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Daily oviposition patterns of the African malaria mosquito Anopheles gambiae Giles (Diptera: Culicidae) on different types of aqueous substrates
(BioMed Central, 2004-12)Background Anopheles gambiae Giles is the most important vector of human malaria in sub-Saharan Africa. Knowledge of the factors that influence its daily oviposition pattern is crucial if field interventions targeting ... -
Damping Effect of the Inner Band Electrons on the Optical Absorption and Bandwidth of Metal Nanoparticles
(Springer Netherlands, 2012-11)Conflicts and discrepancies around nanoparticle (NP) size effect on the optical properties of metal NPs of sizes below the mean free path of electron can be traced to the internal damping effect of the hybrid resonance of ... -
Dance step and movement: a study of the factors affecting step and movement of Kinze dance among the Akamba
(Kenyatta University, 1992)The purpose of this study was to investigate in depth the factors that affect music dance step and movement in Kinze dance. The emphasis was to single out these factors under three major areas, namely: The cultural, ... -
Dark conductivity, steady state photoconductivity and space charge limited conduction of Cu and Al doped amorphous As2Se3
(2012-05-24)Electronic transport has been investigated in amorphous As2Se3 doped with 1 at % Cu and 1 at. % Al through measurements of dark conductivity, photoconductivity and space charge limited (SCL) conduction. Dark conductivity ... -
The data envelopment analysis and stochastic frontier approaches to the measurement of hospital efficiency in Kenya
(2013-07-25)After independence in 1963, the government of Kenya pledged to fight diseases, ignorance and poverty in the country. The policies that the government has pursued over the years have had a direct impact on health status of ... -
Datad Workshop: Kenyatta University Update
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Datasets on how misinformation promotes immune perception of COVID-19 pandemic in Africa
(Elsevier, 2020)The dataset investigates the magnitude of the misinforma- tion content influencing scepticisms about the novel COVID- 19 pandemic in Africa. The data is collected via an electronic questionnaire method and twenty-one Africa ... -
Day-time Effects of Urbanization on Relative Humidity and Vapour Pressure in a Tropical City
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‘Dear Diary I saw an Angel, She Looked like Heaven on Earth’: Sex Talk and Sex Education
(Routledge, 2003)In this paper we highlight and address some of the problems involved in teaching HIV/AIDS education in southern and eastern Africa, and especially in generating open discussion among pupils about sex and sexuality. The ... -
The death motif in John Ruganda's selected plays
(2011-12-21)This study explores the treatment of the theme of death, its creation, portrayal, use and significance in John Ruganda's drama. It contributes a new and deeper insight into John Ruganda's works. He, John Ruganda, uses death ... -
Death, Grief and Culture in Kenya: Experiential Strengths-Based Research
(Springer International Publishing, 2015)The purpose of this chapter is to examine how families deal with bereavement in Kenya. Our discussion is based on the constructivist assumption that bereaved individuals and families construct the meaning of the death of ... -
Debt Servicing and Sectoral Economic growth in Kenya
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Debt Sustainability and the Optimal Debt in Kenya
(2014-03-10)Sustainability of debt and optimal debt of a country has become an important issue for adequate macroeconomic management. This paper looks at the debt sustainability and optimal debt of the government of Kenya that can ... -
Debtors Management and financial Performance Of Microfinance Institutions In Nyeri County,Kenya
(Kenyatta University, 2019-05)The financial health of the Microfinance banking industry is an important element for economic stability and growth .Microfinance banks are part of the financial sector in an economy performing valuable activities on both ... -
Debtors Management and Financial Performance of Selected Microfinance Institutions at Nairobi City County in Kenya
(Peer reviewed and refereed international journals, 2017-12)The purpose of this study was to assess the effect of debtors management on the financial performance of selected microfinance institutions (MFIs) at Nairobi County in Kenya. The independent variables for debtors management ... -
Decentralization of the teachers service commission: Issues and challenges- a case of Muranga South District, Kenya
(2011-08-11)The Teacher Service Commission in an effort to redress the challenges in teacher management in the country reviewed the recruitment and deployment of teachers, and decentralized teacher recruitment and management. Experiences ... -
A decision support system for the management of biodiversity resources in Kenya: a case study from Kenya Wildlife Service
(2012-02-06)Throughout the world, environmental problems resulting from human activities are causing great concern to environmental scientists and the general public. Although many of the human activities that contribute to these ... -
Decision-Making Therapy in HIV/AIDS: The African Experience
(Kluwer Academic Publishers, 2004)The challenge of providing relevant and sophisticated counseling interventions to people with HIV/AIDS in Africa has greatly intensified. The task has shifted from what it was deemed to entail at the first decade of the ... -
Decisiveness in Career Choices among Secondary School Students in Kiambu West District - Kiambu County, Kenya
(2014-02-17)Despite the fact that career development process is life-long, choices made during the secondary school years are particularly important in setting the foundation for future professional choices to students. Selecting a ... -
Decline in Government Funding and the Quality of Instructional Progrmmes in Public Universities in Kenya
(2019)This article argues that since the achievement of independence in Kenya, higher education was free with public expenditure covering tuition and students' living allowances, development costs, instruction and research ...
