Doctoral Theses: Recent submissions
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Sequencing of Music Syllabus Content and Its Implications On Continuity and Progression in Learning at Secondary School, Kakamega County, Kenya
(Maseno University, 2016)ABSTRACT It is axiomatic that a young person‘s experience of education should be coherent, continuous and progressive. This can be achieved when the syllabus content layering provides continuity and progression in ... -
A Model of the Relationships Between Availability Mechanisms and Outage Sources in Cloud Computing
(A Model of the Relationships Between Availability Mechanisms and Outage Sources in Cloud Computing, 2020)ABSTRACT The use of cloud computing has been growing exponentially since its inception. Availability of the cloud, however, has been a problem for users and Cloud Service Providers (CSPs) alike; outages have been on the ... -
Pragmatic Interpretation of Selected Political Utterances On Hate Speech In Kenya
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Ethnography Of Woodcarving And Basketry In Socio-Economic Enterprises In Kiruhura District, Southwestern Uganda
(Maseno University, 2017)ABSTRACT Many households in the globe continue to depend on woodcarving and basketry among other forms of traditional material culture to support their daily activities despite competition from factory-made items, whether ... -
Moderating Influence of Employee Engagement On the Relationship Between Employee Procurement Implementation and Operational Performance of Counties in Western Kenya
(Maseno University, 2018)Governments globally focus administration to achieve high operational performance. Being a measure of performance depicted by effectiveness, efficiency, environmental responsibility; on such operations as cycle time, waste ... -
The value of household contact investigation in control of drug-susceptible tuberculosis among children aged 0-5 years in Kisumu county Kenya
(Maseno University, 2019)ABSTRACT Ninety percent (90%) of TB infections are self-limiting; 10% will progress into active or latent TB. Persons with latent TB cannot spread disease but can go on to become infectious cases later. The risk of TB ... -
Comparison of the effects of a formulated transport medium And edta anticoagulant on in vitro antimalarial drugs activity Against plasmodium falciparum standard clones and field Isolates
(Maseno University, 2016)ABSTRACT Malaria is an important public health problem world wide with 283 million infections resulting in 584,000 deaths per year globally. In Kenya, malaria accounts for an estimated 18% of outpatients and 6% of hospital ... -
Validation of Gene Xpert and Lam Using Urine From Hiv Patients With Clinical Signs for Diagnosis of Tuberculosis Attending the Moi Teaching and Referral Hospital Eldoret Kenyan
(Maseno University, 2016)Tuberculosis (TB) and HIV co-infections have a global prevalence with high morbidity and mortality and Africa is the worst hit. The HIV and AIDS has profound impact on the TB epidemic in Kenya, where up to 60% of TB patients ... -
Perceived Influence of Participation In Non-Formal Curricular Activities on Secondary School Students’ Perception and Achievement in Physics in Vihiga County of Kenya
(Maseno University, 2019)The school curriculum consists of formal, informal and non-formal dimensions. Formal dimension refers to official timetabled subjects such as Physics. Informal dimension is the school environment that influences a learner’s ... -
Perspectives on Relevance of Physics Teacher Education Programmes in Relation to Pedagogic Skills of Student Teachers in Public Universities in Kenya
(Maseno University, 2019)Public Universities in Kenya are key players in the training of physics teachers through the Bachelor of Education (Science) programme. However, the training is in need of reforms due to changes in content, educational ... -
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 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 ... -
Influence Of Open Source Enterprise Resource Planning and System Success Features On Performance of Saving and Credit Co-Operatives in Kenya
(Maseno University, 2019)Kenya‟s vision 2030 under the economic pillar on financial services sector, seeks to create a vibrant and globally competitive financial sector that seeks to transform the country Deposit-Taking SACCOs operation through ... -
Growth Performance, Survival and Economics of Clarias Gariepinus (Burchell 1822) Under Mono- And Polyculture with Oreochromis Niloticus on Varying Crude Protein Levels
(Maseno University, 2019)With the progressive decline of capture fisheries and human population upsurge worldwide, aquaculture is expected to play a great role in ensuring sufficient fish in the market. Thus, aquaculture is promoted by world food ... -
Cognitive Processing Effort of Financial Budget Jargon and Its Effect on Public Participation in Homa Bay County
(Maseno University, 2019)Comprehension of financial jargon and how people participate in budget hearing process ultimately enhances communication and participation. If people fail to process financial jargon, it would be difficult to create ... -
A Portrait of 2014 Fifa World Cup Television Football Commentary as Narrative
(Maseno University, 2019)The role of television in human endeavours has significantly heightened in the recent past. Lately, the media has assumed the role of the traditional story teller. Narratologists readily acknowledge the narrative qualities ... -
Development and validation of a drying model for rastrineobola argentea fish in an indirect forced convection solar dryer
(Maseno University, 2019)Rastrineobola argentea, (R. argentea) is a commercially important fish species in Lake Victoria, with a characteristically smaller size compared to the other fish and high surface moisture content. However the prevalent ... -
Influence of Strategy Formulation on the Relationship Between Quality Management System and Access to Water and Sanitation Services in Kenya
(Maseno University, 2018)Access to water supply and proper sanitation is fundamental to the elimination of poverty and the achievement of Millennium Development Goals. In Kenya, over 3,100 children die annually for using unsafe water and poor ...