Theses & Dissertations: Recent submissions
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Stochastic Modeling of Bamboo Population Growth and Optimal Harvesting
(Maseno University, 2019)Population growth and harvest modeling is an active area of current research. There has been an effort to move from deterministic Ordinary Differential Equations (ODE) to Stochastic Differential Equations (SDE) modeling. ... -
The Influence of Selected Factors on Academic Performance of Deaf Students in English Composition in Secondary Schools in Kenya
(Maseno University, 2019)English is a key and compulsory subject in secondary school curriculum in Kenya. The performance of students in schools for the Deaf in English in Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education, (K.C.S.E) has been below average. ... -
Microbial and Physicochemical Parameters of River Kuywa Water in Bungoma County, Kenya
(Maseno University, 2019)Water contamination is one of the major causes of water borne diseases worldwide. In Kenya, approximately 43% of people lack access to potable water due to human contamination. Physicochemical and biological factors influence ... -
Effect of Sacco Prudential Practices on Perfomance of Deposit Taking Savings and Credit Co-Operative Societies Licensed to Operate in Kisumu County, Kenya
(Maseno University, 2019)The Savings and Credit Cooperatives sub-sector is a key player in the provision of financial services to Kenyans. Over the years, the Sacco‟s have expanded significantly and currently even offer Front office Savings (FOSA). ... -
The Role of Cytokine Immune Responses in Pulmonary Tuberculosis in Patients Co-Infected With Human Immunodeficiency Virus
(Maseno University, 2019)The gold standard for pulmonary tuberculosis (PTB) diagnosis is either isolation of Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb) by culture or detection of Mtb-specific nucleic acids by molecular methods. However, apart from laboratory ... -
Influence of Internal Instructional Supervision On Teaching Effectiveness in English In Secondary Schools in Kakamega County, Kenya
(Maseno University, 2019)Instructional supervision is key to effective teaching. Whereas emphasis has been put on external instructional supervision, less attention has been given to Internal Instructional Supervision (IIS), probably because its ... -
Determinants of Milk Market Participation and Viabilty of Community Milk Cooling Plants in Bungoma and Kakamega Counties, Kenya
(Maseno University, 2019)Several community milk cooling plants were constructed and equipped in Western Kenya counties through joint funding of the World-Bank and the Government of Kenya between the years 2008 to 2016 to promote milk production ... -
EFFECT of Technology Innovation on Performance of Public Tvet Institutions in Kakamega County, Kenya.
(Maseno University, 2019)Technology iinnovation iis iargued ito ibe itransforming ihigher ileaning iinstitution iin iKenya, iincluding iTVETs, iwhich iare iseen ito ibe ievolving iso ias ito iremain irelevance, ideliver iefficiently iand ienhance ... -
Prediction of Inflation Rates in Kenya Using Binomial Logistic Regression
(Maseno University, 2019)Inflation is increasingly becoming an important parameter that determines financial performance of central banks worldwide. Although many empirical studies have used time series and vector auto regression models to analyze ... -
Constraints Faced By Small and Medium Entreprises in Accessing Bank Finance In Eldoret Town Kenya
(Maseno University, 2019)Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) play an important role in the economies of developed and developing countries, through creation of new jobs. Access to bank financial resources seems to be a major constraint to the ... -
Analysis of Growth Strategy Choice and the Performance Insurance Firms: A Study of Nairobi Central Business District
(Maseno University, 2019)The insurance industry is a lucrative field with vast opportunities to explore. There has been a growth of insurance business in Kenya, with 2017 reports from AKI for instance showing an increase of about 43.8% of insurance ... -
Forecasting Foreign Exchange Rates in Kenya Using Time Series: A Case of Usd/Kes Exchange Rates
(Maseno University, 2019)In October 1993, Kenya adopted a floating exchange rate system where the exchange rates are determined by forces of demand and supply for the local currency. Exchange rate forecasts are necessary to evaluate the foreign ... -
Application of Markov Chain Model in Career Progression Of University Academic Staff:A Case Study of the Moi University - Eldoret, Kenya.
(Maseno University, 2019)The use of Mathematical models for manpower planning has increased in recent times for better manpower planning quantitatively both in public and private sectors. In respect of organizational management, numerous previous ... -
Association between Natural Cytotoxicity Triggering Receptor- 3 Polymorphisms (-172a/G and -412c/G) and Interferon-Gamma Levels in Children Aged 3-36 Months with Severe Plasmodium Falciparum Anaemia at Siaya County Referral Hospital in Western Kenya
(Maseno University, 2019)In sub-Saharan Africa, Plasmodium falciparum infection is a major cause of morbidity and mortality mostly among children under five years. In Kenya, severe malaria anaemia prevalence is at 19%. In malaria holo-endemic ... -
Effect of Strategic Leadership and Strategy Implementation on the Growth of the Real Estate Industry in Kisumu County
(Maseno University, 2019)Strategic leadership has been recognized as a major driver of effective and efficient strategy implementation for a long period of time. Strategic leadership can be defined as the ability to influence a group or members ... -
Integration of a Memory Analyzer to the Browser Reference Architecture
(Maseno University, 2019)A Web Browser is a computer application used to access information on the World Wide Web. The browser‟s parsing capability has advanced over years since its inception. The advancements have consequently increased demand ... -
Agronomic and Economic Evaluation of Phosphate Fertilizer Use in Maize -Bean Cropping Systems in Western Kenya
(Maseno University, 2019)Maize and beans are commonly grown as intercrops in western Kenya to maximize the utilization of the small land sizes per household, but their yields are low mainly due to deficiencies of nitrogen (N) and phosphorus (P) ... -
Political Imagery and Symbolism in Daniel Owino Misiani‟S Benga Songs
(Maseno University, 2019)Misiani was a great musician and pioneer of benga music. He sang about almost about anything and everything, but people remember him for his political songs. He sang when Kenya was still under firm grip of despotic politics ... -
Effectiveness of Methods of Teaching Christian Religious Education in Instilling The Virtue Of Respect in Public Secondary School Students in Rachuonyo North Sub-County, Kenya
(Maseno University, 2019)There are rising cases of disrespect in Kenyan society amid efforts by Christian Religious Education (CRE) in secondary schools to make the learner appreciate and respect their own, and other people‟s cultural beliefs and ... -
Factors Influencing Students’ Academic Performance in Ugandan Sign Language Courses At Kyambogo University, Uganda
(Maseno University, 2019)Ugandan Sign Language (USL) training for students improves service delivery to members of Uganda Deaf Community. Kyambogo University (KyU) was the only public University in Uganda which trained students in USL. From 2007 ...