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View article: A Stylo-Linguistic Analysis of Syntactic Complexity and Narrative Coherence in Kenyan Motorsport Commentary during the 2024 Safari Rally
A Stylo-Linguistic Analysis of Syntactic Complexity and Narrative Coherence in Kenyan Motorsport Commentary during the 2024 Safari Rally Open
The study explores the linguistic processes of motorsport commentary of the 2024 Safari Rally in Kenya, paying attention to the syntax complexity and narrative integrity as the key characteristics of spoken sports language. Based on Critic…
View article: Influence of Cultural Contexts on the Meaning of Idiomatic Expressions by the Basamia of Busia County, Kenya
Influence of Cultural Contexts on the Meaning of Idiomatic Expressions by the Basamia of Busia County, Kenya Open
This study analyses how cultural contexts influence meanings of idiomatic expressions (IEs) in Lusamia, a language spoken by the Basamia of Busia County, Kenya. Language and culture have an inseparable connection, particularly in how the m…
View article: Economic Viability of Scaling Improved Bean Technologies in Burundi and Zimbabwe
Economic Viability of Scaling Improved Bean Technologies in Burundi and Zimbabwe Open
Scaling improved bean varieties and complementary technologies are important to improve crop productivity incomes and food and nutrition security in Sub‐Saharan Africa. In Burundi and Zimbabwe, bean technologies were promoted through a dem…
View article: An Analysis of Nexus of Language and Gender in Hawker Culture in Kibuye Market, Kisumu County, Kenya
An Analysis of Nexus of Language and Gender in Hawker Culture in Kibuye Market, Kisumu County, Kenya Open
Language is part and parcel of human experience; every aspect of human life depends on communication. Language also defines a person's way of life and the transmission of social and cultural norms, attitudes, beliefs, traditions, and value…
View article: Design and management considerations for the Kenya–Tanzania marine transboundary conservation area
Design and management considerations for the Kenya–Tanzania marine transboundary conservation area Open
Although transboundary conservation areas (TCAs) are critical tools for protecting ecosystems and ecological processes that transcend national jurisdictions, they are challenging to create due to the differences in governance contexts and …
View article: Socio-Cultural Factors Influencing Language Use and Identity Construction Among Women in Kitui West Constituency, Kenya
Socio-Cultural Factors Influencing Language Use and Identity Construction Among Women in Kitui West Constituency, Kenya Open
This research seeks to examine and describe the complex interaction between language and identity in the lives of the women of Kitui West Constituency, Kitui County, Kenya. Grounded in ethnography, this study explores the cultural and soci…
View article: Strategies in Communicating and Enforcing Covid-19 Measures: A Rhetorical Analysis
Strategies in Communicating and Enforcing Covid-19 Measures: A Rhetorical Analysis Open
The emergence of the COVID-19 virus in late 2019 initiated a global crisis, leading to millions of infections and hundreds of thousands of deaths worldwide. Governments worldwide implemented various measures to curb the spread of the virus…
View article: What remains to be discovered: A global assessment of tree species inventory completeness
What remains to be discovered: A global assessment of tree species inventory completeness Open
Aim Recent unprecedented efforts to digitise and mobilise biodiversity data have resulted in the generation of ‘biodiversity big data’, enabling ecological research at scales previously not possible. However, gaps, biases and uncertainties…
View article:  Inconsistencies in Ocean Temperature Monitoring for Coral Reef Applications
 Inconsistencies in Ocean Temperature Monitoring for Coral Reef Applications Open
   Coral reefs are extremely vulnerable to climate-driven warming of the ocean, which threatenstheir survival. Coral responses to rising temperatures are currently studied and predictedusing sea surface temperature (SST) fro…
View article: Linguistic Features and Structures in Newspaper Headlines of the ‘The Standard’ and ‘Daily Nation’ on Banditry, Kenya, 2023
Linguistic Features and Structures in Newspaper Headlines of the ‘The Standard’ and ‘Daily Nation’ on Banditry, Kenya, 2023 Open
This article aims to look into the linguistic features and structures used in The Standard and Daily Nation Newspaper Headlines on the subject, banditry and the possible implication that it has to the shaping of public perception, informin…
View article: Rising Climate Risk and Loss and Damage to Coastal Subsistence-oriented Livelihoods
Rising Climate Risk and Loss and Damage to Coastal Subsistence-oriented Livelihoods Open
Subsistence-oriented communities in tropical coastal areas face the greatest threat from climate change, with consequences manifesting through diminishing returns from small-scale fishing and farming ventures. The complementary climate, su…
View article: Implicatures and Mediated Discourse: An Analysis of Student-Teacher Interaction on WhatsApp Groups at The Catholic University of Eastern Africa
Implicatures and Mediated Discourse: An Analysis of Student-Teacher Interaction on WhatsApp Groups at The Catholic University of Eastern Africa Open
The study of conversational implicatures is not new; however, its investigation in the context of emerging technologies presents a variety of approaches to the investigation of the manifestations of conversational implicatures in new media…
View article: Allusion as Discourse Strategy in Political Rhetoric: A Case of Selected Gubernatorial Campaign Speeches in Homa Bay County, Kenya
