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Social-Cultural Impact of Bead work in East Africa: the Nexus between the Dinka, Samburu & Masaai Ethnicities
(UON, 2020)Beadwork has been practiced in Africa and worldwide for centuries. In East Africa, different communities made beads from a wide range of materials available to them. This materials range from black coral collected from ... -
Co-design: Catalyst for Inclusion in the Design Process
(UON, 2021)Older persons are considered custodians of culture and the knowledge they possess need to be preserved for posterity. Is there a good approach to extract this knowledge and package it for posterity? This paper is an analysis ... -
Emerging Forms of Violence in Universities and Campus Safety Initiatives: A case of Kenya
(UON, 2018)Violence has become a global issue of concern whether it is in society, in general; or specifically in or against educational institutions. Recent observations show that learning institutions have become violent places ... -
Influence of teaching experience on pupils’ performance at Kenya Certificate of Primary Examination in English subject in Kenya
(UON, 2019)Teaching experience is a repository of competencies and knowledge skills acquired by a classroom teacher in the field of teaching and assessing learner performance in formative and summative examinations. In the realm of ... -
Teacher qualification, experience, capability beliefs and professional development: Do they predict teacher adoption of 21st century pedagogies?
(UON, 2020)The primary objective of the study is to unravel the role played by selected teacher variables in adoption of 21st century pedagogies in Kisii County, Kenya. We hypothesized that there is no statistically significant ... -
8th Congregation for the Conferment and Presentation of Degrees and Awards Diplomas in the Great Court on 24th Nov 1978.
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Deanship Handover Report: A Summary of the Key Milestones Accomplished During the Deanship of Prof. Kiarie Mwaura Between December 19, 2016 and May 4, 2021.
(University of Nairobi, 2021)Universities play a key role in shaping the future of society. Research has shown that there is a correlation between the quality of higher education and the social economic development of a country, especially its ability ... -
Pre-service Science Teachers’ Integration of Constructivist Ideas in the Lecture Method
(university of Nairobi, 2021)The teaching and learning of science subjects at secondary schools in Sub-Saharan Africa is currently dominated by application of the lecture method in delivering learning material. In the Lecture Method, the teacher ... -
Grain sorghum as an energy source in broiler chicken diet
(1993)Three experiments were conducted to determine the effect of partly or wholly substituting high tannin sorghum (HTS) and low in broiler chicken tannin sorghum (LTS) with maize diets. In Experiment One, the chemical composiTion ... -
Connecting Theory and Practice: Pre-service Science Teachers’ Adoption and Implementation of the Demonstration Method
(university of Nairobi, 2021)This Study Examined Adoption and Implementation of the Demonstration Method by Bachelor of Education (Bed)science Students’ During Teaching Practice (Tp),which Lasted 14 Weeks. Data Were Collected Using Questionnaires ... -
The Influence of Post Conflict Interventions Measures on the Reconstruction of Public Primary Teacher Training Colleges in South Sudan
(university of Nairobi, 2021)This study assessed the influence of humanitarian assistance post conflict intervention measures on reconstruction of public teacher training colleges in South Sudan. The study adopted a descriptive cross-sectional survey ... -
Influence of conflict management strategies on performance of youth projects - a case of Amani Kibera Youth Communitybased Organization, Nairobi County, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2021)Historically, conflict at the workplace was viewed as unwelcome and to be avoided, the most recent data though shows that this thinking has shifted to an increased willingness to address the conflict early and in more ... -
Tenure Security, Infrastructure and Livelihoods Nexus in Slum Upgrading in Eldoret Municipality, Kenya.
(University of Nairobi, 2021)One billion people (32 percent) of the world’s urban population live in deplorable living conditions in informal settlements, according to estimates by the United Nations. In Kenya, they estimate to be at 56 percent (and ... -
Assessing the influence of feeding management on milk production in confined peri-urban dairy camels in Mogadishu, Somalia.
(University of Nairobi, 2021)Two studies were done to evaluate feeding management practices, challenges, and coping strategies in confined peri-urban dairy camels in Mogadishu, Somalia, and the types and quantities of feeds on offer and profitability ... -
Non-technical power loss reduction and fault management using optimal recloser placement.
(University of Nairobi, 2021)Nowadays, it is rare for a power distribution system to run without a unique protective device to handle transients produced by energy theft, lightning, falling trees, and animals such as monkeys, among other things. ... -
Factors affecting the adoption of soil organic carbon enhancement technologies and their spatial distribution among small-scale farmers in Kenya and Ethiopia.
(University of Nairobi, 2020)Land degradation has poised great threats on food production and the sustainability of conservation areas. This has resulted from the depletion of soil organic carbon which forms the basis of soil fertility rendering ... -
Enhancing adaptive capacity of communities in informal settlement to flooding: the case of Mukuru kwa Reuben in Nairobi, Kenya.
(University of Nairobi, 2021)Mukuru Kwa Ruben informal settlement is located within the industrial area of Nairobi County. It is characterized by poor dilapidated housing exacerbated by poor drainage conditions and flooding in the area. According to ... -
Assessment of airborne particulate matter around cement industries in Athi river, Machakos county, Kenya.
(University of Nairobi, 2021)Particulate matter (PM) of 10 micron (μm) or less in diameter, (PM10) is a component of inhalable dust. These particles are indicators of air pollution and one of the major human health and environmental concern. Their ... -
Genetic flux in a global collection of invasive streptococcus pneumoniae genomes.
(University of Nairobi, 2021)Streptococcus pneumoniae, also known as the pneumococcus, is a major cause of life-threatening bloodstream infections, and may cross the blood-brain barrier and cause meningitis. Invasive pneumococcal disease (IPD) affects ... -
Effect of training on implementation of kangaroo mother care among healthcare workers in Muranga county hospital, Kenya.
(University of Nairobi, 2019)Background: Care for preterm and low birth weight infants poses a great challenge to the health care providers and their care takers. In order to reach their target weight, low-birth-weight infants are often admitted for ...
