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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 ... -
Introducing the Mangrove Microbiome Initiative: Identifying Microbial Research Priorities and Approaches To Better Understand, Protect, and Rehabilitate Mangrove Ecosystems
(American Society for Microbiology, 2020-10)Mangrove ecosystems provide important ecological benefits and ecosystem services, including carbon storage and coastline stabilization, but they also suffer great anthropogenic pressures. Microorganisms associated with ... -
Isolation and Identification of Lactic Acid Bacteria in Coconut Toddy (Mnazi)
(Journal of Asian Scientific Research, 2012)Mnazi, like any other sugary plant sap can be processed into an alcoholic beverage through fermentation of the sugars present in the sap, yielding alcohol and carbon dioxide. It is sweet, dirty brown in color, containing ... -
Isolation and identification of the genera Acetobacter and Gluconobacter in coconut toddy (mnazi)
(African Journal of Biotechnology, 2008)This study investigated the occurrence and identified the dominant spoilage genera of acetic acid bacteria in coconut wine (mnazi), by plating the dilution series previously pre-enriched in a basal medium onto GYP agar, ... -
Knowledge and practice about cervical cancer and Pap smear testing among patients at Kenyatta National Hospital, Nairobi, Kenya
(International Journal of Gynecological Cancer, 2003-12-11)Gichangi P, Estambale B, Bwayo J, Rogo K, Ojwang S, Opiyo A, Temmerman M. Knowledge and practice about cervical cancer and Pap smear testing among patients at Kenyatta National Hospital, Nairobi, Kenya. Int J Gynecol ... -
L-Ficolin Binds to the Glycoproteins Hemagglutinin and Neuraminidase and Inhibits Influenza A Virus Infection Both in vitro and in vivo
(Journal of Innate Immunity, 2012)L-ficolin, one of the complement lectins found in human serum, is a novel pattern recognition molecule that can specifically bind to microbial carbohydrates, thereby activating the lectin complement pathway and mounting a ... -
Lack of Fetuin-A ( 2-HS-Glycoprotein) Reduces Mammary Tumor Incidence and Prolongs Tumor Latency via the Transforming Growth Factor-Signaling Pathway in a Mouse Model of Breast Cancer
(2015-10-21)The present analyses were done to define the role of fetuin-A (Fet) in mammary tumorigenesis using the polyoma middle T antigen (PyMT) transgenic mouse model. We crossed Fet-null mice in the C57BL/6 background with ... -
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 ... -
Loan Portfolio Growth and Financial Performance of Commercial banks in Kenya
(EAST AFRICAN FINANCE JOURNAL (EAFJ), 2024)Loans comprise the single largest asset for commercial banks. To grow the bank's assets, bank managers focus on increasing the number of loans granted by the bank. The general objective of this study was to evaluate the ... -
Loan Portfolio Growth and Financial Performance of Commercial banks in Kenya
(2024)Loans comprise the single largest asset for commercial banks. To grow the bank's assets, bank managers focus on increasing the number of loans granted by the bank. The general objective of this study was to evaluate the ... -
Machine Learning Application in Solid Waste Management
(The International Journal of Engineering and Science (IJES), 2022)In this paper, we present a comprehensive review of research dedicated to applications of machine learning in Solid waste management. The works analyzed were categorized in classes of three generic categories; namely, prediction ... -
Machine Learning Software Architecture and Model Workflow. A Case of Django REST Framework
(American Journal of Applied Sciences, 2021-06-04)The purpose of this study was to find out the challenges facing Machine Learning (ML) software development and create a design architecture and a workflow for successful deployment. Despite the promise in ML technology, ... -
Malaria and Chikungunya Detected Using Molecular Diagnostics Among Febrile Kenyan Children
(Infectitious Diseases Society of America, 2017-05-22)Background. In sub-Saharan Africa, malaria is frequently overdiagnosed as the cause of an undifferentiated febrile illness, whereas arboviral illnesses are presumed to be underdiagnosed. Methods. Sera ... -
Malaria Transmission After Artemether-Lumefantrine and Dihydroartemisinin-Piperaquine: A Randomized Trial
(y Oxford University Press on behalf of the Infectious Diseases Society of America. All rights reserved. For Permissions, please e-mail: journals.permissions@oup.com., 2013-03-06)Artemisinin-based combination therapy (ACT) reduces the potential for malaria transmission, compared with non-ACTs. It is unclear whether this effect differs between ACTs. -
Management Development Programmes And Employee Performance In County Governments Of Kenya
(EJBMR, European Journal of Business and Management Research, 2019)This paper aimed at exploring the role of management development programs on employee performance at the County Government of Narok, The study was guided by the following Research objectives: to determine the role ... -
Managing coastal pelagic fisheries
(Elsevier, 2017)2 Balancing sustainability and conservation concerns with the socioeconomic needs of 3 small-scale fishers is a dilemma that is commonly faced by fisheries managers. In this paper, 4 we present a case study on managing ... -
Markets and Gender Interaction in Climate Change Adaptation and Mitigation: A Case of the Coastal Kenya Sedentary Farm Households’ Experiences
(Journal of Environment and Earth Science, 2014)Climate change is a global concern which manifests on a multilevel perspective and sometimes distinct or nested within some geographical boundaries. At the sedentary farm household systems climate change is real and continues ... -
Mathematical description of a bounded oil reservoir with a horizontal well
(Afr. J. Pur e Appl. Sci, 2021-01-29)Horizontal wells are more productive compared to vertical wells if their performance is optimized. For a completely bounded oil reservoir, immediately the well is put into production, the boundaries of the oil reservoir ... -
A Mathematical Model for Pressure Distribution in a Bounded Oil Reservoir Subject to Single-Edged and Bottom Constant Pressure
(IOSR Journal of Mathematics, 2020-07)Well test analysis of a horizontal well is complex and difficult to interpret. Most horizontal well mathematical models assume that horizontal wells are perfectly horizontal and are parallel to the top and bottom ... -
Measuring Fitness of Kenyan Children with Polyparasitic Infections Using the 20-Meter Shuttle Run Test as a Morbidity Metric
(PLOS Neglected Tropical Disease, 2011-07-05)Background: To date, there has been no standardized approach to the assessment of aerobic fitness among children who harbor parasites. In quantifying the disability associated with individual or multiple chronic infections, ...