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    • Enhancement of Solar Photovoltaic (PV) Power Generation Efficiency Using Thermoelectric Generator (TEG) Modules 

      Kidegho, G.; Kinyua, R.; Muriithi, C.; Hornig, W. (2022)
      Solar photovoltaic power generation has gained wide popularity worldwide due to its renewable nature. However, high temperature conditions compromise the power generation by a substantial margin. This study was intended ...
    • Innovative solar photovoltaic and thermoelectric power generator for a recirculating aquaculture system 

      Kidegho, Gideon; Kinyua, Robert; Muriithi, Christopher M; Njoka, Francis (2020)
      Solar Photovoltaic power generation is fast gaining popularity in Kenya. However, the effects of high cell temperatures continue to be a major hindrance to their efficiency especially for standalone systems. Water can be ...
    • Evaluation of thermal interface materials in mediating PV cell temperature mismatch in PV–TEG power generation 

      Kidegho, Gideon; Njoka, Francis; Muriithi, Christopher; Kinyua, Robert (Elsevier, 2021)
      Among the emerging renewable energy technologies, solar photovoltaic (PV) power generation is growing steadily in the mainstream energy supply mix contributing about 2.58% of the global total power generation by 2018 from ...
    • EFFECT OF INTEGRATED FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT INFORMATION SYSTEM (IFMIS) ON FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE OF COUNTY GOVERNMENT IN KENYA 

      Muriithi, Joel; Wamiori, Dr. Gladys Micere (International Journal of Advanced Research and Review, 2020)
      Integrated Financial management information systems (IFMIS) is the computerization of public expenditure management processes including budget formulation, budget execution, and accounting with the help of a fully ...
    • Malaria Transmission After Artemether-Lumefantrine and Dihydroartemisinin-Piperaquine: A Randomized Trial 

      Sawa, Patrick; Shekalaghe, Seif A.; Drakeley, Chris J.; Sutherland, Colin J.; Mweresa, Collins K.; Baidjoe, Amrish Y.; Manjurano, Alphaxard; Kavishe, Reginald A.; Beshir, Khalid B.; Yussuf, Rahma U.; Omar, Sabah A.; Hermsen, Cornelus C.; Okell, Lucy; Schallig, Henk D. F. H.; Sauerwein, Robert W.; Hallett, , Rachel L.; Bousema, Teun (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.
    • Adaptive Large Neighborhood Search for Circle Bin Packing Problem 

      He, Kun; Tole, Kevin; Ni, Fei; Yuan, Yong; Liao, Linyun (2020)
      We address a new variant of packing problem called the circle bin packing problem (CBPP), which is to find a dense packing of circle items to multiple square bins so as to minimize the number of used bins. To this end, ...
    • Adaptive simulated annealing with greedy search for the circle bin packing problem 

      Yuan, Yong; Tole, Kevin; Ni, Fei; He, Kun; Xiong, Zhengda; Liu, Jinfa (Pergamon, 2022)
      We introduce a new bin packing problem, termed the circle bin packing problem with circular items (CBPP-CI). The problem involves packing all the circular items into multiple identical circle bins as compact as possible ...
    • Adaptive large neighborhood search for solving the circle bin packing problem 

      He, Kun; Tole, Kevin; Ni, Fei; Yuan, Yong; Liao, Linyun (Pergamon, 2021)
      We address a new variant of packing problem called the circle bin packing problem (CBPP), which is to find a dense packing of circle items to multiple square bins so as to minimize the number of used bins. To this end, ...
    • Antimalarial Activity of Nigella sativa L. Seed Extracts and Selection of Resistance in Plasmodium berghei ANKA in a Mouse Model 

      Yusuf, Rahma Udu; Oyweri, Job; Gathirwa, Jeremiah (Hindawi Journal of Pathogens, 2021-02-03)
      Chemotherapy plays a crucial role in malaria control. However, the main obstacle to treatment has been the rise of parasite resistance to most antimalarial drugs. Artemisinin-based combination therapies (ACTs) remain the ...
    • Spatial variation in benthopelagic fish assemblage structure along coastal East Africa from recent bottom trawl surveys 

      Arara, Boaz Kaunda-; Munga, Cosmas; Manyala, Julius; Kuguru, Baraka; Igulu, Mathias; Chande, Muhaji; Kangwe, Simon; Mwakiti, Stephen; Thoya, Pascal; Mbaru, Emmanuel; Ruwa, Renison (Elsevier, 2016)
      The structure of benthopelagic fish assemblages of the continental shelves and upper slopes along coastal East Africa (Kenya and Tanzania) was studied based on data from bottom trawls during 2012. These surveys are the ...
    • The value of long-term, community-based monitoring of marine turtle nesting 

