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Does Capital Structure Matter? Effects on Profitability of Frms Listed at the Nairobi Securities Exchange
(Journal of Business Economics and Finance, 2015)Capital structure of firms is an important aspect in finance which seeks to determine the optimal capital structure that a firm should maintain. Various theories have been put across to address this issue. This paper ... -
Does Career Progression Nudge Labour Mobility Intentions of Teaching Personnel in Teachers Service Commission (TSC) Tertiary Institutions in Kenya?
(Human Resource Management Academic Research Society, International Journal of Academic Research in Business and Social Sciences, 2017)This study sought to identify whether career progression has an effect on labor mobility intentions of teaching personnel in Teachers Service Commission (TSC) Tertiary Institutions in Kenya. The limitation was that one ... -
Does User Fee Removal Policy Provide Financial Protection from Catastrophic Health Care Payments? Evidence from Zambia
(Public Library of Science, 2016)Out-of-pocket payments in health care have been shown to impose significant burden on households in Sub-Saharan Africa, leading to constrained access to health care and impoverishment. In an effort to reduce the financial ... -
Does user fee removal policy provide financial protection from catastrophic health care payments? Evidence from Zambia
(Public Library of Science, 2016)Out-of-pocket payments in health care have been shown to impose significant burden on households in Sub-Saharan Africa, leading to constrained access to health care and impoverishment. In an effort to reduce the financial ... -
Dollar value of disability-adjusted life years in South Africa in 2019
(Journal of Global Health Economics and Policy, 2021)Background To date, no study has estimated the dollar value of DALYs lost from a wide range of diseases and conditions in South Africa. The specific objectives of this study were: (a) to estimate the dollar value of ... -
Draft Genome Sequence of Streptococcus agalactiae KALRO-LC1 Strain Isolated from a Mastitis-Infected Camel in Laikipia County, Kenya
(American Society for Microbiology, 2022-10-20)We report the draft genome sequence of Streptococcus agalactiae KALRO-LC1 strain obtained from a mastitis-infected camel in Laikipia County, Kenya. The 2,201,604-bp draft genome is assembled into 3 contigs with a GC content ... -
Drug Abuse and Addiction Effects on Human Body
(Journal Of Humanities And Social Science, 2016)Drug and substance abuse has been of great concern to institutions, families, employers and employees alike. However, these concerns have to be addressed through dissemination of relevant knowledge ... -
Drying of Faecal Sludge from VIP Latrines Through a Medium Infrared Radiation Process
(African Journals, 2020-07)In order to treat faecal sludge from ventilated improved pit (VIP) latrines, eThekwini Municipality (Durban, South Africa) developed an infrared dryer, 'LaDePa' (Latrine Dehydration Pasteurization). Parameters that influence ... -
Drying of faecal sludge from VIP latrines through a medium infrared radiation process
(Water SA, 2020-08-12)In order to treat faecal sludge from ventilated improved pit (VIP) latrines, eThekwini Municipality (Durban, South Africa) developed an infrared dryer, 'LaDePa' (Latrine Dehydration Pasteurization). Parameters that influence ... -
DYNAMICS OF MARKETING SUPPORT SERVICES AND PERFORMANCE OF HANDICRAFT EXPORTING MICRO AND SMALL ENTERPRISES IN TANZANIA
(International Journal of Economics, Commerce and Management, 2018)This study examines the contribution of marketing support services on the performance of exporting handcraft Micro and Small Enterprises (MSEs) in Tanzania. The Marketing Mix Theory and Positivism Approach are the key ... -
E-2-hexenal promotes susceptibility to Pseudomonas syringae by activating jasmonic acid pathways in Arabidopsis
(Frontiers in Plant Science, 2013-04)Green leaf volatiles (GLVs) are C6-molecules – alcohols, aldehydes, and esters – produced by plants upon herbivory or during pathogen infection. Exposure to this blend of volatiles induces defense-related responses in ... -
E-Readiness assessment of microfinance institutions in Kenya
(Information and Knowledge Management, 2015)The financial industry has in recent years embraced the use of information and communication technologies (ICTs) such as e-banking for transactions, m-banking for payment channels development and ... -
Echinococcosis in sub-Saharan Africa: emerging complexity
(Elsevier, 2011)Cystic echinococcosis occurs in most regions of sub-Saharan Africa, but the frequency of this zoonosis differs considerably among and within countries. Especially human cases seem to be focally distributed. A number of ... -
Echinococcus spp. in central Kenya: a different story
(Parasitology Research, 2014)Research on cystic echinococcosis (CE) has a long history in Kenya, but has mainly concentrated on two discrete areas, Turkana and Maasailand, which are known to be foci of human CE in Africa. Here, we report on a survey ... -
Ecological, socio-economic and livelihood differentiation of Kenya’s Lembus forest proximate communities: The case of the Tugen and Lembus. Anthropologist
(2009)The Tugen and Lembus are indigenous communities found adjacent to the Lembus igenous forests. Other than these two communities, there are several others inhabiting this area the surrounding districts. The Lembus igenous ... -
Ecology and Environment
(2018-02)The following abstract was retrieved from the above mentioned reference:Ecology is the study of animals and plants in their relations to each other and to their environment. The term oekologie (ecology) was coined in 1866 ... -
Educational Cartoon Series on Index Based Livestock Insurance
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Effect of antenatal parasitic infections on anti-vaccine IgG levels in children: a prospective birth cohort study in Kenya
(Public Library of Science, 2015)Parasitic infections are prevalent among pregnant women in sub-Saharan Africa. We investigated whether prenatal exposure to malaria and/or helminths affects the pattern of infant immune responses to standard vaccinations ... -
Effect of Auricularia auricula polysaccharide on characteristic structure, rheological properties, and tensile texture in whole wheat dough
(Journal of Food Processing and Preservation, 2022-08)In this study, the effects of Auricularia auricula polysaccharide (Aap) on the quality of whole wheat dough (WWD) were investigated. The results showed that compared to the control, the content of ordered structure (β-sheet) ... -
The effect of biochar from rice husks on evapotranspiration, vegetative growth and fruit yield of greenhouse tomato cultivar Anna F1 grown in two soil types
(African Journals Online, 2022-09-03)Biochar made from crop residues has been shown to improve soil texture, soil porosity and soil structure. It can enhance fertilizer utilization, reduce leaching loses and hence improve nitrogen supply for plant growth. ...