zoonotic disease that occurs sporadically in form of outbreaks and is transmitted by diverse mosquito species in different geographic regions. Knowledge on diversity, distribution and ...
Influence of service quality on performance of hotel industry in Busia town, Kenya
(International Journal of Industrial Engineering, 2017-07-08)
Over the last decade, strategy as practice has generated a substantial knowledge about different aspects, forms and implications of strategizing activities and practices. This study focused mainly on this components and ...
Acceptability of biscuits containing 10% cricket (Acheta domesticus) compared to milk biscuits among 5-10-year-old Kenyan schoolchildren
(Wageningen Academic, 2017)
Children in Kenya are at risk of undernutrition. Milk powder is the ‘golden standard’ in products to prevent undernutrition but is expensive and cannot be produced locally. House crickets (Acheta domesticus) are rich in ...
Analysis of factors influencing sustainable adoption of improved maize technologies among smallholder farmers in Ugenya sub-county, Kenya
(2017-02)
Most smallholder farmers who account for more than 70% of the maize produced in Kenya are perpetually food insecure and stuck below poverty level. Sustained maize yield increase largely depends on long term adoption of ...
Effects of housing on growth performance of common house cricket (Acheta domesticus) and field cricket (Gryllus bimaculatus)
(Journal of Entomology and Zoology Studies, 2017-08-16)
Cricket rearing is emerging as an important component of animal food. However, suitable housing for medium and large - scale production still presents a major challenge. This study sought to investigate the effect of housing ...
Evaluation of TCP congestion control modus operandi in mesh networks
(International Journal of Computer Networks and Applications, 2017-01)
Abstract – In mesh networks, the sender machine is connected to the receiver machine via multiple paths. Efficient transmissions along these paths require proper link choice so as to quickly deliver the packets the ...
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 ...
Factors affecting integrated financial management information system application in Kenyan public sector
(Journal of Scientific and Engineering Research, 2017)
The research aimed at assessing the factors affecting Integrated Financial Management Information system application in Kenyan public sector. There has been a very little improvement in financial management in Kenyan public ...
Community perceptions and attitudes on malaria case management and the role of community health workers
(Springer Nature, 2017-07-04)
Background
Community Case Management of malaria (CCMm) is one of the new approaches adopted by the World Health Organization for malaria endemic countries to reduce the burden of malaria for vulnerable populations. It is ...
Gender biases against women in labor division in Kenya’s Ministry of Education
(American Journal of Sociological Research, 2017)
Abstract The study investigated gender biases against women in labor division in Kenya’s Ministry of Education. The research study was guided by the African feminism as a theoretical frame work. The concurrent triangulation ...