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The psychology behind celibacy
(International Journal of Psychology and Behavioral Sciences, 2012)Celibacy began in the early church as an ascetic discipline, rooted partly in a neo-Platonic contempt for the physical world that had nothing to do with the Gospel. The renunciation of sexual expression by men fit nicely ... -
Psychosocial factors influencing breastfeeding Behaviour of mothers attending home-based clinics in the Western Kenya
(2012)Optimal breastfeeding is a crucial decision with lifelong health implications The practice of this behaviour provides numerous benefits over other methods of infant feeding (Arifeen et al., 2001 & Black et al., 2008). This ... -
Psychosocial factors influencing promotion of male circumcision for HIV prevention in a non-circumcising community in rural western Kenya
(The Qualitative Report, 2009-12-01)Male circumcision (MC) is now recommended as an additional HIV preventive measure, yet little is known about factors that may influence its adoption, especially in non-circumcising communities with generalized HIV pandemic. ... -
Psychosocial stimulation: A qualitative study on Kenyan Mother’s motives and challenges to promote children’s development
(Springer US, 2016-06-01)Interventions designed to enhance the mental and socio-emotional development of children in low and middle income countries through improving psychosocial stimulation are the subject of national and international organizations ... -
Psychoticism as a Correlate of Involvement in Risky Sexual Behavior Among Students in Secondary Schools in Nyakach Sub-County Kisumu County, Kenya
(Science Publishing Group, 2018-03-27)Risky sexual Behavior is a common habit among young people in the world, but its relation with Psychoticism has not been explored exhaustively, especially in Kenya. The study aimed at establishing correlation between ... -
Puberty and dispersal in a wild primate population
(Academic Press, 2013-07-01)This article is part of a Special Issue “Puberty and Adolescence”. The onset of reproduction is preceded by a host of organismal adjustments and transformations, involving morphological, physiological, and behavioral ... -
Puberty predicts approach but not avoidance on the Iowa Gambling Task in a multinational sample
(2016-09-01)According to the dual systems model of adolescent risk taking, sensation seeking and impulse control follow different developmental trajectories across adolescence and are governed by two different brain systems. The ... -
Public Expenditure On Agriculture And Poverty Alleviation In The East African Community
(IJRAS, 2018-10-10)Over the last decade, the East African Community (EAC) partner states have sustained an increase in public expenditures. The underlying debate is the belief that budgetary expansion creates economic opportunities ... -
Public relations in strategic management of firms in Kenya: a case of Unilever (k) ltd
(Maseno University, 2017)Public relations (PR) in Kenya is a significant discipline and a growing industry. However, it still faces many challenges with one of the major challenges is the misconception of PR in the country. Seemingly, many people ... -
Publish or perish: challenges and prospects of social science research and publishing in institutions of higher learning in Kenya
(Routledge, 2013-04-01)This article examines the challenges and prospects of social science research and publishing at two public universities in Kenya. Specifically, it interrogates the advances and bottlenecks of academic research and publishing ... -
Pull Motivation Factors Influencing Tourists’ Destination Loyalty in the Lake Victoria Region Tourism Circuit, Kenya
(www.ajpojournal.org, 2021)Purpose:The purpose of this study was to identify pull motivation factors influencing tourists’ destination loyalty in the Lake Victoria Region Tourism Circuit, Kenya. Methodology:Thestudy adopted anexplanatoryresearch ... -
Push Motivation Factors Influencing Tourists’ Destination Loyalty in the Lake Victoria Region Tourism Circuit, Kenya
(Journal of Hospitality and Tourism, 2021)Purpose:The purpose of this study was to identify push motivation factors influencing tourists’ destination loyalty in the Lake Victoria Region Tourism Circuit, Kenya. Methodology:Thestudy adopted an explanatory research ... -
Push-Pull Technology in Climate-Smart Agriculture: A Strategy for Sustainable Agriculture
(UPSCALE, 2023-07-05)The SSA region is bearing the brunt effect of climate change as a result of over-reliance on agriculture, poor farming practices such as deforestation, and intensive use of agrochemicals in production. As the outcome, the ... -
Pushing Back the Frontiers of Property: Community Land Trusts and Low-Income Housing in Urban Kenya
(Pergamon, 2013)Property lies at the heart of the urban development process. While it creates the wealth needed to finance the urban economy, property can also be a source of disenfranchisement, especially among those unable to cope with ... -
Pyrethroid resistance in Anopheles gambiae s.s. and Anopheles arabiensis in western Kenya: phenotypic, metabolic and target site characterizations of three populations
(Wiley Online Library, 2012)Field and laboratory investigations revealed phenotypic, target site and metabolic resistance to permethrin in an Anopheles gambiae s.s. (Diptera: Culicidae) population in Bungoma District, a region in western Kenya in ... -
Pyrethroid susceptibility of malaria vectors in four Districts of western Kenya
(BioMed Central, 2014-07-04)Increasing pyrethroid resistance in malaria vectors has been reported in western Kenya where long lasting insecticidal nets (LLINs) and indoor residual spraying (IRS) are the mainstays of vector control. To ensure the ... -
The pyrrolizidine alkaloids of Senecio syringifolius and S. hadiensis from Kenya
(Pergamon, 1993-01-01)Angularine, rosmarinine and 12-O-acetylrosmarine, together with their N-oxides were isolated from epigeal parts of S. syringifolius, while -
Quadrature fluctuation energy, effective Hamiltonians, quasi-particle modes and quantum phase transitions in the Rabi and Dicke models
(Research gate, 2017)The main purpose of this article is to provide a simple physically motivated exact analytical procedure for determining effective Rabi and Dicke Hamiltonians, which have so far posed serious challenges in studies of ... -
Qualitative analysis of phytoconstituents in tragia brevipes plant
(International Journal of Pharmaceutical Research & Analysis, 2013)The study was conducted to analyze the phytoconstituents of Tragia brevipes plant leaves. The plant samples were extracted using methanol and water in the ratio 9:1. The phytoconstituents study was done using standard ...