Conferences: Recent submissions
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Latrine characteristics and conditions, open defecation hotspots and latrine coverage in Lodwar, Turkana County, Kenya
(KIBU, 2018-06-12)Poor sanitation is a major challenge in the world with approximately 2.5 billion people lacking access to improved sanitation. The situation is even worse in developing countries like Kenya. In Turkana County, approximately ... -
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 ... -
Enteric bacterial communities associated with the Omubhira stream in Kakamega County, Kenya
(KIBU, 2018-06-12)The present study was undertaken to establish the distribution and diversity of enteric bacterial communities along the Omubhira stream and also determine if physico-chemical parameters influence their distribution in water ... -
The impact of science and innovation in industrialization for social economic development in Bungoma sugar belts
(KIBU, 2018-06-12)This paper investigates the impact of Science and ICT in industrialization for social Economic development in Bungoma County in western Kenya region. The subject of science specifically technological innovation and its ... -
Analysis of fecal coliform levels at watering points along the upper reaches of river Isiukhu in Kakamega County, Kenya
(KIBU, 2018-06-12)Diarrheal diseases often attributable to poor sanitary conditions and fecal contamination of drinking water remain a leading cause of mortality for children younger than 5 years. Diarrhea is a symptom of infection caused ... -
Completeness of compact operators who’s norms are eigen values
(KIBU, 2018-06-12)The class of compact operators is fundamental in operator theory. Characterization of compact operators acting on different spaces has been fascinating to many Mathematicians. In this paper we consider the Hilbert and ... -
Kangaroo mother care scale up in western region in Kenya
(KIBU, 2018-06-12)Background: Prematurity is one of the main causes of neonatal mortality in Kenya. Premature babies (born before 37 weeks of gestation) are at risk of death due to hypothermia, hypoglycaemia and respiratory conditions as ... -
The effect of electric field on energy gap and transition temperature of a YBCO superconductor
(KIBU, 2018-06-12)Superconductivity is defined as the vanishing of electrical resistance of a metallic conductor, an alloy, a doped semiconductor or an insulating oxide compound at low temperature. Superconductors are classified into two ... -
Chlorhexidine (CHX) gel for cord care a game changer in new born survival in Bungoma County, Kenya
(KIBU, 2018-06-12)Background: Neonatal sepsis due to umbilical cord infection is one of the leading causes of neonatal morbidity and mortality in Kenya. The World Health Organization recommends use of Chlorhexidine Digluconate 7.1% (delivering ... -
Prevention of depression in adolescence: the use of skill facilitation approaches
(KIBU, 2018-06-12)Depression during childhood and the tremendous increase in depressive symptoms during early and mid-adolescence is a more public concern, not only in Europe and the U.S but also in other parts of the world. In Germany, for ... -
Potential of preserving diffferent fodder crops by blocking technology
(KIBU, 2018-06-12)Inadequate feed during dry season is a major cause of low dairy productivity. Forage production is rain fed thus feeds are abundant during the rainy season. Napier grass, sunflower and bean husks are important feed resources ... -
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 ... -
Competence network for e-inclusion and assistive technologies
(KIBU, 2018-06-12)Information and Communication Technology (ICT) has changed how people communicate, transfer knowledge and perform everyday tasks. Access to internet is an important factor in African countries, where availability of computers ... -
Automatic vehicle barrie rcontrol and logging
(KIBU, 2018-06-12)Information management system has become an important part of our daily lives. Today, many vehicles are acquired and bought and this means that traffic management is becoming more and more complex. When vehicles are bought ... -
Cloud computing adoption and firm performance: the mediating role of organizational mindfulness
(KIBU, 2018-06-12)Cloud computing as an emerging IT innovation has attracted a growing number of studies in recent years. Key amongst these studies is the adoption of cloud computing. Most studies investigating cloud computing adoption have ... -
Using m-Health to improve community health service delivery
(KIBU, 2018-06-12)Background: CHVs can act as catalysts of change and also role models by empowering members of their communities with increased knowledge and support. They provide information and services and are mandated to report service ... -
Hotel website performance analysis: case of kenyan star rated hotels
(KIBU, 2018-06-12)As travel & tourism organizations increase dependence on web applications for both internal productivity and external communication with customers and partners, performance optimization emerges as an essential business ... -
On compact operators between Banach-Koordinat (BK) spaces
(KIBU, 2018-06-12)We give the characterization of BK spaces that contain isomorphic copies of and the operators which factor compactly through BK spaces. We further give their first and second dual spaces and show the matrix transformations ... -
Geo-morphometric analysis of sub-watersheds for flashflood hazard management
(KIBU, 2018-06-12)Flash Floods are difficult to predict in terms of time and place of occurrence because they form rapidly. In addition, the rainfall depths and duration required to cause flash floods will vary with topography, channel ...