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Monitoring and Cancer Risk Assessment of Selected Persistent Organic Pollutants in Nairobi City, Kenya
(Maseno University, 2021)
In Kenya, cancer is the third cause of death, after infectious and cardiovascular diseases. However, the causes of these high cancer burdens are not fully documented. Analysis of human milk from Nairobi City revealed ...
Effect of Foreign Direct Investment, Inflation, Real Exchange Rate and Transfer Payments on Trade Deficit in Kenya
(Maseno University, 2021)
Across all the countries, the balance of trade has remained a key indicator of economic activities as it shows a country’s level of competitiveness in the world market. Previous studies have entrenched that Kenya needs to ...
A Metapopulation ModelfFor Cholera With Variable Media Efficacy and Imperfect Vaccine
(Maseno University, 2021)
Cholera, a diarrheal disease caused by a pathogenic virulent bacteria
known as Vibrio cholerae, a_ects both children and adults and can kill
within hours if left untreated. It continues to persist in developing coun-
tries ...
Transformation of Gender Labour Relations In Agriculture In Awendo Sub-County, Kenya, 1902-2017
(Maseno University, 2020)
Gender labour relations in agriculture have undergone a lot of changes over time impacting differently on both men and women. From the existing literature, gender labour inequalities have persisted over time in Awendo. The ...
Alpha-Amylase Inhibitory Compounds From Lannea Schweinfurthi Stem Bark and Their Modes of Inhibition
(Maseno University, 2020)
Management of hyperglycemia is an essential strategy in control of diabetes mellitus which remains a major health problem despite several therapeutic interventions particularly inhibitors of -amylase. Use of ethnobotanical ...
Implementation of The Ban of Physical Punishment and Mental Harassment and Its Influence on Pupil Discipline In Public Primary Schools In Emuhaya Sub-County, Kenya
(Maseno University, 2020)
Physical punishment and mental harassment as methods of managing pupil discipline in primary schools are currently unlawful in line with the Basic Education Act, 2013. However, despite the ban, by the year 2015, Emuhaya ...
Influence of Forest Fragmentation on Tree Species Richness and Abundance In the Fragments Of Kakamega Forest, Kakamega County, Kenya.
(Maseno University, 2020)
Forest fragmentation occurs when large continuous forests are perforated by small holes or broken up into edges and smaller patches to form a non-perforated matrix of open spaces. Global researches have shown that primary ...
Reproducing Kernel for The Dirichlet Space of The Upper Half - Plane and Ces_Aro Type Operator
(Maseno University, 2020)
Reproducing kernels for spaces of analytic functions continues to be of
interest to many mathematicians. Most studies have concentrated on the
analytic spaces of the unit disk. Reproducing kernels for the Bergman,
Hardy ...
Influence of Parental Violence and Coping Strategies on Academic Achievement Among Public Secondary School Students In Kisumu Central Sub-County, Kenya
(Maseno University, 2020)
An estimated 275 million children worldwide are exposed to domestic violence annually. In Kisumu County, out of the 1044 cases of parental violence recorded by Kisumu Central Police Division (Family Section Records) in ...
Assessment of Extent of Implementation of Inclusive Education Practices for Retention of Learners With Special Needs In Regular Primary Schools In Dadaab Sub-County, Garissa County, Kenya
(Maseno University, 2021)
Inclusive education is a process in which learners with special needs participate affectively in age-appropriate classes in their neighborhood schools with appropriate supplementary aids and support services. Records from ...