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Some socio-economic drivers of agroforestry adoption in Temiyotta Location, Nakuru County, Kenya.
(JSEP, 2019-08-20)
This paper provides empirical evidence of some socio-economic drivers of adoption of agroforestry practices among small scale farmers in Temiyotta Location, Nakuru County, Kenya. A stratified random sampling procedure was ...
Factors influencing compliance with occupational safety regulations and requirements among artisanal and small-scale miners in central sakwa ward, siaya county
(JSEP, 2019)
The paper emanates from a larger study on occupational safety compliance in artisanal and small scale gold mines in Siaya County, Kenya. One of the key objectives of the study was to establish the factors influencing ...
Impacts of plant invasive species on local farming communities around Mulanje Mountain Forest Reserve, Malawi
(JSEP, 2019-04-15)
This paper sought to examine the impacts of plant invasive species on communities living around the Mulanje Mountain Forest Reserve (MMFR). 30 respondents were selected using systematic sampling from five villages around ...
Complementary Feeding: Beyond Nutrition.
(University of Nairobi, 2018)
In this article, we will summarize the key non-nutritional aspects of the introduction of complementary feeding. Intestinal maturation related to starch digestion is relatively complete by the time complementary feeding ...
Breeding second‐generation biofortified bean varieties for Africa.
(University of Nairobi, 2019)
Micronutrient malnutrition is one of the most serious health challenges facing vast sectors of Africa's population, particularly resource‐poor women and children. Development and utilization of drought‐tolerant, biofortified ...
Hedging Market Risk, Market Imperfections, Firm Characteristics and Firm Value: a Critical Literature Review
(University of Nairobi, 2016)
There has been growing academic and industry interest in hedging market risk as a result of
globalization of economic activity that has led to rapid and continuous changes in the
business environment. With the collapse ...
Bloated wage bill: Finally, Kenya’s moment of truth
(2014-03-18)
Patterns of poisoning among patients aged 0-13 years at a paediatric hospital in Nairobi
(2014)
Objectives: To determine the pattern of poisoning amongst patients admitted at a paediatric hospital in Nairobi and compare it with that of other hospitals around the world
Design: A retrospective hospital based multivariate ...
Mitrofanoff Urinary Diversion: A Report of Three Cases
(2014)
The quality of life in patients with urinary incontinence or irreparable urethral stricturing can be improved by diversion with construction of catheterizable urinary stomas. We report our experience with three patients ...
Production of hybrid Basmati rice in Kenya: progress and challenges
(2013)
Photoperiod sensitive genic male sterile (PGMS) and Thermosensitive genic male
sterile (TGMS) rice varieties require a long day light length and high temperature
respectively growth conditions for them to be completely ...