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Household socio-economic factors influencing choice of agro-advisory dissemination pathways for climate change in semi-arid areas of Kenya
(Sage publishers, 2021-07-02)
Development in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) is adversely affected by climate change and variability due to the dependence of its economies and livelihoods primarily on rain-fed agriculture. This creates the need for agro-advisories ...
Parameters And State Estimates Of Sex Based Covid-19 Model Using Kenya Data, Nonlinear Least Square And Interpolating Polynomials
(International Journal of Scientific and Research Publications, 2021-05-05)
COVID-19 spread in Kenya has been growing at a very
high rate in the recent past. According to the Kenya’s ministry of
health, the confirmed COVID-19 infections as of 19th July 2020
was 13,353 with recorded 5,122 ...
Acoustical Direction Finding using a Bayesian Regularized Multilayer Perceptron Artificial Neural Networks on a Tri-Axial Velocity Sensor
(IJMEC, 2020-01)
A two-dimensional direction-of-arrival estimation scheme based on Bayesian-regularized (BR)
Multilayer Perceptron (MLP) artificial neural network (ANN) is developed around a unit
acoustic vector sensor (AVS). The AVS ...
Determinants of Participation of Smallholder Farmers in Weather Index Insurance in Embu County, Kenya
(Journal of Agricultural Extension, 2021-07)
The study examined how multiple factors influence participation of farmers in Weather Index Insurance WII in Embu County, Kenya. Data wer e collected from a sample of 401 smallholders following multi stage sampling technique ...
Ranks, Subdegrees and Suborbital graphs of the product action of Affine Groups
(UoEm, 2020)
The action of affine groups on Galois field has been studied. For instance, [3] studied the action of 𝐴𝑓𝑓 (𝑞 ) on Galois field 𝐺𝐹 (𝑞) for 𝑞 a power of prime 𝑝. In this paper, the rank and subdegree of the direct ...
Farming systems’ typologies analysis to inform agricultural greenhouse gas emissions potential from smallholder rain-fed farms in Kenya
(Elsevier B.V, 2020)
Most sub-Saharan Africa smallholder farming systems are highly heterogeneous. Direct quantification of greenhouse gas emissions from these farming systems is hampered by di- versity at farm-level. Each farm contributes ...
Soil nutrients and crop yield response to conservation-effective management practices in the sub-humid highlands agro-ecologies of Kenya
(Heliyon, 2021)
Crop productivity in most smallholder farming systems in Sub-Saharan Africa experience low use of soil
amendment resources, low and erratic rainfall, frequent dry spells, and droughts. Rain-fed agriculture has a high
crop ...
Phosphorus availability and exchangeable aluminum response to phosphate rock and organic inputs in the Central Highlands of Kenya
(Heliyon, 2021)
Soil acidity and phosphorus deficiency are some of the constraints hampering agricultural production in tropical
regions. The prevalence of soil acidity is associated with phosphorus (P) insufficiency and aluminum ...
Mediation Effect of Macro-Economic Factors on the Relationship between Banks’ Financial Soundness and Financial Performance
(2020)
Analyzing the effect of macro-economic factors is essential for business growth. The study analyzed mediation
effect of macroeconomic factors on the relationship between financial soundness and financial performance of ...
Fintech, Asset Portfolio Modeling and Financial Performance of Investment Firms in Kenya
(IDOSI Publications, 2021)
The purpose of this study is to determine the influence of fintech asset portfolio modeling on the
financial performance of investment firms in Kenya. The study was guided by capital asset pricing model.
Both descriptive ...