Theses and Dissertations: Recent submissions
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Assessment of the Vulnerability of Smallholder Maize Production to the Adverse Effects of Climate Change in Southern Nyanza Region, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2022)Vulnerability assessment is critical towards helping policy makers understand and quantify the impacts and consequences of climate change. Therefore, this study sought to assess the vulnerability of smallholder maize ... -
Availability, Prices, Affordability, and Quality of Essential Medicines in Public Health Facilities in Mombasa County, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2022)Background: Access to essential medicines and vaccines can save 10 million lives a year globally with 4 million of these in Africa and South East Asia. A third of the global population lacks reliable access, with poor ... -
Effect of inclusion of enzymatically pre-treated Sunflower Meal and Wheat Middlings in Broiler chicken diets
(University of Nairobi, 2022)The study investigated 1) the effect of in vitro pre-treatment of sunflower meal (SM) and wheat middlings (WM) using fiber degrading enzymes (FDE) without or with protease on mono-sugars release, organic acid concentration ... -
Influence of Headteachers’ Instructional Supervision on Pupils’ Performance in Kenya Certificate of Primary Education in Public Primary Schools, Lower Yatta Sub-county, Kitui, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2022)Supervision in schools is worldwide phenomenon. Head teachers’ instructional supervision practices can improve teaching and learning process to achieve quality academic performance. The purpose of the study was to investigate ... -
In Vitro and in Silico Pharmacologic Evaluation of the Antiretroviral Activity of Croton Species
(University of Nairobi, 2022)Introduction The Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) affects the body's defence mechanisms and leads to many opportunistic infections. Globally, more than half a million individuals lost their lives in 2020 due to this ... -
The Application of Biological Aspects in the Management of Tuna and Tuna- Like Species in Kenyan Waters
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Analysis of Leadership Strategies That Promote Ethical Practices in Primary Teacher Education in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2022)The concern about ethical leadership that inspires ethical practices in learning institutions is global. In Kenya, the subject of ethical leadership continues to be largely unexplored, especially in the primary teacher ... -
Influence of Principals’ Transformational Leadership on Students’ Performance at Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education in Makueni County, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2022)The study aimed to investigate the influence of principals’ transformational leadership style on students’ performance in Kenya Certificate Secondary Education in Makueni County, Kenya. The study was guided by the following ... -
Monitoring and Evaluation Practices, Community Participation and Performance of Public Funded Health Facilities Construction Projects in Kirinyaga County, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2022)After enacting the new Kenya Constitution in 2010, the implementation of all public funded health facilities construction project was devolved to the counties, and hence county governments were to plan and execute development ... -
A Malacology Survey to Map Out Schistosomiasis Transmission Sites on Mageta Island, Siaya County, Western Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2022)The persistence of human schistosomiasis in the Lake Victoria region is partly attributed to the presence of snail intermediate hosts in the genera of Biomphalaria and Bulinus. The areas around the Lake Victoria shores ... -
The Effect of Climate Change on Milk Production in Smallholder Farms; a Case of Nandi County, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2022)Climate variability changes ultimately impact agriculture and food productivity, and security. In Kenya, milk production is predominantly smallholder and dependent on rain-fed agriculture. To ensure that dairy farmers are ... -
Assessment of Residents’ Knowledge, Attitude and Practices on Solid Waste Management in Eastleigh South Ward, Nairobi, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2022)Solid waste disposal has grown into a big challenge in most developing countries arising from population growth and urbanization in the cities. Municipal authorities who are responsible in enforcing existing by-laws ... -
Acute Otorhinolaryngological Infections Associated With Febrile Seizures Among Paediatric Patients Presenting at the Kenyatta National Hospital
(University of Nairobi, 2022)Background: Febrile seizures (FS) are convulsions that are triggered by fever in children between 6 months and 5 years of age without an underlying central nervous system disorder. Acute Otorhinolaryngological infections ... -
Firm Technology and Competitive Advantage of Insurance Companies in Kenya
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Optimization of Evaporative Cooling Chamber using Computational Fluid Dynamics for Storage of Fruits and Vegetables
(University of Nairobi, 2021)The rise in global temperature is affecting almost all fabrics of our society, including food security. Increase in average temperature leads to a corresponding decrease in relative humidity that affects quality and shelf ... -
Clinico-pathological Profile of Sinonasal Masses as Seen at the Kenyatta National Hospital
(University of Nairobi, 2020)Background: Sinonasal masses present a spectrum of lesions found in the sinonasal tract ranging from non-neoplastic to neoplastic lesions but may have similar clinical presentation with significantly different histopathological ... -
Batch Anaerobic Digestion of Banana Plant Residues for Methane Production Determinants of Sexual Debut Among in-school Adolescents in Nyamira County,south-western Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2022)Sexual intercourse is commonly initiated during adolescence. When an adolescent begins to have sex, the path taken and the outcome depend on factors that can influence their behavior at each stage, that is, economic, ... -
Batch Anaerobic Digestion of Banana Plant Residues for Methane Production
(University of Nairobi, 2022)Agriculture is one of Kenyans’ main economic activities and among the fruit grown is the banana. Kenya produces about one million tons of bananas yearly, of which the banana plant produces the fruits once in a lifetime ... -
Seismic Stratigraphy Analysis and Hydrocarbon GenerationPotential of the Late-cretaceous–tertiary Formations From the Coriole Subbasin (Somalia Coastal Basin)
(University of Nairobi, 2021)The Coriole basin is the fifth largest sedimentary basin developed on the onshore of Somalia, between larger Mudugh basin in the north-east and Juba-Lamu basin, at the south-west. It also has a relatively thick infill ... -
Corporate Governance, Social Investment, Information Technology Investment and Financial Performance of Companies Listed at the Nairobi Securities Exchange
(University of Nairobi, 2022)Corporate governance has been an agenda for code of governance for many years. Emerging trend in business risks are environmental representing a significant shift from 2010 when nearly all top risks were either social or ...