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A Study of Common Errors by Secondary School Learners of Arabic Language in Nairobi County
(University of Nairobi, 2023)Arabic is among the world’s oldest languages. Besides its predominance in the Middle East, Arabic is spoken in North Africa and some parts of Far East Asia. Considered the official Islam language, it is widely used as a ... -
Semantic Change in Swahili Words Borrowed From Arabic Language
(University of Nairobi, 2023)This study discusses semantic change in Swahili words borrowed from Arabic language. The study is done within the provisions of the contextual theory of semantics which states that the meanings of words are context ... -
Accounting Option Specialization Discipline and Employability Skills Development of Graduates; a Case of University of Nairobi
(University of Nairobi, 2023)In the context of ongoing technological advancements, evolving work processes, and worldwide institutional shifts, organizations in the globalized market endeavor to acquire capable and proficient workforce. To stay relevant ... -
Accounting Option Specialization Discipline and Employability Skills Development of Graduates; a Case of University of Nairobi
(University of Nairobi, 2023)In the context of ongoing technological advancements, evolving work processes, and worldwide institutional shifts, organizations in the globalized market endeavor to acquire capable and proficient workforce. To stay relevant ... -
Capacity Characteristics and Performance of Water Development Projects Funded by Davis and Shirtliff Limited in Meru County, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2023)With the growth of population in most parts of the country, proper management of water resources has proved to be very vital in the quest to supply communities with safe and clean water. Water is a basic need for human ... -
Strategic Management Practices and Competitiveness of Fast-food Eatery Chains in Nairobi, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2023)This study sought to explore the interconnected relationship between strategic management practices and the competitiveness of fast-food eatery chains in Nairobi, Kenya. The study adopted a descriptive research design. The ... -
Influence of Capital Structure on Financial Performance of Non-listed Building and Construction Firms in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2023)Capital structure does form a spectrum by which institutions and business entities finance their financial obligations, thus; the need of making a good choice of equity mix. The biggest nightmare is in combining and employing ... -
The Political Economy of Wars in Mount Elgon, 1968-2008
(University of Nairobi, 2023)The current understanding of armed conflict is often mediated by the dichotomy between nurture and nature, genetic and social disposition to violence. Away from this prevalent binary, the recent study made an attempt to ... -
Non-recognition of Intersex Persons and Its Impact on Their Human Rights: the Case of Kenya.
(University of Nairobi, 2023)As a law student in the early eighties, a friend undertaking a course in midwifery and I used to share our daily learning experiences. One day, she told me about a child who had been born with female and male external ... -
Strategic Leadership, Organizational Structure, Knowledge Sharing and Strategy Implementation in Commercial Banks in South Sudan
(University of Nairobi, 2023)Researchers and practitioners in strategic management are figuring out why some organizations implement their strategies better than others irrespective of their leadership capabilities in place. A thriving financial sector ... -
Influence of Student Leaders’ Participation in School Governance on Learners’ Discipline in Public and Private Secondary Schools in Machakos Sub County, Kenya.
(University of Nairobi, 2023)The purpose of this study was to investigate the influence of student leaders’ participation in school governance on learners’ discipline in public and private secondary schools in Machakos Sub County, Kenya. The research ... -
Development of an Immunosensor for Detection of Lung Cancer Biomakers
(University of Nairobi, 2023)Early detection of cancer (long before the tumor is perceived) greatly increases the chance of curability, and is the point of focus for many cancer researchers. The mortality rate due to lung cancer has not decreased for ... -
Impacts of Climate Change on Sustainable Pastoralist Livelihoodsof Pokot Community in West Pokot County, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2023)West Pokot is among the adversely affected counties by climate extremes. The Pokot community is mainly pastoralist, whose mainstay is on livestock keeping, a very fragile livelihood to climate change shocks. The vulnerability ... -
Effect of a Training Intervention on Utilization of Maternal Health Quality of Care Standards Among Nurse-midwives in Embu and Meru Teaching and Referral Hospitals, Kenya.
(University of Nairobi, 2023)Introduction: Kenya targets to reduce maternal mortality ratio (MMR) to 113 per 100,000 Live births by the year 2030. However, World Health Organization (WHO) data indicates that the Kenya MMR increased from 480 in 2015 ... -
Sentiment, Risk Appetite, Demographic Characteristics and Stock Returns of Individual Investors at the Nairobi Securities Exchange
(University of Nairobi, 2023)The influence of investor sentiment on stock returns of individual investors is a field of research that is relatively new especially at the Nairobi Securities Exchange where studies on behavioural finance are just starting. ... -
Digital Credit Revolution and Customer Over-indebtedness in the Informal Economy in Nairobi Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2023)The researcher set out to evaluate the relationship between digital credit revolution and customer over-indebtedness within the informal economy in Nairobi Kenya. From literature, it is evident that Kenya is witnessing a ... -
Chemical Degradation of Aflatoxin Contaminants in Maize as a Value Addition Strategy for Selected Counties in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2023)Aflatoxin contamination of maize, rice, groundnuts and wheat products is a common phenomenon in Kenya. This result to low nutritional value and huge economic loss of the crops produced. Additionally, consumption of aflatoxin ... -
On Equivalences of Some Classes of Operators in Hilbert Space
(University of Nairobi, 2023)The study explores various classes of operators introduced by different researchers, including n-normal, (n;m)-normal, k-quasi-(n;m)- normal, n-hyponormal, and (n;m)-hyponormal operators. Notably, the class of (n;m)-hyponormal ... -
Development of a Super Resolution Imaging Technique Based on Ultrasonic Guided Waves for Non-destructive Testing
(University of Nairobi, 2023)Guided ultrasonic waves testing is a well-established inspection technique for structures such as plates, pipes, and rail tracks. The method is very useful for inspecting buried or otherwise inaccessible sections of a ... -
Seroprevalence Estimates of Brucellosis and Coxiellosis in Cattle, Sheep and Goats: Associated Risk Factors and Perception in Livestock Farmers in Nandi County, Kenya.
(University of Nairobi, 2023)Brucellosis and Coxiellosis are important zoonotic diseases that affect most domestic and wild animals including humans worldwide and have socioeconomic and public health implications. The design was across-sectional study ...