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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 ...
Cognitive Factors that Influence Information-seeking Behavioural Process Amongst Postgraduate Students: A Case Study from Kenyatta University Post-modern Library in Nairobi, Kenya
(2019)
This article discusses the salient features of a case study carried out among postgraduate students at
Kenyatta University Post-modern Library. The study was primarily focused at recognizing cognitive
factors, responsible ...
Suitability of different data sources in rainfall pattern characterization in the tropical central highlands of Kenya
(Heliyon, 2020-11)
Uncertainty in rainfall pattern has put rain-fed agriculture in jeopardy, even for the regions considered high rainfall potential like the Central Highlands of Kenya (CHK). The rainfall pattern in the CHK is spatially and ...
Analysis of the determinants of farmer participation in sorghum farming among small-scale farmers in Siaya County, Kenya
(Elsevier, 2020-09)
Sorghum as a drought tolerant crop provides an alternative opportunity towards increasing food production in the face of global climate change, mostly affecting Sub-Saharan Africa. Kenya is in the fore front in increasing ...
Aperture Maximization with Half-Wavelength Spacing, via a 2-Circle Concentric Array Geometry that is Uniform but Sparse
(Journal of Advances in Mathematics and Computer Science, 2019-05-25)
This paper proposes a new sensor-array geometry (the 2-circle concentric array geometry),
that maximizes the array’s spatial aperture mainly for bivariate azimuth-polar resolution of
direction-of-arrival estimation ...
Fear Mongering and Appeal to the Name of God as Propaganda Techniques in the Kenyan 2013 Presidential Debate
(2018-11)
Politicians use different types of language to control and direct the way the electorate perceive political
issues. The most commonly used is propaganda techniques. This work examined two techniques, Fear mongering
and ...
Gender and cognitive factors influencing information seeking of graduate students at Kenyatta University Library
(2020-07)
Background: Gender has been identified as a possible influencing factor in users’ information-
seeking process. Previous studies have alluded to the fact that gender as a variable may be
useful for a better understanding ...
Relationship Between Gender and Cognitive Factors that Influence Information Seeking Amongst Postgraduate Students: a case of Kenyatta University Post-modern Library in Nairobi, Kenya
(2020)
This article discusses salient features of a study carried out at Kenyatta University. The study
was aimed at investigating the relationship between gender and the cognitive factors that drove
postgraduate students to ...
Nematode diversity and its association with soil properties in monocrop pigeon pea
(Elsevier Ltd, 202-07-03)
Pigeon pea is a versatile pulse crop grown in semi-arid regions of Kenya; however, its production is affected by
plant-parasitic nematodes. The current study was undertaken to investigate the diversity of nematodes and ...
Evaluating the surface functional groups on banana leaf petioles and the resultant biochar for potential adsorbance
(JMES, 2020)
The presence of surface functional groups is key to the performance of an adsorbent
material. The aim of this study was to evaluate the presence of functional groups on banana
leaf petiole and on biochar made from ...