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Private rate of return to university schooling among lecturers in public universities
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Processing of Emotional Words in Psychopathic and Non psychopathic Young Offenders
(University of Alberta, 1996)The present study addresses the relationship between reaction times (RTs) on a series of three lexical decision making tasks, and psychopathy. The latter term refers to a set of persistent and maladaptive personality ... -
Profile of drug resistance conferring gene mutations in Mycobacterium tuberculosis among new and previously treated pulmonary tuberculosis cases from Kisumu county, Kenya
(Maseno University, 2023)Tuberculosis (TB) remains a significant public health concern in Kisumu County, Kenya, with a high burden of drug-resistant cases. Existing studies focus on epidemiological aspects, but lack comprehensive investigation ... -
Profiles of progesterone, systemic cytokines and blood lymphocyte levels during pregnancy in women living with human immunodeficiency virus infection in Western Kenya
(Maseno University, 2016)The impact of HIV infection on progesterone, systemic cytokines, and lymphocyte levels in advancing pregnancy remains unclear despite the reported abortions among HIV-infected women. Thus, the main objective of this study ... -
Projection of Educational Resource Requirement for Provision of Quality Education In Primary and Secondary Schools In Siaya County, Kenya By 2030
(Maseno University, 2021)Projection of educational resources such as teachers and physical infrastructure is the first step towards effective allocation of the scarce resources that are vital in provision of quality education. Siaya County recorded ... -
Projection of optimal allocation of educational Resources in primary and secondary schools in Kenya During the period 2013-2030
(Maseno University, 2017)ABSTRACT Rapid population growth and the commitment of Kenya government to offer free and compulsory basic education have greatly increased the demand for education in Kenya. Studies indicate that non-enrolment still ... -
Propagation of Uapaca Kirklana Using Tissue· Culture Techniques
(University of Malawi, 1997)A study on propagation of Uapaca kirkiana using tissue culture-techniques was done G ' at Bunda College of Agriculture. Experiments were conducted on In Vitro and In Vivo seed germination; axillary shoot proliferation ... -
Psychological Adaptation of the Individual: — the Processes of Coping, Defending and Mastery and the Relationship to Stress
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Psychological stress predictors of low birth weight among post natal mothers in Kilifi county, Kenya
(Maseno University, 2023)Worldwide, low birth weight (LBW, <2500gms) remains pervasive despite focused antenatal care interventions. Children with LBW have increased risk for death and multiple morbidities whose consequences track through life ... -
Public relations in strategic management of firms in Kenya: a case of Unilever (k) ltd
(Maseno University, 2017)Public relations (PR) in Kenya is a significant discipline and a growing industry. However, it still faces many challenges with one of the major challenges is the misconception of PR in the country. Seemingly, many people ... -
Quality of Medical Care at The Emergency Departments of Bungoma County Public Hospitals, Kenya
(Maseno University, 2019)Quality medical care at emergency departments(EDs) is an international mandate. In Kenya the services are mainly offered in the outpatient departments whose quality of care has not been evaluated. This study investigated ... -
Quantum entanglement properties of polarization states of a semi-classical optical parametric oscillator
(Maseno University, 2017)Entanglement is a fundamental feature of quantum mechanics which originated from the 1935 paper of Einstein, Podolsky and Rosen (EPR) and has been demonstrated in many quantum systems for development of quantum technology. ... -
Radiological lumbar spine anatomical changes in chronic low back pain and its social impact in western Kenya
(Maseno University, 2023)Chronic low back pain (CLBP) is defined as pain that lasts for a period of twelve weeks or more and can develop later even after the associated cause of the acute low back pain has been managed and remarkably resolved. ... -
Rate of financial returns to education of public primary school teachers in Mumias Sub-County, Kenya.
(Maseno University, 2018)Education is an important determinant of earnings in Kenyan economy. Returns to education for primary teachers have great influence on the stability of the teaching force. Due to this a large number of primary school ... -
Reading Literacy in relation to patterns of academic achievement in Kenya
(UMEA, 1995)How is reading literacy related to academic achievement among 14 year old students in Kenya? This was the main issue in focus for the present study. The lEA Reading Literacy Test was used for measuring reading literacy ... -
Real effective exchange rate volatility and its impact on selected macroeconomic performance Indicators in Kenya
(Maseno University, 2018)ABSTRACT A country’s extent of real effective exchange rate (REER) volatility serves as a measure of its international competitiveness. Kenya has often witnessed fluctuations in foreign exchange market. Kenya’s economic ... -
Real- Time Human Immunodeficiency Virus test Analyzer Based on Digital Image Processing
(Maseno University, 2011)Manykinds of HIV testing kits have recently become available to be used in determining whetheran individual's blood contains HIV virus or not. In the determine method of the HIV rapidtestprocedure, when a drop of blood is ... -
Regression analysis of entry behaviour And final performance and one "way Anova of kenyan schools: A Case Study of Nyamira District, Nyamira County
(Maseno University, 2014)The performance in Kenyan Certificate of Primary education (KCPE) is very crucial in determining the learner's final grade in Kenya Certificate of Secondary the learners get admitted to, they can improve, maintain or ... -
A reinforcement learning multi-agent systems architecture for guaranteeing advancing conversations in task-oriented dialog systems
(Maseno University, 2022)The conversational capabilities of a dialog system have a direct impact on the tasks it can accomplish. Solving all conversational issues in dialog systems have the potential to make them serve in complex domains. While ...