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Effects of ferulic acid on the polymerization behavior of gluten protein and its components
(Elsevier, 2023)The effects of ferulic acid (FA) at different concentrations on the aggregation behaviors of gluten and its components (gliadin and glutenin) were determined in this study. Results showed that the free sulfhydryl content ... -
Effects of global financial crisis on funding for health development in nineteen countries of the WHO African Region
(BioMed Central, 2011)There is ample evidence in Asia and Latin America showing that past economic crises resulted in cuts in expenditures on health, lower utilization of health services, and deterioration of child and maternal nutrition and ... -
Effects of Grafting Azacrown Ether on Thermal and Swelling Properties of Chitosan Films
(Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute, 2017-11-17)The thermal and swelling properties of a series of azacrown ether-crosslinked chitosans prepared with varying molar amounts of N, N-diallyl-7, 13-diaza-1, 7, 10, 16-tetraoxa-dibenzo-18-crown-6 (molar equivalents ranging ... -
Effects of hygiene and sanitation interventions on reducing diarrhoea prevalence among children in resource constrained communities: case study of Turkana District, Kenya
(Springer US, 2012)Worldwide, lack of access to safe drinking water together with inadequate sanitation and hygiene is an overwhelming contributor to approximately 4 billion cases of illness annually. This study was set out to understand the ... -
Effects of Information on Loan Access: A Case of Small and Medium Enterprises in Kenya
(Human Resource Management Academic Research Society, International Journal of Academic Research in Business and Social Sciences, 2015)The purpose of this study was to evaluate whether inaccess to information affect small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in accessing loans from commercial banks in Meru County Municipality. ... -
Effects of Information on Loan Access: A Case of Small and Medium Enterprises in Kenya
(HRMARS, 2015)The purpose of this study was to evaluate whether in access to information affect small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in accessing loans from commercial banks in Meru County Municipality. The descriptive research design ... -
The Effects of Internal Audit Independence on Corporate Governance of County Governments of Kenya: A Case of Meru and Tharaka nithi counties
(GreenField Advanced Research Publishing House, 2020)This paper attempts to discuss the conflicts in various internal auditing roles that are prevalent and tend to impact corporate governance based on how leaders and managers perceive internal audits. County governments are ... -
Effects of Marketing strategy on competitiveness of Saccos in Imenti North Sub-County, Meru, Kenya.
(Int. J. Adv. Multidiscip. Res, 2016)The competitive environment is largely uncontrollable and very wide in scope. The success of every organization is determined by its responsiveness to the environment. Organizations adequately and promptly respond to ... -
EFFECTS OF NUTRITION SUPPORT ON ATTAINMENT OF MOTOR SKILLS MILESTONES IN CHILDREN RECEIVING ANTIRETROVIRAL THERAPY (ART) IN SELECTED SLUMS OF NAIROBI, KENYA
(Journal of Health, Medicine and Nursing, 2019)Purpose: To assess effect of nutrition support on achievement of motor developmental milestones in HIV-infected children on ART in urban resource-poor settings of Nairobi, Kenya. Methodology: Quasi experimental study ... -
Effects of outliers on Estimation of Finite Population Totals
(International Journals of Multidisciplinary Research Academy, 2013)In this paper, attempt to study effects of outliers on two estimators of finite population total theoretically and by simulation is made. We compare the ratio estimate with the local linear polynomial estimate of finite ... -
Effects of Refrigerated Storage on Water Mobility and Microwave Expansion of Imitation Cheese containing Resistant Starch
(Elsevier, 2008)The effects of storage time prior to microwave heating on expansion of imitation cheese containing functional fibre was studied. Cheese was formulated to contain 60% moisture and 17.3% w/w resistant starch. Cheese samples ... -
Effects of Sulfuric Acid Attack on Hydrated Calcined Clay Limestone Cement Mortars
(Taylor & Francis, 2020)The paper presents experimental findings on the performance of Limestone Calcined Clay Cement (LC3) in acidic media. LC3 was made by inter-grinding a blend of 50 % clinker with ground 30 % Fired Rejected Clay Bricks (FRCB), ... -
Effects of supplementation with climate-smart feeds on camel weight gain during drought
(Meru University of Science and Technology, 2022-06)Camels are very resilient and can survive up to 14 days without water. They can also keep producing milk when other livestock succumb during drought. This makes camel the suitable animal to harness for climate change. ... -
Effects of Temperature Dependent Viscosity and Viscous Dissipation on Fluid Flow Past a Moving Flat Plate
(International Journal of Innovative Science, Engineering & Technology (IJISET), 2016-12)In this study, the effects of temperature dependent viscosity and viscous dissipation on fluid flow over a moving flat isothermal plate have been investigated. A steady two dimensional laminar boundary layer flow of ... -
Effects of the invasive tomato red spider mite (Acari: Tetranychidae) on growth and leaf yield of African nightshades
(Elsevier, 2014)The tomato red spider mite,Tetranychus evansi Baker and Pritchard, is one of the most serious pests of solanaceous crops in Africa. Field experiments were conducted to investigate its effects on the growth and leaf yield ... -
Effects of waste reduction strategy on firm performance: A survey of publishing firms in Kenya
(International Journal of Economics, Commerce and Management United Kingdom, 2015)This study focuses on the effect of waste reduction strategy on the performance of publishing firms in Kenya. Kenya is a regional publishing powerhouse (newspaper publications selling) in East and Central Africa. The ... -
Efficacy of the diamidine DB75 and its prodrug DB289, against murine models of human African trypanosomiasis
(Elsevier, 2008)The choice of drugs for the treatment of sleeping sickness is extremely limited. To redress this situation, the recently synthesised diamidine, 2,5-bis(4-amidinophenyl)-furan (DB75, furamidine) and its methamidoxime prodrug, ... -
Efficacy of the novel diamidine compound 2,5-Bis(4-amidinophenyl)- furan-bis-O-Methlylamidoxime (Pafuramidine, DB289) against Trypanosoma brucei rhodesiense infection in vervet monkeys after oral administration
(American Society for Microbiology, 2009)10 to 30 days to facilitate treatment with parenterally administered medicines. The efficacy of a novel orally administered prodrug, 2,5-bis(4-amidinophenyl)-furan-bis-O-methlylamidoxime (pafuramidine, DB289), was tested ... -
An Effort Estimation Method for Service-Oriented Architecture
(JOURNAL OF Engineering Science and Technology Review, 2020-10-16)Determining size and effort of SOA systems is critical for managing SOA projects. As a consequence, a number of methods have been proposed to estimate effort of building SOA projects but the problem of estimating SOA ... -
Employee Relations Practices and Performance of Public Universities in Mount Kenya Region
(Meru University of Science and Technology, 2023)The performance of public universities in terms of offering quality education training and their ability to overcome the skills mismatch in the demand-driven global and national labor markets is a key indicator of the ...