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    • Foreign direct investment, institutional quality and economic growth in Kenya 

      Meah, Daudi O.; Onono, Perez A.; Ocharo, Kennedy N. (2016-07)
      The study was done to investigate the effect of FDI on economic growth in Kenya, to determine the influence of institutional quality on the effect of FDI on economic growth, and to determine the effects of structural ...

    • The 'Cake on the plate' syndrome ... and how specialist tansy aphids avoid extinction by hungry predators and parasitoids: insights from the use of polymorphic microsatellite markers 

      Nyabuga, Franklin N.; Loxdale, Hugh D.; Weisser, Wolfgang W. (2016-07)
      It was initially shown from 12.2 m high suction trap aerial density data and later confirmed using polymorphic molecular markers (initially allozymes, later high resolution DNA markers, especially microsatellites), that ...

    • Staff Profile: Dr. Franklin N. Nyabuga 

      Nyabuga, Franklin N. (2016-07)
      Holds a PhD from Friedrich-Schiller University in Jena - Germany, a Master in Crop protection and Bachelor of Science (Agriculture Education and Extension) both from Egerton University, Njoro. For both Masters and PhD ...

    • Food algae for Lesser Flamingos: a stocktaking 

      Krienitz, Lothar; Krienitz, Doris; Dadheech, Pawan K.; Hübener, Thomas; Kotut, Kiplagat; Luo, Wei; Teubner, Katrin; Versfeld, Wilferd D. (Springer, 2016-07)
      Lesser Flamingo, the flagship species of saline wetlands of Africa and India, is a specialised feeder subsisting on microscopic cyanobacteria and algae. To establish the relationship between flamingo occurrence and food ...

    • TELECOMMUTING MODEL FOR SMALL AND MEDIUM ENTERPRISES (SMES) IN KENYA 

      Gakii, Consolata; Mwangi, Waweru; Okeyo, George (2016-07)
      The aim of this study was to use adaptive structuration theory as a tool to come up with Telecommuting model that can be adopted by SMEs in Kenya. A survey was done to understand the extent of telecommuting and the ...

    • The Aesthetic Function Of The Calypso Style In V.S. Naipaul’s Collection Of Sketches, Miguel Street 

      Weche, Michael O.; Kagwira, Stella P. (2016-07)
      The study is based on the assumption that literary style is paramount to literary communication and the meaning we derive out of a work of literature. Literary meaning cannot therefore be divorced from literary style. ...

    • Isolation and characterization of some gut microbial symbionts from fungus-cultivating termites (Macrotermes and Odontotermes spp.) 

      Muwawa, Edith M.; Budambula, Nancy; Osiemo, Zipporah L.; Boga, Hamadi I.; Makonde, Huxley M. (Academic Journals, 2016-07)
      Microbiota of termites is crucial for nitrogen cycle activities and degradation of recalcitrant components of plant biomass that influence soil structure and carbon mineralization in tropical and subtropical regions. The ...

    • Address Resolution Protocol (ARP): Spoofing Attack and Proposed Defense 

      Al Sukkar, Ghazi; Saifan, Ramzi; Khwaldeh, Sufian; Maqableh, Mahmoud; Jafar, Iyad (Scientific Research Publishing, 2016-07)
      Networks have become an integral part of today’s world. The ease of deployment, low-cost and high data rates have contributed significantly to their popularity. There are many protocols that are tailored to ease the process ...

    • Cancer Risk Due to the Natural Radioactivity in Cigarette Tobacco 

      Ridha, Ali A.; Hasan, Hasan A. (Scientific Research Publishing, 2016-07)
      Thirty-one samples of cigarettes have been collected from local markets of different types of origins. The samples were selected according to a survey distributed to smokers by paper and digital survey to see the most ...

