University of Eldoret Institutional Repository: Recent submissions
Now showing items 1521-1540 ya 2007
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Level of Compliance of the School Safety Standards in Public Boarding Secondary Schools in Trans-Nzoia County, Kenya
(East African Scholars Publisher, Kenya, 2019)The Kenyan government has committed to promote access to equity, participation, retention, completion and quality at the schools level. Education is bound to be affected if safety and security concerns of students are ... -
SPATIO -TEMPORAL DISTRIBUTION AND RISK FACTORS ASSOCIATED WITH PHLEBOTOMINE SAND FLIES AND LEISHMANIASIS IN Mt. ELGON REGION, KENYA
(University of Eldoret, 2018)This study determined the spatio–temporal distribution, natural infection and risk factors associated with phlebotomine sand flies and leishmaniasis in Mt. Elgon focus in 2015. Collections of sandflies were carried out for ... -
EVALUATION OF PRIORITIZED MEDICINAL PLANTS FOR THEIR BIOACTIVITY IN KAIMOSI AREA OF NANDI AND VIHIGA COUNTIES OF KENYA
(University of Eldoret, 2013)The use of traditional plant medicine in treatment relies on presence of biologically active compounds that aid in combating diseases. In Kenya different plant species are used to treat several diseases especially among ... -
ALGEBRA OF COUPLED ELECTRONS IN THE CO-EXISTENCE OF SUPERCONDUTIVITY AND FERROMAGNETISM
(University of Eldoret, 2013)Superconductivity is a phenomenon in which the d.c electrical resistance of a material vanishes completely and instantly rather than gradually when it is cooled below a certain temperature called the superconducting ... -
HAEMOPARAMETERS IN FEMALE PATIENTS WITH THYROID GLAND DISORDER AT MOI TEACHING AND REFERRAL HOSPITAL
(University of Eldoret, 2015)Thyroid gland disorders may lead to excessive or deficiency in release of thyroid hormones. The disorder commonly occurs in women and may affect various haemoparameters and present with unclear signs and symptoms not often ... -
DETERMINATION OF LEVELS OF AFLATOXIN IN MAIZE SAMPLES: A CASE STUDY OF UASIN GISHU COUNTY
(University of Eldoret, 2014)The determination of levels of aflatoxins was done in Uasin Gishu County Kenya. Aflatoxins are compound produced by the two fungi; aspergillus flavus and aspergillus parasiticus. The main aflatoxins B1, B2, G1 and G2 have ... -
IMPACTS OF CLIMATE CHANGE ON MAIZE PRODUCTION IN NZOIA RIVER, BASIN, KENYA
(University of Eldoret, 2016)Reports on Global research on climate change have indicated that there is an increasing trend of climate change and variability. This increasing climate variability is known to affect the human systems and livelihoods in ... -
AN EVALUATION OF SCHOOL MANAGEMENT INFORMATION SYSTEM: THE CASE OF BUNGOMA COUNTY IN KENYA
(University of Eldoret, 2015)This study was motivated by the need to establish the pivotal role of School Management Information Systems (SMIS) in secondary schools in Kenya. Worldwide, SMIS are geared towards assisting principals and teachers in ... -
NON-CLASSICAL APPROACHES TO THE STUDY OF THE ECOLOGY AND FISHERY OF Rastrineobola argentea (PELLEGRIN 1904) IN THE WINAM GULF OF LAKE VICTORIA, KENYA
(University of Eldoret, 2013)Many schools of thought tend to suggest that the central assumption in classical fisheries models may not necessarily hold and thus there is need to explore new approaches such as Bayesian Belief Networks (BBN), Artificial ... -
PARASITOLOGICAL AND ECOLOGICAL ASSESSMENT OF SMALL WATER BODIES (SWBs) FOR PRODUCTION OF TILAPIA (Oreochromis niloticus L.) IN UASIN GISHU AND SIAYA COUNTIES, KENYA
(University of Eldoret, 2015)Sustainability of culture-based fisheries (CBF) development in small water bodies (SWBs) largely depends on their ecological conditions and productivity. Studies were conducted from November 2010 to July 2012 in Kesses and ... -
E-LEARNING IN SELECTED PUBLIC MIDDLE LEVEL AND HIGHER LEARNING INSTITUTIONS IN UASIN GISHU COUNTY, KENYA
(University of Eldoret, 2015)With the current technological innovations and the potential to provide high quality education unconstrained by time and space, e-Learning is increasingly becoming a popular and significant mode of delivering instructions ... -
DESMODIUM EFFECT ON SOIL FERTILITY, STRIGA CONTROL AND MAIZE PRODUCTION IN BUSIA AND SIAYA COUNTIES, WESTERN KENYA.
