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Thermodynamic properties of an interaction between cooper pairs and electrons in bismuth based cuprate superconductivity
(KIBU, 2017-06-15)
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 an interaction of Cooper ...
Determinants of maternal satisfaction with spinal anaesthesia care for caesarian delivery at the Kisumu County Hospital
(IOSR Journal of Nursing and Health Science, 2017-02-01)
Elective and emergency caesarean sections are increasing in the low income countries. Over the last fifteen years or so, spinal anaesthesia has been gradually escalated in Kenyan Hospitals. In Kisumu County Hospital (KCH), ...
Relationship between health care system setup and adherence to tuberculosis treatment in Western Kenya
(Quest Journals : Journal of Medical and Dental Science Research, 2017-02-12)
Despite the concerted effort to detect and treat TB, there are still poor treatment outcomes in a
significant number of the patients. These poor treatment outcomes have been significantly linked to poor adherence to TB ...
On the use of regression models to predict tea crop yield responses to climate change: a case of Nandi east, sub-county of Nandi county, Kenya
(MDPI, 2017-07-17)
Tea is a major cash crop in Kenya. Predicting the potential effects of climate change on tea crops prompts the use of statistical models to measure how the crop responds to climate variables. The statistical model was ...
The impact of co-morbidity and treatment characteristics on adherence to tuberculosis treatment in Kisumu East Sub County, Kenya
(IOSR: Journal of Nursing and Health Science, 2017-10-01)
Despite the great strides made in TB diagnosis and highly effective shorter periods of treatment, there are still poor treatment outcomes in a significant proportion of the patients. Poor adherence to TB treatment is one ...
On derivation of the probability of occurrence of an epidemic with application to HIV/AIDS spread given tuberculosis co-infections in the presence of treatment
(Science Publishing Group, 2017-08-22)
Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) and Mycobacterium Tuberculosis (TB) infections are two major world’s public health problems especially in developing countries. Worldwide, 13% of TB cases are estimated to be co-infected ...
Analysis of spatial and temporal drought variability in a tropical river basin using palmer drought severity index (PDSI)
(Academic Journals, 2017-08-31)
Analysis of spatial and temporal drought variability in the upper Tana River basin using Palmer Drought
Severity Index (PDSI) was conducted. The drought is critical for formulation of mitigation measures in
the river ...
Analyzing the Mara river basin behaviour through rainfall-runoff modeling
(Scientific Research Publishing, 2017-09-14)
Hydrological models are considered as necessary tools for water and environmental resource management. However, modelling poorly gauged watersheds has been a challenge to hydrologists and hydraulic engineers. Research
done ...
Factors that influence the choice of virtualized environments in small medium enterprises
(International Journal of Advanced Research in Computer Engineering & Technology, 2017)
Virtualization is an emerging technology in the recent computing worlds and has become a platform for the implementation of utility computing (e.g. cloud computing) and the rising Virtual Private Networks. It helps to ...
User perceived secure mobile banking service provision framework
(International Journal of Computer Engineering and Information Technology, 2017)
The rapid development of mobile technology has resulted in the domination of mobile devices as the main channel through which people conduct most of their day-to-day activities. Several financial institutions are incorporating ...