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Akporhonor, B. A. & Olise, F. N. (2015). Librarians' Use of Social Media for Promoting Library and Information Resources and Services in University Libraries in South-South Nigeria. Information and Knowledge Management, 5(6). Retrieved from: http://www.iiste.org/Journals/index.php/IKM/article/viewFile/23139/23651.bh. on 12/05/2021. Anbu, J. P. & Kataria, S. (2016). Reference on the Go: A Model for Mobile Reference Services in Libraries. 57(3). Retrieved from http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/02763877.2015.1132181?af=R&journalCode= wref20 on 14/5/2021. Barnhart, F. D. & Pierce, J. E. (2011). Becoming mobile: Reference in the ubiquitous library. Journal of Library Administration, 51: 3, 279-290. Loyola eCommons, Loyola University Chicago. Retrieved from http://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/download?doi=10.1.1.946.3710&rep=rep1&type=pdf. on 22/2/2021 Buigues-Garcı´a, M. & Gime´nez-Chornet, V. (2012). Impact of Web 2.0 on national libraries, International Journal of Information Management, 32(1), 3-10 Carscaddon, L. & Chapman, K. (2013). Twitter as a marketing tool for libraries. In Thomsett-Scott, B.C. (Ed.), Marketing with Social Media: A LITA Guide. Chicago: American Library Association. Chitumbo, E. M. M. & Chewe, P. (2015). Social media Tools for Library service delivery in higher learning institutions: Case of University of Zambia and National Institute of Public Administration Libraries. Research Journal of Library Sciences, 3(5), 1-7. Retrieved from http://www.isca.in/RJLS/Archive/v3/i5/1.ISCA-RJLS-2015-011.pdf on 14/5/2021. Chu, M. & Meulemans, Y. (2008). The problems and potential of MySpace and Facebook usage in academic libraries. Internet Reference Services Quarterly, 13(1), 69–85. Retrieved from www.informaworld.com on 20/5/2021. Chu, S. K. & Du, H. S. (2013). Social networking tools for academic libraries. Journal of Librarianship and Information Science, 0 (0), 1-12. Chu, S. K. & Du, H. S. (2013). Social networking tools for academic libraries. Journal of Librarianship and Information Science, 0 (0), 1-12. Dankowski, T. (2013). How libraries are using social media. Retrieved from http://www.americanlibrariesmagazine.org/article/how-libraries-are-using-social-media on 22/6/2021. Dickson, A. & Holley, R. P. (2010). Social networking in academic libraries: the possibilities and the concerns. New Library World, 111(11/12), 468–479. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/03074801011094840. Retrieved from http://www.emeraldinsight.com/doi/pdfplus/10.1108/03074801011094840 on 14/5/2021. Dickson, A. & Holley, R. P. (2010). Social networking in academic libraries: the possibilities and the concerns. New Library World, 111(11/12), 468–479. DOI: 18 http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/03074801011094840. Retrieved from http://www.emeraldinsight.com/doi/pdfplus/10.1108/03074801011094840 on 14/5/2021 Dowd, N. (2013). Social Media: Libraries Are Posting, but Is Anyone Listening? Retrieved from http://lj.libraryjournal.com/2013/05/marketing/social-media-libraries-are-posting-but isanyone-listening/ on 22/6/2021. Du Toit, K. & Mulatiningsih, B. (2013) Social media for libraries. Retrieved from http://www.slideshare.net/karendtoit/socialmedia-for-libraries-karen-du-toit-2692013 on 22/2/2018 Dudenhoffer, C. (2014). Pin it! Pinterest as a library marketing and information literacy tool. College and Research Libraries News, 73(6), 328-332. Egbukole, K. (2017). Adopting mobile technologies for social media based library services at the Federal University of Technology, Owerri (FUTO), Nigeria. Mini-Dissertation Submitted to the Faculty of Engineering, The Built Environment and Information Technology, University of Pretoria, South Africa. Ekoja, I. I. (2011). Modern ICT Tools: Online Electronic Resources Sharing using Web 2.0 and its implications for library and information practice in Nigeria. 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Gallardo, R. (2013). Social media for libraries: social media use. Retrieved from http://www.webjunction.org/events/webjunction/Library_Social_Media_Use.html on 22/2/2018. Gentry, L. (2014). Library pinterest examples. Retrieved from http://www.pinterest.com/lauramgentry/library-pinterest-examples/ on 20/5/2021. Gunelius, S. (2014). What is a blog? Retrieved from http://weblogs.about.com/od/startingablog/p/WhatIsABlog.htm Jain, N., Verma, R. & Tiwari, P. (2012). Going social: the impact of social networking in promoting education. International Journal of Computer Science, 9(1), 483-485. Kaplan, A. M. & Haenlein, M. (2010). Users of the world, unite: the challenges and opportunities of social media. Business Horizons, 53(1), 59-68. 19 Kaplan, M & Blakley, J. (2009). ‘The business and culture of social media’ Retrieved http://www.learcenter.org/pdf/businessandcultureofsocialmedia.pdf on 20/5/2021. Kibugi, S. (2013). 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Matumizi ya Kinaya Kubainishia Maudhui katika Fasihi ya KiswahiliMtunzi wa kazi ya kazi ya fasihi hususan riwaya na tamthilia, hutumia
