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Challenges in leadership and management of church sponsored secondary schools in Kenya: Examining the relationship between principals and sponsors
(International Journal of Educational Research and Review, 2013-07)The Kenya’s Education Act 1968 and revised 1980 makes provision for the appointment of sponsors in school management and empowers them to participate in the management of schools or colleges that they sponsor. This article ... -
CHANGES IN RURAL SOCIETIES
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Characterisation of the vaginal microflora of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) positive and negative women in a sub-urban population of Kenya
(African Journal of Biotechnology, 2013-08-26)Lactobacilli predominate normal vaginal microflora and are important in maintenance of vaginal health. The current study set out to identify and compare culture isolates of vaginal microflora of human immunodeficiency ... -
Characterization of inner derivations induced by norm-attainable operators
(International Journal of Modern Science and Technology, 2018)In the present paper, results on characterization of inner derivations in Banach algebras are discussed.Some techniques are employed for derivations due to Mecheri, Hacene, Bounkhel and Anderson. Let H be an infinite ... -
Characterization of norm inequalities for elementary operators
(International Journal of Modern Science and Technology, 2017)Studies on the norms of the elementary operators on JB* -algebras Prime C * -algebras, Calkin algebras and standard operator algebras has been considered. In this paper, we characterize norm inequalities for Jordan elementary ... -
Climate change and the abundance of edible insects in the Lake Victoria region
(Academic Journals, 2010-07)Global warming is adversely affecting the earth’s climate and its profound effects are virtually on all ecosystem. Every living animal will be affected in one way or another by climatic changes and insects being an integral ... -
COMPARATIVE ANIMAL PHYSIOLOGY
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Comparative evaluation of three PCR base diagnostic assays for the detection of pathogenic trypanosomes in cattle blood
(Creative commons attribution, 2008-12)Currently, several PCR based diagnostic assays have been developed to improve the detection of pathogenic trypanosomes. These tests include use of species specific primers, single and nested PCRs' based on primers amplifying ... -
Comparative study of aminosidine, etophamide and nimorazole, alone or in combination, in the treatment of intestinal amoebiasis in Kenya.
(NCBI, 1990)417 patients suffering from intestinal amoebiasis were randomly allocated to 6 different treatment groups in a controlled study in 3 District Hospitals in Kenya. The patients received either aminosidine (A), etophamide ... -
Competitive and complimentary effects of Artemisia ( Artemisia annua L.) on Maize ( Zea mays L . ) intercrops in a sub - humid ecozone of Western Kenya
(Ministry of Agriculture, Vihiga County, K enya, 2013-09)An agroforestry (AF) study at Maseno, Western Kenya investigated some component interactions in a shrub-based inter cropping system of artemisia (Artemisia annua L.) and maize (Zea MaysL.) for two consecutive rainfed ... -
Consumption, indigeneous knowledge and cultural values of the lakefly species within the Lake Victoria region
(African Journal of Environmental Science and Technology, 2008-10)Of the edible insects, lakeflies (Chaoborus and Chironomus sp) are least documented as items of human consumption. They are eaten by the Luo communities living within the Lake Victoria basin. The purpose of this study was ... -
Curriculum Studies
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Distance Effects on Diversity and Abundance of the Flower Visitors of Ocimum kilimandscharicum in the Kakamega Forest Ecosystem
(Hindawi International Journal of Biodiversity, 2018-08-28)Pollination is an important ecosystem service in the maintenance of biodiversity and most importantly in food production. Pollination is on the decline due to habitat loss, exotic species invasions, pollution, overharvesting, ... -
Does age matter? Job satisfaction of public secondary school teachers.
(International Journal of Scientific Research, 2018-09)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 ... -
Ecological niche modelling of Rift Valley fever virus vectors in Baringo, Kenya
(Taylor and Francis Online, 2017)Background: Rift Valley fever (RVF) is a vector-borne zoonotic disease that has an impact on human health and animal productivity. Here, we explore the use of vector presence modelling to predict the distribution of RVF ... -
ECOPHYSIOLOGY
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Educational Administration & Management
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Educational Administration and Management
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Educational Media and Resources
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The effect of library staff attitude to work on the use of information services in public university libraries in Kenya
(Asia Pacific Journal of Education, Arts and Sciences, 2015-10-04)The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of library staff attitude to work on use of information services in public university libraries in Kenya with a view to establishing the extent to which it impacts on ...