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Temporal analysis of drought in Mwingi sub-county of Kitui County in Kenya using the standardized precipitation index (SPI)
(discovery journals : Climate Change, 2018-12-01)
This study attempts to temporally characterize drought using Standardized Precipitation Index (SPI) over Mwingi Sub-County of Kenya. Rainfall data spanning 1961-2011 over the area of study was used to determine SPI values ...
Characteristics of injuries among children attending public primary schools in Kisumu Municipality, Kenya.
(Donnish Journal of Nursing and Midwifery, 2015-05-18)
Injuries remain a major killer of children throughout the world. On average, for children in the age group 5-14 years, injury accounts for more than a quarter (27 %) of all deaths worldwide. In addition to these deaths, ...
Simulation of radiative forcing due to aerosols over some Counties in Kenya
(BEST:IJHAMS, 2015-11-05)
The Coupled Ocean and Atmosphere Radiative Transfer (COART) model solved a radiative transfer equation from aerosol optical thickness data derived from Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) spanning 2000 ...
Hybrid single particle simulation of atmospheric pollutants over Bungoma County in Kenya
(Ethiopian Journal of Environmental Studies and Management (EJESM), 2018-12-20)
Microscale dispersion models with different levels of complexity may be used to assess
urban air quality and support decision making for pollution control. Mathematical models
calculate pollutant concentrations by solving ...
Environmental implications of cell phones penetration and disposal in Kenya
(International Journal of Computers & Technology, 2014)
Kenya has over six million active mobile subscribers who may at some point want to replace or get rid of old mobile phones. A big number of the mobile phones were recently switched off for not being genuine without a prober ...
ICT personnel maturity towards green ICT in Kenya
(Journal of Information Engineering and Applications, 2014)
Though ICT is contributing to the economy associated with innovations, inventions and rapid development in almost all aspects of human life, is responsible for climatic degradation. The rapid increase of ICT usage means ...
Pervasiveness of green ICT awareness amongst Kenyan ICT personnel
(International Journal of Application or Innovation in Engineering & Management, 2013)
There has been growing concerns about the rising costs of doing business and environmental degradation world over. Green
ICT has been proposed to provide solutions to the two issues yet it is not being implemented fully ...
Improving potato tuber yields using genotypes with multiple virus resistance in Kenya
(2013)
Potato (Solanumtuberosum L.) viruses play a major role in lowering yields and quality of ware
and seed tubers in Kenya. This experiment was conducted to determine potential of potato clones
with multiple virus resistance ...
EDXRF spectroscopic elemental analysis for efficacy of Kibabii University sewage treatment System
(Open Access Library Journal, 2018-10-18)
Elemental analysis of sewage effluents in Kibabii sewage treatment system was achieved via Energy-Dispersive X-Ray Fluorescence (EDXRF) spectroscopy with the aim of assessing the efficacy of the treatment system. Concentrations ...
Effects of Urban Agriculture on poverty reduction in Mombasa County, Kenya
(JKUAT, 2016)
Urban Agriculture has served as a vital input in the livelihood strategies of urban households
in Mombasa, Kenya. Urban dwellers rely on the market for food but with the tremendous
surge in food prices beyond the reach ...