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Food algae for Lesser Flamingos: a stocktaking
(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 ...
Organizational Contingencies Influencing the Adoption of Strategic Management Accounting Practices among Manufacturing Firms in Kenya
(2016-04)
The study sought to contend with the dearth of studies in adoption of Strategic Management Accounting (SMA) practices in manufacturing firms in Kenya with the view of filling this gap. The overall objective of the study ...
Plant parasitic nematode assemblages associated with sweet potato in Kenya and their relationship with environmental variables
(Springer, 2016-11)
Sweet potato is one of the most important staple food crops consumed in Kenya and throughout Africa but yields are greatly reduced by plant parasitic nematodes (PPN). The aim of this study was to determine the prevalence ...
Genotype X Environment Interaction of Inbred Lines of Maize (Zea Mays L.) and Stability of Crosses in Kiambu and Embu Counties, Kenya.
(2016-05)
Despite the fact that virtually all households in Kenya grow maize over 60% of them are net maize buyers because
they do not produce enough for their consumption. Kenya’s current food supply situation and outlook give ...
Improving Access to Livestock Markets for Sustainable Rangeland Management
(2016-05)
Productivity of rangelands in Kenya is affected by increasing crop farming especially in more
fertile range areas. Among the key factors driving the encroachment of crops on rangelands
are the changing opportunities ...
The optimum settings of culture conditions for optimum growth of kefir grains for nutrition and health using RSM with BBD
(2016)
This thesis provides the process used to optimize the growth of kefir grains for nutrition and health to
yield the optimal size of the kefir grain. This combined process was successfully modeled and optimized
by response ...
TELECOMMUTING MODEL FOR SMALL AND MEDIUM ENTERPRISES (SMES) IN KENYA
(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 ...
Early growth in preterm infants after hospital discharge in rural Kenya: longitudinal study
(Pan African Medical Journal, 2016-06-22)
Prematurity is the single most important cause of mortality during the neonatal period. The early growth of these infants has been
shown to be a predictor of their later growth and neurodevelopmental outcomes. The objective ...
Analysis on Cultivation and Construction of Talent Team in Library and Information Science Specialty
(scientific research publishing, 2016-04-26)
Cultivation and construction of professional talent team in library and information science have
important practical significance on promoting the rapid development of professional information
intelligence, improving the ...
Influence of Organisational Structure on Implementation of Electronic Project Monitoring Information System in Public Tertiary Institutions in Kenya
(2016-06)
The purpose of this article is to explore the influence of organisational structure
on implementation of electronic project monitoring information system (e-ProMIS) in public
tertiary institutions. It is based on literature ...