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An Investigation on the Extent of Awareness of Existing Onsite Training and Certification Programmes by Semi-skilled Construction Workforce in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2023)The construction industry has a chance to close the knowledge and skill gap by offering on-the-job training and certification programs for semi-skilled workers. The government has taken steps to ensure that more semi-skilled ... -
Role of Smart Villages in Preservation of Farmlands and Rural Livelihoods -a Case of Kimunyu Sub-location, Gatundu South Sub-county, Kiambu County, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2023)In 1954, Kenya colonial government introduced the Swynnerton Plan aimed at intensifying agricultural practice with a focus on cash crops through improved markets, infrastructure, farm inputs and land amalgamation. The ... -
Comparative Analysis of Quantum Encoding Methods in Quantum Neural Networks for Image Classification on the MNIST Dataset
(University of Nairobi, 2023)Quantum computing, a paradigm that utilizes the concepts of quantum mechanics, has emerged as a transformative force in various fields, including machine learning. Within this setting, Quantum Neural Networks (QNNs) have ... -
Challenges of the Implementation of Mergers and Acquisition Strategy at NCBA Bank Kenya PLC
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The External Environment and Performance of Tea Processing Firms in Bomet County, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2023)External environment is important to organizations as it affects the readiness of resources and is a source of opportunities as well threats. Organizations are viable if they can take advantage of available opportunities ... -
Factors Associated With an Increase in Caesarean Section Births in Kenya: Evidence From 2014 Kenya Demographic Health Surveys
(University of Nairobi, 2022)This study set out to examine factors associated with the increase in caesarean sections in Kenya. Using data from the Kenya Demographic and Health Survey (KDHS-2014), However in order to show trends in C-Section, data ... -
Female Education and Economic Growth: Evidence From Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2022)Education has long been considered to be a significant contributor to economic growth. Kenya's Vision 2030 envisages social transformation through education and training. The Government of Kenya has consistently allocated ... -
Enhancing Named Entity Recognition in Low Resource Domains Using Deep Transfer Learning: a Case of Rt&b Crop Diseases in Scientific and Online Text
(University of Nairobi, 2023)Named Entity Recognition (NER) is important in fields where researchers have to review large amounts of scientific text, such as plant pathology. However, NER is especially difficult in low-resource domains, for ... -
Application of Geostatistics to Mineral Resource Modelling and Estimation: Case Study of Gofolo Hill Iron Ore Deposit, Western Liberia
(University of Nairobi, 2023)The Gofolo Hill deposit, situated over a regional northwest trending shear zone (Todi Shear Zone) on the margin of the Archean West African craton, occurs in one of Liberia's historic iron ore mining districts notable for ... -
Strategic Operations Management and Performance of Petroleum Marketing Firms in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2023)The main objective was to establish the relationship between strategic operation management and performance of oil marketing firms in Kenya. The specific objectives were to establish the strategic operations management ... -
The Effect of Government Sectoral Expenditure on Poverty Reduction in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2023)The study aimed to examine the correlation between public sectoral spending and its effect on poverty reduction in the Kenyan set up. Poverty remains to be a global phenomenon and no country is insusceptible to the menace ... -
Determinants of Adoption of Micro-services in Digital Banking Solutions Among Commercial Banks in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2023)Microservices architecture is a major trend in software development presently. It promotes the componentization concept where a single application is broken down to small and independent services. This study was founded ... -
Brand Equity and Consumer Purchase Intention of Branded Coffee Among Supermarket Customers in Nairobi County
(University of Nairobi, 2023)The proliferation of brands, increased competition and globalization of markets presents customers with a wide range of brands when making purchasing decisions. Firms have to rethink their branding decisions. The study ... -
Strategic Innovation and Growth of Firms in the Real Estate Industry in Nairobi Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2023)This research paper investigates the impact of strategic innovation to growth dynamics of real estate firms in Nairobi, Kenya. Firms in Nairobi's real estate sector have difficulty sustaining growth while keeping a strategic ... -
Socio–economic Determinants of National Health Insurance Fund Membership in the Informal Sector:a Case Study of Kitui West Sub-county, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2023)Most nations have failed to provide their citizens with accessible and high-quality health care. National and international treaties have been ratified with little if any success as a result of this. In Kenya, against ... -
Seroprevalence and related risk factors of Brucella spp. in livestock and humans in Garbatula subcounty, Isiolo county, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2023)Background: Brucellosis is a neglected zoonotic disease that affects both animals and humans, causing debilitating illness in humans and socio-economic losses in livestock-keeping households globally. The disease is endemic ... -
Health care seeking behaviors and perspective on indigenous palliative care among cancer patients in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2023)Introduction: Holistic integrated community palliative care services remain a mirage to cancer patients. Nonetheless, a number of cancer patients are jamming traditional medicinal places seeking therapy. The results of ... -
Whenever you need support, you first turn to the group": motivations and functions of WhatsApp groups for youth living with HIV
(University of Nairobi, 2023)Social support is a critical component of achieving positive health outcomes for youth living with HIV (YLWH). Mobile health (mHealth) has significant potential for providing social support to YLWH. However, little is known ... -
Policies and resources for strengthening of emergency and critical care services in the context of the global COVID-19 pandemic in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2023)Critical illnesses cause several million deaths annually, with many of these occurring in low-resource settings like Kenya. Great efforts have been made worldwide to scale up critical care to reduce deaths from COVID-19. ...