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An evaluation of secondary school principals’ perception of learning resources in free secondary Education era in Kenya
(Net Journals, 2013-10)
This article reports on the findings from a quantitative research study on learning resources in Kenya’s secondary schools. The purpose of this study is to investigate the secondary school principals’ perception on the ...
Changes in forest soil properties in different successional stages in lower tropical China
(Plosone.org, 2013)
Background: Natural forest succession often affects soil physical and chemical properties. Selected physical and chemical soil properties were studied in an old-growth forest across a forest successional series in Dinghushan ...
Educational planning and practices in Kenya
(Research Publish Journals, 2013-12)
Education plays a key role in reducing poverty and enhancing life choices. Therefore, provision of widely spread education and training opportunities has been a long-standing objective of the Government of Kenya. Since ...
Functional convergence in water use of trees from different geographical regions: a meta-analysis
(Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg, 2013-06)
Functional convergence in water use of trees across species from diverse geographic locations was examined using data on tree water use parameters, with the intention of gaining an understanding on the capacity for water ...
Strategic human resource management practices and performance of sugar manufacturing firms in Western Kenya
(IJRSS, 2013-11)
The study used a cross-section descriptive survey design in which 8 human resource managers in 8 sugar manufacturing firms in Western Kenya were investigated. Strategic human resource management practices were based on the ...
Investigating tasks and teaching methods for adult Somali refugees at a London Esol centre
(Mediterranean Center of Social and Educational Research, 2013-09)
The influx of Somali refugees in the United Kingdom (UK) renders the country as the biggest host to one of the largest and longest established Somali communities in Europe. The fact that the refugees arrive in the UK with ...
Relationship between customer personality, service features and customer loyalty in the banking sector: A survey of banks in Homabay County, Kenya
(Center for Promoting Ideas, USA, 2013-08)
Marketing management research has advocated for the establishment of the relationship between service features and customer loyalty in order to improve customer retention and organization performance. Despite consumer ...
The Nexus between environmental knowledge and ecotourism attitude among the local youths in Co-educational Secondary Schools in Bondo Sub-County, Siaya County, Kenya
(International Journal of Business and Social Research, 2013)
Kenya’s pursuit to be among the top tourism destinations globally require strategic focus as envisaged in Kenya’s Vision 2030 and the Constitution of Kenya 2010. Ecotourism supports environmental conservation as well as ...
Small independent water providers: Their position in the regulatory framework for the supply of water in Kenya and Ethiopia
(Oxford University Press, 2013-11-22)
The Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) included a target to halve the proportion of people without sustainable access to safe drinking water by 2015—a right recognised as fundamental to human needs. Small independent water ...
The Plasmodium falciparum antigen MB2 induces interferon-γ and interleukin-10 responses in adults in malaria endemic areas of Western Kenya
(PMC, 2013)
Background:
MB2 is a novel Plasmodium falciparum antigen of unknown function expressed in pre-erythrocytic and blood stages of infection in the human host. Interferon-gamma (IFN-γ) and interleukin (IL)-10 responses to ...