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Evaluation of streamflow response to agricultural water abstraction and its variability with rainfall for Thiba river watershed, Kenya
(KIBU, 2018-06-12)
The continuous increase of agricultural water demand in Thiba River Watershed as a result of the expansion agriculture especially in the Mwea Irrigation Scheme and other parts of the watershed has led to over abstraction ...
Challenges and mitigation measures on feeding programmeof vulnerable learners in early childhood development centres: a case of Kisumu Central Sub-County, Kenya
(KIBU, 2018-06-12)
Early childhood education is an important stage in learning since it forms the foundation in which knowledge acquisition is laid. Its success is emancipated in the completion of the approved course by the learners; however, ...
The role and advances in development of herbal medicines in animal and human disease prevention and treatment
(KIBU, 2018-06-12)
Medicinal plants have been used in healthcare since time immemorial. Studies have been carried out globally to verify their efficacy and some of the findings have led to the production of plant-based medicines. The global ...
Specific heat and entropy of a three electron model in bismuth based cuprate superconductor
(KIBU, 2018-06-12)
A theoretical study considering Bi2201, Bi2212 and Bi2223 bismuth based cuprates whose critical Temperatures (TC) are 20K, 95K and 110K with one, two and three CuO2 planes respectively; based on a three electron model in ...
Influence of greenhouse on pond water quality and growth performance of Nile Tilapia in cold areas
(KIBU, 2018-06-14)
In aquaculture, temperature is a critical environmental factor influencing the fish growth. Behavioral and metabolic activities such as feeding and digestion of fish are directly influenced by temperature. Different fish ...
Potential of ensiled open market grocery waste for livestock feed
(KIBU, 2018-06-12)
The costs of growing livestock feed are increasing due to rising fuel and fertilizer costs and the increasing frequency of extreme weather conditions. As a result, alternative sources of feed ingredients are needed. Grocery ...
Customer engagement factors in twitter hotel brand pages
(KIBU, 2018-06-12)
Twitter has been adopted by many businesses. More and more tourism organizations are using Twitter to provide various services and interact with customers. This paper seeks to identify the factors influencing customer ...
Income generation of university libraries in Kenya: Trends, lessons and opportunities in sustainable development education
(KIBU, 2018-06-14)
Sustainability has been elevated from doing to the level of being; involving mission, vision andshared values. The
shared values are the Triple, Bottom down approach which is the global agenda. The practice of education ...
Effectiveness of grievance management standards in influencing employee work performance
(KIBU, 2018-06-12)
Public universities in Kenya have adopted Grievance Management Standards (GMS) as a form of best practices for handling Human Resource operations and administrative functions. Despite this adoption, there are numerous ...
Board characteristics and financial performance of listed manufacturing and allied firms in Kenya
(KIBU, 2018-06-12)
The manufacturing sector in Kenya contributes significantly to the economic development of both developing and developed economies. The government in in its Big 4agenda seeks to raise the share of manufacturing sector from ...