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The socio-economic impacts of Covid-19 restrictions: Data from the coastal city of Mombasa, Kenya
(Elsevier, 2020-09-11)The novel corona virus disease (Covid-19) outbreak has caused great uncertainty in all spheres of human life. The experience has been incredibly humbling given that no country or section of society, regardless of its wealth ... -
Solar-wind hybrid energy system for new engineering complex- technical university of Mombasa
(International Journal of Energy and Power Engineering, 2014)A hybrid energy system combines multiple types of energy generation in order to meet the demand of the users effectively and efficiently. The Solar-Wind hybrid system consists of electrical energy generated from wind and ... -
Solid Wastes Provide Breeding Sites, Burrows, and Food for Biological Disease Vectors, and Urban Zoonotic Reservoirs
(frontiers, 2020-01)Infectious disease epidemiology and planetary health literature often cite solid waste and plastic pollution as risk factors for vector-borne diseases and urban zoonoses; however, no rigorous reviews of the risks to human ... -
Source reduction with a purpose: Mosquito ecology and community perspectives offer insights for improving household mosquito management in coastal Kenya
(PLOS NEGLECTED TROPICAL DISEASES, 2020-05-11)Understanding mosquito breeding behavior as well as human perspectives and practices are crucial for designing interventions to control Aedes aegypti mosquito-borne diseases as these mosquitoes primarily breed in ... -
Spatial Temporal Modelling of Tuberculosis in Kenya Using Small Area Estimation
(International Journal of Science and Research (IJSR), 2015)Tuberculosis (TB) is a disease which continues to be of public health importance, and is characterized with varying distribution across regions depending on socio-economic status, HIV burden and efficiency of the health ... -
Spontaneous amyloidosis in twelve chimpanzees, Pan troglodytes
(Journal of Medical Primatology, 2001)Spontaneous amyloidosis was diagnosed in 11 male and 1 female chimpanzees and confirmed histologically and immunohistochemically. The chimpanzees were ≥15 years of age when first diagnosed and averaged 22.4 years of age. ... -
Status of Coral Reef Fish Communities within the Mombasa Marine Protected Area, Kenya, more than a Decade after Establishment
(western indian journal of marine science, 2011)The abundance, trophic composition and diversity of fish were investigated in the Mombasa Marine Protected Area (MPA) on the Kenya coast over a period of four years (2004-2007) sixteen years after its establishment to ... -
Status of Soil-transmitted helminthiasis among pregnant women attending antenatal clinic in Kilifi county hospital, Kenya
(2019)Soil-transmitted helminthes (STH) refers to parasites whose life cycle depends on a period of development outside the human host typically in a moist or warm soil. The most important geohelminths are; roundworms (Ascaris ... -
Stock status and some biological aspects of Lethrinus lentjan (Lacapede, 1802) from the south coast of Kenya
(Western Indian Ocean Journal of Marine Science, 2019-12)The Pinkear Emperor (Lethrinus lentjan, Laćepède, 1802) is among the three demersal species dominating fish catches in the artisanal fishery on the Kenyan coast. Available data indicate that total landings of L. lentjan ... -
Strategic PMU placement for stability enhancement
(International Journal of Energy and Power Engineering, 2014)This paper explored a novel method for strategic monitoring of a power system to schematically monitor power system variables that are sensitive to transients. The characteristics of a fully developed transient or power ... -
Structural Characterisation of the Failed Manafwa Historic Bridge in Uganda
(International Journal of Science and Research (IJSR), 2016)A visual inspection was carried out on thetwo-spanManafwa River Bridge along Mbale - Tororo Road to assess the extent of damage caused by traffic to the bridge superstructure. The superstructure slab developed a hole between ... -
Structural Performance of Limestone as An Aggregate for Lightweight Concrete
(International Journal of Engineering Research & Technology (IJERT), 2018-11)Concrete is composed essentially of cement, aggregates and water. In some cases an admixture is added, generally for the purpose of entraining air, but occasionally for special reasons such as modifying setting time or ... -
A study to explore internal auditors’ compliance with Quality Assurance Standards: A case of state owned corporations in Kenya
(International Journal of Research Studies in Management, 2012-01-07)The Internal Audit Department in any organization (including State Owned Corporations) has a role of assisting the management in achieving their objectives and adding value to organizational operations by evaluating ... -
A supervised land cover classification of a western Kenya lowland endemic for human malaria: associations of land cover with larval Anopheles habitats
(International Journal of Health Geographics, 2009-04)A supervised land cover classification was developed from very high resolution IKONOS satellite data and extensive ground truth sampling of a ca. 10 sq km malaria-endemic lowland in western Kenya. The classification was ... -
A supervised land cover classification of a western Kenya lowland endemic for human malaria: associations of land cover with larval Anopheles habitats
(TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF MOMBASA, 2009-12)A supervised land cover classification was developed from very high resolution IKONOS satellite data and extensive ground truth sampling of a ca. 10 sq km malaria-endemic lowland in western Kenya. The classification was ... -
Tax Avoidance and Evasion as a Factor Influencing ‘Creative Accounting Practice’ Among Companies in Kenya
(Journal of Business Studies Quarterly, 2012)Creative accounting is carried out with an objective of making the company appear to be financially stronger or weaker depending on the management’s aspirations. This practice is considered professionally unethical in ... -
Tax Avoidance and Evasion as a Factor Influencing ‘Creative Accounting Practice’ Among Companies in Kenya
(Journal of Business Studies, 2012)Creative accounting is carried out with an objective of making the company appear to be financially stronger or weaker depending on the management’s aspirations. This practice is considered professionally unethical in ... -
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; ... -
Thermal analysis of a CSP-Biogas hybrid power plant
(International Journal of Energy and Power Engineering, 2014)As the energy costs continue to rise steadily, researchers are looking for alternative sources of energy to meet the rising demand for sustainable energy. Finding an inexpensive and reliable energy generation technology ... -
Thermal Emmittance and Solar absorptance of CDS Thin Films
(International Journal of Engineering Inventions, 2016-01)CdS thin films were grown on highly cleaned substrates of Microscope glass slides using solution deposition technique at different molar concentrations at constant time and repeated at a fixed molar concentration ...
