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Evaluation of serum thyroid hormones and lipid levels in HIV-infected patients on highly active antiretroviral therapy at the Jaramogi Oginga Odinga teaching and referral hospital in Kisumu county, western Kenya
(Maseno University, 2021)
While Highly Active Antiretroviral Therapy (HAART) has significantly reduced HIV-associated mortalities, they are not devoid of adverse effects including endocrine and metabolic disorders like thyroid dysfunctions and ...
Effect of informal financial groupings’ practices on the growth of savings and credit cooperative societies in Kisumu county, Kenya
(Maseno University, 2020)
Savings and Credit Co-operative Societies (SACCOs) are critical players in providing affordable credit to over one billion people worldwide, either directly or indirectly. As the second most popular type of co-operatives ...
Perceptions of principals on the influence of drug abuse on student discipline and academic performance in public secondary schools in Vihiga and Sabatia sub-counties, Kenya
(Maseno University, 2020)
Drug abuse is becoming increasingly problematic in Kenya. Studies done outside Vihiga and Sabatia Sub-counties have shown that students abuse drugs. The foremost concern was the number of these students that would form an ...
Model selection in generalized estimating Equations based on kullback’s i-divergence
(Maseno University, 2020)
The method of Generalized Estimating Equations (GEE) is often used in analyzing correlated longitudinal data and does provide consistent estimates which are robust to misspecification of the working correlation structure. ...
A diffusive model of Ebola transmission
(Maseno University, 2021)
Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) first appeared in 1976 with two concurrent outbreaks. Human mobility greatly facilitated the spread of the disease in every successive outbreak as was the case in 2014 west African EVD outbreak. ...
Gender differences in the relationship between selected Psychological factors and students’ performance in form four Cluster examinations in secondary schools in Nyakach sub-county, Kenya
(Maseno University, 2021)
Countries world over have endeavoured to achieve gender equality in education given that it is central in propelling national growth and development. Psychology provides a basis for understanding the teaching and learning ...
Educational Assessment Service For Learners With Special Needs in Regular Primary Schools; Opportunities and Challenges for Teachers and Parents in Ugunja Sub- County, Siaya County, Kenya
(Maseno University, 2020)
Assessment in special education is an important ingredient in the entire process of education. Unfortunately, records in Ugunja Sub County education office indicated that from the year 2012-2014 there were 227 learners ...
Influence of Crop Diversification On the Resilience Of Smallholder Farmers in Bungoma South Sub- County, Kenya
(Maseno University, 2021)
Recognition that many agriculture-based economies have few other livelihood strategies has generated the desire to build resilience among smallholder farmers. Globally, due to rapid population growth and continual urban ...
On shifted Fibonacci sequences and Their polynomials
(Maseno University, 2020)
Fibonacci sequences and their polynomials have been generalized mainly by two
ways: by maintaining the recurrence relation and varying the initial conditions
and by varying the recurrence relation and maintaining the ...
Effect of Corn Oil Emulsion Formulation of Cercospora Piaropi Tharp and Myrothecium Roridum Tode Fries in The Control of Water Hyacinth Under Greenhouse Conditions in Kibos, Kenya
(Maseno University, 2020)
Accelerated settlement and industrialization around Lake Victoria have led to alarming pollution levels in the lake. Water hyacinth (Eichhornia crassipes [Mart.] Sol. Laub.) that thrives best in polluted waters has therefore ...