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The Impact of Labor Contract and Labor Union on Social Security Right
(Scientific Research Publishing Inc., 2018-04-23)
Based on ten cities’ workers data about the employment situation of the
worker in 2010, the paper analyzes the influence of labor contract and labor
union on social security rights by using binary logistic regression ...
People’s perception on climate change and its effects on livelihood in Kitui County
(ISDS LLC, 2018-07)
This paper examines people’s perception on climate change and the effect of the changing climate on their livelihood
in Kitui County. Kitui County is a semi-arid region which experiences long dry spells that make a large ...
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 ...
Cardiovascular health risk posed by polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon and ultrafine particles.
(2018-01)
There is increased cardiovascular disease incidence attributed to ambient air pollution. It is
estimated that ischaemic heart disease and stroke account for 80% of ambient air pollutionrelated
early deaths. The most ...
Gene profiles to characterize the combined toxicity induced by low level co-exposure of silica nanoparticles and benzo[a]pyrene using whole genome microarrays in zebrafish embryos.
(Elsevier, 2018-07)
Several studies have suggested that air pollutants combine exposure have greater adverse effects. However, limited studies were available on the combined toxicity of silica nanoparticles (SiNPs) and benzo[a]pyrene (B[a]P). ...
Fiscal Policy and Public Debt in Kenya
(IOSR Journal of Economics and Finance, 2018-09)
Fiscal policy in Kenya has been unstable. Fiscal balance to GDP ratio worsened from a surplus of
0.2 percent to a deficit of 7.6 percentwhile debt to GDP ratio rose from 25.4 to 56.2 percent between 1963 and
2015. This ...
Experience and Perceptions on Preterm Births among Women Attending ANC Clinic at Kisumu County Hospital, Kenya.
(researchjournali, 2018-03)
Preterm birth is one of the main causes of neonatal death, and it is now the second leading cause of death after pneumonia in children under the age of five. Kenya is estimated to have 12.3% preterm births and 22 neonatal ...
Infestation Levels and Molecular Identification Based on Mitochondrial COI Barcode Region of Five Invasive Gelechiidae Pest Species in Kenya
(Oxford University Press, 2018-11)
Invasive Gelechiidae pest species, namely Tuta absoluta, Phthorimaea operculella, Aproaerema simplixella, Sitotroga cerealella, and Pectinophora gossypiella are among the major constraints hampering agricultural economy ...
Socioeconomic Impact of Establishment of University of Embu on Small Scale Farmers in Nthambo Sub-Location, Kenya
(SCIENCEDOMAIN international (SDI), 2018-11)
The University of Embu is one of the fast developing and recently chartered University in Kenya. It is
located in Nthambo sub-location, which is an agricultural potential area. Universities establishment have
considerable ...