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A 1550 nm All-Optical VCSEL-to-VCSEL Wavelength Conversion of a 8.5 Gb/s Data Signal and Transmission over a 24.7 km Fibre
(International Society for Optics and Photonics, 2017)For the first time, we demonstrate, VCSEL-to-VCSEL wavelength conversion within the low attenuation 1550 nm transmission window, including transmission over fibre and bit error rate (BER) performance characterization. ... -
The 21 st Century Educated African Person and the Loss of Africans’ Educational Identity: Towards an Afro Education Mode
(MCSER-CEMAS-Sapienza University of Rome, 2013)Africa like other parts of the world strongly believes in the axiom of education per excellence, that is, African nations share in the vision of education as a pivot for social change and integrated development. However ... -
The 21 st Century Educated Mount Kenya University Graduate and its Implications for the Practice of Higher Education
(International Journal of Social Science & Education, 2013)The objective of this paper is to serve as the seed around which further thought on the role of the university education grows. By seeking an understanding of the 21st Century Educated Mount Kenya University graduate, the ... -
24-Hours Load Forecasting Using a Hybrid of Genetic Algorithm (GA) and Particle Swarm Optimization (PSO) for Optimized Neural Network
(International Journal of Emerging Technology and Advanced Engineering, 2016)Short-term load forecasting (STLF) has emerged as one of the most important fields of study for efficient and reliable operation of power system. It plays a very significant role in the field of load flow analysis, contingency ... -
Acceptability of Whey-Fruit Juice Drink Mix Prepared with Cottage Cheese Whey
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Acceptance of M-Pesa Service and its Effect on Performance of Small and Micro-Businesses in Kenya
(International Journal of Managerial Studies and Research (IJMSR), 2016-06-30)A lot of research has been done on the effect of mobile money on efficiency of and outreach of micro-finance loans in developing countries. Yet to date, there has been no quantitative test to show the ... -
Access to Finance for Women Entrepreneurs in Kenya: Challenges and Opportunities
(Scholarlink Research Institute, 2017)This study investigated the challenges and opportunities affecting access to finance for women entrepreneurs in Kenya with the aim of making positive contributions to the Kenyan economic recovery strategies and ... -
Achieving legitimacy through co-operative governance and social and environmental disclosure by credit unions in a developing country
(Emerald Group Publishing Limited, 2017)Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to utilize legitimacy theory to test the association between the governance of credit unions and their social and environmental disclosure in a developing country, Kenya. A further ... -
ADAPTABILITY OF FACILITIES APPLIED IN COMPETENCE BASED EDUCATION AND TRAINING ON THE ACQUISITION OF EMPLOYABLE SKILLS AMONG VISUALLY IMPAIRED LEARNERS IN TVET INSTITUTIONS IN KENYA
(Ijern, 2019)The main purpose of this research was to establish the adaptability of facilities applied in CBET implementation on the acquisition of employable skills among visually impaired learners in TVET institutions ... -
The Adequacy of Kenya National Examination Councils’ Malpractice Penalties in Public and Private Secondary Schools in Kisii County, Kenya
(Scholars Journal of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences, 2017)The purpose of the study was to examine the Adequacy of Kenya National Examination Councils‟ Malpractice Penalties in Public and Private Secondary Schools in Kisii County, Kenya. This study employed ex post facto and survey ... -
Adolescent elite Kenyan runners are at risk for energy deficiency, menstrual dysfunction and disordered eating
(Taylor & Francis, 2016)Limited data are available on the female athlete triad (Triad) in athletes from minority groups. We explored subclinical and clinical Triad components amongst adolescent elite Kenyan athletes (n= 61) and non-athletes ( n= ... -
Advances in sample pretreatment and detection of PCBs in the environment
(Journal of Hazardous Materials Advances, 2021)Pollution of the environment by polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) continues to be a global concern because of their toxicity, persistence, long-range transport properties and ability to bioaccumulate in fatty tissues. PCBs ... -
An African Learning Network on Sustainability for the development and diffusion of teaching materials and tools on Design for Sustainability in an open-source and copyleft ethos
(CARMA, 2009)It is a shared opinion that sustainable development requires a system discontinuity, meaning that radical changes in the way we produce and consume are needed. Within this framework there is an emerging understanding that ... -
Ag nanoprism metamaterial based tunable plasmonic logic gate
(IOP Publishing, 2017)A metamaterial comprised of asymmetrically arranged Ag nanoprisms has been proposed and investigated in this paper. The metamaterial shows a polarization dependent PIT effect. The metamaterial with its periodic length ... -
Against Narration Sickness in Higher Education: Implications of Paulo Freire’s Banking Concept of Education on Achievement of University Education Objectives in Kenya in the light of the U Universities Act 2012
(2013)This paper discusses how a pedagogy void of narration sickness would be conducive for the achievement of objectives of education. According to Paulo Freire (2005), a careful analysis of the teacher-student relationship at ... -
Agro-Dealers and the Political Economy of Agricultural Biotechnology Policy in Kenya
(Future Agricultures Consortium, 2011)Public and private actors and their networks are committing substantial resources to support agro-dealers to deliver novel technologies and information in line with the New Green Revolution for Africa. The main point ... -
Agrobiodiversity endangered by sugarcane farming in Mumias and Nzoia sugarbelts of Western Kenya
(Academic Journals, 2014)Commercial sugarcane farming has been practised in western Kenya for nearly forty years. This monocultural land use is associated with loss of natural vegetation and cropland, thus undermining food security status of a ... -
An algorithm for simulation of a Chemical Transport Equation in an Aquifer
(2012)Dynamical systems can be predicted using mathematical models. These models are usually Partial Different Equations (PDEs). Examples include the wave equation, equations for diffusive processes, and the heat conduction equation. ... -
An all Optical VCSEL Wavelength Conversion for Optical Fibre Access Networks
(Research Gate, 2016)A cheap, scalable and efficient optical wavelength conversion and optical path switching technique for access networks is experimentally demonstrated. Wavelength conversion is used in wavelength division multiplexed (WDM) ...
