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ULTRASTRUCTURAL MICROMORPHOLOGY OF BULBINE ABYSSINICA A. RICH. GROWING IN THE EASTERN CAPE PROVINCE, SOUTH AFRICA
(University of Fort Hare, 2015)The genus Bulbine (Asphodelaceae) comprises about 40 species in South Africa. Bulbine abyssinica is a succulent member of the genus that occurs from the Eastern Cape, through Swaziland, Lesotho, ... -
Uncharted Academic Waters: A Case for mUtilities (Energy, Water and Sanitation)
(2018-11)This paper aims to explore the academic literature in Information and Communication Technology for Development (ICT4D). It seeks to find out how Information and Communication Technology (ICT) and mobile ... -
Uncovering the tracks of a recent and rapid invasion
(Blackwell Publishing Ltd, 2009)Phytophagous insects of the genus Bactrocera are among the most economically important invasive fruit fly pests. In 2003, an unknown Bactrocera species was found in Kenya. First identified as an ‘aberrant form’ of the ... -
Unraveling Synergies: Exploring the Intersection of Transformative Quality Education and Generative Artificial Intelligence, A Review of Literature
(IJASRE( International Journal of Advances in Scientific Research and Engineering), 2024-08)In the quickly changing field of education, there exists a need to explore and understand the intricate interplay between transformative quality education, and generative artificial intelligence. Despite increasing attention ... -
The upper triangular algebra loop of degree 4
(Charles University in Prague, Faculty of Mathematics and Physics, 2014)A natural loop structure is defined on the set $U_4$ of unimodular upper-triangular matrices over a given field. Inner mappings of the loop are computed. It is shown that the loop is non-associative and nilpotent, of class ... -
Urbanization and Groundwater Pollution in Mombasa-Kenya: Do we have to Transfer the Problem due to Construction of the Dongo-Kundu By-Pass
(Journal of Environment and Earth Science, 2013)We show how a bridge and good road network opened up the Mombasa County to rapid urbanization and growth of human settlements beyond the ability of Local Government to provide the infrastructure for human waste management, ... -
Use of prospective hospital surveillance data to define spatiotemporal heterogeneity of malaria risk in coastal Kenya
(Malaria Journal, 2015)Background: Malaria in coastal Kenya shows spatial heterogeneity and seasonality, which are important factors to account for when planning an effective control system. Routinely collected data at health facilities can be ... -
Validated Conceptual Model for Predictive Mapping of Graduates' Skills to Industry Roles Using Machine Learning Techniques
(International Journal of Computer Science Trends and Technology (IJCST), 2022-08)This paper presents a validated conceptual model for evaluating graduates using machine learning techniques by mapping their problem solving skills to industry jobs’ competence requirements. This is because, for college ... -
The value of long-term, community-based monitoring of marine turtle nesting
(Cambridge University Press, 2019)Monitoring of nesting beaches is often the only feasible and low-cost approach for assessing sea turtle populations. We investigated spatio-temporal patterns of sea turtle nesting activity monitored over successive ... -
Vulnerabilities at First Sex and Their Association With Lifetime Gender-Based Violence and HIV Prevalence Among Adolescent Girls and Young Women Engaged in Sex Work, Transactional Sex, and Casual Sex in Kenya
(Wolters Kluwer Health, 2018-11-11)Background: Adolescent girls and young women (AGYW) experience high rates of HIV early in their sexual life course. We estimated the prevalence of HIV-associated vulnerabilities at first sex, and their association with ... -
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 ... -
What Theory of Change Can Contribute to Capability Approach: Towards Evaluating ICT-Enabled Interventions
(2018 IST-Africa Week Conference (IST-Africa), 2018)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 ... -
Zoonotic pathogen seroprevalence in cattle in a wildlife–livestock interface, Kenya
(Springer US, 2019)A cross-sectional study was conducted to determine the seroprevalence of Brucella spp. and Leptospira spp. and risk factors of exposure in cattle in three zones with varying land use types and wildlife– livestock ...