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Organisational Internal Context, Information Communication Technology Infrastructure, Staff Attitude and Implementation of Electronic Project Monitoring Information System in Public Tertiary Institutions in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2015)
The study sought to establish the influence of organizational internal context on the implementation of Electronic Project Monitoring Information System (e-ProMIS) in
Public Tertiary Institutions ...
Being There for the Other: Towards a Phenomenology of Help in Mathematics
(University of Alberta, 2013)
A qualitative study, framed within a hermeneutic phenomenological stance, was
undertaken to explore and describe the essence of the meaning of help in mathematics from the perspective of high school students. Participants ...
Contributions of Selected Microsystems to antisocial behaviours among Adolescents in Secondary Schools in Manyatta Sub- County, Embu County, Kenya
(Kenyatta University, 2015-04)
Antisocial behaviour is a major challenge in secondary schools in Kenya. It is linked
with delinquent behaviour such as truancy, drug abuse and bullying. These
behaviours are related to negative interactions ...
Design, Fabrication and Characterization of an appropriate Solar Thermal Electricity Generating System
(Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology, 2015-07)
The sun provides an abundant and clean source of energy. However the supply of this energy is periodic following yearly and diurnal cycles, intermittent, unpredictable and it is diffused. Its density is low compared to the ...
Effect of Government Regulations on Factors Hindering Financing of Small Scale Water Investments in Kenya
(Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology, 2015)
In Kenya, most water utilities have been publicly owned and managed. These utility
firms have thus been getting financial support from the government in form of
subsidies in addition to the revenue they ...
Nutritional contribution of atmospheric deposition to the Strandveld vegetation of West Coast South Africa
(University of Cape Town, 2013-07)
Ecosystem nutrient availability depends on the balance between rates of nutrient
inputs and losses. Nutrients may be lost through fire and displacement of ash,
herbivory, leaching and volatilization. The main pathways ...
Assesing the Drivers of Pollinator and Natural Enemy Community in Pigeonpea and Field Bean Crops
(The University of Reading, 2010-09)
1. Arthropods are key components in agro-ecosystems providing critical ecosystem services to crops, such as pollination and natural pest control. The structure and functioning of these arthropod communities can be influenced ...
Discursive Construction of Masculine Identities in Newspapers Pullout Magazines in Kenya
(Laikipia University., 2014-10)
The study analyzed the discursive constructions of masculine identities in newspapers’ pullout magazines in Kenya. It examined if there was a disconnect between the way Kenya’s mainstream newspapers’ pullout magazines ...
An Evaluation of Effects of Exchange Rate Volatility on Kenya’s French Bean Exports
(University of Nairobi, 2015-04)
During the period after the adoption of a floating exchange rate regime in Kenya, there has been
substantial volatility produced by the regime. In spite of the considerable foreign exchange
contribution of Kenya’s ...
An Evaluation of the Effect of Land Fragmentation and Agro-Ecological Zones on Food Security and Farm Efficiency: The Case of Embu County in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2017-12)
Declining size of the farm holdings in most high agricultural potential areas as a result of continuous land fragmentation is currently a major policy concern in Kenya. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effect ...