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Wall Temperature Oscillation on Convection Flow in a Rotating Fluid with Hall and Ion-slip Currents
(Kluwer Academic Publishers, 1991)An analysis of Hall and ion-slip current effects on the MHD free-convection flow of a partiallyionised gas past an infinite vertical porous plate in a rotating frame of reference is carried out. A strong magnetic field is ... -
Wasting in Children and Participation in the Pre-school Education in the Urban / Rural Kenyan set up
(Journal of Education and Practice, 2012)This study sought to determine the relationship between wasting and children’s participation in pre-school education.The sample size for this study was 390 children. The findings indicate that statistically there is a ... -
Water and Wastewater Treatment in Africa–Current Practices and Challenges
(Wiley, 2014)Sustainable access to safe drinking water and basic sanitation is an important part of the millennium development goals (MDGs). For most African countries, an extensive effort is needed for the last three remaining years ... -
Water quality and plant species composition of selected Sites within Chemususu dam, Baringo County, Kenya.
(Journal of Environmental & Analytical Toxicology, 2016-07)Aquatic plant species and physico-chemical parameters of Chemususu Dam, Baringo County, Kenya were studied from differernt sampling stations D1, D2 and D3 situated in north west, south and north east directions of the dam ... -
Water Resources Utilization, Conflicts and Interventions in the Tana Basin of Kenya
(FWU Water Resources Publications, 2005)Water is an essential resource necessary for social and economic development of any country. When it is available in sufficient quantities and acceptable quality, it is extensively used for domestic, agricultural and ... -
Water Risk Factors Pre-Disposing the Under Five Children to Diarrhoeal Morbidity in Mandera District, Kenya.
(PubMed, 2010-12)OBJECTIVE: The main causes of mortality and morbidity in Mandera are conditions related to inadequate water and sanitation such as diarrhoea, which has led to malnutrition and mortality among children under five years. ... -
Water Security Where Governmental Policies Conflict with Local Practices: The Roles of Community Water Management Systems in Ngaciuma-Kinyaritha, Kenya
(GLOBEEDU Group, 2014)New institutions emanating from the water sector reforms are expected to achieve efficiency and effectiveness in the management of water resources, thus leading to enhance water security in all the catchment areas. For ... -
Water Stress Effect on Total Antioxiant Activity and Total Phenolic Content of Solanum scabrum Mill and Solanum scabrum in Kiambu, Kenya
(SCIENCEDOMAIN International, 2017)Aims: The aims of this study were to investigate water stress effect on total phenolics and total antioxidants of selected African nightshades and determine any possible variations in the amount of total phenolics and ... -
Water Supply Challenges and Storm Water Management in Kisii Municipality, Nyakomisaro Sub Catchment, Kenya
(2017-09)The water supply system in Kisii municipality faces many challenges. The municipality is located within the Nyakomisaro sub catchment and the water supply relies heavily on the River Nyakomisaro. The water supply system ... -
Water-Borne Bacterial Pathogens in Surface Waters of Nairobi River and Health Implication to Communities Downstream Athi River
(IJLPR, 2013)The quality of surface water in Nairobi River and the adjacent river Athi was assessed to ascertain whether it meets local and international microbiological standards for safe human consumption. Standard bacteriological ... -
Wealth creation using sports tourism in the North Rift region, Kenya
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Weevil repellent constituents of Ocimum suave leaves and Eugenia caryophyllata cloves used as grain protectants in parts of eastern Africa.
(Academy Science Publishers, 1990)The leaves of Ocimum suave and the cloves of Eugenia caryophyllata, used as grain protectants in parts of Eastern Africa, yield essential oils that are repellent to the maize weevil Sitophilus zeamais in olfactometric ... -
What can Schools Learn from Children about Use of Culturally Relevant Methods and Materials?
(Scholarlink R esearch Institute Journals, 2013)The methods and materials used by teachers in schools has been examined by various researchers. Howe ver, sibling teaching and the mater ials and methods used during sibling teaching is an area that has not received much ... -
What can we learn about battery materials from their magnetic properties?
(Royal Society of Chemistry, 2011-04-07)Electrode materials for Li-ion batteries should combine electronic and ionic conductivity, structural integrity, and safe operation over thousands of lithium insertion and removal cycles. The quest for higher energy density ... -
What Factors Influence Teachers’ Use of Teaching Aids to Enhance Teaching Learning in Pre-Schools?
(International researchers, 2017)Teaching should entail more than just workbooks and textbooks. It should engage learners and make them part of learning. The purpose of this study was to establish factors influencing pre-school teachers’ use of teaching ... -
Wheat Rotation for Higher Production in a Humid Tropical Region
(Association of Official Seed Analysts, 2010-03)Stagnation in grain production in the developing world has contributed to the current worldwide food crisis. The principle objective of this study was to evaluate the possibility of improving grain production in the tropical ... -
When celebrity athletes are 'social movement entrepreneurs': A study of the role of elite runners in run-for-peace events in post-conflict Kenya in 2008
(Sage, 2013-10-09)This paper reports findings from a study of the role played by high-profile Kenyan runners in the organization of Run-for-Peace events that took place in response to election-related violence in Kenya in late 2007 and early ... -
When Romantic Love in Gĩkũyũ Becomes A Human Body Part
(John Benjamins Publishing Company, 2015)Studies in Cognitive Linguistics show that metaphors are fundamental to the structuring of people’s thought and language (Sweetser 1990; Kovecses 2009). It is against this backdrop that this study discusses human body parts ... -
Whole genome characterization of human influenza A(H1N1)pdm09 viruses isolated from Kenya during the 2009 pandemic
(Elsevier, 2016)An influenza pandemic caused by a novel influenza virus A(H1N1)pdm09 spread worldwide in 2009 and is estimated to have caused between 151,700 and 575,400 deaths globally.Whilewhole genome data on newvirus enables a deeper ... -
Whole-genome DNA/RNA sequencing identifies truncating mutations in RBCK1 in a novel Mendelian disease with neuromuscular and cardiac involvement
(BioMed Central, 2013)Background: Whole-exome sequencing has identified the causes of several Mendelian diseases by analyzing multiple unrelated cases, but it is more challenging to resolve the cause of extremely rare and suspected Mendelian ...
