Theses & Dissertations: Recent submissions
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Factors Determining Gastro-Tourism Promotion of Indigenous Foods in Hotels Within Western Tourist Circuit, Kenya
(Maseno university, 2012)Tourism promotion in Kenya has been conducted with a view that neglects an important tourism component - food. Despite this, tourists' demand for local indigenous foods is reportedly increasing. Local hospitality ... -
Determination of Agricultural Production Constraints and Optimal Enterprise. Mix in an Irrigation Scheme: The Case of HOLA Irrigation Scheme in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 1992)This study arose out of the need to address the problem of poor performance of Kenya's large scale irrigation schemes. The poor performance has been evidenced by the negative cash flows that these schemes have consistently ... -
Wives' Use of Time in Leisure
(Greensboro, 1980)The purposes of this study were to, describe the allocation of wives' time to leisure, and to contribute to a more complete understanding of the various factors which affect wives' time spent in leisure in a variety of ... -
Impact of Insecticide-Treated Bednets and Indoor Residual Spraying on Host Selection by Anopheles Gambiae S.S., Anopheles Arabiensis and Anopheles Funestus in Western Kenya
(Maseno university, 2012)Malaria continues to be a global public health priority with unprecedented scale-up of insecticide based interventions in the sub-tropics. The World Health Organization (WHO) has approved vector control using insecticide. ... -
An Investigation on Whether or not our Universe is Friedmannian on Large Scales
(Maseno University, 2002)According to the cosmological model that has been widely accepted for a long time, our universe at large is well described by a Friedmann model in which the universe has been expanding from a short time after a very hot, ... -
On Joint Essential Numerical Ranges
(Maseno University, 2013)The concept of numerical range on a Hilbert space was first introduced by O. Toeplitz in 1918 for matrices. This notion was independently ex tended by G. Lumer and F. Bauer in the sixties on finite dimensional Banach ... -
Cooperative Education in Physical Education: An Exploratory Study of Students' Perceptions of Co-op Experiences
(University of Alberta, 1999)The nature of today's workplace is one of rapid and dramatic changes. Traditional workplace environments require those entering a field to possess skills and competencies that are not currently being taught in many ... -
Body Build Stereotypes in Three-, Four-, and Five-Year-old Children
(University of North Carolina, 1978)The purpose of the study was to determine i~ a group of three-, four-, and five-year-old children exhibited the stereotypes relating to the mesomorphic, endomorphic, and ectomorphic body builds that have been found ... -
Effects of Anthropogenic Activities on Selected Water Quality Parameters in Spring Water and Sediments along Amala and Nyangores Tributaries in the Mara River Basin, Kenya
(Maseno University, 2014)Replacing natural forests with commercial crops and/or other small scale farming activities including human settlement have several environmental impacts. The land LISt' practices have the potential of contaminating aquatic ... -
On the Essential Numerical Range
(Maseno University, 2013)The convexity. closure and compactness of the numerical range among other properties constitute a considerable literature in operator theory. The properties of the essential numerical range and how they are related to ... -
Association between Cd14 (Cd14c-159t) Promoter Polymorphism and Susceptibility to Severe Malaria Anemia in Children, below 3 Years Resident in Siaya District, Western Kenya
(Maseno University, 2013)Among the infectious diseases worldwide, malaria is one of the leading causes of child morbidity and mortality. Severe malaria anemia (SMA) is the most common clinical manifestation of acute Plasmodium falciparum malaria ... -
Comparing Lead and Cadmium Levels in Liver of Catfish (Clarias Gariepinus) from Nyalenda waste Stabilization Ponds and Ogal Beach on Lake Victoria, Kenya.
(Maseno University, 2013)The bio accumulation of Cadmium and Lead metals in fish species poses danger to Kisumu city residents whose diet revolves around fish. Nyalenda Waste Stabilization Ponds (NWSPs), are sinks to domestic waste, hospital waste ... -
Perceptions Versus Realities on Climate Change in the Sugarcane Growing areas of Chemelil and Muhoroni
(Maseno University, 2013)Perception on climate change is a prerequisite for adaptation. A number of studies have been conducted to investigate perceptions on climate change. However, they rarely incorporate analysis of climatic data to corroborate ... -
Distribution of the Water Hyacinth [Eichhornia Crassipes (Mart.) Solms.], Its Carpet Characteristics, Some of Its Diseases and Pests in the Winam Gulf of Lake Victoria
(Maseno University, 2002)Theoccurrence of the Water hyacinth (Eichhornia crassipes [Mart.] Solms) in the Winam gulfhas created numerous negative attributes that make its control an urgent priority. Little hasbeen reported about its carpet ... -
Characterization of variability of Total Electron Content (TEC) over Malindi
(Maseno University, 2013)The dynamics of the ionosphere depends largely on solar activity. The attenuation of radio signals as they propagate through the ionosphere can be determined through a parameter called the Total Electron Content (TEC),which ... -
The Statistical Modeling of Retail Business Processes in Nyakach District
(Maseno University, 2013)Multivariate statistical analysis of retail business processes was done in this study. Multiple predictor variables were included in the regression model. Meta-analysis of the correlations were also used to explore ... -
Static Optimisation and Welfare Measurement Model: Lagrangean Approach
(Maseno University, 2002)Mathematical models are important as a means of predictions. This thesis set out to develop a welfare measurement model. Welfare is concerned with evaluation of alternative economic situations from the point of view of ... -
The Role of Resource Partitioning and Size Structure in the Coexistence of Nile Perch (Lates Niloticus Linnaeus 1758) and Haplochromine Spp., in lake Sare, Western Kenya
(Maseno University, 2014)The disappearance of haplochromines in Lake Victoria has been attributed to, among other factors, predation by the introduced Nile perch, Lates niloticus (Linnaeus, 1758). Lake Sare a satellite lake with an open direct ... -
(P, Q)-Summing Multipliers
(Maseno University, 2003)Summing multipliers is an important class of operators in the geometric theory of general Banach spaces. They are particularly useful in the study of the structure of the classical spaces. The work done by Grothendieck ... -
Pathogenesis of Schistosomiasis and HIV Co-infecfion: Polymorpmsms in Il-23 Receptor in Schistosomiasis Patients undergoing Highly Active Antiretroviral Therapy (HAART)
(Maseno University, 2013)IllY and schistosomiasis co-infection is common around Lake Victoria region, raising the possibility of schistosomiasis-related immune reconstitution inflammatory syndrome (IRIS) in patients undergoing mv medication. Some ...