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Harnessing the economic value of indigenous knowledge in Kenya: a qualitative review of the legal framework
(Emerald Insight, 2024-01-14)Abstract Purpose – Commercial entities have recently expressed growing interest in commercialising indigenous knowledge (IK) due to its enormous economic and intrinsic value. As this happens, custodial communities must ... -
Gender and advertising in Kenyan print newspaper: a study of the daily nation newspaper.
(International Research Journal of Rongo University (IJORU), 2024)Beyond promoting products and services, advertisements possess the capacity to influence perceptions, convictions, and attitudes. Advertisements possess the potential to reflect or shape societal norms, thus portraying ... -
Demographic Factors affecting Dual Contraception Preference among Seropositive Women in Discordant Relationships in Nyatike Sub-County, Kenya
(Journal of the Kenya National Commission for UNESCO, 2024)Dual contraception is an effective strategy of achieving zero HIV transmission and unwanted pregnancy among discordant couples. Despite the double benefit, dual contraception use is still limited among seropositive women ... -
Business Environmental Forces and Competitive Advantage: An Empirical Study of Meetings, Incentives, Conferences and Exhibitions Facilities in Kenya
(African Journal of Empirical Research, 2023)Meetings, Incentives, Conferences and Exhibitions (MICE) sector is one of the main contributors of competitiveness across cities and countries. Geographically, Kenya’s vantage position places it as the gateway to East ... -
Metaphor and Health Communication: Use of Metaphor in HIV and AIDS Discourse
(Scholars International Journal of Linguistics and Literature, 2024-01-12)Language plays a fundamental role in combatting HIV and AIDS. In Kenya, English and Kiswahili are used as the languages of communication in HIV and AIDS related issues. The literacy rate in Kenya stands at 87.4% but ... -
Economic Determinants to Accessing Justice by Spouse Abuse Victims in Nairobi City County, Kenya.
(IOSR Journal Of Humanities And Social Science (IOSR-JHSS), 2019-10)Spouse abuse (SA) is acknowledged globally as a major social problem. Most victims are women while majority of the perpetrators are men. There is a high attrition level as cases reported to the police drop out of the ... -
Investigation of Wood Chips as Internal Carbon Source Supporting Denitrification Process in Domestic Wastewater Treatment
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Microbial community analysis in a combined anaerobic and aerobic digestion system for treatment of cellulosic ethanol production wastewater
(2015-06-22)This study investigated the microbial diversity established in a combined system composed of a continuous stirred tank reactor (CSTR), expanded granular sludge bed (EGSB) reactor, and sequencing batch reactor (SBR) for ... -
Simultaneous algae-polluted water treatment and electricity generation using a biocathode-coupled electrocoagulation cell (bio-ECC)
(Elsevier, 2017-06-21)How to utilize electrocoagulation (EC) technology for algae-polluted water treatment in an energy-efficient manner remains a critical challenge for its widespread application. Herein, a novel biocathode-coupled ... -
Hematite and multi-walled carbon nanotubes stimulate a faster syntrophic pathway during methanogenic beet sugar industrial wastewater degradation
(2017-09-22)The quest to understand and subsequently improve the role played by bacteria and archaea in the degradation of organic matter both in natural and engineered anaerobic ecosystems has intensified the utilization of ... -
Integrated expanded granular sludge bed and sequential batch reactor treating beet sugar industrial wastewater and recovering bioenergy
(2016-07-21)The exponential rise in energy demand vis-à-vis depletion of mineral oil resources has accelerated recovery of bioenergy from organic waste. In this study, a laboratory- scale anaerobic (An)/aerobic (Ar) system ... -
Biogas enhancement using iron oxide nanoparticles and multi-wall carbon nanotubes
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Investigation on decolorization of biologically pretreated cellulosic ethanol wastewater by electrochemical method
(Elsevier, 2017-04-25)The biologically pretreated cellulosic ethanol wastewater poses a serious environmental concern because of its refractory and color compounds. The decolorization of electrochemical oxidation using Sb doped Ti/ SnO2 ... -
Performance of CSTR–EGSB–SBR system for treating sulfate-rich cellulosic ethanol wastewater and microbial community analysis
(2017)Performance and microbial community composition were evaluated in a two-phase anaerobic and aerobic system treating sulfate-rich cellulosic ethanol wastewater (CEW). The system was operated at five different chemical ... -
Cascade degradation of organic matters in brewery wastewater using a continuous stirred microbial electrochemical reactor and analysis of microbial communities
(Scientific Reports, 2016)A continuous stirred microbial electrochemical reactor (CSMER), comprising of a complete mixing zone (CMZ) and microbial electrochemical zone (MEZ), was used for brewery wastewater treatment. The system realized 75.4±5.7% ... -
A combined microbial desalination cell and electrodialysis system for copper-containing wastewater treatment and high-salinity-water desalination
(Journal of Hazardous Materials, 2017)A new concept for heavy metal removal by forming hydroxide precipitation using alkalinity produced by microbial desalination cell (MDC) was proposed. Four five-chamber MDCs were hydraulically connected to concurrently ... -
Determination of Heavy Metal Levels in Surface Waters and Sediments of River Riana, Kisii County, Kenya
(2023-10)In this paper, some trace metals were seasonally determined for six months between January -June 2021 (to cover both the wet and dry seasons) in surface water and sediments from River Riana in Kisii County. The river ... -
Implementing Integrated Competency Based Assessment Model for Junior Schools in Kenya
(International Research Journal of Rongo University (IJORU), 2023-10)In spite of overwhelming increase in number of graduates entering into the job market globally, there is still high demand for competent workforce in almost all sectors. This has led to a situation where workers have ... -
Influence of TV News Talk Shows on Female Student’s Participation in Politics: A Case of Rongo University, Kenya
(International Research Journal of Rongo University (IJORU), 2023-10)TV News Talk Shows are powerful media programs that can frame the way people perceive and think of society. The content of these talk shows creates, perpetuates narratives and influences how we consider men's and women's ... -
A Theoretical Analysis of Strategic Resources: Implications for Tourism Destinations
(International Research Journal of Rongo University (IJORU), 2023-10)The goal of every business is to achieve its objectives or targets efficiently and effectively. Globally,businesses are trying to improve their skill set and increase their industry assets by ...