University of Eldoret Institutional Repository: Recent submissions
Now showing items 181-200 ya 2027
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POTATO (Solanum tuberosum L.) TUBER YIELD AND QUALITY AS INFLUENCED BY POTASSIUM FERTILIZER IN UASIN GISHU COUNTY, KENYA
(University of Eldoret, 2024)Irish potato is the second most important food crop after maize in Kenya. However, the national average tuber yield is 9.8 tonnes ha-1 which is low compared to optimum production of 41 tonnes ha-1 . There is unmet ... -
DIVERSITY AND BIO-CONTROL OF MYCOTOXIN FUNGI FROM MAIZE, GROUNDNUTS AND SOILS OF WESTERN KENYA
(University of Eldoret, 2024)Mycotoxin adulteration in maize, groundnuts and agricultural lands have destabilized Kenya's food safety and healthcare status overtime. This study focused on assessing the diversity of mycotoxin fungi in maize, groundnut, ... -
PROFILING AND EVALUATION OF BACTERIAL CONSORTIA FOR EFFICIENT BIOGAS PRODUCTION IN SMALL SCALE BIODIGESTERS WITHIN UASIN-GISHU COUNTY
(University of Eldoret, 2024)Anaerobic digestion is a sequential biological activity that accepts the efficient capture of methane for energy production. The dependence on fossil and wood fuels as a primary energy source has led to multitudes of ... -
ECOLOGICAL CARRYING CAPACITY AND GROWTH PERFORMANCE OF NILE TILAPIA (Oreochromis niloticus) IN CAGE AQUACULTURE WITHIN KADIMO BAY, LAKE VICTORIA, KENYA
(University of Eldoret, 2024)Fish production in the wild is decreasing globally due to a number of factors including overfishing, pollution, invasive species, and climate change effects. In Kenya, fisheries contribute less than 1% to the national ... -
CELLULOLYTIC ACTIVITY AND DIVERSITY OF BACTERIA ISOLATED FROM THE WHOLE BODY OF (Macrotermes michaelseni) FROM NANDI AND VIHIGA COUNTY
(University of Eldoret, 2024)The accumulation of plant waste in the environment has increased recently since plants are not easily degraded. Consequently, there is a rising demand for efficient cellulolytic bacteria that can break done cellulose ... -
INTEGRATION OF ICT IN TEACHING AND LEARNING IN TVET INSTITUTIONS IN THE MECHANICAL AND AUTOMOTIVE ENGINEERING DEPARTMENTS IN UASIN GISHU COUNTY
(University of Eldoret, 2024)The study focused on integration of ICT in Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) institutions. Mechanical and Automotive Engineering departments were selected because of their high student population in ... -
ANTECEDENTS OF IMPLEMENTATION OF ADVANCED MEDIA RESOURCES IN INSTRUCTION IN EARLY CHILDHOOD AND PRIMARY EDUCATION IN KENYA. A CASE OF AINABKOI SUB-COUNTY, UASIN GISHU COUNTY
(University of Eldoret, 2024)Educational Media has gained popularity in the instructional process due to the abstract nature of academic concepts'. Although much has been done to improve the Early Childhood Development Education Programme in Kenya, ... -
EFFECTIVENESS OF PSYCHOSOCIAL INTERVENTIONS FOR SCHOOL REFUSAL BEHAVIOR AMONG PUPILS IN PUBLIC PRIMARY SCHOOLS, IN KEIYO NORTH SUB-COUNTY, ELGEYO MARAKWET COUNTY, KENYA
(University of Eldoret, 2024)In spite of the many efforts by parents, teachers and counselors to curb school refusal behaviour, there is much evidence that the problem has persisted. The objectives of the current study were; to determine the ... -
CONTROL OF DELTAMETHRIN RESISTANT Anopheles gambiae FROM WESTERN KENYA HIGHLANDS USING Datura stramonium AND Tamarindus indica
(University of Eldoret, 2024)Malaria, the most important mosquito-borne disease affecting millions of people globally. The disease is spread from one person to another by the bite of Anopheles mosquitoes infected with Plasmodium parasite. Malaria ... -
INFLUENCE OF MULTIMEDIA ON TEACHING AND LEARNING BUSINESS STUDIES IN PUBLIC SECONDARY SCHOOLS IN AINABKOI SUB-COUNTY, KENYA.
