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The effects of crude lyophilised aqueous extract of Vernonia hochstetteri Schip. Bip. in rats with pilocarpine-induced status epilepticus
(2005)
Vernonia hochstetteri (Compo sitae ), a medicinal plant used in traditional medicine to
treat epilepsy by East African communities, was screened for anticonvulsant properties in
rats with pilocarpine-induced status ...
Measuring food security: identifying indicators for monitoring and evaluation of a food security project in Vihiga District, Kenya.
(2005-01)
The Christian Partners Development Agency (CPDA) food security project III Vihiga
District aims at improving the quality of life by supporting communities to attain food
security through improved agricultural and nutritional ...
Infiltration and surface runoff responses To land use and tillage in Awach Kano Watershed, Lake Victoria Basin.
(University of Nairobi, 2005)
Understanding of runoff sources and sinks coupled with development of rubost models
that provide rapid and less expensive assessment of the impacts of land management on
surface runoff is critical in the management of ...
A Study of the factors contributing to lack of motivation and job satisfaction among teachers in public schools in Machakos district
(University of Nairobi, CEES, Kenya, 2005)
The study investigated factors that contributed to lack of motivation and job satisfaction in public among public secondary school teachers in Machakos district.
The purpose of the study was to investigate whether ...
The ethical dimension in the practice of capitl punishment in Africa
(University of Nairobi, CEES, Kenya, 2005)
The issue of whether to kill or not is a controversial one. Many philosophers have been trying to resolve the problem of the justification of capital punishment. However, the dichotomy between the pro and anti capital ...
Level of job satisfaction among public primary school Headteacher in Central Division of Kitui District
(2005)
This study was conducted in Central Division of Kitui District Kenya. The main purpose of this study was to investigate the level of Job Satisfaction among Public Primary School headteac ...
Estimating and forecasting the volatility of a Kenyan Finance Time-series using ARCH Models
(University of Nairobi, 2005)
The goal of this study is to present an empirical analysis of the return and conditional variance of
two Kenyan finance series using models of the ARCH class. To help understanding the empirical
results, a critical review ...
The determinants of cognitive achievements in primary schools in Kenya
(2005-09)
This study analyses the relationship between educational inputs and cognitive achievements in reading English and Mathematics for primary schools in Kenya with a view to identify inputs, which are most effective in raising ...
Factors affecting enrolment in adult literacy programmes in Kenya:
(2005)
Adult literacy is important for any country's economic and social
development. For various reasons not all adults in any community are literate.
All over the world the problem of illiteracy has not been solved despite ...
A study of the factors affecting the quality of orphan care provided by women caregivers in Gulu District, Uganda
(2005)
In the past few years, there has been a dramatic increase in the number of orphans in Uganda especially in Gulu District. The problem of orphans did not begin with the advent of HIV/ AIDS. The ...