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Gender and students’ perceptions of career aspirations in secondary schools
(MCSER-CEMAS-Sapienza University of Rome, 2012-11)
Enrolment in courses leading to certain careers like engineering, architecture and technology in Kenya, revealed that female students were under represented in these courses. Males dominated in most courses except in ...
The relationship between teacher supervision and quality of teaching in primary schools
(SAVAP International, 2012)
Kenya has made significant gains in reduction of illiteracy by increasing enrollment in primary schools’ in recent years. Literacy levels have increased considerably from 10 % in 1960 to 60% in 1998 for women and from 30 ...
Seed dispersal by Tana River mangabeys in fragmented gallery forests
(SciRes., 2012)
Data collected on a free ranging group of Tana River mangabeys (Cercocebus galeritus) indicates that this endangered primate species, which has previously been regarded as a seed predator, plays an important role in seed ...
Effects of nitrogen deposition on soil organic carbon fractions in the subtropical forest ecosystems of S China
(2012)
Experiments were conducted between 2003 and 2008 to examine how N additions influence soil organic C (SOC) and its fractions in forests at different succession stages in the subtropical China. The succession stages included ...
Implications of service quality on customer loyalty in the banking sector. A survey of banks in Homabay County, Kenya
(Centre for Promoting Ideas, USA, 2012-11)
Marketing management research has advocated for the establishment of the determinants of customer loyalty to improve customer retention and performance. However, studies on the direct relationship between these determinants ...
Security and acceptance of web based marketing information system among microfinance banks in Nairobi region, Kenya
(HR mars, 2012)
Information system (IS) acceptance has been the subject of much research in the past two decades. Researchers have concentrated their efforts on identifying the conditions or factors that could facilitate the acceptance ...
Determinants of adoption of internet banking by trade finance customers in East Africa
(HR mars, 2012)
It is increasingly more interesting to the bank managers to understand what is important to customers when it comes to Internet banking, and especially banking conducted by the customers themselves. The purpose of this ...
Standardization and validation of a cytometric bead assay to assess antibodies to multiple Plasmodium falciparum recombinant antigens
(BioMed Central Ltd, 2012-12-21)
Background
Multiplex cytometric bead assay (CBA) have a number of advantages over ELISA for antibody testing, but little information is available on standardization and validation of antibody CBA to multiple Plasmodium ...
Manifestation of formal and informal code switching in Nairobi, Kenya
(SAVAP International, 2012)
This paper discusses Manifestations of Code Switching in Nairobi. The main objective is to examine the influence of Variables such as Formality and Informality of the conversation context in Code Switching and Code selection. ...
Evaluation of teacher factors associated with mathematics performance in primary schools in Kenya
(International Journal of Scientific Research in Education, 2012)
The focus of this study was to investigate teacher-related factors associated with performance in mathematics in public day primary schools in Nandi Central district, Kenya. Seventy-four (74) mathematics teachers participated ...