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Childrens' Participation in Drought Mitigation Activities in Nyatike District, Migori County, Kenya
(Maseno University, 2013)Child participation is both an act and process that allow children to engage in issues that concem their wellbeing and the welfare of society at large. Children have an understanding and perception of their circumstances, ... -
Christian diversity and community development in VIHIGA District, Kenya
(Maseno University, 2008)Despite the efforts by development thinkers and practitioners to eradicate poverty, it has remained a feature of the society in most Third World countries. This has stirred further global search for better solutions to ... -
Client perception on quality of health care offered to in-patients in public and faith based hospitals in Kiambu and Nairobi counties, in Kenya: a comparative study.
(Maseno University, 2016)Quality is the ability to deliver services that satisfy the consumer’s needs whereas service quality is the ability to meet or exceed customer expectations, providing quality healthcare is an ethical obligation of all ... -
Clinical equivalence of heparinized arterial plasma to venous Serum for magnesium and phosphate measurement among Patients admitted at the intensive care unit of Moi Teaching and Referral Hospital
(Maseno University, 2018)Electrolytes routinely measured in patients in Intensive Care Unit (ICU) are sodium, potassium, chloride, calcium, magnesium and phosphate. Of these; sodium, potassium, chloride and calcium are measured as part of tests ... -
Clinical equivalence of heparinized arterial plasma to venous Serum for magnesium and phosphate measurement among Patients admitted at the intensive care unit of Moi teaching and referral hospital
(Maseno University, 2018)Electrolytes routinely measured in patients in Intensive Care Unit (ICU) are sodium, potassium, chloride, calcium, magnesium and phosphate. Of these; sodium, potassium, chloride and calcium are measured as part of tests ... -
Clinical waste management factors associated with healthcare acquired infections among health care workers in Kisumu county, Kenya
(Maseno University, 2022)Clinical waste is a leading cause of death globally due to the increasing number of infectious diseases. Clinical wastes are generated by health facilities and may cause infection to any person coming in contact with it. ... -
Co-infection of salmonella typhi and soil-transmitted helminths and antimicrobial profiles in individuals attending Ukwala sub-county hospital, Kenya.
(Maseno University, 2017)ABSTRACT Gastrointestinal infections, such as soil-transmitted helminths (STHs) and Salmonella typhi infection, are a major cause of morbidity and mortality globally. In rural areas of Kenya, 9.1 million people are at ... -
Cognitive Processing Effort of Financial Budget Jargon and Its Effect on Public Participation in Homa Bay County
(Maseno University, 2019)Comprehension of financial jargon and how people participate in budget hearing process ultimately enhances communication and participation. If people fail to process financial jargon, it would be difficult to create ... -
A college freshman’s departure from home and Its impact on the father left behind
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A communicative analysis of HIV and aids discourse in Nyanza province, Kenya
(Maseno University, 2009)Communicationis a key ingredient of all aspects of human interaction and is carried out to pass information, exchange ideas or simply to establish a sense of oneness or commonness between two or more interactants. This ... -
Compact operators on sequence and function spaces: Characterisations and duality results
(Potchefstroomse Universiteit vir Christelike Hoer Onderwys., 1999)Since the early seventies numerous papers appeared in which the authors considered the question "For which Banach spaces X and Y is the space K(X, Y) of compact linear operators uncomplemented in the space L(X, Y) of ... -
A comparative analysis of bornhuetter ferguson and basic chain ladder model in motor insurance: a case study of CIC insurance
(Maseno University, 2022)Claim reserving for motor insurance business is critically important.This has led to a slight mystery in motor insurance on how to go about claim reserving for which claims has not yet come in and there are still ... -
A comparative analysis of conceptual metaphors and metonymies of love in selected dholuo benga songs by Ochieng Kabaselle and Atomi Sifa
(2017)One of the ways in which people communicate in a society is through songs. Benga music is a genre of Kenyan popular music. Dholuo benga love songs have been in existence from 1960s to date. Aspects of language, like ... -
Comparative analysis of the performance of open shortest path first and openflow on quality-of-service metrics in a large simulated mobile core network
(Maseno University, 2022)Mobile application systems are increasingly being defined using Internet Protocol (IP). Therefore, one of the challenging tasks that mobile IP phone service companies have to deal with as their networks expand is an upsurge ... -
A comparative analysis of vehicle traffic flow at Jomo Kenyatta and Julius Nyerere international airport
(Maseno University, 2017)Traffic flow management is an ever-growing challenge in airports around the world as the number of travellers is continually increasing. Parking availability, in turn, is one of the most significant challenges that airport ... -
Comparative Annotation and Analysis of Protein-Coding DNA Sequences (CDS) Of Theileria Parva Marikebuni and Theileria Parva Muguga Genomes
(Maseno University, 2011)Theileriaparva Muguga genome was the first to be sequenced and published in this genus of great economic, veterinary and biological importance to livestock industry in East and Central Africa. The aim was to aid in ... -
Comparative effects of maize-soybeans and maize-desmodium intercropping systems on yield of component crops and rainfall use efficiency in western Kenya
(Maseno University, 2022)Inadequate soil moisture ensuing from climate change and variability limits the effectiveness of legumes to increase maize production. Soybeans and desmodium are legumes intercropped with maize to control striga weed, ... -
Comparative Measurement of Fetal Haemoglobin Levels And Their Association with Antibody Responses to Plasmodium Falciparum Antigens Among Sickle Cell Patients in Bondo Subcounty, Western Kenya
(2018)ABSTRACT Plasmodium falciparum malaria infection remains one of the greatest global public health problems. However, studies have shown that fetal haemoglobin (HbF) protects against malaria in sickle cell disease (SCD) ... -
Comparative seed longevity studies in selected Succullent genera: euphorbia, kalanchoe and edithcolia
(Maseno University, 2008)The future utility value of seeds of Euphorbia, Kalanchoe and Edithcolia pose challenges as none has been investigated for storage longevity under seed bank conditions yet their wild populations are threatened by ... -
A Comparative Study of B-Cell Homeostasis and Epstein-Barr Virus Reactivation in Cidldren from areas Experiencing Divergent Plasmodium, Falciparumexposure and Endemic Burkitt's Lymphoma Patients
(Maseno University, 2011)Endemic Burkitt's lymphoma (BL) is a pediatric B-cell malignancy.associated with a lot of mortality. Although studies have implicated Plasmodium falciparum and Epstein Barr VIT,uS(EBV).infections iIlBL pathogenesis.their ...