Theses and Dissertations: Recent submissions
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Characterization of Conjoint Signals in Correlated Fading Channels
(University of Nairobi, 2024)Diversity techniques employed in signal reception within wireless communication systems are acknowledged for their capability to enhance various performance metrics by incorporating duplicative signals that can be merged ... -
Time to Sputum Conversion Among Patients With Drug-resistant Tuberculosis in Kenya: Retrospective Cohort Study
(University of Nairobi, 2024)The increase in cases of drug-resistant tuberculosis, particularly noted during the 1990s, represents a significant public health challenge and poses a threat to global tuberculosis control efforts. The clinical relevance ... -
Validation Procedure for Remotely Sensed Soil Moisture in Hydrological Simulation at Data-sparse Non-complex Terrains
(University of Nairobi, 2024)Soil moisture is a state variable that quantifies the amount of water held in the unsaturated layers of the soil profile. A good understanding of its quantity and distribution patterns is vital for research and development. ... -
Competitive Strategies and Performance of Accredited Universities in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2024)The strategy-performance discourse has continued to spur debate with scholars in strategic management suggesting that competitive strategies are not strongly correlated with performance and that the relationship is limited ... -
Prevalence and Associated Risk Factors of Human Placental Malaria Parasitization in Juba_south Sudan
(University of Nairobi, 2024)Pregnant mothers are more likely to be at risk of malaria infections, which commonly present with severe adverse effects during the gestational period. This thesis aimed at determining both point and time prevalence of ... -
What Women Know: the Epistemology of Mothers on Violent Extremism and Terrorism in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2024)This study centres women, including mothers, as knowers, sources, and owners of knowledge that can be harnessed to inform violent extremism and terrorism discourse (VET). Although Kenya has elaborate legislative policies ... -
Land-atmosphere Interactions in Climate Models for Medium-range Applications in Eastern Africa
(University of Nairobi, 2024)Climate models are valuable tools that aid in understanding the evolution of local to global climate systems and possible impacts on society across multiple timescales. Over Eastern Africa, climate variability is double-faced, ... -
Sustainable Manufacturing Operations and Performance of Plastics & Rubber Manufacturers in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2024)The growing demand for sustainable products has catalyzed increased interest among firms in sustainable manufacturing practices, as they seek to address market expectations. Over the past decades, global plastics production ... -
Legislative Committees and Legislative Oversight in Selected African States: a Comparative Case Study of Kenya and South Africa, 2013 -2022
(University of Nairobi, 2024)A substantial literature exists on legislative committees with several scholars focusing on the influence of political party caucuses on legislative committees; how legislative committees are organized; why they take the ... -
Operational Innovation, Characteristics, External Environment and Performance of Manufacturing Firms in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2024)Operational innovation influences, the characteristics of the firm and the external environment. The interaction of these factors have contributory effect on the outcome of the firm's performance. Operational innovation ... -
Integrated Geophysical Studies for Sub-basalt Imaging of the Magadi Basin in Relation to Hydrocarbon Prospectivity
(University of Nairobi, 2024)The study area, which falls within the southern parts of the Kenyan Rift System, is located in Kajiado County and is bounded by longitudes 35°30‘E to 36°30‘E and latitudes 1°30‘S to 2°30‘S. The area of interest is roughly ... -
Towards the Integration of Urban Transport and Land Use Policies in Nairobi
(University of Nairobi, 2024)Integrating urban transport and land use policies is paramount to optimising accessibility to land uses, which contributes to climate-smart cities. However, in rapidly urbanizing cities, land use inaccessibility is a ... -
Assessment of Knowledge, Attitudes and Perceptions of Local Communities Towards Consumptive Wildlife Utilization in Shompole Group Ranch
(University of Nairobi, 2024)The controversial practice of consumptive wildlife use involves hunting wild animals to acquire a trophy, often a part of the animal's body to showcase the accomplishment. Proponents argue that trophy hunting can benefit ... -
An Evaluation of Liberia’s Drug Abuse Law, Protecting and Upholding Human Rights: the Case of Center Street, Monrovia Liberia
(University of Nairobi, 2023)The issue of drug abuse presents a complex human rights challenge with far-reaching implications for societal stability and well-being. The prevalence of illicit drugs, particularly cocaine and opium, not only fuels ... -
Influence of Principals’ Financing Initiatives on Learners’ Participation Rates in Technical, Vocational Education, and Training Institutions in Nairobi County, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2022)Financing higher education is a challenge that governments all over the world have struggled with for many years and in the course of their struggle, various funding models have evolved with time. The main goal of this ... -
Information System Audit Strategies and Data Security Measures Among Commercial Banks in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2023)The evolution of new technologies in commercial banks has fostered a heavy reliance on technology for their operational processes, expanding the array of options for service delivery with technological integrations has ... -
Influence of Ict Skills on Teachers’ Capacity to Implement the Digital Literacy Programme in Primary Schools in Makueni County, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2023)In most countries around the world, there has been growing recognition and concerted efforts towards integrating the benefits availed by information Communication Technology (ICT) in teaching and learning. Teacher ICT ... -
Influence of Industry Regulation on Strategy Formulation and Implementation Among Private Security Companies in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2023)Provision of security is a cardinal role of the government hence the delegation of this service to the private security companies is accompanied by stringent regulations. Private security firms play an important part in ... -
Effect of Firm Characteristics on Non-performing Loans of Commercial Banks in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2023)The banking sector is crucial to the economic stability and growth of a country. In recent years, the rise of non-performing loans in commercial banks has become a significant concern in Kenya, posing threats to the financial ...
