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Participatory ecological assessment of kirisia forest reserve, Samburu, Kenya

Hitimana, Joseph; Ole Kiyiapi 1, James; Kisioh, Hamphrey; Warinwa4, Fiesta; Lenaiyasa, Philip; Mayienda4, Rose; Sumba4, Daudi (AWF Technical Paper Series, 2009-04)

The dry upland evergreen Kirisia State forest in Samburu District, northern Kenya, plays a critical role in the livelihoods of the local people. Prior to this study, no detailed assessment has been conducted to understand ...
US-Africa Collaboration in Guided Inquiry Synthesis and Characterization of the “Frustrated” Amino Acid-Based Calixarene Molecules

Rugut, Joseph K.; Rugutt, Kipgeno J.; Koske, Julius; Chirchir, Denis; Cheruiyot, Gilbert; Koech, Joel; Mibei, Erick; Obel, Millie Chepkemoi; Bii, Christine Chemutai; Rop, Ronald (Chem. Educator, 2010-09-23)

The Department of Chemistry at Missouri State University-West Plains (MSU-WP) is internationalizing the existing research activities by initiating a collaborative Kenya-U.S. Chiral Science (chiroscience) project. The ...
Challenges of Linking Socio-Economic Significance and Conservation Value of Forests in Drylands of Kenya: Case Study of Kirisia Forest-Samburu Pastoralists Coexistence

Hitimana, Joseph; Ole Kiyiapi, James L; Kibugi, Pauline W; Kisioh, Hamphrey; Mayienda, Rose; Warinwa, Fiesta; Lenaiyasa, Philip; Sumba, Daudi (2011)
A novel flavonoid and furoquinoline alkaloids from vepris glomerata and their antioxidant activity

Kiplimo, Joyce; Koorbanally, Neil; Islam, Shahidul (Natural product communications, 2011-04-26)
Localized Nuances of Linguistic Choices in Film: A Case Study of “Tahidi High” - a Kenyan Television Drama

Mugubi, John; Wesonga, Robert (2012)

This treatise endeavors to examine the discourse of actors in Tahidi High - a Kenyan television drama – in order to demonstrate how use of language contributes to thematic allusions in the television drama. Language is ...
Setting as Technique in Kenyan Television Drama: The Case of Tahidi High

Wesonga, Robert (Association for Scientific Computing Electronics and Engineering (ASCEE), 2012)

Undoubtedly, Film Studies is an area that has attracted varied attention from scholars in Kenya today. The country has recorded a tremendous increase in film scholarship in the recent past. This upsurge in Film studies ...
On markovian queuing models

Tonui, Benard C; Langat, Reuben C; Gichengo, Joel M (International journal of science and research, 2012)

The ultimate objective of the analysis of queuing systems is to understand the behaviour of their underlying process so that informed and intelligent decisions can be made by the management. The application of queuing ...
The Preconditoning Factors to a Child’s Creative Mind in a Family Set-Up

Makero, Syallow Cajertane (Journal of Emerging Trends in Educational Research and Policy Studies (JETERAPS), 2012)

This paper examines the impact that the personal and socio-economic issues of families have on boy and girl child in their development of talents in creative activities such as painting and drawing. The study targeted ...
Identifying and Dealing with the Causes of Water Shortage in Lagam Escarpment of Kerio Valley, Marakwet District, Kenya

Kipkiror, Loice Jepkemboi (Journal of Emerging Trends in Educational Research and Policy Studies (JETERAPS), 2012)

In the recent years, it has been realized that water supply is on the decline in Marakwet District, Kenya, especially in the drier areas, such as the extensive Lagam escarpment and the Kerio Valley, yet water is the livelihood ...
Instruction of reading for nationhood: English language teachers’ cognition in Kenya

Manyasi, Beatrice N (Scholarlink research institute journals, 2013)

This paper discusses secondary school teachers' cognition of the instruction of reading to instill human values among students in secondary schools in Kenya. The main purpose of the study was to determine how teachers ...
Units of Commutative Completely Primary Finite Rings of Characteristic pn

