Faculty of Science Engineering and Technology: Recent submissions
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Physicochemical Proprieties of Pond Water in the Economic Stimulus Programme (ESP) Fish Ponds in Tharaka-Nithi County, Kenya
(International Journal of Interdisciplinary Research and Innovations, 2020)In an effort to attain food security, Kenya has embraced aquaculture as one of its strategies. From 2009, the Government established thousands of fish ponds through the Economic Stimulus Programme (ESP). TharakaNithi ... -
NEW METALLOCHROMIC INDICATORS FOR COMPLEXOMETRIC TITRATION OF COPPER (II) IN PRESENCE OF INTERFERING SPECIES
(Life Science Informatics Publications, 2020-09)Six hydroxytriazenes has been introduced as a metallochromic indicator in the complexometric titration with EDTA and applied successfully to the titration of copper (II). A direct method of titration of Cu (II) with EDTA ... -
Application of Response Surface Methodology in Optimization of the Yields of Common Bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) Using Animal Manures
(Science and Education Publishing, 2020-07)The objective of design and analysis of experiments is to optimize a response variable which is influenced by several independent variables. In agriculture, many statistical studies have focused on investigating the effect ... -
Features Selection in Statistical Classification of High Dimensional Image Derived Maize (Zea Mays L.) Phenomic Data
(Science and Education Publishing, 2022)Phenotyping has advanced with the application of high throughput phenotyping techniques such automated imaging. This has led to derivation of large quantities of high dimensional phenotypic data that could not have been ... -
Genetic and phenotypic diversity of microsymbionts nodulating promiscuous soybeans from diferent agro-climatic conditions
(Springer Open, 2022)Background: Global food supply is highly dependent on feld crop production that is currently severely threatened by changing climate, poor soil quality, abiotic, and biotic stresses. For instance, one of the major challenges ... -
Chlorido-(η 6 -p-cymene)-(bis(pyrazol-1-yl)methaneκ 2N,N0 )Osmium(II) Tetrafluoroborate, C17H22BClF4N4Os
(MDPI, 2022)The powder of the arene osmium(II) complex, [Os(II)(dpzm)(η 6 -p-cym)Cl]BF4 (dpzm = di(1H-pyrazol-1-yl)methane; η 6 -p-cym = para-cymene), with a formula of C17H22BClF4N4Os (referred to herein as 1) was isolated ... -
Effects of dibenzylbutyrolactone lignans arctigenin and trachelogenin on the motility of isolated rat ileum
(Elsevier, 2022)Dibenzylbutyrolactone-type lignans are phenolic compounds of medical importance. The purpose of the study was to determine the effects of two such lignans, arctigenin and trachelogenin on the motility of isolated rat ileum ... -
Transitivity Action of the Cartesian Product of the Alternating Group Acting on a Cartesian Product of Ordered Sets of Triples
(Asian Research Journal of Mathematics, 2021-12)In this paper, we investigate some transitivity action properties of the cartesian product of the alternating group 𝐴𝑛 (𝑛 ≥ 5) acting on a cartesian product of ordered sets of triples using the Orbit-Stabilizer ... -
Spectral Picture Of Almost Similar Operators
(Journal of Multidisciplinary Engineering Science and Technology (JMEST), 2022)Various results that relate to almost similarity and other classes of operators such as isometry, normal, unitary and compact operators have been extensively discussed. In this paper, we describe the spectral picture ... -
Norm- Attainability of Generalized Finite Operators on C*- Algebra
(Modern Scientific Press Company, 2022)Norm -attainability of elementary operators on Hilbert and Banach spaces have been Characterized by many mathematicians. However, there is little information on Normattainability of generalized finite operators on C*-algebra. ... -
Features Selection in Statistical Classification of High Dimensional Image Derived Maize (Zea Mays L.) Phenomic Data
(Science and Education Publishing, 2022)Phenotyping has advanced with the application of high throughput phenotyping techniques such automated imaging. This has led to derivation of large quantities of high dimensional phenotypic data that could not have been ... -
The Effect of Adaptive Learning Rate on the Accuracy of Neural Networks
((IJACSA) International Journal of Advanced Computer Science and Applications, 2021)Learning rates in gradient descent algorithms have significant effects especially on the accuracy of a Capsule Neural Network (CNN). Choosing an appropriate learning rate is still an issue to date. Many developers still ... -
Crystal structure of chlorido-(η6 - toluene)(2,2′-bipyridine-κ2 N,N′)ruthenium(II) hexafluorophosphate, C17H16ClN2RuPF6
(De Gruyter, 2022)C17H16ClN2RuPF6, monoclinic, P21/c (no. 14), a = 14.4426(9) Å, b = 8.3311(5) Å, c = 16.413(1) Å, β = 109.2690°, V = 1864.2(2) Å3 , Z = 4, Rgt(F) = 0.0309, wRref(F2 ) = 0.0697, T = 173 K. -
Maximizing the Value of Information Communication Technologies (ICTs) and Its Implications on Library Operations in Public Universities in Kenya: Potential and Challenges
(Centre for Democracy, Research and Development (CEDRED), Nairobi, Kenya., 2022)The advent of information age has significantly changed the environment in which libraries operate in the 21st century. Technological encroachment has forced librarians to adopt various technologies for their continued ... -
Determination of precursors of acrylamide formation in roasted maize
(Advances in Phytochemistry, Textile and Renewable Energy Research for Industrial Growth – Nzila et al. (Eds), 2022-04)Acrylamide, an organic compound with the formula CH2=CHCONH2, is a contaminant generated through high-temperature cooking processes as a result of Maillard reactions catalyzed by the presence of reducing sugars and free ... -
Ab initio Investigation of the Structural and Electronic Properties of Alkaline Earth Metal - TiO2 Natural Polymorphs
(Hindawi Advances in Materials Science and Engineering, 2022)Titanium (IV) oxide (TiO2) has gained much attention due to its application in technologies such as optoelectronics, electronics, sensors, photocatalysts, and sustainable energy generation. However, its optical absorption ... -
Assessment of Selected Physico-Chemical Parameters of Groundwater in Chuka Igambang’ombe Constituency, Kenya
(Chuka University, 2022)Groundwater is an essential source of water for drinking and other domestic uses. Recently, there has been high dependence on groundwater due to water shortage as a result of changing climates, and higher costs of accessing ... -
Spider silk: A natural marvel of mechanical and structural strength
(African Journal of Biological Sciences, 2021-10)The spider silk fibers have unique high performance properties that make it a desirable model for artificial fibers and its performance under benign conditions has important implications for biomimicry. It has tensile ... -
Biological control of desert locust (Schistocerca gregaria Forskål)
(CAB International, 2021)Desert locust (Schistocerca gregaria Forskål) is one of the most serious agricultural pests in the world due to its voracity, speed of reproduction, and range of flight. We discuss the current state of knowledge on its ... -
Forecasting Commodity Price Index of Food and Beverages in Kenya Using Seasonal Autoregressive Integrated Moving Average (SARIMA) Models
(EJ-MATH, European Journal of Mathematics and Statistics, 2021)Price stability is the primary monetary policy objective in any economy since it protects the interests of both consumers and producers. As a result, forecasting is a common practice and a vital aspect of monetary ...