Journal Articles: Recent submissions
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Empowering Kenyan Maasai women through cultural Bomas Tourism
(AWSC, 2023-07-28)The focus of this article is on the empowerment of Maasai women through tourism. Using cultural bomas tourism as a case study, the article explores the different ways this form of tourism is contributing to the empowerment ... -
Quality assessment of eucalyptus oils available in Nairobi County, Kenya
(ECAJPS, 2023-11-24)This study assessed eucalyptus oil quality in Nairobi County, Kenya, a product that garnered global attention during the COVID-19 pandemic. Twelve Eucalyptus oil product samples were obtained from local retailers encompassing ... -
Formulation design and in vitro characterization of gastroretentive floating acyclovir tablets.
(ECAJPS, 2023-11-20)Acyclovir is a thymidine kinase enzyme inhibitor used in the management of herpes zoster. Doses above 400mg exhibit poor bioavailability necessitating frequent administration to achieve the required therapeutic serum ... -
A retrospective study of oral and dermatological formulations compounded via dosage form modifications at Kenyatta National Hospital from January 2020 to December 2021
(ECAJPS, 2023)The current study aimed to elucidate the extent of compounding involving dosage form modifications at Kenyatta National hospital from 2020-2021. A total of 2205 oral formulations, containing one out of thirty-eight active ... -
Effect of Ownership Structure on Corporate Risk among Firms Listed at the Nairobi Securities Exchange, Kenya
(ADFJ, 2023-12-18)Ownership structure of companies as well as corporate risk management are critical features in corporate governance. The relationship between ownership structure and corporate risk is partially studied and existing scholarly ... -
Effect of Automation of Accounting Services on the Performance of Commercial Banks in Kenya
(ADFJ, 2023-12-19)Purpose: The purpose of this study was to determine the effect of the automation of accounting services on the financial performance of the commercial banks in Kenya. Methodology: The study adopted a descriptive survey ... -
Operational innovation practices effect on performance of manufacturing firms: empirical evidence from firms in Kenya
(AJBUMA, 2023-12-08)The concept of firm performance was premised on operational innovations. The interplay of these factor's dimensions contributes towards the firm's performance outcome. The factors, which include innovations ... -
Capital structure, profitability, growth and firm value: a critical literature review
(AJBUMA, 2023-12-08)Future research preparations and development of in-depth exploration forms the key objective of the independent study paper. The paper sought to answer this research question; what is the effect of capital ... -
Determinants of financial inclusion of Working Women in Uganda
(AJBUMA, 2023-12-08)This study sought illuminate the determinants of financial inclusion among working women. The two objectives of this investigation were to establish the effect of financial literacy on financial inclusion and ... -
Stakeholder Involvement and, Monitoring and Evaluation: Determinants of Schools’ Compliance with Safety Standards.
(JPAHAP, 2023-12-06)The safety of school children at all times, and everywhere cannot be over-emphasized. Learner safety is central to the provision of quality education and globally, governments are committed to ensure safety and overall ... -
Inquiry-Based Learning and Mathematics Achievement: Does Learner’s Individual Prior-Knowledge Count?
(JPAHAP, 2023-12-06)Performance in mathematics as a foundational subject to majority of scientific disciplines continues to remain below expectation especially ability to solve real life problems. This study investigated the effect of learner’s ... -
An Analysis of Substitution Errors Made in Reading Standard Chinese Characters by Students of the Confucius Institute at the University of Nairobi
(Department of Linguistics and Languages, UoN, 2023-12)The present study investigated the errors made in reading standard Chinese characters by students of the Confucius Institute at the University of Nairobi. Each participant was given a passage to read aloud in isolation ... -
Translating from English into Ekegusii in Radio Broadcasts: Presenters’ “Mistranslations” vs. Native Speakers’ Acceptability of Them
(Department of Linguistics and Languages, UoN, 2023-12)This paper investigates the procedures which presenters on Egesa FM (a radio station broadcasting in Ekegusii) use to translate segments of news and advertisements from English into Ekegusii, a Bantu language of Kenya. One ... -
The Pronominal System of Okiek
(Department of Linguistics and Languages, UoN, 2023-12)This paper describes the morphological, morphophonological, morphosyntactic and semantic properties of the pronominal system of the Nessuit variety of Okiek – a branch in the Kalenjin language family in the Southern Nilotic ... -
Conditional Sentences in Gĩkũyũ (Kikuyu, E51)
(University of Nairobi, Department of Linguistics and Languages, 2023-12)This paper presents a morphosyntactic characterisation and a semantic classification of Gĩkũyũ conditional sentences. A morphosyntactic characterisation of Gĩkũyũ conditional constructions shows the following types of ... -
Group Work and Learner Achievement in Reading Comprehension in Public Primary Schools in Nairobi.
(JPAHAP, 2023-12-06)Group work supports employment of instructional competencies by refining understanding through discussing themes, questioning reading, and brainstorming themes for accelerated learning. However, where teaching abilities ... -
Old and new association of Cotesia icipe (Hymenoptera: Braconidae) with alien invasive and native Spodoptera species and key stemborer species: implication for their management
(University of Nairobi, 2023)Background: Maize production in Africa is hindered by a myriad of biotic challenges, key among them being invasive and native lepidopteran stemborers. Recent invasion of the continent by fall armyworm, Spodoptera frugiperda, ... -
Adolescent experiences, perceptions, and preferences for the process of HIV status disclosure in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2023)Introduction: Disclosure of HIV status to adolescents living with HIV has been associated with improved treatment outcomes. However, there are limited data regarding the experiences of, perceptions of, and preferences for ... -
A Review of Citizen Librarianship in Academic Libraries in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2019)Citizen librarianship is the involvement of ordinary library users to create, review and share library services and content. Citizen librarianship emerged from the concept of citizen science in which non-experts are ... -
Status of Library Spaces and Facilities in University Libraries in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2023-06-23)In the global sphere, university library users’ needs continue to change thus university libraries are repositioning themselves to address the changing users’ needs. An important aspect of the change revolves around the ...
