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INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGIES AND SUSTAINABLE LIVELIHOODS: A CASE OF SELECTED RURAL AREAS OF TANZANIA
(University of KwaZulu-Natal, Pietermaritzburg, South Africa, 2008)
Information and communication technologies (ICTs) have, in the recent past, attracted enormous attention as important tools for socio-economic development. However, the role of ICTs in fostering development and addressing ...
BARRIERS TO UPTAKE OF FAMILY PLANNING SERVICES AMONG WOMEN OF REPRODUCTIVE AGE (18-45 YEARS) IN MFANGANO ISLAND, HOMABAY COUNTY, KENYA
(Pwani Unversity, 2017-05-07)
Family Planning (FP) is voluntary prevention of pregnancy and it entails the interruption
of a chain of events that leads to conception. Family planning is important because it
helps reduce the Total Fertility Rate (TFR), ...
MECHANICAL AND OPTO - ELECTRICAL CHARACTERIZATION OF CHITOSAN - A MARINE BASED BIOMATERIAL
(Pwani University, 2016-07)
Mechanical, electrical and optical properties of chitosan thin films extracted from the squid
gladius found along the coastal areas of Kilifi and Mombasa were investigated in this study.
The films were prepared by the ...
THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN LANGUAGE PROFICIENCY AND PERFORMANCE IN MATHEMATICS: A CASE STUDY OF DISTRICT SECONDARY SCHOOLS IN KILIFI AND MALINDI DISTRICTS, KILIFI COUNTY
(Pwani Unversity, 2014-05-05)
Despite the fact that Mathematics is the backbone of new emerging sciences, the
general performance in Mathematics among secondary school students remains
poor. Research evidence shows that poor performance in Mathematics ...
STOCK STATUS AND SOME ASPECTS OF THE BIOLOGY OF THE PINK EAR EMPEROR LETHRINUS LENTJAN (LAĆEPÈDE, 1802) IN SOUTH COAST KENYA
(Pwani Unversity, 2017-10-06)
The pink ear emperor Lethrinus lentjan (Laćepède, 1802) is among three demersal fish
species dominating catches in the artisanal fishery along the Kenya coast. Available data
indicate that total landings of L. lentjan ...
MANAGING INAPPROPRIATE BEHAVIOURS OF PUPILS WITH COGNITIVE DISABILITIES IN SELECTED INCLUSIVE PRIMARY SCHOOLS, CHANGAMWE SUB-COUNTY, MOMBASA COUNTY, KENYA
(Pwani University, 2016-09)
The focus of this study was managing inappropriate behaviours management of pupils with
cognitive disability in selected inclusive primary schools in Changamwe Sub-county. Pupils
with cognitive disabilities inappropriate ...
EFFECTS OF SONCHUS (S. oleraceous) IN MAIZE AND COWPEA CROPPING SYSTEMS
(Pwani University, 2018-08)
Diversification of farming systems in the face of small land holding of less than 0.05 ha and climate variability is important to offer multiple sources of food and income while acting as insurance against risks. Intercropping ...
HOOK SIZE SELECTIVITY IN THE HANDLINE FISHERIES OF SHIMONI, SOUTH COAST KENYA
(Pwani Unversity, 2017-05-06)
Handline fisheries employ hooks of different sizes and therefore select fish according to
species and size which can influence the composition of fish stocks in any given fishery. The
aim of this study was to assess the ...
CONCOMITANT CO-INFECTIONS OF MALARIA AND SCHISTOSOMIASIS AMONG SCHOOL GOING CHILDREN IN KWALE COUNTY, KENYA
(Pwani Unversity, 2017-08-07)
Background: The wide and overlapping distribution of parasites in Africa often results in high co-infection rates. The main factors influencing this phenomenon, also known as multi-parasitism, include high frequencies of ...
PHYLOGENETIC EVOLUTION AND GEOGRAPHIC TRANSMISSION PATTERNS OF THE RICE BLAST PATHOGEN MAGNAPORTHE ORYZAE IN AFRICA
(Pwani University, 2020-01-23)
Rice blast disease, caused by the fungal pathogen Magnaporthe oryzae, is the most disastrous disease in rice, and adversely constrains the growth and productivity of the crop worldwide. Outbreaks of the disease reoccur in ...