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Differences of Age and Gender in Pitch Range Modulation in Yes-no Questions in Ekegusii
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What Can a Single Lubukusu Verb Form Contain
(UON, 2022)This paper is a brief description and illustration of all that a single verb form can contain in Lubukusu as an agglutinating Bantu language (of Kenya). From left to right, the most complex verb form will have the following ... -
Figurative Language in Ekegusii Idioms: Its Different Types and Its Morphological and Syntactic Structure in an Agglutinating Language of Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2022)If there is one genre in language that exhibits special features in its compositeness, it is idioms. Their composition, whether it be a string of words or just one word (in agglutinating languages like Ekegusii, a Bantu ... -
Which RP Should We Teach in Kenyan Schools: British RP or “Kenyan-indigenised RP”?
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The High Tone Anticipation Rule in the Lwisukha Dialect of Luyia
(University of Nairobi, 2022)This paper describes the high tone anticipation rule in the Lwisukha dialect of Luyia, a Bantu language of Kenya. This rule involves the right-to-left spread of a high tone from post-modifying adjectives to toneless ... -
Childhood effects of prenatal and postnatal exposure to mercurial skin lightening agents. Literature review
(Pitt Open Library Publishing, 2021-11-24)Children's exposure to mercurial skin lightening agents at any time during their development, from intra-uterine to early developmental life, can lead to severe detrimental health effects. This is because these skin ... -
Supply chain quality management practices, complementary firm assets, competitive advantage and firm performance
(IJMSR, 2018): The literature review was intended to examine the nature of relationship that exists between supply chain quality management (SCQM) practices, complementary firm assets, competitive advantage and organizational ... -
Effect of competitive advantage on the relationship between supply chain quality management practices and performance of Private Hospitals in Kenya
(Ajbuma, 2022-03-25)The objective of the study was to determine the effect of competitive advantage in the relationship between supply chain quality management practices and performance of private hospitals in Kenya. This study was anchored ... -
Do operational processes moderate relationship of organizational agility and perfomance of chartered Universities In Kenya?
(Ajbuma, 2022-03-25)University education in Kenya faced weighty challenges in the 80s and 90s due to high demand with less capacity. These continued to the 90s and the solutions provided in the 20s created capacity that was ... -
The influence of large shareholders on dividend policy and company value: evidence from Nairobi Securities Exchange
(African Development Finance Journal, 2022-02-15)The influence of large shareholders in organization decision-making processes has attracted significant attention by researchers in recent times. Ownership control through large share concentration is one of the aspects ... -
Private equity financing and financial performance: a critical review of the literature
(African Development Finance Journal, 2022-02-15)Private equity is fast becoming an alternative source of capital for firms with a high growth potential as compared to the main stream sources of capital. The pertinent question here is; does private equity financing ... -
Moderating role of institutional characteristics on the relationship between mergers & acquisition strategies and financial performance of Commercial Banks In Kenya
(African Development Finance Journal, 2022-02-15)This paper examines the moderating effect of bank size on the relationship between mergers and acquisitions strategies and the financial performance of commercial banks in Kenya. The study population was 30 commercial banks ... -
Empirical study of how funding of monitoring and evaluation activities influence performance of public health facilities construction projects in Kirinyaga County, Kenya
(African Development Finance Journal, 2022-02-15)The purpose of the study was to determine how funding of Monitoring and Evaluation activities influence performance of public projects in Kirinyaga County. The unit of analysis was the Monitoring and Evaluation activities ... -
Determinants of voluntary rental income tax compliance by landlords in Kiambu Town, Kiambu County, Kenya
(African Development Finance Journal, 2022-02-15)Tax non-compliance stands a bigger problem and is prevalent in many economic sectors including housing and property developers. Despite the tremendous growth from real estate sector in Kenya, the ... -
Capital structure, liquidity and financial performance of non financial firms listed at the Nairobi Securities Exchange
(African Development Finance Journal, 2022-02-15)This paper examines the effect of capital structure on the financial performance of the and nonfinancial firms listed at the Nairobi Securities exchange. It also examines how this relationship is intervened by liquidity. ... -
An empirical test of shareholder monitoring hypothesis at the Nairobi Securities Exchange
(African Development Finance Journal, 2022-02-15)Most corporate governance studies have focused on the composition and effectiveness of board members, little attention has barely focused on the interaction between the identity of significant shareholders and thedecisions ... -
The effect of capital structure on financial performance with firm size as a moderating variable of non financial firms listed at the Nairobi Securities Exchange
(African Development Finance Journal, 2022-02-15)The purpose of this study was to establish the relationship among capital structure, firm size, and financial performance of firms listed in the Nairobi Securities Exchange. The study first ... -
A case report of hypohidrotic ectodermal dysplasia in Nairobi, Kenya.
(2022)Ectodermal dysplasia (ED) is defined as a rare hereditary disorder involving two or more of the ectodermal structures, which include the skin, hair, nails, teeth, and sweat glands. The two most common forms of the disease ... -
Evaluation of the Nairobi-Thika Road Improvement Project in the Context of Inclusive Development
(SAGE, 2022-03-31)This paper converts the six reasons for inclusive development proposed by Gupta into a heuristic device for evaluation of inclusive development in road infrastructure projects in Nairobi. The Gupta Rationale entails six ... -
Product development processes and performance of chartered Private Universities in Kenya
(2022-03-25)Increased demand for tertiary education and subsequent challenges, led to strategic initiatives by Kenyan universities to raise their income. Some of the distinguishing features of the chartered universities are the ...
