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Autobiographical Portrait of Subversion of the Normative Gender Identity In Wangari Maathai’s Unbowed
(Maseno University, 2021)Subversive literature is a powerful tool in a rebel‘s arsenal throughout literary history of mankind. Many scholars concur that autobiographies by women indicate their struggle for equality playing field in all spheres of ... -
Automorphisms of the unit groups of square radical zero, cube radical zero and power four radical zero finite commutative completely primary rings
(Maseno University, 2016)The study of automorphisms of algebraic structures has contributed immensely to many important findings in mathematics. For example, Galois characterized the general degree five single variable polynomials over , by ... -
Awareness status and associated risk factors of hypertension among adult patients attending Yala sub-county hospital, Siaya county, Kenya
(Maseno University, 2016)Hypertension is a major public health problem that affects approximately 26% of adult population worldwide. It is a significant risk factor for cardiovascular diseases, stroke and renal failure, and causes about 7.1 million ... -
Awareness, screening and role of men in prevention of cervical cancer among tea farm workers of Nandi hills division in Nandi county, Kenya
(Maseno University, 2017)Despite being preventable with early screening and treatment, Cervical Cancer (CC) is a leading cause of cancer-related mortality among women globally. Incidence rate of cervical cancer in the USA is 8.9 per 100 000, while ... -
B cell response to schistosome antigens in adult Males occupationally exposed to s. Manson In Western Kenya
(Maseno university, 2010)Increasing levels of membrane CD23 (CD23) on B cells and soluble CD23 (sCD23) in plasma are related to development of resistance to re-infection with: Schistosoma mansoni. However, the mechanisms underlying CD23 expression ... -
Bacterial pollution indicators and their Physico-chemical environment in the inshore Waters of Lake Victoria, Kisumu city in Relation to enteric diseases
(Maseno University, 2008)Studies on Lake Victoria especially on the Nyanza Gulf has focused on fish kills, fish pathogens, algal blooms, limnological studies and eutrophication. This may be due to the fact that surveying water for faecal indicators ... -
Beyond the tirade: the portrayal of Kenya’s historical process in Miguna Miguna’s autobiographical works
(Maseno University, 2017)Literature and history represent the morphing of social, political and cultural realities. The two employ similar techniques so that in a subtle sense literature is really an artistic reflection of history. The historical ... -
Binding of opsonized immune complexes to Erythrocyte crlicd35 inhibits TNF-a production by restricting immune complex uptake by macro phages
(Maseno university, 2008)Previous studies have shown that children suffering from severe malaria have elevated concentrations of TNF-a, increased levels of circulating immune complexes (ICs) and decreased levels of complement regulatory proteins ... -
Biohazard management practices by occupationally- exposed medical laboratory personnel in health facilities in Kisumu East sub-county, Kisumu county, Kenya
(Maseno University, 2017)A WHO report on health workers infections during the 2014-2016 Ebola virus epidemics in Guinea and Liberia found a number of deficiencies from challenges in training to human factors and characteristics of PPE equipment. ... -
Biological and economic performance of peanut-based meals As alternatives to dietary fishmeal in pond cultured Nile Tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus L.) In Uganda
(Maseno University, 2023)Increasing price of dietary fishmeal is offsetting the excellent growth and yield induced in farmed Nile tilapia subsequently reducing the corresponding cost-effectiveness. Replacement of the dietary ingredient with ... -
Body Build Stereotypes in Three-, Four-, and Five-Year-old Children
(University of North Carolina, 1978)The purpose of the study was to determine i~ a group of three-, four-, and five-year-old children exhibited the stereotypes relating to the mesomorphic, endomorphic, and ectomorphic body builds that have been found ... -
Branching Processes Theory and Applications
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Calculations for Mutations of Quivers with Potential'
(Maseno University, 2011)From the work of Derksen, Weyman and Zelevinsky in [4], we get the definition for mutation of a quiver with potential. Stern in [l~l describes . some families of quivers corresponding to quivers with potential that can be ... -
A case study on influence of investment diversification on Financial performance of investment firms
(Maseno University, 2019)Organizations are operating in environments that are complex and unpredictable. Diversification has assumed position of universality in management process. The relationship between diversification and firm performance ... -
The Causes of Early Pregnancy on Academic achievement of Primary School Girls in Migori County
(Maseno University, 2013)The Kenyan Educational system has failed to ingrain key values of morality and democracy because it focuses on academic achievement as an end in itself. Children, who enter the school system at the primary level, do not ... -
Certain properties of essential Numerical ranges of bounded Operators on banach spaces
(Maseno University, 2018)Abstract The numerical range of an operator on a Hilbert space has been extensively researched on. The concept of numerical range of an operator goes back as early as 1918 when Toeplitz defined it as the field of values ... -
Challenges and Strategies for Non-Teaching Staff in Enhancing Management of Public Secondary Schools
(Maseno University, 2019)Non-teaching staff are central in school management, in terms of formulation and implementation of programmes in secondary schools. Non teaching staff provide support services in management of schools and are recruited and ... -
Challenges Faced by Principals in Enhancing Students’ Academic Achievement in Public Secondary Schools in Ndhiwa Sub-County, Kenya
(Maseno University, 2021)Globally, principals play a very important role in enhancing students‟ academic achievement. However, in the process of doing this, studies have shown that, principals are faced with a number of challenges resulting in ... -
Challenges Faced by The Learners with Visual Impairement In Reading and Writing English Braile Grade in Selected Special Primary Schools in Kisumu and Siaya Counties - Kenya
(Maseno University, 2017)ABSTRACT Learners with visual impairment (VI) depend on Braille as a medium of instruction and communication. According to a report by the Ministry of Education, only 45 (30.6%) out of 147(100%) of learners with VI ... -
Challenges of commercialization of rural water service Provision in Rabuor sub- location, Kisumu county
(Maseno University, 2013)ABSTRACT More than 80% of the world's population in rural areas currently has no access to improved safe water supplies. The Kenya Census of 2009, indicates that, more than 35.4% of Kenyan households depend on point ...