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Effect of Beam Length and Braced Length on Moment-Rotation Behavior of Castellated Beams
(Scientific Research, 2013-09)The presence of web openings in castellated beams introduces different modes of failure at the perforated sections such as excessive stresses in tee-sections, excessive stresses in mid-depth of the web post, web-post ... -
Effect of Bt cotton expressing Cry1Ac and Cry2Ab2 protein on soil nematode community assemblages in Mwea, Kenya
(2013)Objective: The nematode community structure in soil cultivated with Bt cotton (containing Cry1Ac and Cry2Ab2 protein), isoline (non Bt cotton) and HART 89M (non Bt cotton) was evaluated in a field trial at Ndomba in the ... -
The Effect of Butternut Squash (Cucurbita moschata) on the Incomes of the Small-Holders in Suba District, Kenya
(2012)Butternut squash is an emerging economic crop in Kenya with ready market and high nutritional value. It was introduced to promote food security and enhance the incomes of the small-holder farmers in Suba district. However ... -
The Effect of Capital Structure on Profitability of Microfinance Institutions in Kenya
(University of Embu, 2019)The challenges faced by microfinance institutions in their capital structure satisfied the conduct of this study, which assessed the impact of capital structure on the profitability ofMFls in Kenya. 11 has closely examined ... -
Effect of Changes in Sea-Surface State on Statistical Characteristics of Sea Clutter with X-Band Radar
(Scientific Research Publishing, 2011-07)We have made observations of X-band radar sea clutter from the sea surface and sea-surface state in the Uraga Suido Traffic Route, which is used by ships entering and leaving Tokyo Bay, and the nearby Daini Kaiho Sea ... -
Effect of Climate Change on Small Scale Agricultural Production and Food Security in Kitui District, Kenya
(World Science and Research Publishing, 2014-10)Most of the world’s arid and semi-arid lands (ASALs) are found in the developing countries. These ASALs face many challenges some of which are as a result of the declining availability of water resources and increasing ... -
Effect of Corporate Environmental Disclosure on Financial Performance of Firms Listed at Nairobi Securities Exchange, Kenya.
(Science Publishing Group, 2016-08)Corporate environmental disclosure entails reporting on the impact of company activities on the natural environment such as waste management, recycling, carbon management, emission, pollution, wetland and wildlife conservation. ... -
Effect of Creative Accounting on Shareholders Wealth in Listed Public Companies in Kenya
(University of Embu, 2019)The purpose of this study is to determine the effect that creative accounting has on shareholders' wealth among companies listed on NSE. Creative accounting practices are attributed and treated to bad corporate governance. ... -
The Effect of Credit Information Sharing on Loan Performance in Commercial Banks in Nairobi County
(2015)Information remains a crucial input in the banking industry. Banks are confronted with asymmetric information problems because of borrowers' informational opacity. Banks overcome this problem by accumulating information ... -
The Effect of Credit Information Sharing on Loan Performance in Commercial Banks in Nairobi County.
(2015)Information remains a crucial input in the banking industry. Banks are confronted with asymmetric information problems because of borrowers' informational opacity. Banks overcome this problem by accumulating information ... -
The Effect of Credit Management Techniques on Financial Performance of Non-Deposit Taking Saccos in Nairobi
(University of Embu, 2019)The study will be aimed at assessing the influence of credit risk management on financial performance of non-deposit taking SACCOs in Nairobi. The study will be guided by this research objective. The study adopted ... -
Effect of Credit Portifolio Management on Financial Stability of Microfinance Institution in Embu, Kenya
(University of Embu, 2020)The importance of this research is to examine the effect of credit management on institutions stability of microfinance in Embu Kenya. It sought to find out the relationship between credit portfolio management of MFIs and ... -
Effect of Cultivar, Irrigation and Nitrogen Fertilization on Chickpea (Cicer arietinum L.) Productivity
(Scientific Research, 2015-10)A 2-year field study was conducted in northern Greece to investigate the effect of nitrogen fertilization and irrigation on productivity of three Greek chickpea varieties (“Amorgos” “Serifos”, “Andros”). Chickpea, grown ... -
Effect of cultivation on soil moisture content in University of Embu
(University of Embu, 2020)Soil moisture is one of the major components of soil fertility. It plays a key role in the growth of plants. A clear indication of soil water significance to plants. To achieve high farm productivity, plants will require ... -
Effect of Curvature of Tip and Convexity of Electrode on Localization of Particles
(Scientific Research, 2015-12)We investigate the effect of curvature of the tip and the convexity of an electrode on the localization of suspended particles under the combined effect of dielectrophoresis and AC electroosmosis through simulations using ... -
Effect of decomposition intensity of incorporated chickpea manure on stability and saturated hydraulic conductivity of a clay loam and clay soil
(Academic Journals, 2011-03-04)The role of organic matter (OM) in soil aggregation and saturated hydraulic conductivity (Ksat) has long been recognised but their depedence on the intensity of decay is less studied. The objective of this study was to ... -
Effect of Deformation during Stamping on Structure and Property Evolution in 3rd Generation AHSS
(Scientific Research, 2018-06)Over the past decade extensive development of advanced high strength steel (AHSS) was driven by the demand from the automotive industry for stronger materials that can enable lightweighting to meet increasing fuel ... -
Effect of dietary substitution of maize meal with finger millet meal on fat deposition on broiler meat
(African Journal of Biological Sciences, 2019-10-01)The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of a finger millet-based broiler feed on the meat quality of chicken. Proximate nutrient composition was analyzed on the finger millet meal and a feed formulated with ... -
Effect of Different Watering Regimes on Agromorphology of Selected Coffee Genotypes
(SCIENCEDOMAIN international, 2014-01-27)Aims: The aim of this study was to determine the effect of different watering regimes on selected coffee genotypes and to evaluate drought tolerance among selected coffee genotypes. The study also aimed at determining ... -
Effect of Different Weed Control Methods on the Yield of Common Bean
(University of Embu, 2018)Weeds are major biological constraint influencing bean production. Poor agronomic practices such as lack of effective weed control methods are the major cause of poor yields in beans Yield of dry bean can be reduced ...