University of Nairobi Institutional Repository: Recent submissions
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Factors influencing cerebral palsy caregivers’ adherence to occupational therapy in Uasin Gishu county: a case of Moi teaching and referral hospital
(University of Nairobi, 2014)Cerebral palsy is regarded as one of the leading cause of childhood disability worldwide. If poorly managed it can result in negative health outcomes, permananet disabilities increased healthcare costs. Little is known ... -
Performance of a parabolic trough collector Air heater
(2014)A low cost parabolic trough concentrator (PTC) was built at the Mechanical Engineering workshop of the University of Nairobi. The PTC was built to heat air to temperatures of 1000C and above which cannot be attained by ... -
Individual factors influencing board of management members’ effectiveness in financial management in public secondary schools in Athiriver District, Kenya
(2014)The purpose of this study was to investigate the individual factors influencing Board of management member’s effectiveness in financial management in public secondary schools in Athi-river district, Kenya. The study ... -
Influence of organizational culture on teachers’ job commitment in primary schools in Mwingi central district, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2014)The purpose of the study was to investigate the influence of organizational culture on teachers’ job commitment in primary schools in Mwingi Central District, Kenya. The study sought to determine the extent to which ... -
Design And Evaluation Of Solar Maize Grain Dryer With A Back-up Heater
(University of Nairobi,, 2014)A solar dryer integrated with a simple biomass burner was designed and constructed with locally available materials to dry maize. The dryer was composed of solar collector, drying chamber, back-up heater and airflow ... -
Factors influencing ICT adoption among public secondary school teachers:a case of Webuye sub-county, Bungoma county, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2014)Educational attainment is recognized as one of the fundamental indicators of development of a nation. The present world cannot think of development of a country without Technical Education and Training. Yet, there is ... -
Sustainable School management systems in Kenyan secondary schools: A comparison between cloud based systems versus on premise based systems.
(University of Nairobi, 2014)Use of ICT in managing secondary schools in Kenya has been rarely used; Schools started embracing ICT tools and used them for typing letters and exams. Seven years ago schools began automating their management systems; ... -
Effectiveness of medical schemes on employee satisfaction: A case of Police personnel in Eldoret West Sub-county, Kenya
(2014)The purpose of this study was to assess the effectiveness of medical schemes on employee satisfaction. The study objectives included: establishing the medical schemes’ accessibility to employee satisfaction, determining ... -
Establishing Socio-cultural Factors Influencing Health Seeking Behaviour Of Sti Infected Women Of Reproductive Age In Kisii Nyanza Province Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2010-07)Sexually Transmitted Infections are common infections among women of reproductive age. The health seeking behavior associated with STls has been explored to some extent, but associated socio-cultural factors have been a ... -
Time course RNA-seq differential expression analysis of wild type and Jumonji (atjmjd5) mutant of arabidopsis thaliana
(University of Nairobi, 2014)Next generation sequencing technologies coupled with bioinformatics tools has reduced the cost of generating vast amounts of biological count data while enabling researchers to sequence and study genomes. Ribonucleic ... -
Influence of head teachers’ instructional supervision practices on curriculum implementation in Isinya sub county, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2014)The purpose of the study was to investigate the influence of head teachers’ instructional supervision practices on curriculum implementation in public primary schools in Isinya district, Kajiado County, Kenya. The study ... -
Integrating Item Response Theory of testing for Quality Tests by Implementing an Online Item Development and Banking System for the Kenya National Examinations Council
(University of Nairobi,, 2014-07)The evolution of testing has gone a long way from traditional testing methods to highly computerized and professional designs using item banks. Previous work show that most of the examination bodies in Africa still use ... -
Factors influencing girl child dropout rate in mixed secondary Schools in Kenya: A case of Bumula sub County
(2014)The purpose of this study was to investigate the factors that influence the drop-out of girls in mixed secondary schools in Bumula Sub County. The number of girls who sit for Kenya Certificate of Primary Education (KCPE), ... -
Influence of repetition on academic performance of pupils: a case of primary schools in turbo division, Uasin-Gishu county, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2014)Academic performance is the outcome of education. It is the extent to which a pupil, teacher or institution has achieved their educational goals. Academic performance is commonly measured by examinations or continuous ... -
Effects of child abuse on academic performance in public primary schools in Waia division, Mbooni east district
(University of Nairobi, 2014-08)The purpose of the study was to investigate the effects of family child abuse on the academic performance of learners in Waia division, Mbooni East District. To achieve this, five research objectives were formulated. ... -
Influence of continuous professional development on doctors’ performance in Kenya:a case of Nairobi county
(University of Nairobi, 2014)Continuous Professional Development within the medical fraternity is the critical on-job training phenomenon inculcated in professional career progression so as to enhance efficiency, effectiveness and competence in ... -
Natural language access to relational databases:an ontology concept mapping (OCM) approach
(University of Nairobi, 2014)Many applications that are accessed by non-technical or casual users, who prefer the use of natural language, rely on relational databases. Examples of such applications include government data repositories such as ... -
Effect of organizational employee retention strategies on project completion the case of civicon limited –Mombasa County, Kenya
(2014)Retention of employees is an important function of the Human Resource Department. Employee retention is the foremost problem which all organizations are now facing in the global competitive environment as employee retention ... -
Influence Of Leadership On Conflict Resolutionstrategies Used In Secondary School Infrastructureproject Managementin Kitui Central District, Kitui County, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2014)This study aimed at assessing the influence of leadership on conflict resolution strategies used in secondary school infrastructural projects in Kitui Central District, Kitui County, Kenya.The study focused on the influence ... -
Challenges facing headteachers in administration of inclusive education in public primary schools in Nairobi west district,Kenya.
(2014-09-02)The findings of various commissions in the education sector posit that the responsibility of ensuring inclusive education in learning institutions rests with the teachers and head teachers who are curriculum implementers. ...
