Theses & Dissertations: Recent submissions
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Assessment of competition for water between Cassia siamea lam. And zea mays l. Using Various parameters, in alley cropping under semi- arid conditions in Machakos District,Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 1991)A study was carried out in Machakos district, Kenya, to investigate the competition for soil moisture in an alley cropping agroforestry system. The effects on soil moisture and crop yields of Agroforestry (AF) and ... -
A Grounded Theory Conceptualization of Radio Psychology
(University OF ALBERTA, 1989)The purpose of this research was to develop a conceptual framework for understanding and describing the experience and impact of being a regular listener to a radio talk show. Grounded theory methodolgy was used for the ... -
Environmental Impact of Rainfall Variability in Semi-Arid Areas: A Case Study of Baringo District, Kenya
(Moi University, 1999)Studies in climatology have revealed that the weather patterns of the world have become very variable during the last half of the twentienth century. The causes of the variability have identified as sunspot activity, ... -
The nature, causes and participation in traditional oathing. The case of the Akamba in Mwala Parish, Machakos Diocese-Kenya.
(CUEA, 2003)The prevalence of traditional oathing in Mwala Parish prompted the researcher to undertake the study. There are conflicts between the traditional oathing and Christianity. Some of the Akarnba see traditional oath as an ... -
Assessment of the effects of pesticides used on floricultural farms on water quality and \water bird numbers in lake Naivasha,Kenya
(Maseno University, 2013)Lake Naivasha and its environs experienced increased levels of pesticideapplication due to the direct flow of agrochemicals pollution into water bodies from rapid expanding floricultural farms. The situation had recently ... -
Ideology and schooling in Kenya, 1965-78
(ALBERTA, 1986)The purpose of the study was to address the following question: How and why did demand for schooling influence primary and secondary school provision in Kenya in the period 1965-1978, and what course did the ... -
The natural pyrethrins and carotenoid pigments
(University of Nottingham, 1983)The thesis describes the chemistry of some commercial natural products obtained from plants indigenous to Kenya. The natural products are the insecticidal 'pyrethrins' obtained from flower heads of Chrysanthemum ... -
An analytical study of the doctrine of materialism, with reference to selected African conceptions of reality
(Maseno University, 2002)Materialism greatly influences paradigms of development in the world today. Yet, as an answer to the question of whether or not reality is a single substance or force, is less understood. Consequently, there is a need ... -
Prevalence and factors associated with immunological thyroid disease among thyroid disorder patients at Moi teaching and referral hospital (MTRH), western Kenya
(Maseno University, 2013)Autoimmune thyroiditis is an inflammatory or antireceptor autoimmune condition characterized by reactivity to expressed self-thyroid antigens, and is one of the principal \ thyroid gland diseases. In Kenya, where the mode ... -
Study of dissipation and degradation of malathion and dimethoate from the soil and the pea plant (Pisum sativum) using a radioisotope tracer technique
(Maseno University, 1999)The dissipation and degradation of 14C-malathion {S-l, 2- bis (ethoxy carbonyl) ethyl 0, 0- dimethyl phosphorodithioate} and T'Csdimethoate {O, O-dimethyl S-methyl carbamoyl methyl phosphorodithioate} from the soil and ... -
The Child's Right to an Education for Open-Mindedness: A Moral and Legal Theory of Materials Access and Selection in Educational Curricula
(University of Alberta, 1999)This research arises out of the belief that curricular materials selection does not adequately align with children's educational rights. I defend the position that the child's interest in an education for open-mindedness, ... -
A college freshman’s departure from home and Its impact on the father left behind
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Sesamum Indicum L. crop origin, diversity, chemistry and Ethnobotany
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Fertility dynamics and its relationship to child survival in Siaya District
(University of Newcastle, 1990)Qualitative and quantitative data gathered in a survey of 340 women from Siaya in Kenya demonstrate that high fertility in the district is a rational response to the prevalent traditional socio-cultural system which puts ... -
Ngero as a social object
(University of Nairobi, 1978)This is a study of the art of rig r no v/hich is a genre of Luo oral literature. The terra ncoro is in the singular. Like1 some Luo words whose singulars end in ro, the two let tors are replaced by che in the plural ... -
Reading Literacy in relation to patterns of academic achievement in Kenya
(UMEA, 1995)How is reading literacy related to academic achievement among 14 year old students in Kenya? This was the main issue in focus for the present study. The lEA Reading Literacy Test was used for measuring reading literacy ... -
Electronic transport properties in evaporated cadmium selenide thin films
(University of Keele., 1997)Cadmium selenide (CdSe) films prepared by vacuum vapour deposition onto glass sub strates maintained at various temperatures have been studied in relation to their struc tural, optical and electrical properties. Such ... -
Secondary school students' perspectives of environmental Quality in Kenya: a case study ofBungoma District
(Maseno University, 2000)Concern had been raised to the effect that Secondary. School students in Kenya lacked conservation principles in their day-to-day lives. In light of this, it was the purpose of this study to understand the meanings the ... -
Assessment of the sustainable utilization and management of papyrus (cyperus papyrus ) in Dunga wetland,Kisumu municipality, Kenya
(Maseno University, 2013)Papyrus, a natural wetland product is an important resource for man's livelihood, and ecosystem functions. Its value in the past was not fully recognized, thus degraded. Its loss and degradation leads to loss of local ... -
An assessment of sanitation situation and potential for applying public private partnership in its management in lower Migosi estate, Kisumu city, Kenya
(Maseno University, 2013)Achieving sustainable Environmental Sanitation Management (ESM) in urban centres especially in developing countries is difficult unless urban authorities involve all stakeholders in adopting in urban wide strategy. Kisumu ...