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Analysis of Working Capital Management Practices on Financial Performance of Public Owned Sugar Firms in Western Region, Kenya
(Maseno University, 2016)Working capital is a financial metric which represents operating liquidity of entity. Working capital management being the administration of accounts receivables, accounts payables, inventory and cash, enables continued ... -
Analysis of young people’s career by use of Markov chains: case study of Kisumu city
(Maseno University, 2017)It is the desire of every person to have a career. Not much thought has been taken by young people on how they can arrive at their future careers. The reason is mainly because they are not aware. As much as many people ... -
An analysis on the contribution of European Union foreign electoral assistance on Kenya’s general elections integrity
(Maseno University, 2023)In both the global North and South, electoral integrity serves as the bedrock of democratic societies, and is an idea used to mean ensuring the legitimacy of election outcomes and fostering peaceful transitions of power. ... -
Analytic solutions of call and put options of nonlinear black-scholes equation with transaction costs and price slippage
(Maseno University, 2016)A nonlinear Black-Scholes Partial Differential Equation whose nonlinearity is as a result of transaction costs and a price slippage impact that lead to market illiquidity with feedback effects was studied. Most of the ... -
Analyzing the Performance in Mathematics: A case study of Rachuonyo District 2007 - 2011
(Maseno University, 2014)In this study we set to determine whether there exists a difference in the performance in Mathematics occasioned by the category of the school (boarding or day secondary schools) and if such a difI ference occurs then ... -
Annotated Checklist of the Vascular Plants, Phytochemical Analysis, Educational and Economic Values Of The University Botanic Garden, Maseno - Kenya
(Maseno University, 2014)ABSTRACT A botanic garden is an area set aside and maintained by an organization for growing and studying various groups of plants for aesthetic, conservation, economic, educational, recreational and scientific purposes. ... -
Anthropogenic Point Sources and Levels of Nutrients to Winam Gulf of Lake Victoria, River Kisat and Nyalenda Wigwa Stream in Kisumu City
(Maseno University, 2011)Liquid waste materials discharged at industries and Wastewater Treatment Plants (WWTP) are usually swept off through surface runoff into River Kisat (RK) and Nyalenda Wigwa "-'stream (NWS) and finally into the Winam Gulf ... -
Antibiotic resistance mechanisms in Salmonella spp isolated from Rastrineobola Argentea from selected markets and Winam gulf beaches- Kenya
(Maseno University, 2016)Incidence of Salmonella resistance to various antibiotic agents, especially to the commonly available antibiotics in Kenya, is rising. Genetic elements such as Class 1 integrons have an important role in development and ... -
Application of auto-regression integrated Moving avaerage model to forecast tea Prices at Mombasa tea auction center in Kenya
(Maseno University, 2019)Development programs designed to address particular global challenges are facing increasing pressure to demonstrate their impact on the targeted com munities. The method mostly used to measure impact of development ... -
Application of discrete and continous time Models in valuation of credit insurance for Asset-based lending companies
(Maseno University, 2019)Asset-based lending companies and other loan providers are exposed to risk of loan defaults by borrowers. To reduce this risk, these companies acquire credit insurance. Thus when the borrower defaults in payment, the ... -
Application of factorisation and boost transformations Procedures on single field inflationary cosmological Perturbations
(Maseno University, 2019)Inflation is a period of an accelerated expansion of the universe. Cosmological perturbations are created by the amplification of quantum vacuum fluctuations of matter and metric perturbations during inflation. The equation ... -
Application of life table model in studying progress of public primary school pupils in Migori sub county, Kenya
(Maseno University, 2016)Education progress plays a very important role in determining the future of a pupil and even in planning for the schools and education sector as a whole. Primary Education forms the basis of implementing Poverty Reduction ... -
Application of logistic regression model to determine factors causing maternal mortality: a case study of Migori county referral hospital (2007-2015)
(Maseno University, 2016)Kenya is one of the major contributors to the poor maternal health status in Africa with maternal mortality ratio of 488 maternal deaths per 100,000 live births translating to 7,700 maternal deaths annually (KDHS, 2014). ... -
Application of Logistic Regression Model to Determine Factors Causing Maternal Mortality: A Case Study of Migori County Referral Hospital(2007-2015)
(Maseno University, 2017)Kenya is one of the major contributors to the poor maternal health status in Africa with maternal mortality ratio of 488 maternal deaths per 100,000 live births translating to 7,700 maternal deaths annually (KDHS, 2014). ... -
Application of Markov Chain Model in Career Progression Of University Academic Staff:A Case Study of the Moi University - Eldoret, Kenya.
(Maseno University, 2019)The use of Mathematical models for manpower planning has increased in recent times for better manpower planning quantitatively both in public and private sectors. In respect of organizational management, numerous previous ... -
Application of Markov chain Model in transition of girls in Public secondary schools; a case Study of Kisumu west sub-county, Kenya
(Maseno University, 2017)Transition is a very important factor in determining success of a student in secondary school. It forms a basis for implementing poverty reduction strategy by the government through acquisition of basic literal skills ... -
Application of seasonal Autoregressive integrated moving Average (sarima) to model and Forecast water demand in Kisumu City, Kenya
(2014)ABSTRACT Increased population of Kisumu City over the past years has resulted into high demand and competition for water and related facilities. This is evident in the persistent water scarcity within the City, use of ... -
Arima Model for Forecasting of Monthly Rainfall And Temperature in the Lake Victoria Basin
(Maseno University, 2016)Economic activities in Lake Victoria Basin such as agriculture, sh- ing, mining and transportation depend's heavily on the climatic conditions of the Lake and its Basin. Global climatic change caused by Greenhouse Gas ... -
Assessing Achievements of Resilient Livelihoods Programme in Increasing Community Capacity to Respond to Climate Related Shocks in Kalawani Location, Makueni County, Kenya
(Maseno University, 2021)Climate change is creating vulnerability in communities living in Arid and semiarid lands the world over. It is threatening lives of millions of people in the Arid and semi-arid lands of Kenya. This necessitated humanitarian ... -
Assessing Post-Conflict Adjustment Mechanisms for Addressing Problems of Vulnerable Children in Jonglei State, South Sudan By Save the Children Organization
(2018)ABSTRACT Armed conflict has been going on in the South Sudan since 1956.The children living in this region have been subjected to a wide range of problems as a result of the conflict. The conflict has created a living ...