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Evaluation of Ephestia kuehniella and Corcyra cephalonica as hosts for mass rearing trichogramma species nr. Mwanzai and trichogrammatoidea species nr. Lutea
(2008-01-16)Production of vegetables free of chemical pesticides requires, among other things, use of biocontrol agents that can be effectively and efficiently produced in large quantities. Two factitious hosts were evaluated for their ... -
Evaluation of Factors Affecting Implementation of Green Public Procurement Governments in Laikipia County Government, Kenya.
(2018-08)Green Public Procurement has been used as a tool to achieve environmental objectives by some countries especially in Europe. Public procurement in Kenya is estimated to account for between 70 and 80 percent of ... -
Evaluation of fenpropathrin using quechers method and GC/MS/MS QQQ in Kenyan black tea
(2015)Kenyan tea has been relatively pests and diseases free apart from a few reported cases of pests. Consequently measures to control both pests and diseases have been reported by TRFK (TRFK 5th edition, 2002). Common pests ... -
Evaluation of ICT Integration in Performing Administrative Functions In Technical Training Institutions In Nyeri and Nairobi Counties, Kenya
(2023-08): In the contemporary society, Information and Communication Technology (ICT) has been identified as the most important enabler and driver of processes in institutions and organizations. The purpose of this study was ... -
Evaluation of In vivo Toxicity of Methanolic Leaf Extract of Vernonia lasiopus (O. Hoffman)
(Journal of Pharmacognosy & Natural Products, 2017)The main objective of this study was to evaluate the in vivo toxicity of methanolic leaf extract of Vernonia lasiopus. To provide information on the safety of V. lasiopus, we evaluated its acute and sub-chronic toxicity ... -
Evaluation of Involvement of Faith Based Clubs in Management of Discipline among Learners. A case of Public Secondary Schools in Kiambu, Murang’a and Kirinyaga Counties, Kenya.
(2018-12-31)This paper evaluates the involvement of faith based clubs in management of discipline among learners in public secondary schools in Kiambu, Murang’a and Kirinyaga Counties, Kenya. Descriptive survey research design was ... -
Evaluation of Kenyan Orange Fleshed Sweet Potato (Ipomoea batatas Lam.) Purees for Functional Food Production
(Journal of Life Sciences, 2014-02)Consumption of functional foods with health promoting benefits and/or disease prevention has been on the increase globally. The study aimed at evaluating the potential of utilizing Kenyan orange fleshed sweet potato (Ipomoea ... -
Evaluation of permutite for removal of radiocobalt from nuclear wastewater
(Journal of Radioanal Nucl Chem, 2014-07)A synthetic zeolite, commercially available as permutite was tested for removing radiocobalt from aque- ous solutions by sorption. The sorption process was studied as a function of contact time, pH, ionic strength and solid ... -
Evaluation of popular functional christologies among the ndia christians of kirinyaga west sub county in kenya
(Asian Journal of Science and Technology, 2017-10)The study evaluated popular functional Christologies among the Christians of Ndia in Kirinyaga West sub-county, Kenya. Popular Christologies reflect people’s real understanding of Jesus Christ. The objectives of the study ... -
Evaluation of Popular Functional Christologies among the Ndia Christians of Kirinyaga West Sub County in Kenya.
(Asian Journal of Science and Technology, 2017-10)The study evaluated popular functional Christologies among the Christians of Ndia in Kirinyaga West sub-county, Kenya. Popular Christologies reflect people’s real understanding of Jesus Christ. The objectives of the study ... -
EVALUATION OF THE EFFECTS OF CONSERVATION AGRICULTURE ON SOIL PROPERTIES IN LAIKIPIA COUNTY, KENYA
(Karatina University, 2023-11)Conservation agriculture (CA), defined by three principles of; minimum soil disturbance, use of cover crop and crop rotation/diversification was introduced in Laikipia as alternative to conventional farming (CF) systems, ... -
Evaluation of the Relationship Between Incubation Practices, Entrepreneurial Orientation and Performance of Incubator Centres in Kenya
(Karatina University, 2018-10)Small businesses are the fundamental drivers of Kenya’s economy. However, empirical evidence shows that in a highly turbulent business environment, 46.3 percent of small businesses tend to fail in their first year of ... -
Evidence for Potential of Managing Some African Fruit Fly Species (Diptera: Tephritidae) Using the Mango Fruit Fly Host-Marking Pheromone
(JOURNAL OF ECONOMIC ENTOMOLOGY, 2012-12)We investigated conspecific and heterospecific oviposition host discrimination among four economically important fruit fly pests of mango in Africa (Ceratitis capitata, Wiedemann; C. fasciventris, Bezzi; C. rosa, Karsch, ... -
Evidence of nutrient translocation in response to smoke exposure by the East African ant acacia, Vachellia drepanolobium
(Wiley & Sons Ltd, 2021-09)1. Fire is a major selective force on arid grassland communities, favoring traits such as the smoke-induced seed germination response seen in a wide variety of plant species. However, little is known about the relevance ... -
An examination of Kenyan Government’s use of interpersonal communication in changing men’s behaviour response to prostate cancer screening
(Journal of Communication and Media Research, 2021-04)Prostate cancer (PCa) is one of the leading causes of death among men in the world. Early screening is recommended as one of the prevention measures of the disease. Screening can be encouraged by Behaviour Change Communication ... -
Examining Factors Contributing to Indiscipline in Primary Schools in Nyeri Central Sub-County, Kenya
(Pedagogical Research, 2018)School discipline is a core indicator of school effectiveness. Learner management is crucial and educational researchers need to focus on factors leading to indiscipline in schools. Guided by Planned Behaviour Theory that ... -
Examining the balanced scorecard approach to measuring performance of Five Star Hotels in Nairobi, Kenya.
(2014-12)Traditional models for determining the performance and effectiveness of employees rely heavily on financial accounting indicators. This study sought to measure the performance of five star hotels in Nairobi County using ... -
Examining the balanced scorecard approach to measuring performance of Five Star Hotels in Nairobi, Kenya.
(Akdeniz University, Tourism Faculty, 2014-12)Traditional models for determining the performance and effectiveness of employees rely heavily on financial accounting indicators. This study sought to measure the performance of five star hotels in Nairobi County using ... -
Examining the Influence of Strategic Land Rehabilitation on Sustainable Entrepreneurship & Economic Development (A Case of Kilome – Kenyaland Reclamation)
(IJCEM International Journal of Computational Engineering & Management, 2015-03)This study sought to To examine the influence of land rehabilitation on sustainable economic development in Kilome, specifically studying how entrepreneurial attributes, entrepreneurial value of Kilome area resources, ...