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Revisiting the Catalogue Cards in University Libraries in Nigeria
(Scientific Research, 2015-03)The card catalogues are neglected in the university libraries in Nigeria because of the introduction of OPAC (Online Public Access Catalogue) which is rarely seen in most of university libraries. After conducting a ... -
The rise of potentially toxin producing cyanobacteria in Lake Naivasha, Great African Rift Valley, Kenya
(Elsevier, 2013-07)Lake Naivasha, an important inland water ecosystem and a crucial freshwater resource in the Great African Rift Valley, has displayed clear signals of degradation in recent decades. We studied the phytoplankton composition ... -
Risk Assessment and Fraud Prevention in Banking Sector
(2020)The objective of the study was to assess the effect of risk assessment on fraud prevention in banking industry in Kenya. The study involved all banks in Kenya. Descriptive and correlational research designs were used in ... -
The Risk Factors of Intensive Care Unit Admittance during First Attack of Acute Pancreatitis
(Scientific Research, 2012-12)Background: A proportion of patients with acute pancreatitis develop severe organ dysfunction requiring admittance in an intensive care unit. Patient characteristics associated with ICU admittance were evaluated in this ... -
Risk Management Practices on the Financial Performance of Commercial Banks in Kenya
(University of Embu, 2020)In the world there are always signs of change which come up with various ways of doing business to achieve the outcomes, bankers are expected by their customers to provide them with loans and advances to make up any shortfall ... -
Risk-Based Internal Audit, Corporate Governance and Financial Performance of Deposit taking Cooperative Societies in Nairobi Metropolis, Kenya
(University of Embu, 2022-03)Through a risk-based internal audit (RBIA), companies can use internal audit capabilities to improve management and control of risks. It also improves the accountability and accuracy of financial statements. This study ... -
Risks to Financial Stability and Monetary Policy: Rules or Discretion?
(Scientific Research, 2017-06)We evaluate monetary policy which is conducted in a way that addresses financial stability as an explicit monetary policy objective using a simple game theoretic model analysing the strategic interaction between a central ... -
Risky Sexual Behavior and Its Determinants among Orphan and Vulnerable Children in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
(Scientific Research, 2016-12)Back Ground: Risky sexual behavior among orphans and vulnerable children and its associated physical, psychological and social consequences is becoming a major public health concern globally. Objectives: To assess the ... -
RNA Wave for the HIV Therapy: Foods, Stem Cells and the RNA Information Gene
(Scientific Research, 2013-06)The microRNA (miRNA) gene is small RNA molecule, approximate 20 nucleotides (nts) in length, and also the miRNA is information in a cell as well as the mobile genetic information; therefore, when only one kind of tumor ... -
Role of Arthropods in Maintaining Soil Fertility
(2013)In terms of species richness, arthropods may represent as much as 85% of the soil fauna. They comprise a large proportion of the meso- and macrofauna of the soil. Within the litter/soil system, five groups are chiefly ... -
Role of Cost Accounting in Pricing of Manufacturing Companies; Case Study Jumbo Nut Company
(University of Embu, 2019)The purpose ofthis study was to determine the role of cost accounting in pricing in manufacturing company. l The study also sought to inefestigate how manufacturing company uses their method on pricing their products. ... -
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 ... -
Role of forensic auditing in detection of fraud and enhancing accountability in embu county
(UoEm, 2024-01-30)The top management of many firms is finding it difficult to manage fraud in the twenty-first century. Most businesses worldwide refuse to acknowledge they are capable of deceit. According to studies, fraud can happen both ... -
The Role of Hole Traps in DNA
(2014-07)Two types of whole trap have been discussed for DNA. One type was introduced by Reynaud et al. (Jour. Am. Chem. Soc. 2013, 135, 3953) to account for the properties of whole conduction in an adeninethymine (AT) DNA. In their ... -
The Role of Indigenous Knowledge Systems in Enhancing Agricultural Productivity in Kenya
(2019)This paper gives an insight into the role of indigenous knowledge systems in improving agricultural productivity in Kenya. It examines how application of indigenous knowledge can help to scale up sustainable agricultural ... -
Role of Information and Communication Technology and Socio-Economic Factors on Marketing of Tomatoes among Smallholder Farmers in Kirinyaga County, Kenya
(University of Embu, 2021-09)Tomato is produced and consumed worldwide. In Kenya, tomato is used to generate income among rural people. Despite this, the sub-sector faces numerous challenges such as fluctuating market prices, postharvest losses and ... -
Role of Latent Local Technologies and Innovations to Catapult Development in Kenya
(Palgrave Macmillan, 2018)The domination of “colonization shadow” may have reduced the manifestation of young indigenous technologies and innovations that with minimal value addition could help local communities overcome many challenges. Rediscovery ... -
The Role of Seagrass Meadows in Gazi Bay, Kenya as Carbon Sinks
(Edinburgh Napier University, 2017-04)Ongoing work on the ‘blue carbon’ has established that vegetated coastal ecosystems – mangroves, seagrasses and tidal marshes – are exceptionally powerful natural carbon sinks. Hence, there are important applied arguments ... -
Role of Strategic Inventory Management on the Performance of Manufacturing Firms in Kenya: A Case of Diversey Eastern and Central Africa Limited
(University of Embu, 2019)Strategic inventory management is the systematic approach of identifying and solving the relevant stocking issues so as to achieve the targets and objectives set by management. Manufacturing firms face myriad of problems ... -
The Role of Sustainable Entrepreneurship in Sustainability Transitions: A Conceptual Synthesis against the Background of the Multi-Level Perspective
(MDPI AG - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute, 2015-11)This paper conceptually synthesizes prior studies on sustainable entrepreneurship against the background of the multi-level perspective.It thereby relates separate streams of literature on sustainable entrepreneurship, ...