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Bacteria and Archaea diversity within the hot springs of Lake Magadi and Little Magadi in Kenya
(2016-07)
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 ...
Isolation and characterization of some gut microbial symbionts from fungus-cultivating termites (Macrotermes and Odontotermes spp.)
(2016-07)
Microbiota of termites is crucial for nitrogen cycle activities and degradation of recalcitrant components
of plant biomass that influence soil structure and carbon mineralization in tropical and subtropical
regions. The ...
Physiological and Agronomic Performance of Domesticated and Wild Cotton Germplasm from Selected Regions of Kenya
(2017-05)
making cooking oil, soup and seed cake for animal feed industry among other uses. Performance of
wild cotton germplasm in Kenya has not been well studied and therefore there is need for
understanding the correlation of ...
Performance Target Setting and Employee Service Delivery at Kirinyaga University, Kenya
(Scholars Academic and Scientific Publishers, 2017-06)
Organizations are eager to monitor and increase the productivity of their employees. One such means with the
potential of increasing service performance and delivery is performance contracting. Performance contracting ...
Foreign capital inflows and economic growth in Kenya
(2016-11)
Foreign Aid, Foreign Direct Investment and Remittances remain important and stable source of foreign capital
inflows to developing countries, as they bring in large amounts of foreign currency that help sustain the balance ...
Labour Diversity and Domestic Firm’s Productivity in Kenya
(2015-07)
This study attempted to empirically examine the effect of labour diversity on firm’s productivity in Kenya. To
achieve this objective primary data was collected from various firms. Thereafter analysis was done using
Feasible ...
Teaching learners with dysgraphia in primary schools in Embu - county, Kenya: implications for educational interventions
(2015-02)
The aim of this study was to identify challenges that teachers encounter in teaching Learners with
Dysgraphia in primary schools in Embu County. This was to find out teachers’ competency in
teaching learners with Dysgraphia, ...
Basic Capabilities Effect: Collective Management of Pastoral Resources in South Western Kenya.
(Elsevier, 2016-03)
Collective action, such as common resource user groups, has gained importance in the management of pastoral natural resources. This study aims at analyzing the effects of basic capabilities, among other factors, on households' ...
Combined Effect of Silica Nanoparticles and Benzo[a]pyrene on Cell Cycle Arrest Induction and Apoptosis in Human Umbilical Vein Endothelial Cells
(MDPI, 2017-03)
Particulate matter (PM) such as ultrafine particulate matter (UFP) and the organic
compound pollutants such as polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon (PAH) are widespread in the
environment. UFP and PAH are present in the air, ...
Integration of community health workers into health systems in developing countries: Opportunities and challenges
(Systematic Review, 2016-01)
Background: Developing countries have the potential to reach vulnerable and underserved
populations marginalized by the country’s health care systems by way of community health workers
(CHWs). It is imperative that health ...