Solid mine waste management is a continuous and systematic assessment of the potential
hazards, disposal, and proper utilization of waste produced in a mining company during the
mining and mineral processing stages. In ...
Equipment selection is key activity in mining operation because it accounts to more than 60%
of total operation cost. When selection of equipment is not properly done it results into over-
trucking or under-trucking. ...
Haulage of materials in Open-pit mines contributes to approximately 40%-60% of the
total operational costs. Current stricter environmental conditions, an increase in depths
and size of open-pit mines, an increase in ...
Erastus, Kiswili Nyile; Dr Ismail, Noor Shale; Dr Anthony, Osoro(International Journal of Scientific and Research Publications, 2022-04-27)
The purpose of this study was to explore the influence of supply chain resilience on performance of humanitarian aid organizations in
Kenya. The study was anchored on the Complex Adaptive Systems Theory and employed survey ...
—Recent research indicate a surge in the use of
machine learning and artificial intelligence to
compliment the processes of human visual perception. In
particular, applying closeness measures of digital objects
is ...
Josua, Mwanyekange; Samuel, Musili Mwalili; Oscar, Ngesa(International Journal of Statistics and Probability, 2019)
Joint models for longitudinal and time to event data are frequently used in many observational studies such as clinical trials
with the aim of investigating how biomarkers which are recorded repeatedly in time are associated ...
MOHAMED, Mariam B.; NDINYA, Amina; OGADA, Maurice(International Journal of Development and Management Review, 2019)
Mining is an expensive business and firms have to be cost sensitive in their operations to
ensure high performance. Consequently, mining firms such as medium scale miners
(MSMs) in Taita Taveta County, Kenya have ...
Research on rural energy has in the past focussed on access and environmental effects.
Little is however documented on the relationship between declining availability of wood
fuel, household cooking and eating patterns, ...
Suleman Nasiru; Peter, N. Mwita; Oscar, Ngesa(Journal of King Saud University, 2017-06)
In this study, the exponentiated generalized exponential Dagum distribution has been proposed and
studied. This family of distribution consists of a number of sub-models such as the exponentiated gener alized Dagum ...
This study investigated the effect of applying nitrogenous fertilizers on the morphological traits in six paddy rice varieties in Taveta, Kenya. The six paddy rice varieties, including local control, were tested during the ...
Francis, Gitau; Justin, Kambale Maghanga; Mary, Nelima Ondiaka(Modeling Earth Systems and Environment, 2021-05-18)
Monitoring and estimating solid mine waste produced during mining operations at a spatial–temporal scale plays a fundamental
role in waste management and mitigation of environmental impacts. Iron ore mining and processing ...
Agnes, S. Kiungu; Paul, M. Guyo; Justin, K. Maghanga(Kenya Aquatica Journal, 2019)
Wastewater treatment worldwide has mainly been done using physical, chemical and biological
treatment systems such as activated sludge and biological nutrient removal technologies. Mombasa
produces large amounts of ...
People and wildlife have co-occurred, sharing resources for thousands of years, however,
over the last four decades records of humanewildlife conflict have increasingly emerged.
Humaneelephant conflict is a form of such ...
Bakari, A. Chaka; Aloys, M. Osano; Justin, K. Maghanga; Martin, M. Magu(Advances in Agriculture, 2020-10-24)
(e plant extracts of T. brownii and Acanthaceae spp. have been used as biocatalysts by several communities in Kenya to hasten
anaerobic digestion. (is study aimed at assessing the viability of these two extracts in hastening ...
A, Osano; J, Maghanga; C.F, Munyeza; B, Chakaa; W, Olala; P.B.C, Forbes(Sustainable Cities and Society, 2020-01-11)
Clean household fuel use is a cornerstone of the development of sustainable cities, in order to minimise
household combustion emissions in communities and the negative air quality and human health impacts associated
with ...
Ochienga, George Ouma; Ogada, Maurice(International Journal of Workplace Health Management, 2021-06-02)
Good health is important for the happiness and productivity of employees of any organization and
a nation. With the declining government funding for public Universities in Kenya, providing health cover for
employees is ...
A transformation-induced plasticity phenomenon in Fe65(CoCrMnNi)35 medium-entropy alloy was investigated. According to
the X-ray difraction patterns, the as-cast specimen contains a single-phase face-centered cubic (fcc), ...
Nzioka, Antony Mutua; Alunda, Benard Ouma(Periodicals of Engineering and Natural Scinces, 2017-11)
Thermal conversion of wastes is one of theperspectivesolution to ‘municipal
solid waste’ problem. Thermal conversion process entails thermal
decomposition of material with an increase in temperature. This experimental ...
Luke, Oduor Otieno; Yong, Joong Lee; Bernard, Ouma Alunda(Journal of the Korean Physical Society, 2020)
To improve the speed of an atomic force microscope (AFM), one must improve the bandwidth
of its components, and the lateral XY scanner is no exception. Sinusoidal raster scans provide a
simple way of improving lateral ...
Transportation and controlling fluid flow under high pressures in pumps, valves,
boilers and heat exchangers is a common exercise in the industries. The main
challenge, however that has confronted designers and manufacturers ...