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Implications of Responsive Cultures of Knowledge Sharing on Non-Financial Performance: An Empirical Study of Family Owned Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises in Migori, Kenya
(The international journal of business & management, 2018)In the last decade, sharing of new knowledge has become an essential component for the survival of enterprises that are keen on maintaining their overall competitiveness. More and more studies are confirming that when a ... -
Value of Knowledge Management as a Strategic Resource: Evaluating the Non-Financial Performance of MSMEs in Migori County, Kenya
(2018)Knowledge management is premised on the notion that a firm’s most prized asset is the knowledge of its workforce. The implication, therefore, is that all jobs undertaken by organizations will in one way or another involve ... -
Screening Selected Maize Single Crosses for Tolerance to Low P in Acidic Soils of Bumala and Maseno
(2018)Generally, 13% of Kenya’s arable land mass (7.5 million ha) is acidic and prone to poor phophorus (P) availability and soil acidity. This results in crop yield losses due to the direct adverse effects Aluminium toxicity ... -
Motivation to Learn Biology: Gender and School Type Differences in Co-Educational Schools in Siaya County, Kenya
(British Journal of Education, Society & Behavioural Science, 2018)Aims: The purpose of the study was to investigate gender and school type differences in motivational orientations among grade 10 students in co-educational schools of Siaya County, Kenya. Study Design: The study adopted ... -
Contemporary vernacular broadcast media intervention in communities prone to intra-ethnic conflict: a case of the Abakuria in Kenya
(2018)The rapid growth in the vernacular broadcast media sector in Kenya has been lauded as key in the social and economic transformation of the rural communities. However, how they can be used in conflict management still remains ... -
Social Indicators of Mental Status of University Students’ at theonset of Unrest.
(International Journal of Research in Economics and Social Sciences (IJRESS), 2018-02)Many factors which are either biological or environmental, influence variation in the mental status of an individual if a person is exposed to them. Negative factors are the root cause of mental status at the onset of ... -
Influence of Cropping System and Residue Management on Selected Soil Chemical Properties
(Advances in Research., 2018-02-09)Declining soil fertility in sub-Saharan Africa caused by continuous cropping without nutrient inputs has resulted in declining crop yield. The study was aimed to determine the effects of crop rotation and crop residue ... -
Community Radio: An Entertainment Factory or Catalyst for Development, Food and Nutrition Security?
(International Journal of Scientific Research and Innovative Technology, 2018-03)Several studies have confirmed that Community Radio can go a long way in promoting agriculture by educating farmers about new farming methods; issuing early warning whenever there are outbreaks of pests and diseases; ... -
Total Phenolic Content and in vitro Antiproliferative Activity of Tragia brevipes (Pax) and Tetradenia riparia (Hochst) Leaves Extract
(European Journal of Medicinal Plants, 2018-03)Tragia brevipes and Tetradenia riparia have been widely used in traditional medicine. T. brevipes relief stomach pain and in treatment of rheumatism while T. riparia; heal chest pains, stomachache, malaria and act as ... -
Community Media for Kenya (CM4K) and the Sustainable Development Goals: A review of milestones and opportunities
(International Journal of Scientific Research and Innovative Technology, 2018-03)On September 25th 2015, at a Sustainable Development Summit in New York, more than 150 countries of the United Nations acknowledged a pressing need to ameliorate the marginalization and disenfranchisement endured by those ... -
Influence of directed play on ECD children’s holistic development in Homa Bay Sub County, Kenya
(International Journal of Educational Policy Research and Review, 2018-03-24)Play has found little, if any acceptance in most of the Early Childhood Development (ECD) centres in Homa Bay Sub County. Observation reveals that parents and ECD Managers/Head teachers appear to pressurize the ECD teachers ... -
Phytochemical Screening and Synergistic Antiproliferative Activity against Selected Cancer Cell Lines of Moringa oleifera and Indigofera arrecta Leaf Extracts
(European Journal of Medicinal Plants, 2018-04)Medicinal plants present a plausible source for anticancer agents. Combination of plant extracts and plant-derived compounds with the currently used cancer drugs has shown a marked improvement of the conventional drugs' ... -
Uimarishwaji Wa Umaizi Mseto Kupitia Mikakati Shirikishi Ya Ufundishaji Wa Kiswahili Nchini Kenya
(2018-04)Upataji wa elimu na maarifa ni shughuli isiyo na kikomo katika maisha ya mwanadamu. Ili kuimarisha shughuli hii, lengo la nne la Maendeleo Endelevu linamhitaji kila mwanafunzi kutoachwa nyuma kwenye ujifunzaji na upataji ... -
Sectoral credit diversification, bank performance and monitoring effectiveness; a cross-country analysis of east African banking industries
(Journal of Finance and Investment Analysis, 2018-04-01)Traditionally, banking has been viewed as a pathway to reducing the frictions of transaction costs and information asymmetries. However, innovations in information technologies, deregulation, and financial deepening have ... -
Gender-Based Domestic Violence against African Men: A Case of the Gusii of Kenya
(International Journal of Humanities & Social Science Studies (IJHSSS), 2018-05)The purpose of this study was to assess the status of gender-based domestic violence in Kenya with specific reference to Gusii men by their spouses and relatives. The study sought to interrogate the causes, patterns and ... -
Phytochemical Screening and in vitro Antiproliferative Activity of the Fruit of Annona muricata and Abelmoschus esculentus Pods against Selected Cancer Cell Lines
(Journal of Complementary and Alternative Medical Research, 2018-05-10)Incorporation of fruits and vegetables in diet can successfully be used in prevention and treatment of cancer. Annona muricata and Abelmoschus esculentus which belongs to the annonaceae and malvaceae family respectively ... -
Phytochemical Screening and in vitro Antiproliferative Activity of the Fruit of Annona muricata and Abelmoschus esculentus Pods against Selected Cancer Cell Lines
(Journal of Complementary and Alternative Medical Research, 2018-05-10)Incorporation of fruits and vegetables in diet can successfully be used in prevention and treatment of cancer. Annona muricata and Abelmoschus esculentus which belongs to the annonaceae and malvaceae family respectively ... -
3rd International Conference on Food chemistry and nutrition
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First-Principles Calculations Of Structural, Electronic And Elastic Properties Of Tysonite Lanthanum Fluoride (Laf3)
(Journal of Research in Environmental and Earth Science, 2018-06)The structural, electronic and elastic properties of tysonite Lanthanum fluoride (LaF3) have been studied using Density Functional Theory. The lattice constants were calculated and then the values fitted into the energy ...