The increased use of distributed generation in the power system due to increased load demand has brought about many benefits to the power grids. This is due to the concerns about whether the technology in use currently in ...

The use of computers has been associated with incidences of musculoskeletal discomforts among frequent users. The objectives of this study were to assess the prevalence of musculoskeletal upper body discomforts among ...

Fatigue in asphalt pavements is the incremental damage that asphalt materials suffer as they receive multiple variable loadings that do not necessarily exceed their yield strength. Accurate prediction of asphalt fatigue ...

Retention of employees is arguably a widely discussed subject and an important dilemma many organizations and higher institutions of learning might face in the future, if not facing it already. Universities are ...

Kenya is classified thirteenth of 27 high TB burden countries. There is need to frequently monitor resistance patterns of Mycobacterium tuberculosis to prevent increase of multidrug resistant (MDR) cases. To determine resistance ...

Phytochemical rich plants have played a significant role in diet based therapies to prevent and cure various ailments. The avocado (Persia Americana Mill,) fruits are much sought after for their high nutritional and ...

This paper reviews the process of pyrolysis with an aim of assessing its potential as an alternative technology formanaging municipal solid waste in Kenya. Pyrolysis is the thermo-chemical decomposition of organic ...

Vehicle location based services and tracking system available in Nairobi city mainly focus on private car owners, fleet management for various organization and cargo tracking. On the other hand, public service vehicles ...

Mango is commercially grown in more than 90 countries world wide and is consumed both in fresh or processed form. In Kenya, its production has greatly increased for the last ten years leading to a 45% post harvest loss ...

The yearly volumetric increase in the globe’s oceans and seas leading to “Sea Level Rise” has been a subject of research and debate in recent years. Coastal regions have been most vulnerable to this phenomenon sometimes ...