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Influence of procurement process on the performance of public entities (A case study of Nairobi County Government)
(International Journal of Academic Research in Business and Social Sciences, 2020)
Globally public procurement plays a pivotal role in the provision of goods, works and services in every
economy. Enhancement in the performance of the public procurement system is key ingredient for
ensuring value for ...
Physicochemical and Antimicrobial Properties of Post-Synthesis Betanin and Chitosan Oligosaccharide functionalized Silver Nanoparticles
(Springer, 2020)
Size uniformity and defined surface coating are important parameters for the biological properties of silver nanoparticles (AgNPs). Green synthesis uses biomolecules either in pure form or plant extracts as both reductants ...
Broad diversity of simian immunodeficiency virus infecting Chlorocebus species (African green monkey) and evidence of cross-species infection in Papio anubis (olive baboon) in Kenya
(Wiley, 2020)
Background: Simian immunodeficiency virus (SIV) naturally infects African non-human primates (NHPs) and poses a threat of transmission to humans through hunting and consumption of monkeys as bushmeat. This study investigated ...
Bias Correction Technique for Estimating Quantiles of Finite Populations under Simple Random Sampling without Replacement
(Open Journal of Statistics, 2021-10)
In this paper, the problem of nonparametric estimation of finite population quantile function using multiplicative bias correction technique is considered. A robust estimator of the finite population quantile function based ...
Financial Risk Management Practices and Business Sustainability: Empirical Findings from Private Hospitals in Nairobi, Kenya
(International Journal of Science and Research (IJSR), 2021)
Access to affordable and equitable health is a global challenge. Health is the third sustainable development goal under the seventeen United Nations sustainable development goals of 2015. Private hospitals play a key role ...
Influence of Lending Procedures on Credit Accessibility amongst Small and Micro Enterprises in Kenya: A Case of Meru Town
(East African Journal of Business and Economics, 2020-12-12)
In Kenya, SMEs are businesses employing between 1-50 people and may be either in formal or informal sectors and may also be in farm or non-farm categories. Due to the sector importance, Kenya has enacted several laws in ...
Entrepreneurial Skills for Women Business Operators in Nyambene, Kenya: The Enablers of Rural Development
(IOSR Journal of Humanities And Social Science, 2020)
This study explored entrepreneurial skills for women business operators in Nyambene region as the main enablers of rural development. The specific objectives were to: examine the entrepreneurial awareness;establish ...
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 ...
Breast Cancer Detection via Mammographic Images: A Survey
(International Journal of Scientific Research in Computer Science, Engineering and Information Technology, 2020)
Breast cancer is a top killer disease for women globally. The long term survival rate of women can be improved through early and effective screening of breast cancer cells. Currently, a mammogram is the recommended tool ...