In Kenya, following the promulgation of the new constitution, county governments are implementing most policies and priorities in accordance with national development agenda. As a labour intensive enterprise, county governments require quality employees as it directly relates to how well the county performs. This paper investigates how county governments can utilize a combination of recruitment and selection practices, person organization fit and employment policies for improved employee performance. The study findings pointed that recruitment and selection practices, person organization fit and employment policies such as equal employment opportunity have a direct significant influence on employee performance at 5% level. However, the interaction among the factors (recruitment/selection practices, person organization fit and employment policies) does not influence employee performance. This study recommends that county governments should enhance their recruitment and selection process through better human resource planning, adopt appropriate organizational culture that can attract intended employees and job characteristics. Improvement of information provided during recruitment process, their ability to gauge employee job competencies and fairness of their selection in order to improve employee performance. In addition, efforts by county governments to accurately estimate the person-organization fit of their prospective employees and promote fair employment policies such as equal employment opportunities is critical because it influences employee performance.

The public sectors play an active role through its involvement in the execution and delivery of public projects in order to improve the quality of life of the citizens. The kind of procurement method used in securing a project is vital to the success of a given project. The stakeholder’s input should be taken in accordance with their particular concern on different project definition elements, so that their involvement reflects the degree of their importance and relevance to the project. This review sought to establish the role of stakeholder engagement in project procurement in the Kenyan public sector. The study found that stakeholders are vital to the ethical decision making in project procurement and ultimately the successful completion of a project because their unwillingness to continuously support the vision or objectives of the project leads many projects to fail. Therefore, there is a need to engage the stakeholder in the project as early as possible to determine the need and capture stakeholder inputs in such projects.

This paper presents a review of the recent challenges on vapour-liquid condensation phenomena inside the annular tube. The condensation phenomenon is a main concern in nuclear power plant safety system. The condensation in annular tube is a complex phenomenon, which can classify into two categories: (i) condensation in liquid (Direct Contact Condensation) and (ii) condensation on the plate. In Newton’s Law Cooling, heat transfer surface area and surface temperature (i.e., bubble or plate) are the main parameters that need to be concerned. The heat surface area of condensation in annular tube can be determined by investigating void fraction for the desire flow pattern. In this article, the condensation phenomena are reviewed based on the amount of substantial research work conducted from the past decades to the present. Condensation phenomena in annular tube such as type of phase change, interfacial heat transfer, influence of flow structure and void fraction measurement method, are considered in the review. The future need and challenges of vapour-liquid condensation in an annular tube are also highlighted in this article.

A survey was done during 66 months (January 2010 to July 2015) in Tshopo province, Democratic Republic of the Congo, on the use of a vegetal specie called “Zila bokilo” in local language. This specie was identified as an ectomycorhizian mushroom, Tuber sp, used in cynegetic art as hunting bait in some villages in Tshopo province. The animals attracted by this mushroom include not only rodents ( 36.4%) among which Gambian pouched rat (Cricetomys eminii) but also animal of the Artiodactyla order (27.3%) such as the bush pig (Potamochoerus porcus), bay duiker (Cephalophus dorsalis), blue duiker (Cephalophus monticola); mycophagous animals such as monkey (Cercopithecus sp), turtle (Kinixys erosa), snail ( Achantina sp.), Thomas's rope squirrel (Funisciurus anerythrus) and curiously carnivore such as the jackal (Canis adustus). Tuber sp develops better on the roots of Gilbertiodendron dewevrei in sandy soil, not far from a river. Chemical screening of this specie showed the absence of toxic ions like oxalates, cyanides, nitrates and nitrites indicating that this mushroom could be edible. Its attracting odor could be due to the abundance of terpenes in its chemical composition.

Histomorphological assessment of the testes of mice exposed to the ethanolic seed extract of Mucuna urens were investigated in 24 male mice weighing between 20 – 30g. The mice were divided into four groups of six mice each. Group 1 was the control, while group 2, 3 and 4 were the experimental groups. 80 seeds of Mucuna urens were macerated and the content was extracted using 1000mls of absolute alcohol, filtered and dried in water-bath at 45°C. 1000mg of the extract was dissolved in 50mls of distilled water and 50mls of 30% tween 80. The extract was administered orally for 7 days. Group 1 was administered 5ml distilled water, group 2 were administered 100mg/kg of ethanolic seed extract of Mucuna urens, group 3 were administered 200mg/kg of ethanolic seed extract of Mucuna urens and group 4 were administered 300mg/kg of ethanolic seed extract of Mucuna urens. After sacrifice, the testes was harvested and fixed in 10% buffered formalin, dehydrated in alcohol, cleared in xylene, infiltrated in molten paraffin wax and embedded. The tissues were processed to paraffin sections, cut at 5 microns, stained in H&E staining technique and the cytoarchitecture was viewed with light microscope. Photomicrograph of group 1 showed normal blood vessels, seminiferous tubules and interstitial connective tissues. Photomicrograph of group 2 showed lesion blood vessels, shrinking seminiferous tubule and mild eroded interstitial connective tissues. Photomicrograph of group 3 showed hemorrhage, severely shrinking seminiferous tubules and severely eroded interstitial connectively tissue. Photomicrograph of group 4 showed degenerated blood vessels, degenerated seminiferous tubules and severely eroded interstitial connective tissues. Severity was dependent on dose and duration. The ethanolic seed extract of Mucuna urens may lead to fertility impairment by altering the ultrastructure of the testes.

Hamstring tightness continues to be a risk factor for hamstring injuries among active individuals and sports players. Various interventions have been performed to find the most effective method to improve flexibility. The purpose of the study therefore, is to explore the effect of a neurodynamic sliding technique on hamstring flexibility among recreational sports players. Quasi experimental study design, pre and post study type. Male subjects within the age of 18-24 who were unable to complete finger floor test were included. Subjects with hamstring injury within the past years and multiple fractures were excluded. According to the inclusion and exclusion criteria subjects were divided into two groups: Group A and Group B. Group A received neurodynamic sliding intervention over a period of 4 weeks and group B received active hamstring stretching exercises over a period of 4 weeks. At the end of the study, significant difference between the group A and B with p value <0.05 was found. Mean values for straight leg raise test (SLR) were significantly higher for the group A when compared to the group B and while the mean values for finger floor test (FFT) were significantly lower for the group A when compared to the group B. This study concludes that the intervention of neurodynamic sliding among the recreational players increases the flexibility of hamstring more than the active hamstring stretching when measured by the straight leg raise test and finger floor test.

The study is aimed at determining the relationship between environment knowledge and self-efficacy with responsibility environment behavior in the city of Gorontalo. The method used in this research is a survey with correlational techniques. This method describes the phenomena on the relationship between variables. This study consists of two independent variables, namely knowledge of the environment (X1) and self efficacy (X2) and one dependent variable that is responsibility environment behavior (Y). The result of the research is the relationship between knowledge of the environment with responsibility environment behavior. There is a relationship between self-efficacy with responsibility environment behavior. There is a relationship between environment knowledge and self-efficacy simultaneously with responsibility environment behavior. Based on the results of the research it can be concluded that responsibility environment behavior is depend on knowledge of the environment and self-efficacy both partial and simultaneous.