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Strategies Influencing Competence In Soft Skills Development Through Mathematics In Technical Institutions In Kenya
(Univesity of Nairobi, 2013)
Mathematics plays an important role in developing students’ logical, creative and
critical reasoning, optimize industrial processes, solve problems, function with linear and non
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linear thought processes and
communicate ...
Contraceptive needs of female sex workers in Kenya - a cross-sectional study.
(2011)
BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES:
Female sex workers (FSWs) are thought to be at heightened risk for unintended pregnancy, although sexual and reproductive health interventions reaching these populations are typically focused ...
A Survey of Benchmarking Practices in Higher Education in Kenya: The Case of Public Universities
(University of Nairobi, 2011)
Benchmarking has been used as a tool, a methodology and a technique for continuous
improvements in sectoral operations to gain and maintain competitive advantage. This was a
survey of benchmarking practices in higher ...
E-Commerce Products and Services in the Banking Industry: The Adoption and Usage in Commercial Banks in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2011)
Globalization, collaboration and wireless technologies have led to stiff competition. As a result,
commercial banks have generally adopted the use of e-commerce products and services in their delivery
of services to ...
Effects of Cybercrime on State Security:Types, Impact and Mitigations with the Fiber Optic Deployment In Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2011)
The identification of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) as an essential tool for sustainable development has proved to be worth every investment. As a result of this, Internet usage in Kenya has grown rapidly ...
Preventing gender-based violence
(2010-07)
Gender-based violence is an umbrella term for any harmful act that is perpetrated against a woman's will. It is estimated that one in three women will experience violence in their lifetime and that violence by an intimate ...
Is there an increased risk of post-operative surgical site infection after orthopaedic surgery in Hiv patients? A systematic review and meta-analysis
(2012)
There is dilemma as to whether patients infected with the Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) requiring implant orthopaedic surgery are at an increased risk for post-operative surgical site infection (SSI). We conducted a ...
Elemental Composition of Suspended Particulate Matter Collected at Two Different Heights above the Ground in A Sub-Urban Site in Kenya
(2010)
Suspended particulate matter samples were collected in a sub-urban area in Nairobi over a 12 month period at two different heights above ground using a “Gent” SFU sampler. A total of 126 sets of duplicate fine and coarse ...
Factors influencing usage of new technologies in low-income households in Kenya: the case of Nairobi
(2012)
Purpose – Use of e-mail, the internet and mobile phones, collectively referred to as the “new technologies” in this paper, is influenced by various factors in low-income households. These factors, which range between ...
Anthraquinones and pre-anthraquinones from the subterranean stems of three Kenyan aloe species of the saponariae group
(2011)
Some Aloe species are cultivated for their medicinal and
cosmetic properties. In this study, the constituents of three
Kenyan Aloe species, A. kilifiensis; A. lateritia and A.
graminicolla werecharacterized. Anumber of ...