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THE VARIATION OF PHOTOIONIZATION CROSS-SECTION WITH INCIDENT PHOTON FREQUENCY AND WITH POSITION OF A DONOR IMPURITY IN A QUANTUM WELL DOT OF SQUARE CROSS-SECTION USING A VARIATIONAL TECHNIQUE
(Pwani Unversity, 2018-04-08)In the present work, we carried out a theoretical study of the variation of the photoionization cross-section with the position of a hydrogenic donor impurity along the growth axis of a square GaAs quantum well dot. In our ... -
VULNERABILITY OF SMALLHOLDER HOUSEHOLDS LIVELIHOODS TO DROUGHT AND FLOODS IN KINAKOMBA WARD, TANA RIVER COUNTY KENYA
(Pwani University, 2021-05-06)The smallholder households’ who rely on crop farming activities as main livelihood are predisposed to the vagaries of climate related shocks. Drought and Floods affect crop farming activities in many parts of the making ... -
WHOLE GENOME CHARACTERIZATION OF ROTAVIRUS GROUP A G1P[8] STRAINS IN KILIFI, KENYA, BEFORE AND AFTER VACCINE INTRODUCTION
(Pwani University, 2022-04-05)Group A rotaviruses (RVA) are a leading cause of severe acute gastroenteritis in young children worldwide. Kenya introduced the monovalent Rotarix® vaccine (derived from a live attenuated G1P[8] rotavirus strain) in ... -
ZAKAT: ITS PROSPECTS AND CHALLENGES FOR POVERTY ALLEVIATION IN MOMBASA COUNTY
(Pwani University, 2015-10)Zakat is the third pillar of Islam. It entails the deduction of a portion of one’s accumulated wealth for the purpose of compulsory charity to the designated recipients mainly the poor and the needy members of the society. ...