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Staff Profile: Dr. Milcah Njoki Nyaga
(2016)BED (University of Nairobi), BA (Caribbean College), MED (Kenyatta University), PHD (Kenyatta University). Has more than 20 years teaching experience. -
Staff Profile: Prof. Paul Njiruh Nthakanio
(University of Embu, 2016)Dr Paul Njiruh Nthakanio is the Registrar in charge of Planning, Administration and Finance. He joined University of Embu in year 2013 where he served as Chairman of the Department of Agricultural Resource Management (ARM) ... -
Staff Profile:Abdi Zeila
(2016)Abdi Zeila, a tutorial fellow at University of Embu, aged 35 years, is an environmental scientist with nine years’ experience in environment and development, specializing in climate change practice and policy, adaptation, ... -
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Inoculated Soybean Yields Response to Nitrogen and Phosphorus Application
(SCIENCEDOMAIN international, 2016)Inherent low soil nitrogen (N) and phosphorus (P) is one of the major hindrances of increased soybean productivity in Malawian soils. Although, inoculation of legumes with rhizobia, has been advocated for decades as a ... -
Food coping strategies in northern Ghana. A socio‑spatial analysis along the urban–rural continuum
(BioMed Central, 2016)Background: Food insecurity is a worrying challenge worldwide, with sub-Sahara Africa most affected. Literature reveals that in developing countries, food insecurity is a largely ‘‘managed process’’, meaning people are ... -
Access to livelihood capitals and propensity for entrepreneurship amongst rice farmers in Ghana
(BioMed Central, 2016)Background: This paper examines rice farmers’ access to livelihood capitals (natural, financial, physical, social and human) and the relationship and propensity for entrepreneurship capacities amongst rice farmers in the ... -
The effect of weakened resilience on food insecurity in protracted crisis: the case of South Sudan
(BioMed Central, 2016)Background: This study aims to determine predictors of food insecurity in a typical setting where resilience of population is weakened as a result of protracted crises. South Sudan is used as a case study. The rationale ... -
Economics of beekeeping as pollination management practices adopted by farmers in Chitwan district of Nepal
(BioMed Central, 2016)Background: When the natural pollinator’s declines, beekeeping can contribute to the pollination services, assuring crop yields, and can also be used to strengthen the livelihoods through commercialization to increase ... -
Staff Profile: Kikete Wabuya
(2016)Tutorial Fellow, University of Embu. Teaching Undergraduate students, the following units: Complex Analysis, Measure theory, Introduction to Algebra, Algebra I and Algebra II. -
Values of Caring and Knowing: A case of Malaria
(2016)Health care is a universal right for all human beings; individuals or families or communities. Care is a universal need for all humans. The relationship between caring and knowing is complex and involves ... -
Mid-Life Challenges and Work Performance of Secondary School Teachers in Embu Municipality.
(2016)Mid-life is that period of life approximately thirty-five years to fifty- five years. The teacher may experience challenges in internal and external aging, health problems, menopause, climacteric and marriage conflicts due ... -
Staff Profile: Gitonga Njeru Samuel
(E.U.C., 2016)An Assistant Lecturer in Marketing in the Department of Economics and Business having attained a Bachelor of Education (Arts) degree (2003) and a Master’s Degree in Business Administration (Marketing) – 2005 both from ... -
Contributions of Selected Family Factors to Drug Abuse Among Adolescents in Secondary Schools in Manyatta Sub-county, Embu County, Kenya
(Science Publishing Group, 2016)The aim of this research is to investigate the contributions of selected family factors to drug abuse among adolescents in Kenyan secondary schools. To achieve this, the study sought to ... -
Determinants of Contraceptive Uptake among Youths Aged 18-25 Years in Nakuru County
(2016)Introduction Globally, there are over 1.8 billion young people and nearly 90 percent of whom live in developing countries. The age-range 18 to 24 is a period when most people begin to actively explore their sexuality ... -
Nurse Staffing and Workload Drivers in Small Rural Hospitals: An Imperative for Evidence
(2016)Purpose: The aim of this study was to explore staffing issues and the workload drivers influencing nursing activities in designated small rural hospitals of Western Australia. A problem for small rural hospitals is an ... -
Factors Contributing To Abortions among Youths Aged 18 -25 in Rift Valley Provincial General Hospital Nakuru
(2016)Background Worldwide, unsafe abortion persists as a serious and continuing public health challenge (WHO, 2011). Unsafe abortion mainly endangers women in developing countries where it is highly restricted by law and ... -
Implementation of Nursing Process among Nurses Working In In-Patients Wards in Rift Valley Provincial General Hospital, Nakuru County, Kenya
(2016)BACKGROUND The nursing process has been described as a theory of how nurses organize the care of individuals, families and communities and implement this using a nursing care plan (NCP). The extent of implementation of ... -
The Role of Entrepreneurship in Economic Development in Saudi Arabia
(OMICS Group, 2016)One of the key objectives of modern economics is to determine factors that influence the economic development. This paper, therefore, seeks to discuss entrepreneurship as one of the factors that influence the economy of ... -
Analyses of word-of-mouth communication and Its effect on students’ university preferences
(Elsevier, 2016-01)Word-of-mouth is totally formed by satisfaction of customer and transparent communication based methods. The power and meaning of word-of-mouth is relevant to speaker’s relationship with the product or service, satisfaction ...