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A spontaneous massive pleural effusion
(2012)
A 62-year-old male presented with a progressing 3-week history of respiratory distress, tachypnoea, right-sided chest stony dullness, and mediastinal shift to the left. He had no clinical, laboratory, or radiological ...
Effects of a shared services strategy on cost Reduction A case study of east african breweries limited
(2012)
Moving to a shared service method of operation entails a culture change for an organization. The entire
business context must be changed. It takes time, effort and vast amounts of management energy to move from
a mindset ...
An Investigation into the Existence of Exchange Rate Arbitrage in the Mombasa Spot Market
(2012)
This study sought to investigate if exchange rate arbitrage existed in the Mombasa spot market. The study was conducted in a background of gains in information efficiencies, drastic reductions in information costs and ...
The Effect of Export Marketing Strategy on the Relationship between Firm Competencies and Export Performance of Small and Medium Manufacturing Exporters in Uganda
(2012)
Both the size and rapid growth of globalization have focused the attention of international
business researchers on the factors associated with firms’ export performance. However,
knowledge of this increasingly important ...
Factors that influence consumer preference of television stations by public primary school teachers in Langata division, Nairobi
(2012)
The purpose of the study was to determine the preferred television stations, and factors
that influence consumer preference of television stations. The study was a cross sectional
survey undertaken among the public primary ...
The Behaviour and Financial Performance of Individual Investors in the Trading Shares of Companies Listed At the Nairobi Stock Exchange, Kenya
(2012)
While conventional academic finance emphasizes theories such as Modern
Portfolio Theory (MPT) and the Efficient Market Hypothesis (EMH), the
emerging field of behavioral finance investigates the cognitive factors ...
An Empirical Analysis of momentum profitability, seasonality, and reversibility at Nairobi stock exchange
(2012)
In this thesis, we employed data from the NSE to investigate the existence of the
price momentum effect, the profitability of momentum trading strategies, and the
possibility of seasonal and reversal patterns in the ...
The development and implementation of mergers and aquisitions strategy at internet solutions Kenya Ltd
(2012-11)
Mergers and acquisitions strategy is a growing phenomenon in Kenya today; this has been
embraced by many financial and technical based firms as a strategy of choice. It is however
still not a popular strategy as many ...
Identification of new maize inbred lines with resistance to Striga hermonthica (Del.) Benth.
(2012)
Striga hermonthica is a noxious, obligate hemi-parasite of cereal
grasses that causes severe grain yield loss in susceptible maize cultivars in
Africa. The development of host plant resistance is one of the most
practical ...
Lessons on the relationship between livestock husbandry and biodiversity from the Kenya Long-term Exclosure Experiment (KLEE)
(2012-09-28)
AbstractAlthough livestock and wildlife share most of their ranges worldwide, little controlled experimental research has been done on their interactions. Since 1995 we have been manipulating the presence of cattle and ...