Technology

Research Papers/Topics in Technology

Actors’ Interactions And Farmers’ Participation In Agricultural Projects: A Case Of Ripat-Sua Project In Morogoro Tanzania

EXTENDED ABSTRACT Studies on farmers’ interactions in agricultural projects have reported on the importance of the interaction of farmers with other actors on their participation in agricultural projects and subsequent adoption of agricultural technologies. However, there has been little interest on the influence of farmers’ interactions, alternative income-generating opportunities and biophysical conditions of the farmers’ geographical locations, on farmers’ participation in agricul...

Performance Of Rehabilitated Irrigation Systems: A Case Study Of Igomelo Irrigation Scheme In Tanzania

ABSTRACT  Many irrigation systems indicate failures with respect to their anticipated benefits. However, improvement of these schemes can be brought about through their rehabilitation. The aim of this study was to evaluate the performance of Igomelo rehabilitated irrigation scheme covering both the performance of irrigation water distribution systems and the roles of irrigators association.The scheme was divided into three reaches upper, middle and tail end. Three plots with maize, tomatoes ...

The Role Of Informal Financial Institutions In Improving Social Wellbeing Of Their Members In Geita District, Tanzania

ABSTRACT Informal Financial Institutions (IFIs) are likely to have potential contributions to people’s enhanced wellbeing in general. However, apart from material wellbeing, there is little knowledge about the contribution of IFIs especially Accumulating Savings and Credit Associations (ASCAs) to the social wellbeing particularly social connectedness to its members. This was the driving force to conducting this research. This study was done to examine the role played by ASCAs in improving ...

Process And Outcome Evaluation For Conditional Cash Transfers On Food Security In Kilosa District, Tanzania

ABSTRACT Based on the findings of the pilot areas, in 2015 the Government of Tanzania decided to scale up the Conditional Cash Transfers (CCTs) programme for the entire country. The programme aims to reduce consumption poverty among the poor. To date no evaluation has been carried on the programme; therefore, this study aimed at evaluating the effectiveness of CCTs programme in attaining food security to the poor in Kilosa District. The study aimed at examining whether the programme has been...

The Contribution Of Wildlife Management Areas On Womens’ Well-Being In Enduimet Division, Longido District, Tanzania

ABSTRACT Wildlife management and conservation in Tanzania has passed several stages from colonial management programmes, to the establishment of the Wildlife Act of 1974. In addition, Wildlife Management Areas were established in 2003 as a way of ensuring communities bordering wildlife areas benefit from them. The Wildlife Management Areas are expected to contribute to the well-being of the surrounding communities. This study was undertaken to assess the contribution of Enduimet Wildlife Man...

Adoption Of E-Learning And Usability Challenges In E-Learning Applications In Kenya: Case Of Elimu Digital E-Learning Prototype Application

The study aimed at establishing the factors promoting adoption of E-Learning and determining the usability challenges in E-Learning applications in Kenya. Consequently, an E-learning educational prototype application was developed to address the usability challenges. The prototype application dubbed “Elimu Digital” was designed to complement physical classroom teaching by providing an online representation of course content.  Both quantitative and qualitative analysis were employed in t...

Serum Cystatin C And Creatinine As Markers Of Kidney Function In Adults In Enugu State, Nigeria

ABSTRACT With the increasing recognition of the several pitfalls of serum creatinine (SCr) and creatinine-based glomerular filtration rate (GFR) estimates as measures of kidney function, a novel biomarker, cystatin C (Cys C) which is claimed to be superior to the creatinine-based estimates has been proposed. However, this claim is yet to be validated in an indigenous black setting. This study was therefore, to verify this claim and to assess the best method to estimate GFR in a typical Afric...

A Framework For Profiling Crime Reported Using Social Media – A Case Of Twitter Data In Kenya

Crime profiling helps law enforcement agencies understand, tackle and sometimes predict the next move by criminals. This can be achieved by monitoring and studying patterns and trends that have occurred in the past and continue to occur in the present. Social media platforms such as Facebook, Google Plus, Instagram, Reddit and in this case Twitter, have created platforms where people share views, opinions and emotions all the while influencing and informing others. This research set out with...

Adequacy And Quality Of Teaching And Learning Resources In Public Primary Schools In Ndaragwa Division, Nyandarua County, Kenya

ABSTRACT The Free Primary Education (FPE) programme was commissioned in January 2003 to provide basic education to all Kenyan children of school going age and to ease the burden of cost sharing from the parents. The public primary school class teachers were to shoulder the greatest responsibility in the implementation of this programme but the assessment of the success of this programme has not involved the class teachers who are the main stakeholders. The study therefore aimed at assessing ...

Relationship Between Selected Head Teachers’ Leadership Styles And Their Effectiveness In Public Primary School Management In Bomet District, Kenya

ABSTRACT Head teachers’ leadership has to do with the execution of those policies and decisions which help to direct the activities of a school towards the achievement of its specified goals. Their effectiveness in school management is determined by whether they perform their assigned roles as required by the Ministry of Education in managing pupils, staff, curriculum implementation and school finances. Available Reports indicate that the government of Kenya has heavily invested in Free Pr...

An Investigation On The Influence Of Knowledge Management Frameworks Integration In Kenyan Smes On Their Business Operations

Over years, the economic impact of Small and Medium Enterprises in our societies has been significant. For instance, In Kenya, over 50 percent of jobs were created by this sector in 2005 leading to the growth of the country’s GDP. But despite its impact, SME’s often take the biggest blow in periods of slow business. When there are reduced orders, cancelation of orders, delayed payments by creditors, the impact is immediate as most of these firms don’t have a wide array of products or se...

Developing Strategies For Improving Implementation Of Public Sector Construction Projects In Zambia

The purpose of the study was to develop strategies and a framework for successful implementation of public sector construction projects in Zambia, which was marred with public outcries and constant reports of failure by Auditor General`s reports. An exploratory sequential mixed method was used to attain the objective. This design allowed application of mixed methods where by exploratory study was conducted to establish basic facts and main study followed which in this case was general su...

Measurement of Radiation Dose Received by the Nuclear Medicine Technologist During the Mo99-TC99m Generator Elution

This study was performed in the hot lab of nuclear medicine department in Fedail Specialized Hospital, (Khartoum) over eleven days extending from December 19th to January 30th 2016. TC99m generator was selected for the study. Measurements of dose were performed in nine points distributed in hot lab, measured by high sensitive survey meter and dose calibrator. The results showed that the hand exposure was 2.9msv during elution (eleven days)Thewhole body exposure was 0.066 mSv during elut...

Machine Natural Language Translation Using Wikipedia As A Parallel Corpus: A Focus On Swahili

The government of Kenya has undertaken an ambitious project to equip children with laptops and tablets for the purposes of facilitating electronic based learning. This initiative can only bear fruit provided that there is content relevant to the studies being undertaken. Many Kenyans learn English as a second language. Swahili or other African languages is the mother tongue. Therefore, with content in Swahili, a better and deeper understanding of subject matter takes place. Much of the academ...

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 The main purpose of this Project is to learn the basic of Digital Electronics before ones put them into practice in the real world. This   The main purpose of this Project is to learn the basic of Digital Electronics before ones put them into practice in the real world. This entails learning the basic of Digital Electronics with the use of few pieces of equipment such as Bread Board, LED’s, Registers, Raspberry Pi. This Project was carried out to give students a better understanding of...


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