    • Measurement of the Potassium Content of Different Food Samples with High Purity Germanium Detectors 

      Abt, Iris; Garbini, Lucia; Schulz, Oliver (Scientific Research Publishing, 2016-07)
      Measurements of the potassium content of samples of food, performed with High Purity Germanium detectors, are presented in this paper. The potassium content was measured by identifying the 1460 keV photons produced in the ...

    • Studying Different Etching Methods Using CR-39 Nuclear Track Detector 

      Kadhum, Nada F.; Jebur, Layth A.; Ridha, Ali A. (Scientific Research Publishing, 2016-07)
      In this research we try to investigate the optimum etching time for the tracks originate in (CR-39) solid state nuclear track detector after irradiated with alpha source (241Am) using three different etching techniques: ...

    • Mobile Ad-Hoc Networks Applications and Its Challenges 

      Raza, Naeem; Aftab, Muhammad U.; Akbar, Muhammad Q.; Ashraf, Omair; Irfan, Muhammad (Scientific Research Publishing, 2016-07)
      Mobile Ad-Hoc Network (MANET) is an infrastructure less wireless network of autonomous collection of mobile nodes (Smart phones, Laptops, iPads, PDAs etc.). Network is self-configured to reconstruct its topology and routing ...

    • Estimating a Falsified Model 

      Buck, Andrew J.; Lady, George M. (Scientific Research Publishing, 2016-07)
      It is common econometric practice to propose a system of equations, termed the “structure,” estimate each endogenous variable in the structure via a linear regression with all of the exogenous variables as arguments, and ...

    • The Combining Confidence Distribution Method to the Behrens-Fisher Problem 

      Tao, Wenyong; Ye, Wanzhou (Scientific Research Publishing, 2016-07)
      Based on the Confidence Distribution method to the Behrens-Fisher problem, we consider two approaches of combining Confidence Distributions: P Combination and AN Combination to solve the Behrens-Fisher problem. Firstly, ...

    • Super-Enhancement and Control of Amh Expression 

      Dresser, David W. (Scientific Research Publishing, 2016-07)
      In previous work it was shown that mutation of site 1 in the downstream enhancer sequence (DE) led to ablation of enhancement. Mutation of the Wilms tumour factor element (Wt), situated in the Amh promoter between the tata ...

    • Relevant Facts from Aerosol Measles Vaccine Studies 

      Jorge, Fernández de Castro; Garcia-Garcia, M. L.; Diaz-Ortega, Jose L.; Castaneda, Deyanira (Scientific Research, 2016-08)
      Most of the facts regarding measles aerosol vaccination have been quite thoroughly dealt with in the book by S. Plotkin, Mass Vaccination: Global Aspects—Progress and Obstacles (2006 Ed) [1]. However, there are some ...

    • Performance Evaluation of Proximal Sensors for Soil Assessment in Smallholder Farms in Embu County, Kenya 

      Piikki, Kristin; Söderström, Mats; Eriksson, Jan; Muturi, Jamleck; Muthee, Patrick I.; Wetterlind, Johanna; Lund, Eric (MDPI, 2016-08)
      Four proximal soil sensors were tested at four smallholder farms in Embu County, Kenya: a portable X-ray fluorescence sensor (PXRF), a mobile phone application for soil color determination by photography, a dual-depth ...

    • Staff Profile - Mrs. Mutinda Jostine 

      Mutinda, Jostine (2016-08)

    • A Self-Learning Diagnosis Algorithm Based on Data Clustering 

      Tretyakov, Dmitry (Scientific Research Publishing, 2016-08)
      The article describes an approach to building a self-learning diagnostic algorithm. The self-learning algorithm creates models of the object under consideration. The models are formed periodically through a certain time ...

    • Motion Planning System for Bin Picking Using 3-D Point Cloud 

      Hikizu, Masatoshi; Mikami, Shu; Seki, Hiroaki (Scientific Research Publishing, 2016-08)
      In this paper, we propose a motion planning system for bin picking using 3-D point cloud. The situation that the objects are put miscellaneously like the inside in a house is assumed. In the home, the equipment which makes ...