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The Effects of Communication Efficacy on Information-Seeking Following Events That Increase Uncertainty: A Cross-Lagged Panel Analysis
(Published Online, 2012-05)This study examined how past information-seeking experience influences individuals’ information-seeking decision process following an event that increases uncertainty in close relationships. To examine this issue, a two-wave, ... -
Effects of Corporate Social Responsibility in the Financial Performance of Commercial Banks in Embu County
(University of Embu, 2019)The objective of the study was to determine the effects of corporate social responsibility on the financial performance of commercial banks in Embu County.CSR activities are mainly carried out by the corporation with the ... -
Effects of Cow Manure on Growth and Yields of Baby Carrots
(University of Embu, 2019)Baby carrot (Daucus carota L.) is an essential root vegetable commonly used because it is the best source of carotene; a precursor of Vitamin A. Continuous cultivation of farms has led to decline in soil fertility due ... -
Effects of Culture Conditions on Growth of Kefir Grains using Milk for Nutrition and Health: An Application of Response Surface Methodoly with Box-behnken Design
(IISTE, 2018)This combined process was successfully modeled by response surface methodology method with a Box– Behnken design. In this work, Box-Behnken Design of response surface methodology was used to investigate the effects of ... -
Effects of Debt Recovery Techniques on Performance of Small and Medium Enterprises in Embu Town
(University of Embu, 2020)The purpose of this research was to examine the effect of debt recovery techniques on financial performance of SMEs. The study objectives were to examine the effect of account transactions, guarantors and the effect of ... -
Effects of Diammonium Phosphate, Mavuno Fertilizers and Cattle Manure on Common Bean Yield
(University of Embu, 2018)Common bean (Phaseolus vulgaris) is an important legume in the Sub Saharan Africa region and plays an important role in human nutrition and market economies. The crop is rich in proteins, calories and vegetables. Bean ... -
Effects of Different Nitrogen Rates on Growth and Yield of Kales (Brassica oleraceae var acephala)
(University of Embu, 2019)Kales (Brassica oleraceae var acephala) are leafy vegetables belonging to brassica oleraceae group acephala. Several varieties are currently grown in Kenya, they include marrow stem, and thousand headed, collards mfalme ... -
Effects of Different Potassium Stress on Leaf Photosynthesis and Chlorophyll Fluorescence in Maize (Zea Mays L.) at Seedling Stage
(Scientific Research, 2016-01)Leaf early senescence caused by nutrition deficiency is one of the major limitation reasons in the world crop production. Potassium (K) is one of important nutrient elements in crop growth, which modifies dozens of enzyme ... -
Effects of Different Rates of Nitrogenous Fertilizer Application on Aphid Infestation and Yields of Kales in Embu County
(University of Embu, 2019)Kale (Brassica oleraceae var acephala) is green leafy vegetable rich in vitamins and minerals. Management of nitrogen fertilizer has a direct effect on the aphid infestation of kales. Therefore, this research study has ... -
Effects of drought stress on some agronomic and bio-physiological traits of Trtiticum aestivum, Triticale, and Tritipyrum genotypes
(2018-05)Drought tolerance is a complex trait that involves different biochemical and physiological mechanisms in plants. It was the objective of the present study to evaluate the agronomic and biochemical responses of triticale, ... -
Effects of Electronic Tax Filing O Tax Compliance among Small and Medium Enterprises in Embu County, Kenya.
(University of Embu, 2019)Small and medium-sized enterprises have been shown to play a very critical role in the Kenyan economy due to the fact that they provide employment opportunities to millions of Kenyans. The following research thus analyzed ... -
The effects of exchange rate liberalization in Kenya on French beans exports
(Pak Publishing Group, 2014)The adoption of a floating exchange rate system in Kenya was an effort to make it more aligned to the market determined equilibrium rate. However, there is limited empirical evidence that success has since been achieved ... -
Effects of Exchange Rate Volatility on French Beans Exports in Kenya
(Springer, 2014-01)In Kenya, exports of French beans are one of the leading foreign exchange earners. Nevertheless, the economic impacts of exchange rate volatility on French beans exports in Kenya are unclear. This paper evaluates the ... -
Effects of Farmyard Manure on Growth and Performance of Solanum nigrum in Embu County
(University of Embu, 2019)African nightshade (Solanum nigrum) is among the many leafy vegetables that continue to be cultivated by Kenyan communities. The vegetable is rich in calcium, iron and vitamin A and C. Farmyard manure has multiple ... -
Effects of feeding frequency on growth performance and digestive enzyme activity of sex-reversed Nile tilapia, Oreochromis niloticus (Linnaeus, 1758)
(Elsevier, 2017-10)The effects were investigated of different feeding frequenciesdone meal at 0600 h, two meals (at either 0600 h and 1200 h or 0600 h and 1800 h) and three meals daily (at 0600 h, 1200 h and 1800 h)don the growth performance, ... -
Effects of female genital mutilation on physical, social and psychological health of the victims
(EuroSciCon, 2018-06)Female circumcision also known as female genital mutilation (FGM), involves none medical cutting or removal of some parts or the entire external female genitalia. FGM is known to cause physical health problems such as ... -
Effects of fertilization and concentrate feeding on water quality and growth performance of Nile tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus) grown in concrete tanks
(African Science Publications, 2020-10-05)An experiment was conducted to compare the effects of fertilizer application alone, concentrate feeding alone and combination of fertilization and feeding on water quality parameters and growth performance of sex-reversed ... -
The Effects of Financial Innovation on the Financial Performance of the Microfinance Institutions in Embu County, Kenya
(University of Embu, 2019)In many developing countries, MFTs play a very important role in their economy development they achieved this by, providing various types of financial products and financial services to the less fortunate, micro ... -
Effects of genetic and environmental factors and gene-environment interaction on expression variations of genes related to stroke in rat brain
(Scientific Research Publishing, 2011-07)To determine if genetic and environmental (dietary) factors and gene-environment interaction impact on the expression variation of genes related to stroke, we conducted microarray experiments using two homozygous rat strains ... -
The Effects of Herbivory on interactions of pollinators and flowers in Acacia SPP. (Fabaceae,mimosoideae) in Laikipia
(Kenyatta University, 2005)Acacia trees are among the most dominant tree species found in semi arid ecosystems with a vast geographical distribution throughout the savanna habitats. The trees are leguminous and have remarkable ability to fix nitrogen ...