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Swahili Cultural Heritage: Origins, Development and Influences
(Towarzystwo Naukowe KUL & Katolicki Uniwersytet Lubelski Jana Pawła II, 2023)This paper examines the cultural heritage of the Swahili of East Africa based on an analysis of archaeological, historical and anthropological literature. The intricate history of Swahili interaction with the maritime ... -
Motherhood in Institutions of Higher Learning: The Case of Public Universities in Kenya
(Journal of the Kenya National Commission for UNESCO, 2024-07-26)In many African societies and in the Old Testament in particular, motherhood is a blessing and a societal educational institution. While Eve is the mother of all the living, Kings shall come from Sarah (Gen. 3:20 & 17:16). ... -
The Queen of Sheba and daughters of Africa: Reimagining redemptive matriarchy in 2 Chronicles
(Stellenbosch University, 2025-04-17)This article advocates for a reimagining of matriarchy through the lens of redemptive matriarchy, which critiques and destabilises oppressive structures perpetuated by both patriarchal and matriarchal systems. Patriarchy ... -
Feminist Cultural Hermeneutics and a Theology of Women Empowerment: Musimbi R. A. Kanyoro’s Global Pilgrimages of Justice
(University of Bamberg Press, 2024-03-28)Religion and sacred texts remain central to the spirituality of many African women. Therefore, when women take the center stage in the interpretation of sacred texts it is possible to underscore ways in which religious ... -
The Dragonfly Sea: The Sea, The Land and One African Woman’s Voyage-in
(Springer Nature Link, 2024-02-24)The Dragonfly Sea (2019), is a novel set on the Kenyan Coastal Island of Pate. A single mother in a Muslim community raises its main character, Ayaana. Ayaana’s quest for a father leads her to connect with a stranger, ... -
Barriers to use of ICT-based Library Services by Persons with Disabilities: Case Study of Kenya National Library Services (Nakuru Branch)
(Kenya Association of Library and Information Professionals, 2012-11-09)Advances in Information and Community Technology (ICT) have resulted in providing access to information for all users, irrespective of their ability. This is basically a requirement for all libraries and information centers. ... -
Scenarios in Accessing E-Resources in University Libraries: A Case of MMUST University Library, Kakamega, Kenya
(2016-05-21)E-learning, Open University Education, Vision 2030 and Cell phone data transfer has put information managers, learners, educators, scholars and financier’s in institutions of higher learning at crossroads of either ... -
Trends and Issues in School Librarianship
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Exploring Deep Learning Methods Used in the Medical Device Sector
(2024-04-02)The healthcare sector is witnessing significant development in many aspects thanks to the effects of artificial intelligence or software, which has turned out to be the centre of attraction all over the world. This is ... -
Using Ghana's Alternative Medical Healthcare Practice Act 2000 (Act 575) to Evaluate Doctor-Patient Relationship and Medical Negligence Issues Arising from Integration of Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare
(Al-Salam Journal for Medical Science, 2024-04-02)This study examines the necessary changes in Ghana’s medical negligence law which governs artificial intelligence (AI) pilots in hospitals to preserve the doctor-patient relationship and address the liability gap by reviewing ... -
Slope stability analysis at soapstone mining sites in Nyamarambe, Kisii County, Kenya
(International journal of Geography, Geology and Environment, 2024-04-02)Abstract Soapstone mining designs cause slope instability, resulting in quarry accidents causing injuries, and death to artisanal miners. Slope destabilization of soapstone strata and sliding of rock masses into open pits ... -
Information Literacy- Pwani University Library
(Pwani University, 2023-08-21)Information literacy instruction and orientation Programme Objectives a) To familiarize users with the library facility, resources and services. b) To acquaint users/students/teachers with basic database searching ... -
EFFICIENCY OF MAERUA SUBCORDATA ROOT POWDER IN FLUORIDES AND MICROBES REMOVAL FROM WATER: A CASE STUDY OF THIKA AREA- UPPER TANA BASIN
(Pwani University, 2021-05-04)It is common in Kenya to see people with brown teeth. This could be attributed partly to high concentrations of fluoride in the water that they drink. Apart from fluoride causing browning of teeth - a condition referred ... -
Psycho-social support to children infested by jigger in Kisii County: Social work perspective
(International Journal of Arts, Humanities and Social Studies, 2022-12-30)Social workers are critical in assessing the social care needs of individuals and providing psycho-social support. However, the management and containment of jigger infestations are not adequately addressed despite tungiasis ... -
Exploitation of Scented Volatiles and Essential Oil of Mkilua fragrans Verdc. for Livelihood Enhancement Among the Coastal Communities of Kenya
(Kenya Aquatica Journal, 2019-12-30)Essential oils and volatiles are complex mixtures of biologically active substances used since time immemorial as flavoring agents and constituents of a number of commercial products. The fragrant plant, Mkilua fragrans ... -
Evaluation of Water Quality in Shallow Wells at Mokowe Village in Lamu County
(Kenya Aquatica Journal, 2019-12-30)Inadequate supply of fresh piped water at Mokowe Village in Lamu County has forced the residents to depend on alternative water sources such as shallow wells for their daily needs such as shallow wells. However, most of ... -
Mathematical Models For Animal Population Dynamics
(Kenya Aquatica Journal, 2019-12-30)Researchers have always been interested in systems consisting of multiple autonomous agents. Many systems are inspired from the observation of animals that move from one area to another or a system where the species ... -
Land-Based Activities as Pollution Sources on Fresh Water Resources: A Case Study of Selected Heavy Metal Contamination in River Mukurumudzi, Kwale County
(Kenya Aquatica Journal, 2019-12-30)Pollution of water-body ecosystems by heavy metals through uncontrolled anthropogenic activities lead to serious ecological problems in many parts of the world. These metals continue to accumulate to high toxic levels ... -
Influence of Nutrients on Seagrass Distribution in Malindi, Kenya
(Kenya Aquatica Journal, 2019-12-30)Seagrass are marine flowering plants that occupy both tidal and subtidal marine environments. They are highly productive ecosystems that are useful indicators of environmental health due to their sensitivity to changes ... -
Influence of Salt Works’ Hyper-Saline Waste-Brine on Distribution of Mangrove Crabs (Decapoda) within the Gongoni-Kurawa Intertidal Area, Kenya
(Kenya Aquatica Journal, 2018-11-30)Evaporation is one of the oldest methods employed in sea salt production, a process that involves pumping seas water into a series of ponds where solar evaporation concentrates it into brine, and precipitates the salt; ...