mbinu mahususi kuwasilishia matukio na mawazo yanavyoshuhudiwa
katika jamii. Mbinu hizo huteuliwa na mtunzi kwa makusudi ili ujumbe
unaokusudiwa kuwasilishwa na kueleweka kwa mwafaka na hadhira.
Mbinu hizo ni zile zinazojibainisha katika kitengo cha tamathali za usemi.
Katika utafiti huu, mbinu inayozingatiwa ni kinaya ambacho huwasilisha
ujumbe kinyume na matarajio. Utafiti huu unatuonyesha matumizi ya
kinaya katika riwaya ya Chozi la Heri (2017) ambayo imeandikwa na
Matei na tamthilia ya Kigogo (2015) ambayo imeandikwa na Kea.
Wanakejeli uhuru katika mataifa yaliyopata uhuru mwanzoni mwa miaka
ya 1960 barani Afrika. Mataifa haya ni yale ambayo baada ya kupigania
uhuru na kuunyakua kutoka kwa wakoloni, bado raia wanahisi kuwa
wanaendelea kuwa katika hali ya kudhulumiwa na hali ya maisha kuwa
magumu kutokana na uongozi usioafiki maono ya matarajio yao. Utafiti
huu utabainisha jinsi watunzi wa riwaya na tamthilia teule yaani Assumpta
Matei na Pauline Kea mtawalia walivyowasilisha kazi zao kwa kuzingatia
mbinu ya kinaya katika kubainishia na kuukejeli uongozi katika bara la
Afrika. Malengo ya utafiti huu yatakuwa, kufafanua matumizi ya kinaya
katika riwaya ya Chozi la Heri na tamthilia ya Kigogo, kujadili jinsi
waandishi wa riwaya ya Chozi la Heri na tamthilia ya Kigogo wametumia
kinaya katika kuendeleza maudhui na kueleza jinsi mbinu ya kinaya
ilivyotumiwa katika usawiri wa wahusika viongozi katika riwaya ya Chozi
la Heri na tamthilia ya Kigogo. Utafiti huu utaongozwa na nadharia ya
uhakiki wa mtindo na uchanganuzi wa data utaongozwa na mihimili ya
nadharia hii kisha matokeo yatawasilishwa kwa njia ya maelezo
EFFECTS OF MIRAA FARMING ON RETENTION OF THE BOY-CHILD IN PUBLIC SECONDARY SCHOOLS IN MBEERE SOUTH-SUB COUNTY, KENYA
Full text linkA Thesis Submitted to the School of Education and Social Sciences in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Conferment of the Degree of Master of Education in Educational Administration, Karatina UniversityThe Government of Kenya, in its efforts to achieve vision 2030, aims at improving
retention rates in secondary schools. This effort however is frustrated by increasing
dropout rates particularly in public secondary schools, which is attributed to a number of
factors among them cultural, environmental, school, based and socio economic. The
purpose of this study was to investigate the effects of miraa farming on the retention of
the boy-child in public secondary schools particularly in Mbeere South Sub-County,
Kenya. The objectives of the study were: to establish the socio-economic factors, to
evaluate the effects of socio-cultural factors and to assess the effects of family factors
related to miraa farming affecting school retention of boy child in public secondary
schools in Mbeere-South Sub-County. The study was guided by the Social Systems
Theory. The study employed a descriptive research design. The location of the study was
specifically the miraa growing areas of Mbeere South Sub County. The study population
included 56 principals, 140 class teachers, and 24 local administrators. The sample
included 12 principals, 140 teachers and eight local administrators. Twelve schools from
the miraa growing areas of Mbeere South Sub-Couny were purposively sampled for the
study. Purposive sampling was also employed to select the 12 principals and eight local
administrators while stratified random sampling was used to select 36 teachers from
specific schools. Questionnaires were used to collect data. Cronbach’s alpha coefficient
was used to measure the reliability of the questionnaire. Qualitative data was analyzed
through content analysis. Quantitative data was analyzed using descriptive statistics such
as percentages, means and standard deviations and was presented by use of frequency
distribution tables. The study found that students drop out to seek employment in miraa
farms/ businesses. Reasons for dropping out of school were cited as inability to raise