Oduor, Owino Maurice; Onyango, Ojiema Michael; Mmasi, Eliud (International Journ. of Algebra, 2013)

The characterization of the group of units of any commutative ring has not been done in general, and previous studies have restricted the classes of rings or groups under consideration. In this work, we deter mine the ...
The Extent of Influence of Factors on Cigarette Smoking Among Teenagers in Baguio City: A Cross-Sectional Study

cheruiyot, Joan; Retuta, Marjorie; Arasa, Geofrey; Kiprono, Sabella J.; Korir, Scholastica; Kamau, Simon Macharia (Journal of Natural Sciences Research, 2013)

Introduction: Although there are several studies conducted on teenage smoking, the causes to become smokers in adolescence remain unclear. Several factors were identified but the extent of its influence still obscure. ...
Nurse Managers’ Perceptions towards the Roles They Play in a Resource- Limited Hospital Setting in Western Kenya

Kamau, Simon Macharia (Journal of Biology, Agriculture and Healthcare, 2013)

Aim: This report is an excerpt from a wider study on job description of nurse managers. To describe the experiences and perceptions of nurse managers t hospital. Methods: This was a qualitative phenomenological design, ...
Knowledge of Staff Nurses on Management of Deconditioning in Older Adults: A Cross- Sectional Study

cheruiyot, Joan; Laoingco, Jose Reinhard C; Kamau, Simon M (Journal of natural sciences research, 2013)

Introduction: A significant issue facing today’s acute care nurse is the ability to respond to the rising number of older adults admitted to the hospital, while simultaneously preventing complications of hospitalization, ...
Kiswahili –Medically

Kamau, Simon M. (2013)

Objective: Exchange programme and those students who have difficulty in their communicating in Kiswahili in the clinical areas Here is a beginning list of words you might find helpful as you work. Kiswahili is NOT a ...
Factors Affecting the Growth of Micro and Small Enterprises: A Case of Tailoring and Dressmaking Enterprises in Eldoret

Mbugua, James K.; Mbugua, Susan N.; Wangoi, Magdaline; Ogada, Joash O.; Kariuki, Jane N. (International Journal of Business and Social Science, 2013)

The study was set to determine and analyze the factors that affect the growth of tailoring and dressmaking enterprises in Eldoret. The tailoring and dressmaking enterprises studied were appraised with respect to the ...
Functional Writing Skills for Effective Communication: The English Language Classroom in Kenya

Onchera, Paul Onsare; Manyasi, Beatrice N. (Journal of Emerging Trends in Educational Research and Policy Studies (JETERAPS), 2013)

This study sought to investigate to what depth learners are exposed to appropriate functional text varieties, Identify the kind of support teachers give learners in their functional writing tasks and establish how this ...
Immunization coverage and its determinants among children aged 12 - 23 months in a peri-urban area of Kenya

Maina, Lilian Chepkemoi; Karanja, Simon; Kombich, Janeth (The Pan African Medical Journal, 2013-01-02)

Introduction: The institutionalization of strong immunization services over recent years has ensured that today more than 70% of the worlds' targeted population is reached. In Kenya, approximately 77% of children aged ...
On the regular elements of rings in which the product of any two zero divisions lies in the galois subring

Oduor, Owino M; Libendi, Omamo A; Musoga, Christopher (International Journal of Pure and Applied Mathematics, 2013-01-28)

Suppose R is a completely primary finite ring in which the product of any two zero divisors lies in the Galois (coefficient) subring. We construct R and find a generalized characterization of its regular elements.
Movement Patterns And Home Range Sizes Of The Rothschild’s Giraffes (Giraffa camelopardalis Rothschildii) Translocated To Ruma National Park, Kenya.

Caroline, Anyango Dolphine; Adhiambo, Were - Kogogo Pamella Jael (The International Journal Of Engineering And Science (IJES), 2013-07)

The need for management of small, wild populations has been given limited attention. The Rothschild’s giraffe is poorly represented in East Africa, therefore, it is important that its populations and environments should ...

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