      Olendo, Mike I; Okemwa, Gladys M; Munga, COSMAS N; Mulupi, Lilian K; Mwasi, Lily D; Mohamed, Hassan B; Sibanda, Mxolisi; Ong'anda, Harrison O (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 ...
    • Exploring coastal development scenarios for Zanzibar 

      Hugé, Jean; Puyvelde, Karolien Van; Munga, Cosmas; Guebas, Farid Dahdouh-; Koedam, Nico (Elsevier, 2018)
      Tropical coastal systems are undergoing rapid change, which impacts people and natural resources, and that requires innovative governance processes to be turned into an opportunity for sustainable management. Focusing ...
    • Climate Variability and Small-Scale Fisheries in Kenya 

      Dzoga, Mumini; Simatele, DM; Munga, Cosmas (Juniper Publishers Inc., 2019)
      Small-scale coastal fishing communities in the tropics have varied responses to climate variability constraints. These responses are often part of the different ways in which communities build adaptive capacity and ...
    • Managing coastal pelagic fisheries 

      Okemwa, Gladys M; Maina, George W; Munga, Cosmas N; Mueni, Elizabeth; Barabara, Mwaka S; Ndegwa, Stephen; Thoya, Pascal; Ntheketha, Nicholas (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 ...
    • Status of Coral Reef Fish Communities within the Mombasa Marine Protected Area, Kenya, more than a Decade after Establishment 

      Munga, Cosmas N; Mohamed, Mohamed OS; Amiyo, Nassir; Guebas, Farid Dahdouh-; Obura, David O; Vanreusel, Ann (Western Indian Ocean J. Mar. Sci., 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 ...
    • Composition and abundance of deep-water crustaceans in the Southwest Indian Ocean 

      Everett, B.I.; Groeneveld, J.C.; Fennessy, S.T.; Dias, N.; Filipe, O.; Zacarias, L.; c, M. Igulu; Kuguru, B.; Kimani, E.; Munga, C.N.; Rabarison, G.A.; Razafindrakoto, H.; Yemane, D. (Elsevier, 2015)
      Expanding coastal fisheries into deeper waters is frequently tabled as an option to increase harvests from the sea in the Southwest Indian Ocean. In this region, only Mozambique and South Africa have established deep-water ...
    • Ecological and socio-economic assessment of Kenyan coastal fisheries 

      Munga, Cosmas Nzaka; Kimani, Edward; Vanreusel, Ann (Brill, 2013)
      This study explores and describes the status of the fisheries resources in the Malindi-Ungwana Bay, Kenya. In addition to shrimp bottom trawling, the bay also supports a variety of artisanal fishing techniques with ...
    • Scientific Note Length - Weight Relationships for Nine Deep Sea Fish Species off the Kenyan Coast 

      AURA, CHRISTOPHER MULANDA; MUNGA, COSMAS NZAKA; KIMANI, EDWARD; MANYALA, JULIUS OTIENO; MUSA, SAFINA (Pan-American Journal of Aquatic Sciences, 2011)
      Length-weight relationships for nine species of deep sea fishes were analyzed, totalizing 1012 individuals. Most regression coefficients calculated were indicative of positive allometric growths. The condition factor ...
    • Fish Catch Composition of Artisanal and Bottom Trawl Fisheries in Malindi-Ungwana Bay, Kenya: A Cause for Conflict? 

      Munga, Cosmas N; Mwangi, Stephen; Ong’anda, Harrison; Ruwa, Renison; Manyala, Julius; Groeneveld, Johan C; Kimani, Edward; Vanreusel, Ann (Western Indian Ocean J. Mar. Sci, 2014)
      Artisanal and shrimp bottom trawl fisheries in Ungwana Bay compete for fish resources and this has resulted in unresolved conflict over several decades. Landings of artisanal fishers (2009-2011) and bottom trawl catches ...
    • Application of the DPSIR Framework to Coastal and Marine Fisheries Management in Kenya 

      Dzoga, Mumini; Simatele, Danny Mulala; Munga, Cosmas; Yonge, Shadrack (Korea Institute of Ocean Science & Technology and The Korean Society of Oceanography, 2020)
      Natural resource management frameworks are important in generating information that promotes the development of appropriate policies and regulation for effective management and utilization of different aspects of ...