Journal Articles: Recent submissions
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Application of stacking ensemble machine learning algorithm in predicting the cost of highway construction projects
(Emerald Publishing Limited, 2022-08-03)Purpose – The purpose of this study to apply stacking ensemble machine learning algorithm for predicting the cost of highway construction projects. Design/methodology/approach – The proposed stacking ensemble model was ... -
EFFECTS OF STABILIZERS ON WATER ABSORPTION OF COMPRESSED EARTH BLOCKS MADE FROM MANGU SOIL
(International Journal of Engineering Sciences & Emerging Technologies, 2024-08)This work characterizes, classify and improve the physical properties of the natural material from Mangu with stabilizers to be qualified as good soil for the production of good earth blocks with low water absorption c ... -
Partitioning of the Electron Correlation Energy
(arXiv preprint arXiv, 2017-08-14)Electron-electron correlation forms the basis of difficulties encountered in many-body problems. Accurate treatment of the correlation problem is likely to unravel some nice physical properties of matter embedded in this ... -
Creative Accounting Related Practices Among Corporations Listed in Nairobi Securities Exchange in Kenya
(International Journal of Sciences: Basic and Applied Research (IJSBAR), 2016)Creative accounting is influenced by a number of management accounting practices. The raison d'être for this study was to assess creative accounting related practices among listed on the Nairobi Securities Exchange (NSE) in ... -
The Cryptocurrency Market in Kenya: A Review of Awareness and Participation by the Youth
(AESS Publications, 2022-08)This study examines Kenyan youths' level of knowledge and involvement in the cryptocurrency industry. Digital currencies, known as cryptocurrencies, use a peer-topeer technology to speed up internet transactions. The idea ... -
Considerations for bridging the Audit Expectation Gap
(African Journal of Commercial Studies, 2022-08)The difference between what the general public and users of financial information believe auditors are responsible for and what auditors actually believe their obligations are is known as the expectation gap. This study ... -
Fishers who rely on mangroves: Modelling and mapping the global intensity of mangrove-associated fisheries
(Elsevier, 2020-08)Mangroves are critical nursery habitats for fish and invertebrates, providing livelihoods for many coastal communities. Despite their importance, there is currently no estimate of the number of fishers engaged in mangrove ... -
Effect of Rhizoclonium grande Saturated Fatty Acid Ethyl Esters on Physicochemical and Fuel Properties of Jatropha curcas Biofuel
(Chemical Science International Journal, 2018-05)Aims: The effect of Rhizoclonium grande saturated fatty acid ethyl esters on physicochemical and fuel properties of Jatropha curcas biofuel was assessed. Study Design: Probability and purposeful sampling methods were ... -
Repellency of essential oils of some plants from the Kenyan coast against Anopheles gambiae
(Elsevier B.V, 2005-05)Volatile oils extracted by hydrodistillation from six plant species growing in the Kenyan coast, Croton pseudopulchellus Pax, Mkilua fragrans Verdc. (Annonaceae), Endostemon tereticaulis (poir.) Ashby, Ocimum forskolei ... -
CHARACTERIZATION OF ALGAE OIL (OILGAE) AND ITS POTENTIAL AS BIOFUEL IN KENYA
(JAHES, 2012-05)A survey of microalgae biodiversity in three Kenyan Rift valley lakes identified high oil yielding species abundantly distributed naturally. The species were cultured in BBM and BG-11 media to obtain pure clones and ... -
Prevalence of Metabolic Syndrome Among an Urban Population in Kenya
(American Diabetes Association, 2012-01)Developing countries are undergoing an epidemiologic transition accompanied by increasing burden of cardiovascular disease (CVD) linked to urbanization and lifestyle modifications. Metabolic syndrome is a cluster of CVD ... -
Purification and characterization of a midgut lectin-trypsin complex from the tsetse fly Glossina Iongipennis
(Springer-Link, 1995-04)A blood-meal-induced lectin (agglutinin) with proteolytic activity was isolated from midgut extracts ofGlossina longipennis by a two-step procedure involving anion-exchange chromatography. It is a glycoprotein [native ... -
Dual African Origins of Global Aedes aegypti s.l. Populations Revealed by Mitochondrial DNA
(PLOS, 2013-04)Aedes aegypti is the primary global vector to humans of yellow fever and dengue flaviviruses. Over the past 50 years, many population genetic studies have documented large genetic differences among global populations of ... -
Influence Of ICT Related Training On Customer Service Delivery In County Governments In Kenya
(INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SCIENTIFIC & TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH VOLUME, 2016-02)The main purpose of this study was to establish the effect of ICT related training on customer service delivery in Machakos County, Kenya. Being a descriptive and correlational cross-sectional survey, self-administered ... -
AFFORDANCES THEORY IN INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY FOR DEVELOPMENT (ICT4D) RESEARCH
(International Research Journal of Modernization in Engineering Technology and Science, 2021-01)Information and Communication Technology for Development (ICT4D) is argued to have high potential value across all sectors, both public and private; and at multiple levels, be it fighting poverty; improving healthcare; providing ... -
Students Selection for University Course Admission at the Joint Admissions Board (Kenya) Using Trained Neural Networks
(2011-01)Every year, the Joint Admission Board (JAB) is tasked to determine those students who are expected to join various Kenyan public universities under the government sponsorship scheme. This exercise is usually extensive ... -
Trends towards Predictive Mapping of Graduates’ Skills to Industry Roles
(British Journal of Education, Society & Behavioural Science, 2016-01)Aim: To investigate whether industry roles in the same occupation have similar academic requirements and establish learning trends in the academia towards occupational industry roles. Design of Study: Descriptive survey ... -
Proposed Model for Predictive Mapping Graduates' Skills to Industry Roles using Machine Learning Techniques
(The International Journal Of Engineering And Science (IJES), 2016-04)The main focus in training evaluation is not only to determine whether training objectives were achieved but also how to improve evaluation so as to enhance both employability of graduates and performance in the job. This ... -
What Theory of Change Can Contribute to Capability Approach
(IEEE, 2018-07)Sen's Capability Approach (CA) has emerged as holistic lenses for theorising development within Information and Communication Technology for Development (ICT4D) discourses. There is ongoing research on operationalising CA ... -
Modeling a Competence-based Industry Role Selection System for University Graduates Using Machine Learning
(Multidisciplinary Journal of Technical University of Mombasa, 2020-11)This paper presents a design of a system for industry role selection, representing both its structure and behavior. Knowing the right industry role that suits a graduate based on their competences on graduation has remained ...