The aim of the study was to determine extent of earning manipulations and possible fraudulent activities in banking sector.The study involved banks in East Africa where the financial statements of 34 banks in Kenya, 30 banks in Tanzania and 20 banks in Uganda were analysed.The study used Beneish model to classify banks as manipulators and non-manip
This paper presents numerical modelling to investigate the bearing capacities and failure mechanisms of single pile-friction wheel composite foundation in sand-overlying-clay soil conditions under combined V-H-M (vertical-horizontal-moment) loadings.A series of detailed numerical models, with validations of centrifuge testing results, are generated
Recent advances have allowed the monitoring of several volatile organic compounds (VOCs) in human exhaled breath, and many of them are being utilized as a biomarker to diagnose several diseases, including diabetes.Among several VOCs, isopropanol (IPA) has been reported as a common volatile compound in the exhaled breath of patients with type 1 and
Abstract Background The health risks of crack copyright smoking in public settings have not been well described.We sought to identify factors associated with public crack smoking, and assess the potential for a supervised inhalation facility to reduce engagement in this behavior, in a setting planning to evaluate a medically supervised crack copyri
Biomass is one of the renewable energy and material sources.Agricultural biomass wastes are in top list in terms of quantity and uniformity.The stalks, leafs, and peels of them have taken considerable attention for various purposes.The biomass and wastes in recycling of matter and recuperation of chemicals with thermochemical conversion techniques