school fees and other levies due to the United Kingdom ban of miraa exportation.
Further, the study found that the society regards miraa farming/ business higher than
school attendance. Finally, the findings of the study demonstrated that families in the area
rely heavily on labor from their children to tend their miraa farms. Based on the findings
of the study, the Ministry of Education may develop policies that may streamline the
retention of the boy-child in public secondary schools
Remote Sensing Applied for Land Use Change Assessment and Governance in Riau-Indonesia.
No full textHuman computer interactionRemote sensing offers the potential to provide up-to-date information
on changes in forestry areas over large areas. Its application makes it possible to
make assessments related to land use change. This research aims to assess whether
land change using remote sensing can provide an efficient alternative, both in terms
of cost and time, including improving forest governance policy support. Remote
sensing and forest governance are state-of-the-art in this research for the devel opment of knowledge from in-depth data analysis. This study was conducted in
Bengkalis-Riau Province, Indonesia because, the regency has become the most
vulnerable region for forest fires since 2013 and the province has experienced
growing pressure from an expanding palm oil industry. It has the largest tropical
peatland area and palm oil plantation in Indonesia. The use of remote sensing
data methods improved the sensitivity of detecting classified forest cover, provid ing a better understanding of changes that are usually difficult to map, including
fires, smallholders and industrial scale of agricultural areas, peatland cover, wet lands, and barren forest land. Both smallholder and industrial agricultural areas
are also better detected. The result from Sentinel data indicate forest, and land
cover changes after evaluation, which focuses on the spatial, spectral, and tempo ral resolution of the imagery. The cover of land use change generated by remote
sensing data shows the classification of land conditions in the study area, ranging
from cultivated land, bare soil, forestry, oil palm plantations, and peatlands within
the plantation area. Integration of artificial intelligence will be further explored
Karatina University Ag. Vice Chancellor Prof. Linus Gitonga Receiving a Trophy Won at the 6th Edition of KUSA Central Inter-university Staff Games on 17 June 2023 Held at the University of Embu, Kenya
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Effect of Intercropping on Potato Bacterial Wilt Disease and Tuber Yield in Kenya
No full textAbstract on Effect of intercropping on potato bacterial wilt disease and tuber yieldPotato (Solanum tuberosum L.) is a major tuber crop in Kenya, whose productivity is heavily impaired by bacterial wilt disease, caused by Ralstonia solanacearum (Smith). Existing management strategies have not been effective, owing to the diversity and robustness of the pathogen and variation in the host range. The objective of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness of intercropping on the incidence of bacterial wilt and yield of potato in Kenya. A field experiment was conducted in four potato-growing counties, namely; Nyandarua, Nakuru, Bomet and Bungoma in Kenya. Treatments included intercroping with spring onion (Allium fistulosum L.); garden pea (Pisum sativum L.); and cabbage (Brassica oleracea var. capitata L.). Treatments also included a pure stand of potato as the control. Generally, intercropping had a significant suppressive effect (P<0.05) on the incidence and severity of bacterial wilt disease. Intercropping potato with spring onion, in particular, had the highest disease suppressive effect, followed by intercropping potato with cabbage; and lastly by potato with garden pea. Accordingly, potato-onion intercrop recorded the highest potato tuber yield (12.9 t ha-1), while the potato pure stand recorded the lowest tuber yield (7.9 t ha-1). Bacterial wilt disease incidence positively correlated with disease severity (r = 0.931; P<0.05). In contrast, the disease incidence and severity negatively correlated with tuber yield. In terms of Land Equivalent Ratio (LER), the highest value (1.64) was with potato-onion intercrop; and the lowest (1.35) with the potato-garden pea intercrop
The influence of shared vision on organizational ambidexterity in coffee marketing co-operative societies in Kenya.