Allusion as Discourse Strategy in Political Rhetoric: A Case of Selected Gubernatorial Campaign Speeches in Homa Bay County, Kenya Open
Discourse is quite an extensive field of study and it focuses on both oral and written texts, which are subject to consideration as pragmalinguistics and sociolinguistics for a particular recipe ideas typical situation.Political discourse …
View article: Inconsistent Coral Bleaching Risk Indicators Between Temperature Data Sources
Inconsistent Coral Bleaching Risk Indicators Between Temperature Data Sources Open
Coral reefs are facing severe threats and are at risk of accelerated decline due to climate change‐induced changes in their environment. Ongoing efforts to understand the mechanisms of coral response to warming rely on multiple sources of …
View article: Multivariate environment-fish biomass model informs sustainability and lost income in Indian Ocean coral reefs
Multivariate environment-fish biomass model informs sustainability and lost income in Indian Ocean coral reefs Open
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View article: Diversification of refugia types needed to secure the future of coral reefs subject to climate change
Diversification of refugia types needed to secure the future of coral reefs subject to climate change Open
Identifying locations of refugia from the thermal stresses of climate change for coral reefs and better managing them is one of the key recommendations for climate change adaptation. We review and summarize approximately 30 years of applie…
View article: An indicator-based approach to assess sustainability of port-cities and marine management in the Global South
An indicator-based approach to assess sustainability of port-cities and marine management in the Global South Open
Ports and neighbouring cities function as connectors between land and water and have long accommodated a substantial flow of goods and services. Port cities in the Western Indian Ocean (WIO) region and the Global South (GS) are rapidly and…
View article: Nature-based climate solutions require a mix of socioeconomic and governance attributes
Nature-based climate solutions require a mix of socioeconomic and governance attributes Open
Nature-based climate solutions (NCS) can play a crucial role in reducing climate change. There is, however, a lack of understanding of the biophysical, social, and political contexts surrounding NCS, which hampers its practical implementat…
View article: Policy gaps in the East African Blue economy: Perspectives of small-scale fishers on port development in Kenya and Tanzania
Policy gaps in the East African Blue economy: Perspectives of small-scale fishers on port development in Kenya and Tanzania Open
Recently, the rights of small-scale fishers have increasingly been acknowledged in ocean governance because coastal development and various maritime activities have reduced traditional fishing grounds. More specifically, small-scale fisher…
View article: Environmental controls of billfish species in the Indian Ocean and implications for their management and conservation
Environmental controls of billfish species in the Indian Ocean and implications for their management and conservation Open
Background and aim Billfish are epipelagic marine predators facing increasing pressures such as overfishing and rising global temperatures. Overfishing is a major concern, as they are caught by industrial longline fishers targeting tuna. B…
View article: Combined Impacts of Climate and Land Use Changes on Long-Term Streamflow in the Upper Halda Basin, Bangladesh
Combined Impacts of Climate and Land Use Changes on Long-Term Streamflow in the Upper Halda Basin, Bangladesh Open
In Bangladesh, rapid population growth and associated land-use changes are escalating water scarcity issues, which will be further exacerbated under ongoing climate change. As such, predicting the consequences of climate and land-use chang…
View article: Tracing climate and land-use instability reveals new insights into the future of Earth’s remaining wilderness
Tracing climate and land-use instability reveals new insights into the future of Earth’s remaining wilderness Open
Accelerated loss of Earth’s wilderness over the last five decades underscores the urgency for efforts to retain the conservation value of these areas. Assessing how wilderness areas are likely to be impacted by the future environmental cha…
View article: KSTH proposed guidelines on diagnosis and management of thrombosis & coagulopathy in COVID-19 in Kenya
KSTH proposed guidelines on diagnosis and management of thrombosis & coagulopathy in COVID-19 in Kenya Open
Thrombosis and coagulopathy are emerging as the most lethal, yet silent killer complications associated with COVID-19 The evidence for the complications from clinical, imaging, and laboratory test results is overwhelming Both clinical ex…
View article: AIS and VMS Ensemble Can Address Data Gaps on Fisheries for Marine Spatial Planning
AIS and VMS Ensemble Can Address Data Gaps on Fisheries for Marine Spatial Planning Open
Spatially explicit records of fishing activities’ distribution are fundamental for effective marine spatial planning (MSP) because they can help to identify principal fishing areas. However, in numerous case studies, MSP has ignored fishin…
View article: Harnessing the potential of vulnerability assessments for managing social-ecological systems
Harnessing the potential of vulnerability assessments for managing social-ecological systems Open
The concept of vulnerability has broadened from initial applications in the fields of risk and hazards, human ecology and resilience to include the management of social-ecological systems (SES). We review how this concept has been operatio…