The Web Browser is to date a popular piece of software in modern computing systems. They are the main interface for vast
information access from the Internet. Browsers technologies have advanced to a stage where they do ...
This study aimed at finding out the effects of mobile health (mhealth) technologies on uptake of Routine Growth Monitoring (RGM) among caregivers of children aged above 9 months in Kenya. This was a quasi-experimental ...
Murage, Peter G.; Mung’atu, Joseph; Odero, Everlyne(Scientific Research Publishing Inc., 2019-06)
Extreme events are defined as values of the event below or above a certain
value called threshold. A well chosen threshold helps to identify the extreme
levels. Several methods have been used to determine threshold so ...
The interaction between justice sector and private investments has widely been acknowledged by
economists and governments. For instance, services provided by police and courts have been found to affect
private investments ...
Njaramba, Stephen G.; Gachanja, Paul; Mugendi, Charles(2018-08)
Purpose: The objective of the study was to analyze the sources of housing prices growth in Kenya
Methodology: The study used time series data for the period 1960 to 2015 and adopted an ARDL modeling approach. The model ...
Ochwach, Jimrise O.; Okongo, Mark O.; Musundi, Sammy W.(2018-08)
Nitrogen is a vital nutrient that enhances plant growth which has motivated the
intensive use of nitrogen-based fertilizers to boost crop productivity. However, Pollution by nitrate
is a globally growing problem due to ...
Ochwach, Jimrise O.; Musundi, Sammy W.; Okongo, Mark O.(2018-10)
Nitrogen is a vital nutrient that enhances plant growth which has motivated the intensive use of nitrogen-based fertilizers to boost crop productivity. However, Pollution by nitrate is a globally growing problem due to the ...
Nitrate leaching into groundwater is a complicated process that involves a number of different biochemical
transformations. These biochemical transformations include immobilisation, mineralization, nitrification, ...
HIV/AIDS remains one of the leading causes of death in the world
with its effects most devastating in Sub Saharan Africa due to its dual
infection with opportunistic infections especially malaria and tuberculosis.
An ...
Ochwach, Jimrise O.; Okongo, Mark O.; Murwayi, Alice L. M.(2023-07)
The basic reproductive number (R
0
) is a threshold parameter for a population-level model of infectious disease control. The basic reproduction number
is derived by epidemiologists using different techniques. It is ...
Sterile insect techniques (SIT) are biological, non-polluting pest control methods used on farms. The
release of false male codling moths (FCM) is used in this method to reduce the number of fertile female
FCM in the ...
Ochwach, Jimrise O.; Okongo, Mark O.; Muraya, Moses M.(2021-12)
False codling moth (FCM) is regarded as the most significant indigenous pest. Over 70 host plants are attacked by larval, many of which
are horticultural crops with fruit, pods, and berries, such as beans, grapes, citrus, ...
Ochwach, Jimrise O.; Okongo, Mark O.; Muraya, Moses M.(Scitech Research Organisation(SRO), 2021)
False codling moth (FCM) (Thaumatotibia lucotreta) is a significant pest due to its potential economic impact on many susceptible fruits in most temperate regions of the world. Efforts to control
the codling moth in the ...
Prostate Cancer (PC) is mostly asymptomatic despite mortality rate highly dependent on early diagnosis and treatment which might have been hindered by existing barriers. By the year 2018, PC ranked second globally among ...
Introduction: The aim of the study was to determine the socio demographic characteristics of
Community Health Workers in Kibwezi Sub-county and their effect on performance. Methods: It was a crosssectional comparative ...
Introduction: Community Health Workers (CHWs) were recognized as the cornerstone of
comprehensive during the Alma Ata conference in 1978. CHWs were defined as being able
to serve communities in the remote areas and to ...
Introduction: Tuberculosis remains a major problem globally despite it being a fairly preventable
and curable disease. TB remains a major cause of morbidity and mortality in Kenya and the greatest burden is
in the most ...
Foot self-care practices are regarded as fundamental
in prevention of diabetic foot ulcers[2].Globally, it is estimated
that the prevalent cases of persons living with type 2 diabetes
mellitus (DM) were more than 500 ...
Mbugua, Ruth G.; Oyore, J. P.; Mwitari, James(2018)
Objective: The aim of the study was to assess the role of monetary incentives on motivation and retention of Community Health Workers in Kibwezi Sub-county. Methods: It was a cross-sectional comparative study in which ...
Methu, C. W.; Mwenda, C. M.; Mbugua, Ruth G.(2019)
Urinary tract infections are the most frequently occurring health-care associated infections. 75% of these infections are linked with utilization of an indwelling urinary catheter. However, 40% of urinary tract infections ...