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A Systematic Review on the Correlation between using Video Games as Instructional Strategies and Academic Success among Learners in Secondary Schools in Kenya
(JPAHAP, 2023-03-31)Journal of Pedagogy, Andragogy and Heutagogy in Academic Practice (JPAHAP)ISSN: 2708-261X,Vol. 4. No.1. (2023) pp 26-33http://uonjournals.uonbi.ac.ke/ojs/index.php/pedagogy-26 -| Journal of Pedagogy, Andragogy and Heutagogy ... -
Determinants and outcomes of urban l comes of urban land use and use succession - case study of Upper Hill, Nairobi
(Digital commons, 2023-03)This paper is based on a PHD research carried out to explore Urban Land Use Succession (ULUS) that is driven by private actors financed by local or global capital, referred to as property-led urban redevelopment. ULUS ... -
Sero-prevalence of hepatitis B virus and compliance with hepatitis B vaccination schedules among outpatient clinic attendees in Nairobi
(PROS ONE, 2023-02-02)Background Hepatitis B is becoming a growing public health problem in Kenya. To combat the threat, HBV vaccination should be recommended, particularly for individuals who are not covered by the national immunization ... -
Effects of Anthropogenic Activities on Water Quality within Ngong River Sub-Catchment, Nairobi, Kenya
(MPDI, 2023-02-08)Anthropogenic activities often compromise the water quality of natural water systems, rendering it unfit for domestic and agricultural use. This paper evaluates the effects of anthropogenic activities on the water quality ... -
Intervening role of Risk Management on the relationship between Mergers and Acquisitions and Financial Performance of Commercial Banks in Kenya
(ADFJ, 2023-02-06)The objective of this paper was to examine intervening role of risk management on the relationship among mergers and acquisitions strategies and commercial bank financial performance. A correlational descriptive research ... -
Effect of Liquidity on the relationship between Dividend Policy and Value of Firms Listed at the Nairobi Securities Exchange
(AFDJ, 2023-02-06)Dividend policy is considered to be a key decision that influences wealth maximization. There are however, conflicting results on how dividend policy affects firm worth and this debate has been raging over decades. The ... -
Optimization of Drilling of Volcanics Section in an Oil/gas Well.
(University of Nairobi, 2022)The efficiency of the well drilling procedure is influenced by the drill bit, its characteristics, its hydraulics, and the downhole tools. During the well drilling at AMOSING 2, Block 10BB, the parameters selected in this ... -
Risk Management Strategies and Performance of Commercial Banks in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2022)Modern day organizations are exposed to more risk than they were in the past. This is mainly due to emerging trends including technology advancement increasing the firm’s culpability to threats such as cybercrime, identity ... -
The Relationship Between Fintechs and Financial Performance of Commercial Banks in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2022)Fintechs are a part of an emerging sector that uses technology to offer financial services to deliver extremely improved financial services. Kenya has witnessed an increase in the utilization of Fintechs from 26.7% in ... -
Effect of Strategic Leadership Practices on the Performance of Tharaka Nithi County Government
(University of Nairobi, 2022)One of the most critical aspects of leadership is strategic leadership. The concept of strategic leadership allow firms to engage in activities that involve sharing with employees a clear vision and set of shared values ... -
Social and Economic Factors Associated With Vaccine Hesitancy Among Parents of Infants in Nairobi County
(University of Nairobi, 2022)Background Vaccine hesitancy (VH) is a spectrum ranging from total acceptance to absolute refusal of vaccines and includes deferring the decision to vaccinate, agreeing to vaccinate but staying doubtful about the safety ... -
Radio Listening Habits and Preferences: a Study of Children Between Ages 10 – 15 in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2022)There is need to understand the place of radio in this era of proliferation of new communication technologies and in an age apparently dominated by electronically generated visual information via the internet or television. ... -
Influence of Soil Physico-chemical Parameters on Nematode Communities in Banana-grevillea Robusta Agroforestry Systems in Kirinyaga, Central Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2022)Banana remains an essential crop mainly cultivated in the tropical and subtropical regions. In Africa, its production is carried out by small scale farmers under different cropping systems for both home consumption and ... -
Effects of Remittances on Income Inequality in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2022)The role of remittances on inequality in developing countries has remained a debatable topic in developing literature, and a consensus has not been reached on whether remittances reduce inequality or not. This paper examines ... -
Radio Listening Habits and Preferences
(University of Nairobi, 2022)There is need to understand the place of radio in this era of proliferation of new communication technologies and in an age apparently dominated by electronically generated visual information via the internet or television. ... -
Effect of Macro-economic Variables on Stock Marketperformance in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2022)Stock market performance has become an essential part of any country’s economy and a strong indicator of general economic performance. The stock market growth is directly related to the economy which consists of various ... -
Evaluating Aflatoxin Contamination Control Practices Among Smallholder Maize Farmers in Kilifi County, Kenya: a Poisson Regression Analysis
(University of Nairobi, 2023-03)Aflatoxin contamination remains a major global food safety challenge, with serious impli- cations on agriculture and public health. Kenya has frequently experienced outbreaks of acute and chronic aflatoxin poisoning over ... -
The Relationship Between Government Health Expenditure and Economic Growth: an Analysis of Kenya: 1975 - 2020
(University of Nairobi, 2022)Health is a substantial pointer to economic growth and development. To generate new knowledge and skills and realize long-term advantages, economies require a healthy labour force. Studies done in health economics have ... -
Code-mixing English and Sheng Into Kiswahili Utterances: a Case Study of Pastor T’s Sermons
(University of Nairobi, 2022)This study examined the linguistic nature of code-mixing in Pastor T’s sermons. It sought to determine the dominant language of utterances in Pastor T’s sermons, identify the intraword mixed constituents and evaluate their ... -
Development of Battery/supercapacitor Hybrid Energy Storage Scheme for Grid Connected Solar Pv Source
(University of Nairobi, 2022)Though attempts for solving the problem of variability of renewable energy (RE) sources have been mitigated through the single energy storages, a gap still exists on the reliability and quality of power produced. The ...