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Molecular diversity of plankton in a tropical crater lake switching from hyposaline to subsaline conditions: Lake Oloidien, Kenya
(Springer, 2016-09)
Salinity in the climate sensitive tropical
endorheic crater lake Oloidien (Great African Rift
Valley, Kenya) decreased from hyposaline to subsaline
conditions during the period 2010–2015. The
change in salinity was ...
Physical and Chemical Characteristics of Five Hot Springs in Eritrea
(IISTE, 2017-07)
Eritrea has a number of hot springs whose physicochemical characteristics are not documented. This study
examined the thermal and chemical features of five hot springs located in the eastern escarpment of Eritrea. Field
data ...
Factors Contributing To Abortions among Youths Aged 18 -25 in Rift Valley Provincial General Hospital Nakuru
(2016)
Background
Worldwide, unsafe abortion persists as a serious and continuing public health challenge (WHO, 2011). Unsafe
abortion mainly endangers women in developing countries where it is highly restricted by law and ...
Implementation of Nursing Process among Nurses Working In In-Patients Wards in Rift Valley Provincial General Hospital, Nakuru County, Kenya
(2016)
BACKGROUND
The nursing process has been described as a theory of how nurses organize the care of
individuals, families and communities and implement this using a nursing care plan (NCP). The
extent of implementation of ...
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 ...
Bacteria and Archaea diversity within the hot springs of Lake Magadi and Little Magadi in Kenya
(BioMed Central, 2016-06)
Background: Lake Magadi and little Magadi are hypersaline, alkaline lakes situated in the southern part of Kenyan
Rift Valley. Solutes are supplied mainly by a series of alkaline hot springs with temperatures as high as ...
Coping Strategies against Climate Change in Agricultural Production in Kitui District, Kenya
(World Science and Research Publishing, 2014-10)
The aim of this paper is to assess the coping and adaptation strategies that have
been employed by farmers in their agricultural activities against the effects of
climate change in Kitui district. It also looks at the ...
Determinants of Service Delivery in the Health Sector among Selected Counties in Kenya
(2017-11)
This study investigated determinants of service delivery in the health sector in Kenya.The study examined the
effect of Public-Private Partnership (PPPs), Transfer Pricing, New public management in Service Delivery. The ...
The Effect of Credit Information Sharing on Loan Performance in Commercial Banks in Nairobi County
(2015)
Information remains a crucial input in the banking industry. Banks are confronted with asymmetric information problems because of borrowers' informational opacity. Banks overcome this problem by accumulating information ...
Effects of Liquidity Management on Liquidity of Savings and Credit Co-operative Societies in Kirinyaga County,Kenya
(2017)
Savings and Credit Co-operative Societies (SACCOs) are quasi financial institutions that mobilize savings, provide loans as well as other products to their members. Liquidity is considered as one of the serious concern and ...