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Catalytic degradation of methylene blue by iron nanoparticles synthesized using Galinsoga parvifora, Conyza bonariensis and Bidens pilosa leaf extracts
(Springer Nature Switzerland, 2019-09)
Green synthesized metallic nanoparticles are environmentally friendly, bio-compatible, and highly stable. The aim of this
study was to synthesize iron nanoparticles (FeNPs) from FeCl3 solution using aqueous leaf extracts ...
Phytofabrication of Iron Nanoparticles and their Catalytic Activity
(Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2019, 2019-06-20)
Metallic nanoparticles that have photocatalytic activity can be synthesized using aqueous plant extracts. The aim of
this study was to synthesize iron nanoparticles using Lantana trifolia extracts and to evaluate their ...
Principals’ Supervision of Teaching and its Influence on Promoting Learners’ Performance
(Journal of Pedagogical Sociology and Psychology, 2019-07-07)
The roles of school principals have been focal in ensuring and promoting the performance of students in their schools, achieving and sustaining quality education. This has been influenced by the paradigm shifts and global ...
Electronic Records Management Strategies by Government Agencies in Kenya
(Record and Library Journal, 2019-09-30)
Background of the study: With the advancement in technology, government
agencies generate, receive or use records in electronic formats. There is need to
develop appropriate strategies to manage these electronic records ...
Analysis of the Impact of Cross-sectional Data Discrepancies on the Effectiveness of Radiation Shielding Design Using Monte Carlo Codes
(International Journal of Physics, 2019)
The effect of cross-sectional data discrepancies on the effectiveness of radiation shielding design has
been investigated in this paper. The MCNP code with cross-sections from ENDF/B-V and ENDF/B-VII has been
used to ...
Employee Engagement in Personal Health Programmes and Retirement Preparedness among Public Secondary School Teachers’ in Kirinyaga and Murang’a Counties, Kenya
(IOSR Journal of Business and Management, 2019-03)
The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) identified one health goal with over fifty health related targets applicable to all countries irrespective of development level. There is therefore indisputable need for retirement ...
The Role of Mass Media as a Socialisation Agent in Shaping Behaviour of Primary School Pupils in Thika Sub-County, Kenya
(Pedagogical Research, 2019-10)
Children learn better when they socialise with items, tools and people in their environment. Provision of creative fun-filled environment boosts children’s learning. Lack of a good socialising environment may affect a ...
Assessment of an Effective Pastoral Care Model for Helping Widows Overcome Grief in Ack Kirinyaga Diocese, Kenya
(Journal of Arts & Humanities, 2019-04)
Widows go through emotional difficulties in the process of grief yet they constitute a large percent of the adult female population. Nevertheless, they continue to remain silent considering the inadequate well laid out ...
Employee Separation Planning and Retirement Preparedness of Secondary School Teachers in Kenya: What is the effect of HRM Practices?
(IOSR Journal of Business and Management, 2019-03)
Retirement preparedness is realized from a deliberate planning process for the perceived time when an individual exit employer organization. Although the process should start long before the actual separation, some employees ...
Equity Unit Trust Funds Flow and Stock Market Returns: Evidence from Kenya
(Journal of Finance & Banking Studies, 2019-04-27)
This study sought to evaluate the relationship between equity unit trust fund flows measured as
purchases and sales and the Nairobi Securities Exchange (NSE) stock market return. The study
employed Vector Autoregressive ...