(University of Eldoret, 2024)The effective teaching of business studies relies on equipping students with entrepreneurial mindsets and catalyzing economic prosperity, growth and development. Despite the importance of business studies, less efforts ... -
MODERATING EFFECT OF CUSTOMER SATISFACTION ON THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN SERVICE QUALITY DIMENSIONS AND PERFORMANCE OF STAR-RATED HOTELS IN NORTH RIFT REGION, KENYA
(University of Eldoret, 2024)The performance of firms in the hospitality sector is crucial for competitiveness and sustainability, particularly in star-rated hotels. This study focused on the North Rift Region of Kenya. The main objective was to ... -
EFFECTS OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY PRACTICES ON SERVICE DELIVERY IN STAR-RATED HOTELS IN UASIN GISHU COUNTY, KENYA
(University of Eldoret, 2024)Service delivery in star-rated hotels across the globe is a complicated phenomenon that requires an extraordinary level of attention to detail, customer focus and operational efficiency. Information Technology (IT) has ... -
Influence of net cages on water quality and trophic status of Lake Victoria, Kenya: The case of Kadimu Bay
(Lakes & Reservoirs, 2023)Water quality is a critical component regulating ecosystem functioning in aquatic habitats, requiring regular monitoring for sustainable ecosystem services. Cage fish farming has the potential to affect water quality ... -
Efficacy Assessment of Inhibitory Fungal Concoctions Against Mycotoxin Fungi Affecting Maize Grain Quality in Western Kenya
(Journal of Biology, Agriculture and Healthcare, 2023)Limited biological control products exist for use against mycotoxins in maize fields of Kenya’s smallholders. In response, this study aimed to assess the capacity of four fungal isolates to suppress the proliferation of ... -
Diversity and Environmental Specificity of Fungal Isolates from Soils and Cereal Grains in Western Kenya
(Trends Agric. Sci, 2024)Background and Objective: Mycotoxin contamination in maize and groundnuts has undermined Kenya's health care system for decades. This study aimed to determine the diversity of mycotoxin fungi in maize, groundnut and soils ... -
In-vitro Inhibitory Indices of Selected Fungal Isolates against Mycotoxin Fungi
(International Journal of Microbiology and Mycology | IJMM |, 2023)Limited fungal-based biocontrol products are available for use against mycotoxins in food and feed industry in Kenya. In filling this gap, in-vitro inhibitory assessment of six mycotoxin and nine nonmycotoxin species ... -
ON THE NORM OF JORDAN ELEMENTARY OPERATOR IN TENSOR PRODUCT OF C*-ALGEBRAS
(Int. J. Mathematics, 2024)The norm property of different types of Elementary operators has attracted a lot of researchers due to its wide range applications in functional analysis. From available literature the norm of Jordan elementary operator ... -
On The Norm of Finite Length Elementary Operator in Tensor Product of C*-Algebras
(International Journal of Mathematics and Computer Research, 2024)Many properties of Elementary operators, including spectrum, numerical ranges, compactness, rank, and norm have been studied in depth and some results have been obtained. However, little has been done in determining the ... -
On unitary equivalence and almost similarity of some classes of operators in Hilbert spaces
(International Journal of Statistics and Applied Mathematics, 2020)In operator theory, it is a well-known fact that two similar operators have equal spectra even if they do not belong to the same class of operators. However, under a stronger relation of unitary equivalence it can be ... -
On Norm of Elementary Operator: An Application of Stampfli’s Maximal Numerical Range
(Pure and Applied Mathematics Journal, 2018)Many researchers in operator theory have attempted to determine the relationship between the norm of an elementary operator of finite length and the norms of its coefficient operators. Various results have been obtained ...
