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Gender and environmental knowledge in natural resources management in Kisumu County, Kenya
(JOOUST, 2015-06-24)
Environmental knowledge acquired by local communities over time as they interact with the environment is a vital asset in environmental conservation. However, few studies have been conducted to examine the local knowledge ...
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 ...
Analysis of fully homomorphic encryption schemes in enhancing data security in cloud computation
(2015-06-24)
Cloud computing is an emerging technological paradigm in the field of digital resource management where such in cloud environment, it involves processing critical data hosted under preferred deployment model. A computational ...
The case of pandemic cancer in Kenya: a preventive and corrective measure model
(JOOUST, 2015-06-24)
Cancer is a global pandemic. According to the World Health Organization (WHO) the number of new cases will rise by about 70% over the next two decades yet this can be prevented. In Kenya, cancer is now rated third among ...
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 ...
Genetic and symbiotic characterization of root nodule symbionts of Bambara groundnuts (vigna subterranea l. verdc) and soybeans (glycine max l. merr) from selected sites in lake Victoria basin, western Kenya.
(JOOUST, 2015-06-24)
Low soil nitrogen (N) is the most limiting soil factor for sustainable high crop yields in smallholder farming systems in East Africa. Inorganic fertilizers are rarely used due to high costs and inaccessibility. Judicious ...
Beyond research and teaching: the role of higher public educational institutions in management of forests in the era of climate change
(JOOUST, 2015-06-24)
Climate change is one of the most important long-term environmental issues of out time and requires both mitigation and adaptation. Interventions in forest establishment and management are some of the proven mechanisms for ...
A culture dependant biodiversity study of extreme haloalkaliphilic bacteria from Magadi soda Lake Kenya
(JOOUST, 2015-06-24)
The present study that aimed at studying the microbial ecology of Lake Magadi, isolated 37 isolates from Lake Magadi using mineral and carbon rich media types. They were characterized bycultural, biochemical and molecular ...
Government spending in agriculture and financing and private investment in Kenya: 1970-2012
(JOOUST, 2015-06-24)
The need for efficient utilization of public resources has been the focus of government expenditure policy. The problem is with regard to where such expenditures can generate maximum benefit to the economy andhow to finance ...
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
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