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Quality assurance programs to support tuberculosis diagnostic capacity amongst laboratories within Meru county, Kenya
(Meru University of Science and Technology, 2022-06)Background: According to the Kenya Ministry of Health, Meru County had reported a tuberculosis (TB) notification rate of 158/100,000 population in 2015. Aforementioned reports indicates that the prevalence of TB that ... -
Readiness of ethics review systems for a changing public health landscape in the WHO African Region
(BioMed Central, 2015)Background: The increasing emphasis on research, development and innovation for health in providing solutions to the high burden of diseases in the African Region has warranted a proliferation of studies including clinical ... -
The readiness, acceptance, success and challenges for online learning in universities during the pandemic
(International Academic Journal of Information Sciences and Project Management, 2021)The closure of learning institutions due to the COVID-19 pandemic has impacted not only the students but also the teachers and school leaders. In response to school closures, the use of online, e-learning and ... -
Realizing equal opportunities among youth groups in accessing government financial credit facilities
(International Journal of Social Sciences and Entrepreneurship, 2013)Theaimof thestudy was to determine opportunities available to organized youth groups inaccessing governmentfundingto ensure equity in facing life challenges. Many youths afterleavingschool find ... -
Reduced systemic bicyclo‐prostaglandin‐E2 and cyclooxygenase‐2 gene expression are associated with inefficient erythropoiesis and enhanced uptake of monocytic hemozoin in children with severe malarial anemia
(Wiley Subscription Services, Inc., 2012)In holoendemic Plasmodium falciparum transmission areas, severe malaria primarily occurs in children aged < 48 months and manifests as severe malarial anemia [SMA; hemoglobin (Hb) <6.0 g/dL]. Induction of high levels of ... -
Regioselective reactions of electrophilic iron dicarbonyl cations, [(η5-C5R5)(CO)2Fe]+ (R = H, CH3) with heterofunctional amine ligands
(Elsevier, 2012)The reactions of the ether salts [(η5-C5R5)(CO)2Fe(E)]BF4, (R = H, E = Et2O; R = CH3, E = THF) with various ligands possessing two different coordination sites have been investigated. It was established that [(Cp(CO)2Fe(OEt2)]BF4 ... -
Regulation of Human Cytokines by Cordyceps Militaris.
(Elsevier, 2014)Cordyceps (Cordyceps militaris) exhibits many biological activities including antioxidant, inhibition of inflammation, cancer prevention, hypoglycemic, and antiaging properties, etc. However, a majority of studies involving ... -
Relationship between direct participation schemes and organizational performance in government owned agencies in Kenya
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Relationship between employee participation schemesand performance of State Corporations in Kenya
(JKUAT, 2015)The purpose of the study was to explore the degree to which employee participation practices in the organization contribute to organizational performance. Global competition and declining ... -
RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN MANAGEMENT FASHION RATIONALE FOR BALANCED SCORECARD ADOPTION AND ORGANIZATIONAL PERFORMANCE OF STATE CORPORATIONS IN KENYA
(Journal of Developing Country Studies, 2018)Purpose: The purpose of this study was to determine the relationship between management fashion rationale for balanced scorecard adoption and organizational performance of state corporations in Kenya. Methodology: The ... -
RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN RATIONAL CHOICE RATIONALE FOR ADOPTION OF BALANCED SCORECARD AND ORGANIZATIONAL PERFORMANCE OF STATE CORPORATIONS IN KENYA
(European Journal of Business and Strategic Management, 2018)Purpose: The purpose of this study was to determine the relationship between rational choice rationale for balanced scorecard (BSC) adoption and organizational performance of state corporations in Kenya. Methodology: The ... -
Relationship Between Reward Systems and Employee Performance in Large Commercial Banks in Nairobi City County in Kenya: Moderating Effect of Organizational Culture
(Journal of Public Policy & Governance, 2018)Organizational culture has been considered as critical aspect to organizations. Organizational culture has a pervasive effect on an organization because it defines who its relevant employees, customers, suppliers, and ... -
Relationship between Teacher - Educator Characteristics and the Integration of Information and Communication Technologies in Teaching and Learning in Teacher Education Institutions in Kenya
(International Journal of Education and Social Science, 2016)It is a government policy that all institutions of learning in Kenya, across the curricula embrace Information Communication Technology (ICT) as the world moves towards knowledge based economy. The evidence ... -
The Relationship between University Students’ Training in Computing and their Motivation to Utilize ICT Resources in Learning in Selected Universities in Nakuru County, Kenya
(Advances in Social Sciences Research Journal, 2015)Over the past few years, the use of information and communication technologies (ICT) in education has grown rapidly. The benefits of ICT adoption are evident. However, it is a known fact that teachers face many challenges ... -
Relationships Between Individual Level Polychronicity and Employee Performance among Service State Corporations in Kenya
(International Journal of Education and Research, 2016)Due to increased competition and globalisation recently there has been a lot of emphasis on the link between temporal time management and employee performance. The performance of State Corporations in Kenya has not been ... -
Relativistic Dynamics in a Matter-Dominated Friedmann Universe
(Springer India, 2017)The energy density of the universe is estimated to be composed of 68% dark energy. Dark energy is associated with the accelerated expansion of the universe. In this work, we consider the evolution of the number density ... -
Research Philosophy Design and Methodologies: A Systematic Review of Research Paradigms in Information Technology
(Global Scientific Journals, 2020)Researchers and post-graduate students most of the time have a challenge differentiating between research philosophies, research design and research methodologies. This paper therefore focuses conducting a systematic ... -
Resilience of soils and vegetation subjected to different grazing intensities in a semi-arid rangeland of Kenya
(Taylor & Francis, 1997)The resilience of rangeland soils and vegetation to different levels of grazing is still poorly understood. A study was conducted to determine the recovery of a rangeland grazed at different intensities and allowed a ... -
Resource flows for health care: Namibia reproductive health sub-accounts
(BioMed Central, 2011)Implementing initiatives to achieve the targets of MDG 5 requires sufficient financial resources that are mobilized and utilized in an equitable, efficient and sustainable manner. Informed decision making to this end ... -
Response of leaf yield and nutritive value of African nightshade (Solanum Villosum) genotypes to nitrogen application
(African Journal of Horticultural Science, 2010-12)The wild-type Solanumu villosum is an important leafy vegetable in Kenya, which however is low-yielding mainly due to the early flowering and prolific fruiting. Two new genotypes of S. villosum, T-5 and octoploid with ...