This study focused on the technical and economic feasibility assessment of hybrid renewable energy system for powering institutional building in Kenya – a case study of the School of Engineering, University of Nairobi. The ...

Hydrogels are a new class of electrolytic materials employed in zinc-air batteries due to their significant on the battery's performance. However, the effectiveness of electrolytic hydrogel is affected by factors such as ...

This study examines a novel solar-assisted heat pump dryer integrated with a thermal energy storage system using soapstone as storage material. The dryer is investigated through experimental analysis across three operating ...

Interfacial modulation is crucial for optimizing charge carrier management and thwarting undesired ion-metal diffusion in perovskite photovoltaics. This study highlights a groundbreaking approach, employing semiconducting ...

Researchers are concerned about the detection of obfuscated Android malware, and multiple studies have been proposed to address certain obfuscation techniques. However, the comprehensive consideration of all obfuscation ...

Globally, trade credit is an important element of interfirm trade among non-financial firms. In response to the limited empirical evidence on trade credit financing and firm growth nexus, especially in Africa, this chapter ...

Purpose: African animal trypanosomiasis (AAT) is a disease affecting livestock in sub-Saharan Africa. The use of trypanocidal agents is common practice to control AAT. This study aimed to identify drug-resistant ...

This paper presents an in-depth contextualized tutorial on Agricultural IoT (Agri-IoT), covering the fundamental concepts, assessment of routing architectures and protocols, and performance optimization techniques via a ...

he intelligent reflective surface (IRS) is a new technology that can reduce the number of base stations and improve signal quality. Whereas in the literature, IRS is often considered in one-hop scenarios, we propose to ...

Highlights: Top-down master planning has prompted most of the challenges in African cities. The majority of urban challenges are related to climate change effects. Spatial planning models should be reoriented towards ...