Maseno University Repository: Recent submissions
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Students stress patterns in a Kenyan socio‑cultural and economic context: toward a public health intervention
(Nature, 2023)This study aimed at determining the prevalence of stress, diferent types of stress, their severity and their determinants in Kenyan university, college and high school students. The following tools were administered to ... -
Maize From Push-Pull Technology (PPT): Can the Produce Be Differentiated?
(Maseno University, 2023)Maize is a major staple food in East Africa region with the potential to solve the region's food security and nutrition challenges. The crop is however faced with several biotic and abiotic stressors that resulting to pre ... -
COVID-19 disruptions and pivoting in SMEs in the hidden middle of Kenya’s potato and fish value chains
(Wageningen Academic, 2023)Small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in Kenya were severely affected by the COVID-19 pandemic and restrictions put in place to contain it. This study assesses the impact of these restrictions on the midstream of the potato ... -
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, ... -
Governing emerging technologies of global significance in the developing countries: the case for synthetic biology regulation in Kenya
(Maseno University, 2023)Technologies with transnational impact can no longer be relegated as ‘mundane artefacts’ in International Relations (IR). Two recent events validate this assertion. In 2014 world found itself in stress and confusion due ... -
Local institutional capacity to foster climate change adaptation responses in the Mara river basin, Kenya
(Maseno University, 2020)Climate change is a global reality that has made communities vulnerable. The international community and Kenya‘s national government have responded to climate change by fostering adaptation and mitigation at multiple levels. ... -
Factors influencing diet adherence among diabetes mellitus type 2 patients attending clinic at moi teaching and referral hospital, Kenya
(Maseno University, 2022)Non-communicable diseases are the leading cause of death globally and Diabetes Mellitus is the fourth contributor. In 2017 there were 458,200 cases of Diabetes Mellitus in Kenya with more than 85% being Diabetes Mellitus ... -
Implementation of inclusive education practices in regular Primary schools in Kisumu east sub-county, Kisumu county, Kenya
(Maseno University, 2022)Inclusive Education requires general education schools to restructure and reorganize their practices and routines to accommodate students with disabilities. Baseline survey conducted in 2017, indicated that between 2012- ... -
Effects of rural tourism practices on socio-economic Development of communities living in Machakos county
(Maseno University, 2022)Rural tourism has grown in prominence over the last decade and is considered as a tool for revitalizing rural economies including Machakos County in Kenya. Machakos County is endowed with vast touristic resources that can ... -
Perceptions of patients and clinicians on integration of human immunodeficiency virus and non- communicable diseases care in Jarmogi Oginga Odinga teaching and referral hospital, Kisumu- Kenya
(Maseno University, 2022)The rising prevalence of non-communicable diseases (NCDs) among patients with HIV has led to the need to re-think of how best to manage the patient with both conditions in the HIV clinic. Despite the evidence suggesting ... -
Influence of selected determinants on performance in English grammar among class seven profoundly deaf learners in primary schools for the deaf in the lake region, Kenya
(Maseno University, 2022)English language is one of the key subjects in career development and is a compulsory subject in both primary and secondary schools’ curriculum in Kenya. Performance of learners who are deaf in English language in Kenya ... -
A Generalization of Poiseuille’s Law for the Flow of a Self-Similar (Fractal) Fluid through a Tube Having a Fractal Rough Surface
(Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute, 2023-01)In this paper, a generalization of Poiseuille’s law for a self-similar fluid flow through a tube having a rough surface is proposed. The originality of this work is to consider, simultaneously, the self-similarity structure ... -
Thermal properties and pressure-dependent elastic constants of cadmium stannate as a substrate for MEMS: An ab initio study
(Elsevier, 2023)Silicon carbide (SiC) has become a suitable replacement to silicon as a substrate for manufacture of microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) that operate in harsh environmental conditions, owing to its better mechanical ... -
Perception of Teachers towards their Transfers on Students’ Academic Achievement in Public Secondary Schools in Kakamega County
(Journal of Education, Society and Behavioural Science, 2023-02-04)Teachers’ transfers are historical occurrences in education. However, such transfers may have different effects on teacher stability and curriculum coverage. The focus of this study was to assess the perception of teachers ... -
Nafasi ya Ikolojia ya Lugha katika Mtagusano wa Kiswahili na Kibukusu katika Mawanda ya Dini katika Kaunti ya Bungoma
(EAST AFRICANNATURE & SCIENCEORGANIZATION, 2023-03-27)Nyanja mbalimbali katika jamii hutegemea matumizi ya lugha. Hali hii huzua changamoto ya namna ya kutumia raslimali za lugha zinazopatikana katika jamiilugha fulani. Juhudi ya kufahamu na kutagusana na ulimwengu huhitaji ... -
Kubainisha Usawiri wa Ukahaba naWahusika Makahaba katika Riwaya ya Nyota ya Rehema na Ndoto ya Almasi
(Jarida la Afrika Mashariki la Masomo ya Kiswahili, 2022-12-28)Utafiti huu ulichunguza ukahaba katika riwaya ya Nyota ya Rehema (Mohamed S.Mohamed) na Ndoto ya Almasi (Ken Walibora). Kitendo cha ukahaba kimesababisha mashaka mengi sana katika maisha ya mwanadamu kama vile kupoteza ... -
Effects of COVID-19 on Kenya’s Healthcare System: Healthcare Providers’ Experiences with Maternal Health Services Utilization in Coastal Kenya
(MDPI, 2023-02-28)The COVID-19 pandemic overstretched health systems in developed and developing nations. Like other African nations, Kenya has a frail health system, making responding to the pandemic a problem. Recent studies during COVID-19 ... -
A patient with leishmaniasis presenting with longstanding pancytopenia and hepatosplenomegaly
(Wiley Online Library, 2023-02-10)Leishmaniasis is a common cause of pancytopenia and hepatosplenomegaly in tropical and subtropical regions. A high index of suspicion is required to diagnose and manage patients with leishmaniasis. Travel history should ... -
Profiling genome-wide recombination in Epstein Barr virus reveals type-specific patterns and associations with endemic-Burkitt lymphoma
(BioMed Central, 2022-12)Endemic Burkitt lymphoma (eBL) is potentiated through the interplay of Epstein Barr virus (EBV) and holoendemic Plasmodium falciparum malaria. To better understand EBV’s biology and role in eBL, we characterized genome-wide ... -
The contribution of the geographical area of residence on rural-urban differentials in infant mortality in Kakamega central sub-county, Kakamega county, Kenya
(IJSSMR, 2023)Background: Infant mortality remains an indaba in Sub-Saharan Africa, a region currently producing over half of global infant deaths. Kakamega Central Sub-County, a region within Sub-Saharan Africa, has an infant mortality ...