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Foreign capital inflows and economic growth in Kenya
(2016-11)
Foreign Aid, Foreign Direct Investment and Remittances remain important and stable source of foreign capital
inflows to developing countries, as they bring in large amounts of foreign currency that help sustain the balance ...
Labour Diversity and Domestic Firm’s Productivity in Kenya
(2015-07)
This study attempted to empirically examine the effect of labour diversity on firm’s productivity in Kenya. To
achieve this objective primary data was collected from various firms. Thereafter analysis was done using
Feasible ...
Teaching learners with dysgraphia in primary schools in Embu - county, Kenya: implications for educational interventions
(2015-02)
The aim of this study was to identify challenges that teachers encounter in teaching Learners with
Dysgraphia in primary schools in Embu County. This was to find out teachers’ competency in
teaching learners with Dysgraphia, ...
Basic Capabilities Effect: Collective Management of Pastoral Resources in South Western Kenya.
(Elsevier, 2016-03)
Collective action, such as common resource user groups, has gained importance in the management of pastoral natural resources. This study aims at analyzing the effects of basic capabilities, among other factors, on households' ...
Using Scholarly Big Data in Assessing Contribution of National Expertise to Climate Change Knowledge; Case Study: Egypt
(Journal of Data Analysis and Information Processing,, 2018-07)
Scholarly documents are generated on daily basis in varied formats. Google
Scholar is one of the most popular open access web search engines that involves
metadata of massive volume of varied scholarly literature that ...
Student Social Identity and the University Image: A Case of Selected Public Universities in Kenya
(University of Embu, 2018-09)
University students identify themselves and are identified by others as members of
the social community within the university. The development of social identity is a
process enhanced by engagement with the various ...
Combined Effect of Silica Nanoparticles and Benzo[a]pyrene on Cell Cycle Arrest Induction and Apoptosis in Human Umbilical Vein Endothelial Cells
(MDPI, 2017-03)
Particulate matter (PM) such as ultrafine particulate matter (UFP) and the organic
compound pollutants such as polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon (PAH) are widespread in the
environment. UFP and PAH are present in the air, ...
Integration of community health workers into health systems in developing countries: Opportunities and challenges
(Systematic Review, 2016-01)
Background: Developing countries have the potential to reach vulnerable and underserved
populations marginalized by the country’s health care systems by way of community health workers
(CHWs). It is imperative that health ...
Maternal Autonomy, Distance to Health Care Facility and ANC Attendance Findings from Madiany Division of Siaya County, Kenya
(Science and Education Publishing, 2014-08)
Half a million women die annually from pregnancy related causes. In Kenya, maternal mortality ratio (MMR) remains high in spite of great efforts to improve maternal health care. We studied some factors linked to maternity ...
Women Empowerment and Skilled Attendance/Facility Delivery in a Rural Community of Western Kenya
(2014-04)
It is estimated that over 500,000 women die annually due to maternity complications, majority occur in the developing countries. In Kenya, maternal mortality ratio still remains high despite increased maternal health ...