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Effects Of Domestic Violence On Students Academic Performance In Public Day Secondary Schools In Tetu Sub County, Nyeri County, Kenya
(UoN, 2019)Domestic violence refers to a pattern of behavior which involves violence or other abuse by one person against the other in a domestic setting such as in the family, marriage or cohabitation. Children who witness domestic ... -
Factors Influencing Performance Of Contract Farming In Kenya: A Case Of Sorghum Smallholder Farmers In Imenti North, Meru County, Kenya.
(UoN, 2019)The purpose of this study was to determine the factors that influence the performance of contract farming among sorghum small holder farmers in Imenti North, Meru County, Kenya. The statement of the problem enumerated from ... -
Isolation And Propagation Of Lactic Acid Bacteria From Fermented Maize Flour For The Optimization Of The Fermentation Process
(UoN, 2019)Production of traditional fermented foods especially lactic acid fermented foods has long been practiced for ages in Africa with a variety of products being produced. Lactic fermentation improves the digestibility of ... -
Factors Influencing Implementation Of Orphan And Vulnerable Children Projects In Igembe North Sub-county, Meru County, Kenya.
(UoN, 2019)Project ideas have been suggested; some ideas so superior that if implemented through project work could positively change people’s lives. However, such ideas remain elusive due to the challenges of the actual implementation. ... -
Big Data Intelligence Using Distributed Deep Neural Networks
(UoN, 2019)Large amount of data is often required to train and deploy useful machine learning models in industry. Smaller enterprises do not have the luxury of accessing enough data for machine learning, For privacy sensitive fields ... -
Antimicrobial Activity, Toxicity Profile And Phytochemical Composition Of Fagaropsis Hildebrandtii (engl.) Milne-redh. Root Extracts (rutaceae Juss.)
(UoN, 2019)Alternative and herbal medicine has contributed greatly in treatment, management and control of diseases in both developed and developing countries. According to (WHO 2008) approximately 75% - 80% of world‟s population ... -
Factors Influencing Implementation Of Performance Contract In Public Secondary Schools: A Case Of Igembe South Sub County, Meru County, Kenya
(UoN, 2019)Performance contract has been introduced in secondary schools. Performance contract is generally influenced by the poor analysis of organization’s procedure that is in appropriate, invalid and unreliable. Even though, the ... -
Assessing E-participation System Success: Case Of Murang’a County
(UoN, 2019)Background Among the several objectives of electronic government (e-government) initiatives is to reach a sizeable populace that can be involved in decision making while formulating policies through public opinions. In ... -
A Mathematical Model For The Transmission Dynamics Of Influenza With Respect To Seasonal Weather Variables In Kenya
(UoN, 2019)The aim of this project is to carry out a research on the e ects of weather variables on the seasonality of in uenza. For this purpose we formulate a compartmental model to represent in uenza transmission dynamics. In ... -
Assessment Of Use Of Social Media Among Smallholder Farmers In Kiambu County
(UoN, 2019)The economic importance of agriculture in Kenya cannot be overemphasized. Nonetheless, to succeed in agriculture and rural development action of masses of rural families who individually make decisions based on knowledge, ... -
Rural-urban Diversity In The Implementation Of Participatory Forest Management: The Case Of Ngong’ Road And Kiptuget Forests, Kenya
(UoN, 2019)Studies that have considered PFM have suggested that effectiveness in the conservation and management of forest under PFM is a subject of various factors which influence the capacity of the community to effectively engage ... -
Sero-prevalence Of Pestes Des Petit Ruminants And Occurrence Of Camel Sudden Death In Selected Counties In Kenya
(UoN, 2019)Camels are significant livestock species largely kept by pastoral communities to support their socio-economic needs. Peste des petit ruminants (PPR) disease is thought to be of great economic impact, and mainly known to ... -
Factors Influencing Implementation Of Inmates’ Vocational Training Projects In Kenya Prisons Service In Eastern Region A Survey Of Prisons In Eastern Region
(UoN, 2019)The national government has taken the initiative to ensure that they support the prisons department by employing technical officers to train inmates as a part of rehabilitation program. Implementation of inmates’ vocational ... -
Wavelet Based Denoising Methods For Magnetic Resonance Images
(UoN, 2019)Magnetic resonance medical imaging is one of the diagnostic methods used today in cardiograph, mammography and brain tumor analysis as well as many other applications. They are acquired using gradient coil when magnetic ... -
Influence Of Credit Accessibility On The Performance Of Banana Farming: A Case Of Kanyakine Ward, South Imenti Sub-county
(UoN, 2019)The agricultural sector is the leading contributor to Kenya’s economy. Besides the major cash crops cultivated in Kenya, Banana farming has too dominated the sector contributing greatly to the total GDP. However, banana ... -
Influence Of Stakeholders Role On The Performance Of National Government Constituency Development Fund Projects In Wajir West Constituency, Kenya
(UoN, 2019)The NG-CDF Projects so far carried out in Wajir West Constituency are performing poorly. It is evident that NG-CDF money is not managed in a transparent manner and that communities are not sufficiently involved in its ... -
Effect Of Food Plant On Development, Reproductive Performance, Survival And Nutritional Profile Of The Desert Locust, Schistocerca Gregaria Forskal (orthoptera: Acrididae)
(UoN, 2017)Protein insecurity in the 21st century is an emerging issue in most developing and under developed countries which has prompted search for alternative protein sources such as edible insects. The desert locusts, Schistocerca ... -
Control And Training Of Youthful Offenders In Kenya: The Case Of Kamiti Youth Correction And Training Centre, 1990 – 2017.
(UoN, 2019)This study is set out to examine the control and training of youthful offenders in Kenya. The case study was Kamiti Youth Correction and Training Center. Recidivism, which is a serious drain on resources worldwide has been ... -
ICTS As A Bridge Between Climate Information And Livelihood Strategies Among Rural Women In Kitui County, Kenya
(UoN, 2019)The study was motivated by the increasing challenges of climate variability and climate change, which create problems, such as food insecurity in Kitui County in Kenya. In the current digital age, ICTs are core to all ... -
Determinants Of Women Participation In Building And Construction Industry In Central Division, Isiolo County, Kenya
(UoN, 2019)Participation of women in building and construction can promote women’s ability to negotiate and influence policy in favour of women’s and possibly children’s needs thus reducing poverty. Without civic education, citizens ...
