Theses and Dissertations: Recent submissions
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Evaluation of Radiation Protection (Knowledge, Attitude and Practices) and Radiation Side Effects Awareness Among Health Workers in Bungoma County Referral Health Facilities
(University of Nairobi, 2021)Study background: There has been an increase in ionizing radiation producing diagnostic equipment in Kenya. While its use is highly beneficial in medical diagnosis, exposure to high doses of ionizing radiation to patients ... -
Anticancer and Antibacterial Properties of Secondary Metabolites From Three Selected Macaranga Species and Phytochemistry of Ficus Thonningii
(University of Nairobi, 2023)Medicinal plants are essential in human ailment therapy even before modern civilization.The quest for and utilization of these medicinal plants has continued to receive increased interest. Cancer is a major global health ... -
Influence of Principals’ Management Practices on Teachers' Job Satisfaction in Public Secondary Schools in Kakamega County, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2023)The purpose of the study was to investigate the influence of principals’ management practices on teachers' job satisfaction in public secondary schools in Kakamega County, Kenya. The objectives of the study therefore were: ... -
Leagile Strategy, Strategic Partnership, Firm Innovation and Competitive Advantage of Construction Companies Supply Chains in Nairobi City County, Kenya.
(University of Nairobi, 2023)The broad aim of this research was to measure the influence of leagile strategy, strategic partnership, and firm innovation on competitive advantage of construction companies’ supply chains in Nairobi City County, Kenya. ... -
Meaning Retrieval and Transfer in the Translation of Hedges in Presidential Political Speeches
(University of Nairobi, 2022)Notwithstanding their diverse and convoluted definitions and understandings, pragmatic studies in political discourse(s) have always animated debates in pragmatics thus becoming a major area of scholarly inquiry. Analyzing ... -
Association Between Prehospital Emergency Care (Pec) Factors and Traumatic Brain Injury (Tbi) Mortality in Kiambu and Nairobi Counties, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2023)Background: Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) is a major cause of trauma burden, accounting for over 69 million injuries globally. Low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) account for approximately three times the burden of ... -
Diversity of Vibrio Cholerae Bacteriophages From Lake Victoria, Coastal and Central Regions of Kenya and Assessment Of Their Potential as Bio Control Agents Against the Pathogen
(University of Nairobi, 2023)Cholera, a devastating diarrheal disease that accounts for more than 10% of children’s deaths worldwide, has persistently remained a health threat to world’s population at large. It is endemic in many countries and in ... -
Evaluation of Sorghum (Sorghum Bicolor L. Moench) Genotypes for Aluminium Toxicity Tolerance Using Morphological and Molecular Markers
(University of Nairobi, 2023)Aluminium (Al) toxicity is listed among the leading edaphic factors limiting production of sorghum in acidic soils (pH<5.0). It affects the apical root cell multiplication and elongation, hence, inhibiting the absorption ... -
Determinants of Efficiency in Skills Development at Technical, Vocational Education and Training Institutions in Kisii County, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2023)Training is an indispensable process that has potentialities to shape and determine the destiny of a country’s social-economic development agenda. Therefore, successful skills training and development programmes by Technical, ... -
Clinical Training of Visual Inspection With Acetic to Influence the Accuracy of Outcome in Cervical Precancer Screening in Selected Facilities at Embu County, Kenya.
(University of Nairobi, 2023)Cervical cancer ranks as the prevalent cancer, among women in developing nations. The World Health Organization (WHO) has highlighted the lack of resources for prevention programs. Despite efforts to screen for cancer ... -
A Study on the Epidemiological and Molecular Relationships of Circulating Foot and Mouth Disease Viruses in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2023)Foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) is endemic in Kenya causing serious economic losses in the livestock sector. The epidemiology of the disease in small ruminants (SR) in Kenya is not well documented and the field dynamics of ... -
Smallholder Farmers’ Adoption of Radical Terraces and Their Effects on Food Production and Security in Nyamagabe District, Rwanda
(University of Nairobi, 2023)A national survey conducted in 2016 revealed that out of Rwanda's 1,963,975 households, 473,847 were food insecure, with 63,696 classified as severely food insecure, while 979,045 were marginally food secure. Rwanda, not ... -
Context Aware Computational Trust Model for Robust and Accurate Recommender Systems Algorithms for Ecommerce Platforms
(University of Nairobi, 2022)Online shopping has become part and parcel of our lives and more so as aggravated by the emergence of COVID-19 pandemic which necessitated need for social distancing and also work from home. This has led to unprecedented ... -
Analysis of Technical, Organizational and Institutional Dairy Practices and Their Effect on the Poverty Status of Farm Household in the Highlands of Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2023)Promotion of technical, organizational and institutional dairy practices by the dairy stakeholders could address the continued decrease in milk quantity and quality in Kenya. The study considered a sample of 1146 households ... -
Impact of Agribusiness Empowerment Interventions on Skills Development and Livelihood Outcomes: Evidence From the Enable Programme in Africa
(University of Nairobi, 2023)Agribusiness empowerment programmes have become a common strategy to promote youth agripreneurship, help young people develop relevant skills, improve the performance of youth-led agribusiness enterprises, and invariably ... -
Seasonal Prevalence, Molecular Characterization, Antimicrobial Resistance and Factors Associated With Thermophilic Campylobacter in Cattle, Chicken and Water in Kajiado County, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2023)Members of the genus Campylobacter are frequently associated with abortion, gastroenteritis and/or diarrhoea in livestock. The bacteria also present a substantial public health problem resulting in major financial constraints ... -
Analysis of Clean Energy Technologies’ Effects on Energy Poverty: Household Air Pollution and Human Health in Vihiga County, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2023)Limited access to modern energy is a significant challenge in developing countries, substantially impacting the environment, economy, and human health. Although significant advantages are expected from the ongoing efforts ... -
Human Resource Management Practices, Employee Disposition, Competence, Job Stress and Performance At the National Police Service of Kenya (Nps)
(University of Nairobi, 2023)The main objective of the study was to determine the influence of Human Resource Management (HRM) Practices, Employee Disposition, Employee Competence, and Job Stress on Employee Performance at the National Police Service. ... -
Influence of Head Teachers’ Administrative Strategies on Implementation of Inclusive Education in Integrated Public Primary Schools in South Rift Region, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2023)Globally there is unanimity that every child has rights to education irrespective of existing personal disability status. As a result, the educational organisations set out to realise accessibility, suitability, and ... -
Development and Evaluation of a Learner Behavior Model for a Learning Management System
(University of Nairobi, 2022)Most Learning Management Systems (LMS) lack automated components that analyze data and generate information on learner behavior. Majorly traditional manual tools and methods such as the administration of questionnaires ...