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A Surveillance Study on The Spleen Microbiome Of Wild Rodents And Shrews Caught In Marigat, Baringo County, Kenya
(Maseno University, 2021)
There is an observed global increase in emerging infectious diseases, with 13% of over 1400 known human pathogens being classified as emerging or re-emerging. Majority of the emerging pathogens are zoonoses, majority of ...
Genetic Diversity of Clinical Isolates of Mycobacterium Tuberculosis Circulating Within Western Kenya Between 2013 And 2014
(Maseno University, 2021)
Tuberculosis (TB) is a pulmonary disease caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex. It is a major global public health problem with an estimated 8 million incidences and 3 million mortalities annually. In Kenya, the ...
Influence of Selected Job Satisfaction Factors on Work Performance of Public Primary School Teachers In Kisumu County, Kenya
(Maseno University, 2020)
Enhancement of job satisfaction is a critical strategy for improving performance of
employees including teachers. Scholars have revealed that factors such as remuneration,
supervision, working conditions and job security ...
Phytochemical Composition, Larvicidal Activity of Cocos Nucifera Extracts on Busseola Fusca Fuller and Its Effects on Growth And Yield of Maize
(Maseno University, 2021)
Maize forms the staple food for most Kenyans. Although, current trends show Busseola fusca as the major pest causing a decline of about 400,000 tonnes of maize in Kenya. Most farmers use synthetic insecticides to control ...
Effects of Gender on Employee Pay And Retention In Five Star Hotels In Nairobi County
(Maseno University, 2021)
Labor turnover have proven to be a global crises, especially in the hospitality industry. Generally, majority of hotels are grappling with employee retention that is a resultant of employee turnover. While many studies ...
Effects of rainfall variability on sugarcane production in Mumias sub county, Kakamega county, Kenya
(Maseno University, 2020)
Temporal rainfall variability phenomenon is the degree to which rainfall amounts change at a given area through time either from month to month, season to season or year to year in relation to long-term average. The ...
Social determinants of adoption of on-farm tree planting and its contribution to household income in Shinyalu, Kakamega, Kenya
(Maseno University, 2021)
ABSTRACT
Throughout the world, deforestation continues at an alarming rate of about 13 million hectares a year. Human activities are by far the most common and most destructive cause of deforestation in Africa and other ...
Response of selected sorghum (sorghum bicolor (l.) Moench) genotypes to striga hermonthica (del.) Benth in western Kenya
(Maseno University, 2021)
ABSTRACT
Sorghum (Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench) is an important staple food crop in western Kenya, but its yields are low due to many constraints including; pest and diseases, drought, soil acidity, and parasitic weed ...
Effect of Non-Monetary Rewards On Employee Performance in Homabay County Government
(Maseno University, 2021)
ABSRACT
The Constitution of Kenya among other changes allows for the establishment of forty-seven (47) County Governments which has the main mandate to give local people and communities an opportunity to make decisions ...
Strategies used by learners with physical disabilities to cope with environment in regular primary schools in Mumias sub-county, Kenya
(Maseno University, 2020)
ABSTRACT
Learners with physical disabilities face various challenges in regular schools which lead to high rate of drop out. Currently the learning environment including the location of institution, buildings, amenities, ...