The field of miRNA biology is tremendously growing, moreover, their roles of regulating a wide array of cell function is extensive. The importance of miRNAs in development has become nearly ubiquitous, with miRNA contributing ...
Globally, the broad-spectrum antimicrobial activity of chitin and chitosan has been widely documented. However, very little research attention has focused on chitin and chitosan extracted from black soldier fly pupal ...
Lead (Pb) is widely used in various industries during production processes which result in exposure among workers if proper occupational safety and health measures are not put in place. Lead is highly harmful to human ...
Agricultural credit plays a dominant role in the development of the agricultural sector especially in developing countries. Credit remains important in financing production especially in the acquisition of inputs such as ...
The primary purpose of this study was to empirically examine the effect of corporate disclosure on earnings management among listed firms at the Uganda Securities Exchange.The study consists of five main objectives covering: ...
In Kenya, threshing of common beans at smallholder level is mainly by traditional methods using sticks and animal trampling which are slow, inefficient and tedious. Combine harvesters are suitable for overcoming such ...
In the past few years, the Islamic finance sector has surpassed the average growth rate attained by conventional banking as well as overall financial industry. However, despite the global growth trend, the Islamic banks ...
Onyango, Christopher Wasiaya(JKUAT-COHRED, 2022-11-18)
This study investigated the gratification factors influencing mobile phone technology use levels by public university undergraduate students in Nairobi, Kenya. The objectives of the study were; (1) To investigate the ...
This study sought to find establish the influence of occupational safety and health (OSH) training on the Performance of Cement Manufacturing Firms in Kenya. The cement industry in Kenya plays a crucial role in the ...
Insurance firms in Kenya continue to experience low penetration rate compared to their counterparts in the financial sector both locally and globally. This greatly hampers their financial performance because widespread ...
With new technologies like Internet shaping the future of the news media industry, research on a framework to measure journalism students’ confidence to professionally use these technologies is lacking. In addition, factors ...
Chelimo, Wilson Kipruto Cherutich(JKUAT-COHRED, 2022-11-18)
The purpose of the study was to examine the influence of leadership styles on competency development in Technical and Vocational Education and Training Institutions in Kenya. The study was guided by the following specific ...
The twenty first century has experienced swift changes in the development and advancement of different insecticide-based insect management tactics. This is with an aim of controlling diseases spread by various insects. One ...
Karani, Anthony Muriithi(JKUAT-COHRED, 2022-11-08)
The general objective of this study was to establish the effect of supply chain strategies on the performance of manufacturing firms in Kenya. The independent variables for the study were agile supply chain strategy, risk ...
While performance can be viewed as an intricate and multidimensional concept that necessitates a well and elaborate strategic focus in its management in organizations globally and commercial state corporations are not an ...
Organizations nowadays are required to observe and adhere to public procurement principles if they are to achieve good performance. An audit report for the financial year 2014/2015 revealed that most county governments ...
Sexuality plays a very significant role in the lives of both boys and girls. Teacher communication is therefore important in preventing teenage pregnancies among students in secondary schools. Students, who receive training ...
Trypanosoma brucei causes both Human African Trypanosomiasis and Animal African Trypanosomiasis. These diseases are transmitted by tsetse flies through saliva infected with T. brucei as the vector feeds on a blood meal. ...
In Rwanda, the system of occupational health and safety (OSH) practice in the construction industry is ineffective, rendering the OSH performance of the industry poor. However, this issue is not limited to Rwanda. Construction ...
Pollution of ground water sources continues to remain an area of great concern due to the fact that pollution places a restriction on water use hence leading to water scarcity; and at the same time places high treatment ...