This paper discusses the impact of weather and climate hazards on the lives of the rural people living near Lake Victoria, Africa, thereby worsening their already desperate condition, and suggest ways of mitigating these ...

Industries and activities handling NORM are identified and TENORM levels assessed in Slovenia. The identification is based on (1) survey of historical information available, (2) results published in scientific papers, ...

Beans are widely grown as a major food crop in Eastern and Southern Africa. It is the most important staple food crop after maize in Kenya (ECABREN, 2000). The beans industry in Kenya is faced with problems of shortages, ...

Degraded rangelands resulting from continuous overgrazing, frequent drought, termites, uncontrolled burning, opportunistic cultivation and other anthropogenic factors could be rehabilitated through reseeding. However, ...

The seeds of Vernonia galamensis (Cass.) Less. contain 35-45% of triglyceride oil rich in vernolic acid, a naturally epoxidized fatty acid with low viscosity. Naturally epoxidized, vernolic acid is a potentially useful ...

This study explores the dependence between the shares traded at the Nairobi stock Exchange and the prices for which the various companies' shares were selling. Using simulated time-series of financial asset returns, the ...

This study investigates students attitudes towards headteachers participatory leadership style in public secondary schools in Kikuyu Division, Kiambu District, Kenya. I Participatory ...