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Enhancing response farming for improved strategic and tactical agronomic management of risks of seasonal rainfall variability
(AJOL, 2014)Seasonal rainfall variability, particularly the uncertainty with respect to the direction and extent that variability will assume in a given season, forms the greatest source of risk to crop production in semi-arid areas ... -
Enhancing Soil Physical and Hydraulic Properties on Humic Nitisols Using Residue Mulch and Tillage in Kirege, Tharaka-Nithi
(University of Embu, 2017)Tillage and residue mulch alter the structure and composition of soil consequently influencing important soil physical and hydraulic processes such as soil water content and nutrient availability. This study therefore aimed ... -
Enhancing Soybean Production, Economics and adoption among Smallholder Farmers in the Central Highlands of Kenya
(University of Embu, 2019-08)Current demand for soybean in Kenya is higher than production. The deficit which is over 95% is filled through importation from neighboring countries. Despite the high demand, adoption and production is low (0.56 to 1.1 t ... -
Entrepreneurship as Facilitator for Sustainable Development? Editorial for the Special Issue “Advances in Sustainable EntrepreneurshipEntrepreneurship as Facilitator for Sustainable Development? Editorial for the Special Issue “Advances in Sustainable Entrepreneurship"
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Environment and Philosophy: The Aesthetics and the Natural Environment
(Scientific Research, 2018-06)In this study, after initially identifying the field of Aesthetics and the concept of Aesthetically Remarkable (Beautiful), we are going to analyze the aesthetic categories, which constitute a basic element of Aesthetics, ... -
Environmental and Occupational Pollutants and Their Effects on Health among Brick Kiln Workers
(Scientific Research, 2016-12)The ever expanding traditional brick industry in Nepal is a labour intensive, low technology activity found in the Kathmandu Valley and Terai regions of Nepal. While environmental pollutants associated with brick making ... -
Environmental factors influencing structure and distribution of east African green heart (Warburgia ugandensis Sprague) in Mt. Kenya Forest
(Academic Journals, 2014-06)Effects from past climate, natural disturbances and human activities are significantly impacting negatively on current day processes in tropical indigenous trees forests. Most of the indigenous trees mostly hard woods have ... -
Enzyme and Antimicrobial Producing Actinomycetes from Termite Mounds at the University of Embu Farm
(University of Embu, 2019)This study explores for enzyme and antimicrobial producing Actinomycetes from termite mounds at the University of Embu farm. Actinomycetes from soil samples were isolated by spread plate technique on Actinomycete Isolation ... -
Epidemiology and Pathophysiology of Acquired Heart Failures Amenable to Surgical Interventions in the Sub-Saharan Africa
(Scientific Research, 2014-07)Heart failure (HF) is an important cause of morbidity and mortality in sub-Saharan Africa and indeed worldwide. The management of this condition has largely been thought to be within the domain of the Physician with the ... -
Epidemiology of Foot and Mouth Disease, Brucellosis and Leptospirosis at the Livestock Wildlife Interface Area in Maasai Mara, Kenya
(University of Embu, 2020-10)Intact ecosystems can regulate the transmission of infectious diseases by maintaining the diversity of species in equilibrium. However, human driven land use change is a major driver of environmental change and can affect ... -
Equilibrium Studies For Adsorption of Cadmium Ions Using Treated Maize Stalk Charcoal
(University of Embu, 2019)Discharge of toxic heavy metals into the environment as industrial waste causes extensive soil and water pollution. The associated risk of pollution of heavy metals has increased over the recent years to a great extent. ... -
Equilibrium Studies For Adsorption of Cadmium Ions Using Treated Maize Stalk Charcoal
(University of Embu, 2019)Discharge of toxic heavy metals into the environment as industrial waste causes extensive soil and water pollution. The associated risk of pollution of heavy metals has increased over the recent years to a great extent. ... -
Equilibrium Studies For Adsorption Of Pb2+ Ions From Aqueous Solution Using Activated Maize Stalk Charcoal
(University of Embu, 2019)Over the past years the world has experienced an increasing environmental problem due to the contamination of water bodies and the ecosystem by discharge of toxic heavy metals. Heavy metals are non-biodegradable pollutants ... -
Equilibrium Studies for Adsorption of Zn2+ on to Acid Treated Kikuyu Grass Pennisetum Clandestinum Biomass
(2016-04)The feasibility of using Pennisetum clandestinum biomass as low-cost adsorbent for the removal of Zn2+ was investigated in batch studies. The Freundlich, Langmuir,Dubinin Raduskevich and Temkin adsorption isotherms were ... -
Equilibrium Studies For The Adsorption Of Cd (Ii) Using Treated Maize Stalk Biochar
(University of Embu, 2019)The release of overwhelming metals into nature has turned into a matter of concern in Kenya over the last few years. These pollutants are introduced into the environment significantly as a result of various industrial ... -
Equity financing and financial performance of small and medium enterprises in Embu Town, Kenya.
(2017-05)Capital structure comprise of a mix of debt and equity. Managers used various combinations of debt and equity that increases the net worth of business at the same time reduces the cost of obtaining finance. Financial ... -
Error Resilient IPTV for an IEEE 802.16e Channel
(Scientific Research Publishing, 2011-04)Data-partitioning of IPTV video streams is a way of providing graceful quality degradation in a form that will work in good and difficult wireless channel conditions, as experienced by mobile devices. This paper’s proposal ... -
Errors in Surgical Site Identification during Cutaneous Surgery for Skin Cancer: Review and Recommendations
(Scientific Research, 2015-07)Surgical error due to incorrect identification of the surgical site has been known to occur right from the beginning of surgical practice through the ages. However, increasing awareness, preventative efforts and risks ... -
Estimated numerical results for the deterministic model of the under five years pneumonia in Kenya
(2016)In this paper the numerical results are estimated for childhood pneumonia deterministic model, using Kenyan data. The estimates of data and parameters from Kenya Health information system, ministry of Health of Kenya and ... -
Estimating a Falsified Model
(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 ...