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Population, flocking behaviour and habitat selection of the Grey Crowned Crane Balearica regulorum at Lake Ol’ Bolossat basin, Kenya
(Journal of East African Ornithology, 2021-03-08)
Lake Ol’ Bolossat is an inland wetland located in Nyandarua County, Kenya that provides critical year-round habitat for the Globally Endangered Grey Crowned Crane
Balearica regulorum gibbericeps. This study aimed at ...
Microplastic pollution in the surface waters of creeks along the Kenyan coast, Western Indian Ocean (WIO)
(WIOMSA, 2021-04-02)
Microplastic pollution has been recognized as a global threat in marine environments and a danger to prey, predators and humans. Yet there have been limited studies in the Western Indian Ocean (WIO) and along the Kenyan
coast ...
Aflatoxin-producing fungi associated with pre-harvest maize contamination in Uganda.
(University of Nairobi, 2020)
Maize is an important staple crop for the majority of the population in Uganda. However, in tropical and subtropical climates, maize is frequently contaminated with aflatoxins, a group of cancer-causing and immuno-suppressive ...
Risk factors for the incursion, spread and persistence of the foot and mouth disease virus in Eastern Rwanda
(University of Nairobi, 2020)
Background: Identification of risk factors is crucial in Foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) control especially in endemic
countries. In Rwanda, almost all outbreaks of Foot-and-Mouth Disease Virus (FMDV) have started in Eastern ...
University Students’ Perception on the Usefulness of Learning Management System Features in Promoting Self-Regulated Learning in Online Learning
(University of Nairobi, 2021)
Online learning has increasingly been adopted by most institutions of higher learning to facilitate
teaching and learning as a continuum to the traditional face-to-face approach. Most of these
institutions ...
A Conceptual Educational Data Mining Model for Supporting Self-Regulated Learning in Online Learning Environments
(University of Nairobi, 2021)
Self-regulated learning is attracting tremendous researches from various communities such as information communication technology. Recent studies have greatly contributed to the domain knowledge that the use self-regulatory ...
Strategies for Managing Cognitive Load and Enhancing Motivation in E-Learning
(University of Nairobi, 2021)
Cognitive load and motivation are two factors that have been established as mediators of learning. It has been established that learners who experience low cognitive loads and are highly motivated to succeed in learning. ...
A Systematic Review of Gamification Within E-Learning
(University of Nairobi, 2021)
The focus of this study was to review and evaluate the effectiveness of gamification within e-learning platforms. The study deployed systematic literature review methodology to evaluate how effective gamification has been ...
Cultural heritage as a pathway for sustaining natural resources in the Maasai’s Pastoral Social-Ecological System in Kajiado County, Kenya
(African Journal of Agricultural Research, 2021-06)
The Maasai pastoralists inhabiting Kajiado County are known for rearing large herds of animals.
Livestock has enabled them to attain food and nutritional security. However, natural resources are
dwindling fast under the ...
A CRISPR/Cas9-based genome-editing system for yam (Dioscorea spp.)
(University of Nairobi, 2021-04)