No full textInfluence of shared vision on organizational ambidexterity in
coffee marketing co-operative societiesCoffee production in Kenya has plummeted, hurting the economy and worsening social inequality and
poverty. Kenyan coffee marketing cooperative associations have failed to boost exports. Coffee is
Kenya's main cash crop. Coffee is the country's principal foreign exchange earner, rural employment
source, food security source, and revenue source. The reduction in coffee export earnings shows that
coffee marketing cooperatives are inefficient and less flexible. This study examines how shared vision
affects organizational ambidexterity. This transformational leadership-based study used exploratory
and cross-sectional survey methodologies. The target audience was Kenyan coffee marketing
cooperatives. The sample size was 242 Kenyan coffee marketing cooperative societies. A self administered, semi-structured questionnaire collected primary data from cooperative society
managers. The data was analyzed using descriptive and inferential statistics. Results show that shared
vision favorably impacts organizational ambidexterity (R = 0.547, R2 = 0.299), explaining 29.9% of
variation. Further, shared vision significantly affected organizational ambidexterity (P-value = 0.00).
The study found that shared vision affected organizational ambidexterity. Thus, managers of coffee
marketing cooperative societies should constantly discuss their vision with other employees to improve
ambidexterity
Spatio-temporal change of selected soil physico-chemical properties in grevillea-banana agroforestry systems.
No full textsoil physico-chemical properties in grevillea-banana agroforestry systemsIn Africa, banana is mainly produced by small-scale farmers under complex production systems for both home consumption and income generation. Low soil fertility continually constraints its production and farmers are embarking on emerging technologies such as improved fallow, cover crops, integrated soil fertility management, agroforestry with fast growing tree species to address this challenge. This study aims at assessing the sustainability of grevillea-banana agroforestry systems by investigating the variability in their soil physico-chemical properties. Soil samples were collected in banana sole stands, Grevillea robusta sole stands and grevillea-banana intercrops in three agro-ecological zones during the dry and rainy seasons. Soil physico-chemical properties significantly differed among agro-ecological zones, cropping systems and between seasons. Soil moisture, total organic carbon (TOC), P, N, Mg decreased from the highland to the lowland zone, through the midland zone whereas soil pH, K and Ca showed the opposite trend. Soil bulk density, moisture, TOC, NH4+-N, K and Mg were significantly higher in the dry season compared to the rainy season but total N was higher in the rainy season. Intercropping banana with grevillea trees significantly decreased soil bulk density, TOC, K, Mg, Ca and P. Soils under banana sole stands accumulated higher potassium, magnesium, calcium, phosphorus with a higher soil bulk density and pH compared to grevillea-banana intercrops and grevillea sole stands. This suggests that intercropping banana and grevillea trees increases the competition for these nutrients and requires careful attention for the optimization of their interactive benefits
Office Administrators and Clerical officers training on ISO 9001:2015-QMS
Full text linkTraining on ISO 9001:2015-QM