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On norm preserving conditions for local automorphisms of commutative banach algebras
(JOOUST, 6/24/2015)The history of commutative algebra first appeared in 1890 by David Hilbert which was then followed by Banach spaces in 1924 since localization reduces many problems of geometric special case into commutative algebra problems ... -
On numerical radius attainability for normal self-adjoint operators
(JOOUST, 6/24/2015)The numerical range and numerical radius are very useful in studying linear operators acting on Hilbert spaces. The operators include normal, hyponormal, normaloid, transaloid, self-adjoint, subnormal, compact and unitary. ... -
On shift of mindset: the importance of change of mindset in helping students get better at getting better in mathematics
(JOOUST, 6/24/2015)That mathematics is important in enhancing creativity, innovativeness and technological development is undisputable. Kenya like any other African country is endowed with reach human resource yet lesscompetitive ... -
Orientation to E-Learning on Health Communication
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Perception of cervical cancer patients on their health related quality of life and palliative care needs in western Kenya
(JOOUST, 2015-06-24)Cervical cancer is the third most common female cancer worldwide and causes approximately 275,000 deaths annually worldwide, of which 88% occur in low income countries. In Kenya cervical cancer is the leading female cancer ... -
Policy implications to the socio-economic analysis of adoption determinants of new agricultural technologies in Kenya: the case of south western Kenya region
(2015-06-24)Effective agricultural development requires equal contributions from research, extension, and the farmer. Agrowing concern among agricultural development researchers is that the farmer has often been side lined withmany ... -
Policy issues in integrating indigenous knowledge in building community resilience to climate change risk
(JOOUST, 2015-06-24)Many African communities have used indigenous knowledge (IK) as a critical knowledge base and survival tool for adapting to extreme climate events and other natural hazards. IK may be defined as an ancient, communal, ... -
Policy Legislation for Insects as Food and Feed
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Proceedings of the second horticulture seminar on sustainable horticultural production in the tropics
(Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology, 2002-08)Participatory Rural Appraisal (PRA) method was used to identify seventeen Musa cultivars that were rated highly by the small-scale farmers in Kenya. The cultivars were studied alongside five reference cultivars of genomic ... -
Report from MicroResearch 2020 strategic planning meeting.
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Report on the Baseline Study of Technology Enabled Learning at Jaramogi Oginga Odinga University of Science and Technology
(Commonwealth of Learning, 2018)The report presents findings from three surveys: (i) A review of policy and infrastructure for TEL at JOOUST, (ii) Faculty survey of TEL, and (iii) Student survey of TEL. This survey sought to establish the readiness of ... -
The role of writing for undergraduates in science and technology
(JOOUST, 2015-06-24)Writing assists a young scientist to communicate effectively using science language and reasoning. It is an effective tool for learning as well as a tool to communicate ideas and writing for a variety of purposes and ... -
Small scale production of cricket and black soldier fly for sustainable food and feed
(JOOUST, 2015-06-24)It is estimated that by the year 2050, the world population will reach 9 billion. With the current global food insecurity, there is likelihood that the situation may worsen. The poster presentation illustrates the simple ... -
Socio-Economic and Technological Transfrormation of Fishing in Seme Sub-County, Kenya, 1895 To 2015
(JOOUST, 2020)Fishing by indigenous communities in Lake Victoria is a historical phenomenon located within the regions social, economic and political systems that exists today and in the past. However, it has been presented in most ... -
Socio-economic, environmental and institutional dimensions of micro-scale traditional gold mining in Vihiga county, Kenya
(JOOUST, 2015-06-24)The fact that Kenya is poorly endowed with precious minerals such as gold is not in dispute! However, insignificant quantities of gold exist in various parts of the county in general and western part of Kenya in particular. ... -
Status of phytoplankton community of Kisumu bay, Winam gulf, Lake Victoria, Kenya
(JOOUST, 2015-06-24)Lake Victoria has undergone remarkable and diverse ecological perturbations which are as a result of physical, chemical and biological processes, together with human activities that take place in the watershed area and ... -
A stochastic model of relationship between board demographics and firm diversification strategies in emerging markets: NSE, Kenya
(JOOUST, 2015-06-24)Several researches have been conducted examining or interrogating dividend policies, diversification strategies, and corporate governance in firms. Empirical studies have also shown that agency problem continue ... -
Strategies of African indigenous vegetables to cope with phosphorus deficient soils
(Albrecht Daniel Thaer-Institute of Agricultural and Horticultural Sciences (ADTI), 2016-09)Food production in smallholder farming systems of sub-Saharan Africa is often constrained by low soil contents of plant-available phosphorus (P). An option to increase food production is cultivation of species with high P ... -
Teaching methods and didactic materials used during music lessons in history and analysis of set works in Kenyan secondary schools
(International Society for Music Education, 2012-07-08)The Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education Examination (KCSE) in Music consists of Theory and Practical examinations. One of the subsections of the theory part is the history of composers and an analysis of selected works ...