(University of Eldoret, 2013)Low soil fertility, stemborer and Striga weeds limit production of maize in western Kenya. Desmodium in the “Push-Pull” technology has been found to reduce Striga and stemborer but its contribution to soil fertility ... -
FACTORS AFFECTING CONTINUING PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT OF TEACHERS IN TECHNICAL AND VOCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS IN KENYA: A CASE OF NORTH RIFT REGION OF KENYA.
(University of Eldoret, 2015)Teacher development is a never ending cycle of learning that begins with initial teacher training and continues for as long as a teacher remains in the profession. The term continuing professional development (CPD) implies ... -
INTEGRATED WATER AND NUTRIENT MANAGEMENT IN IRRIGATED KANO PLAIN’S PADDY FIELDS, KENYA
(University of Eldoret, 2012)Water shortage and paddy field nutrient (nitrogen) depletion are major constrains to sustaining and increasing rice (Oryza sativa L.) production in Kano plains, Kenya. Scarcity of water resources and increasing cost of ... -
THE ECONOMIC COST OF WILDLIFE DEPREDATION ON LIVESTOCK AROUND MELAKO WILDLIFE CONSERVANCY IN MARSABIT COUNTY, KENYA
(University of Eldoret, 2015)Human-carnivore conflict is a serious management issue often causing opposition towards conservation efforts. This study was conducted in Melako Conservancy in Laisamis District in Marsabit County of Kenya between October ... -
INFLUENCE OF PLANT METABOLITES ON FLEA BEETLE, Phyllotreta mashonana (Coleoptera, Chrysomelidae) DAMAGE ON SPIDER PLANT, Cleome gynandra. L. MORPHOTYPES
(University of Eldoret, 2013)Spider plant (Cleome gynandra.L) is an African Leafy Vegetable (ALV). The crop is well adapted to a wide range of ecologies and has been differentiated into three main morphotypes based on the stem colours of purple, ... -
RESPONSE OF SELECTED GRAIN SORGHUM LINES TO WATER STRESS
(University of Eldoret, 2014)Sorghum (S. bicolor (L.) Moench) is an important cereal crop in drier areas of the world where drought is a major cause of low yields. Drought can occur at any stage of growth of sorghum in the field. It is characterized ... -
THE SOCIAL ECONOMIC COST OF LION DEPREDATION ON LIVESTOCK IN THE AMBOSELI ECOSYSTEM, KENYA
(University of Eldoret, 2013)The African lion population in the Amboseli ecosystem of Kenya has been on the decline in recent years, a trend largely attributed to retaliatory killing by the Maasai due to livestock predation. The local people incur a ... -
AN INVESTIGATION OF THE DESIGN PROCEDURES APPLIED BY JUA KALI FABRICATORS IN THE KIBUYE METALWORK CLUSTER, KISUMU CITY, KENYA
(University of Eldoret, 2015)Informal sector activities play a very significant role in the economies of developing countries. This is through the provision of a portfolio of tradable goods and services. In addition, a large proportion of the available ... -
MODELLING THE EFFECTS OF URBAN MORPHOLOGY ON ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY OF NAIROBI CITY, KENYA
(University of Eldoret, 2018)Various postulations have been put on the correlation between urban morphology and the urban environmental quality (UEQ). However, the studies have not quantitatively demonstrated the contributions of each morphological ...
