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Within-and between-person and group variance in behavior and beliefs in cross-cultural longitudinal data
(Academic Press, 2018-01-01)This study grapples with what it means to be part of a cultural group, from a statistical modeling perspective. The method we present compares within-and between- cultural group variability, in behaviors in families. ... -
Wives' Use of Time in Leisure
(Greensboro, 1980)The purposes of this study were to, describe the allocation of wives' time to leisure, and to contribute to a more complete understanding of the various factors which affect wives' time spent in leisure in a variety of ... -
The woman's voice in unyago oral poetry: a case Study of swahili- speaking clusters in Kisumu and Its environs
(Maseno University, 2000)This is a study of Unyago songs (poems). It investigates the structure of the songs and their socio-cultural contexts. Among other related issues, the study examines Unyago as a Women's specific institution for ... -
The Woman's Voice in Unyago Oral Poetry: A Case Study of Swahili- Speaking Clusters in Kisumu and its Environs
(Maseno University, 2000)This is a study of Unyago songs (poems). It investigates the structure of the songs and their socio-cultural contexts. Among other related issues, the Study examines Unyago as a Women's specific institution for ... -
Women groups: A pathway to rural development in Nyamusi Division, Nyamira County, Kenya
(International Journal of Innovation and Scientific Research, 2014): Despite their fundamental socio-economic responsibilities, rural women still have less access to knowledge, assets, services and participation in decision-making. These inequalities affect their ability to carry out ... -
Women in Colonial East Africa
(Springer, 2021)This chapter provides a contextual analysis of the role and place of women in colonial East Africa. Several factors including land, labor, agriculture, education, trade, politics, nationalism, and struggle for liberation ... -
Women Voters’ Radio Exposure by Sociodemographics During the 2013 Kenya General Election Campaigns in Kakamega County: Implications for Policy and Broadcast Journalism
(African Journalism Studies, 2020)Sociodemographics shape audience exposure to radio. However, it remains unclear whether these sociodemographics correlate with women voters’ radio exposure during elections in Kenya. Grounded in political mobilization, ... -
Women, indigenous knowledge systems, and climate change in Kenya
(Routledge, 2022)This chapter discusses women’s use of indigenous knowledge systems in response to the effects of climate change in Kenya. The chapter shows that regardless of the structural and cultural challenges that women face on land ... -
Word Level Strategies Used to Attain Functional Lukabras Equivalence in the Translation of Mulembe Fm Luhya Newscasts
(Maseno University, 2017)The role of vernacular FM radio stations as a tool for communicating in Kenya should be underscored. Accordingly, Mulembe FM is a vernacular radio station targeting listeners of the Luhya dialects spoken in Western Kenya ... -
WORKPLACE ENVIRONMENT INFLUENCE ON EMPLOYEE SATISFACTION IN STAR RATED HOTELS IN KISUMU CITY, KENYA
(ajpojournals, 2020-07-24)Purpose: This paper present findings of a study whose purpose was aimed at establishing the effect of workplace settings on satisfaction of employees in star rated hotels in Kisumu City, Kenya. Methodology: Cross-sectional ... -
Wound dressing techniques and costs at a county hospital
(The Surgical Society of Kenya, 2019)Wound management is one of the commonest procedures conducted in surgical departments across health facilities in Kenya. -
Wound dressing techniques and costs at a county hospital
(The Surgical Society of Kenya, 2019)Background: Wound management is one of the commonest procedures conducted in surgical departments across health facilities in Kenya. Objective: This study aimed at exploring wound dressing techniques used at Migori ... -
Xanthogranulomatous pyelonephritis presenting as giant gluteal abscess
(Elsevier, 2020)Xanthogranulomatous pyelonephritis (XGP) is a rare chronic suppurative granulomatous infection of the kidney associated with renal obstruction and progressive renal parenchymal destruction. We present an unusual clinically ... -
Yield advantage of maize and artemisia intercrops in a sub-humid ecozone of western Keny
(Shamokal Publications, 2012)see more details of the most beneficial system component. The experiment was carried out between 2009 and 2010 in two consecutive seasons. 8 treatments were laid out in a Randomized Complete Block Design (RCBD) design with ... -
Yield and Yield Stability of Four Population Types of Grain Sorghum in a Semi‐Arid Area of Kenya
(Crop Breeding, Genetics & Cytology, 2000-03-01)Sorghum [Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench] is widely grown in semi‐arid tropics where local farmers depend on the adaptability of their rainfed crops to unpredictable drought and other stress factors. To investigate the effects ... -
Yield improvement of Kenyan sesame varieties
(University of Nairobi, 2001)In an effort to improve the yield of Kenyan sesame cultivars the seeds of three cultivars, SPS SIK6, SIK 096 and SPS SIK 50/1 were subjected to 300Gy, 400Gy and 600Gy of gamma rays. A first batch of seeds were subjected ... -
Yield of three commercial watermelon cultivars in Kenya as compared to a local landrace
(African Journal of Horticultural Science, 2010)High yield is a major goal for watermelon (Citrullus lanatus) breeders. The objective of this study was to measure the yield potential of some watermelon accessions available in Kenya and identify high yielding ones for ... -
Yield response of tea clone 6/8 to growing environments, nitrogenous fertiliser application and plucking intervals in East Africa.
(Inter-University Council for East Africa Lake Victoria Research Initiative, 2011)In East Africa, tea growing areas fall in several agro-ecological regions, differing widely in elevation and climatic factors. Despite the differences, agronomic inputs are uniform throughout the region. Clone TRFK 6/8 is ...
