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The sufficiency of deposit protection fund's investment options to generate insurance funds for depositers in financial institutions in Kenya
(2011-08-19)The principal objective of Deposit Protection Fund Board (DPFB) is to provide deposit insurance scheme for customers of member institutions, liquidate and wind up the operations of any institution in respect of which DPFB ... -
Suitability pollinators } of hedgerow planting systems in managing bee (hymenoptera: in farm landscapes bordering southern slopes of Mt. Kenya forest apoidae)
(2014-07-24)Bees al-e the most important pollinators of ~Igricultural crops. Accounting for over gSt:;-'r of the insect pollinators and therefore there is need to protect them. nlorumutely. many larrnerx are nOL aware of rhe ... -
Suitability assessment of effluents from Mwea irrigation scheme for reuse in irrigation for rice production, Kirinyaga County, Kenya
(Kenyatta University, 2016-09)Declining quantity and quality of irrigation water are serious challenges facing rice production in Mwea irrigation scheme. As such the aim of this study was to assess the suitability of effluents from the scheme for ... -
Suitability of Hedgerow Planting System in Managing Bee (Hymenoptera: Apoidae) Pollinators in Farmlands of Kenya
(Kenyatta University, 2016)Bee presence in the farmland is crucial for provision of essential crop pollination service. However, this is highly determined by the availability of forage resources and nesting sites among others. Therefore, the overall ... -
Suitability of selected drought tolerant grass species as trap plants for chilo partellus (swinhoe) in Kisumu County, Kenya
(2017-11)The stem borer, Chilo partellus Swinhoe (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae) is a pest that attacks plants in the poacea family in tropical lowland areas of Africa. Yield losses in maize are caused by the borer feeding on plant ... -
Suitability of waste water sludge for agricultural use: a case study of Ruai sewage treatment plant, Nairobi, Kenya
(2015-01)Information on heavy metals in sewage sludge is important as it forms a vital baseline for among others the detection of undesirable effects when used in agriculture as a fertilizer. The aim of this study was to determine ... -
Suitability of water hyasinth Eichhornia crassipes, as a substrate for edible mushroom production
(2011-12-01)Water hyacinth Eichhornia crassipes, can be used in agriculture as compost and mulch for food production. The purpose of this research study was to investigate the suitability of water hyacinth compost in edible mushroom ... -
Sulphate and Chloride Ingress and The Effect in Selected Cements Mortar Prisms Immersed in Sea Water and Leather Industry Effluent
(2014-08-19)The effect of ingress of Cl and SO4 on compressive strength development and the ions diffusivity in selected Ordinary Portland Cement (OPC) was investigated. The aggressive media used included sea water (SW) and waste water ... -
Sun-dried cowpeas and amaranth leaves recipe improves β-carotene and retinol levels in serum and hemoglobin concentration among preschool children
(Springer, 2012-05)Purpose Vitamin A deficiency (VAD) and anemia are major challenges among children and expecting and lactating mothers in developing countries. Intervention with locally available dark green leafy vegetables (DGLV) is more ... -
Supercritical CO2 Mediated Incorporation of Pd onto Templated Carbons: A Route to Optimizing the Pd Particle Size and Hydrogen Uptake Density
(American Chemical Society, 2013-06)Palladium nanoparticles are deposited onto zeolite template carbon (ZTC) via supercritical CO2 (scCO2) mediated hydrogenation of a CO2-phillic transition metal precursor. The supercritical fluid (SCF) mediated metal ... -
A supervised land cover classification of a western Kenya lowland endemic for human malaria: associations of land cover with larval Anopheles habitats
(2012-10-16)A supervised land cover classification was developed from very high resolution IKONOS satellite data and extensive ground truth sampling of a ca. 10 sq km malaria-endemic lowland in western Kenya. The classification was ... -
Supervision Challenges Encountered During Kenyan University Students’ Practicum Attachment
(IISTE, 2015)There is little published research that examines the supervision experience of field attachment supervisors in Kenya. In this study, we identify the challenges encountered by field supervisors during student field attachments ... -
Supervision of early childhood development education Programmes implications for provision of quality preschool Education in Nairobi Province
(Kenyatta University, 2011)The main purpose of this study was to investigate how supervision of Early Childhood Development Education (ECDE) was carried out in public pre-schools in Nairobi Province and the implications it had for the provision of ... -
Supervision training course
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Supplier evaluation of integrated financial management information system: A case study of Ministry of East Africa Affairs Commerce & Tourism
(Kenyatta University, 2016)While most governments around the world and developing countries have implemented Integrated Financial Management Information Systems (IFMIS), literature reveals that many studies that have been carried out concentrate on ... -
Supplimentary sources of funds for secondary education in Kenya: a survey of Kakamega district
(2012-04-24)The purpose of this study was to identify school-based economic activities in secondary school, find out the use to which funds from these activities was put; identify the problems facing income-generation activities and ... -
Supply Chain Management Practices and Performance of Flour Milling Companies in Nairobi County, Kenya
(Kenyatta University, 2020-07)Businesses are experiencing pressures to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of the supply chain, seeking to deliver the best value to the ultimate consumer whilst remaining competitive. The performance of the Flour ... -
Supply Chain Optimization and Service Delivery in Selected Humanitarian Organizations in Kenya
(International Journal Corner, 2020)Humanitarian needs across the globe are at an unprecedented level with the numbers increasing every year owing to climate change, conflict and human activities. In Kenya, the most affected people are those living in the ... -
Supply Response of Kenyan Coffee in the World Market
(2014-03-10)The drastic drop in Kenya coffee supply in the last twenty years has severely affected the country's export revenues as well as the livelihoods of two million small scale producers and over six million people who directly ...
