Academic institutions now operate in highly competitive environments. Consequently, myriad mechanisms for rating the services and impact of universities have emerged as a means of influencing the choice of potential students, ...

This chapter examines copyright issues and challenges facing digital libraries with a specific emphasis on Kenya. It covers a number of issues such as the meaning, characteristics and advantages of a digital library; the ...

Abstract: Information and Communication Technology (ICT) is a principal driver of economic development and social change worldwide. Information Communication and Technologies empower people with the ability to communicat ...

The strategic value of competitive information to a corporation has received increased attention in management, business practice and information literature. Top level managers make strategic decisions that place the ...

Cloud computing depends on sharing of resources to achieve consistency and economies of scale, similar to an efficacy over a network. At the origin of cloud computing, is the wider concept of converged road map and shared ...

The Eichhornia crassipes roots for the removal of Pb (II) ions from aqueous solutions has been investigated. The adsorption of Pb (II) ions was found to be affected by solution pH, contact time, adsorbent dosage, initial ...

The biosorption characteristics of Zn (II) ions were investigated. Experimental parameters affecting the biosorption process such as pH, contact time, biomass dosage, initial metal ion concentration, and temperature were ...

The study evaluated airborne exposures and blood lead (BPb) levels in 233 production workers at six diverse industrial plants in Kenya. Blood and personal breathing zone air samples were collected and analyzed for lead ...

A micaceous mineral (MicaM) available locally in Kenya was utilized as an inexpensive and effective adsorbent for the removal of Cu2+ ions from aqueous solution. The effects of contact time, pH, temperature, adsorbate and ...