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An Application of Deterministic and Stochastic Processes to Model Evolving Epidemiology of Tuberculosis in Kenya
(International Journal of Science and Research (IJSR), 2013)
Tuberculosis, a highly infectious disease which is transmitted within and between communities when infected and
susceptible individuals interact. Tuberculosis at present is a major public health problem and continues to ...
Culturable gut microbiota of marine wood boring invertebrates Dicyathifer manni (wright, 1866), Sphaeroma terebrans (Bate, 1866) and Cirolana sp.
(Journal of Biodiversity and Environmental Sciences, 2013)
The cultured aerobic copiotrophic bacteria and fungi from the digestive tracts of Dicyathifer manni (Wright, 1866), Sphaeroma terebrans (Bate, 1866) and a Cirolana sp. were investigated. The objective of the present study ...
Characterization of temperature and light effects on the defense response phenotypes associated with the maize Rp1-D21 autoactive resistance gene
(biomedcentral, 2013)
Background: Rp1 is a complex locus of maize, which carries a set of genes controlling race-specific resistance to
the common rust fungus, Puccinia sorghi. The resistance response includes the “Hypersensitive response” ...
INTERMEDIATION EFFICIENCY AND PRODUCTIVITY OF COMMERCIAL BANKS IN KENYA; A Data Envelopment and Malmquist Productivity Index Analysis
(Economics & Finance Review, 2013)
This paper analyses the intermediation efficiency and productivity of Kenyan commercial banks between 2001 and 2011. It is anchored on the research evaluating the intermediation efficiency and productivity of commercial ...
Technical Knowledge and Information Gaps among Smallholder Farmers in the Production of Sugarcane in Kakamega County, Kenya
(IJASRT, 2013-03-01)
The purpose of the study was to identify and document technical knowledge and information gaps
that can inform development of appropriate training programs for cane farmers. The study employed a
survey research design; ...
Lignocellulolytic activities of crude gut extracts of marine woodborers Dicyathifer mannii and Sphaeroma terebrans
(International Journal of Biosciences, 2013)
Marine woodborers have a close association with tropical mangrove plants whereby they voraciously consume
lignocellulose and play a role in nutrient cycling. They represent a rich source of potential lignocellulolytic
enzymes ...
Effects of Integrated Cassava Value Chain Intervention on Socio Economic Development of Smallholder Farmers in Rongo District Kenya.
(International Journal of Arts and Commerce, 2013-05-01)
Value chain development has become a key approach in both research and policy fields, with an increasing
number of bilateral and multilateral aid organizations adopting it to guide their development interventions.
AICA ...
Resettling Displaced people in a coastal Zone mining project: Evaluating the Agricultural and Land Potential of the Proposed Resettlement site –A Case of Titanium Mining in Kenya
(Journal of Environment and Earth Science, 2013)
Preparations to mine titanium in Maumba and Noma areas of Msambweni District, Kwale County are in progress, and farmers affected by the project are to be resettled in another area. The displaced people have made it a ...
Environmental implications of the proposed materials handling and ship-loading facility for the export of titanium at the port of mombasa Kenya
(Journal of Environment and Earth Science, 2013)
A proposal has been made by Tiomin, Kenya to construct a materials handling and ship loading facility at Likoni in the vicinity of the port of Mombasa, Kenya. The proposed ship-loading site is a “brown-fields site”, which ...
EFFECTS OF STRATEGIC MANAGEMENT DRIVERS ON ORGANIZATIONAL PERFORMANCE: A SURVEY OF THE HOTEL INDUSTRY IN KENYAN COAST
(International Journal of Arts and Commerce, 2013)
This study seeks to examine the effects of Strategic Management drivers on the performance of classified
hotels in Kenyan Coast. The specific objectives are the effects of: customer relationship management
strategy, ...