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Influence of landscape heterogeneity on plasmodium infection in Nyakach sub-county, western Kenya
(Maseno University, 2022)
Despite scaled up intervention strategies in Kenya, existing control and treatment tools have not suppressed Plasmodium infection. Persistence of malaria has been attributed to submicroscopic infection with densities too ...
Assessing the correlation between interannual climate Variability and land cover change, and flow regime of sub-catchments, and their impact on communities of the Mara river basin, Kenya
(Maseno University, 2022)
Climate variability and Land Cover Changes (LC) have negative consequences on watershed management. Whereas, the role of climate variability on land cover changes and stream flow regimes have affected people’s livelohoods ...
An assessment of planning institutional frameworks influencing urban agriculture in three towns of western Kenya
(Maseno University, 2022)
Globally, urbanization and population increases have resulted into a reduction in arable land and increased food demand simultaneously. It is estimated that Africa will be 60% urbanized, while Kenya will be 46% urbanized ...
Arima and vector autoregressive model evaluation in forecasting rainfall: a case of Kisumu
(Maseno University, 2022)
Time Series Analysis has been used over the decades in data analysis and forecast
ing. Auto Regressive Integrated Moving Average (ARIMA) models have been fit on
economic data and engineering data. The models have also ...
Gender difference in the influence of selected factors on science performance among secondary school students in Migori county, Kenya
(Maseno University, 2022)
Generally, the negative stereotyping of science as a ‘male’ field has seen, girls losing self-efficacy and interest in this field and hence they continue to lag behind boys in science performance. Statistics indicate that ...
Moderating influence of job satisfaction on the relationship between employee resourcing practices and performance of academic staff in Kenyan public universities
(Maseno University, 2022)
Public universities spur Kenya Vision 2030’s pursuit for globally acclaimed education, training and research. However, higher education stakeholders including World Bank, employers, Kenya’s Commission for University Education ...
Effect of behavioral biases on the relationship between real estate investment strategies and operational efficiency of real estate firms in Nairobi county, Kenya
(Maseno University, 2022)
Despite several interventions that help cushion developers in Kenya, the supply of housing units stands at approximately 50,000 a year against an annual demand of 250,000. Over the past five years’ operational efficiency ...
Influece of school based incentives for teachers on students academic achievement in public secondary schools in Kisumu west sub county, Kenya
(Maseno University, 2022)
The achievement of students in the Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education has varied from
school to school over time. This is in disregard to the fact that the Government has been according
teachers similar training ...
Finite element method solution for steady magnetohydrodynamic flow in a straight horizontal pipe of elliptical cross section
(Maseno University, 2022)
Velocity profile and temperature distribution for Magnetohydrodynamic (MHD) flow in a straight horizontal pipe of elliptical cross section has been investigated. Many researchers have carried out research on pipes of circular, ...
Effect of community mobilization intervention on self medication with antimicrobials among households in Nyalenda informal settlement, Kisumu county, Kenya
(Maseno University, 2022)
Self-medication with antimicrobials (SMWA) is a common practice in the world, especially in economically deprived communities with loose regulatory systems. Previous studies in Nyalenda B Ward, found 76.9% of the households ...