Browsing Masters Theses and Dissertations by Title
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Determination of Naturally Occurring Radioactive Elements and Radiation Exposure Levels in the Soapstone Quarries of Tabaka Region of Kisii District, Kenya
(2011)A radiological study was carried out in the soapstone quarries of Tabaka region of Kisii district in the Southern Nyanza province, Kenya, where soapstone is mined and used as a carving medium. In this study, 14 soil and ... -
Development and analysis of a mobility-aware resource allocation algorithm based on min-max optimization for OFDMA femtocell networks
(2015)Femto Access Points (FAPs) significantly improve indoor coverage and quality of service. FAPs are small, inexpensive, low-power base stations that are generally consumer deployed. However, due to high density of FAPs, many ... -
Diversity, Species Composition And Some Ecological Aspects Of Terrestrial Molluscs In Mount Kenya National Park - Kenya
(1998)This study was done between November 1996 and July 1997 and sought to establish the species composition of terrestrial molluscs in Mt. Kenya National Park. The study also sought to investigate the effect of soil pH, ... -
E-LEARNING IN SELECTED PUBLIC MIDDLE LEVEL AND HIGHER LEARNING INSTITUTIONS IN UASIN GISHU COUNTY, KENYA
(2015-10)With the current technological innovations and the potential to provide high quality education unconstrained by time and space, e-Learning is increasingly becoming a popular and significant mode of delivering instructions ... -
EFFECT OF EMPLOYEE EMPOWERMENT ON PERFORMANCE IN PUBLIC SECTOR: CASE OF MURANG’A LAW COURTS
(2017-06)The study assessed the effect of employee empowerment on performance in public sector: case of Murang’a law courts. Judiciary plays a very important role in delivering justice fairly, impartially and expeditiously, while ... -
THE EFFECT OF HUMAN RESOURCE OUTSOURCING ON ORGANISATIONAL PERFORMANCE: A CASE STUDY OF POST BANK KENYA LTD
(2017-06)Outsourcing is the practice where the organization procures the service of external entity or personnel for non-core functions in order to minimise expenditure and improve professionalism. The concept of Human Resource ... -
EFFECT OF MONETARY RESOURCES UTILIZATION ON IMPLEMENTATION OF CONSTITUENCY DEVELOPMENT FUND PROJECTS IN KENYA (A case of Kiharu Constituency Murang’a County)
(2017-06)The Constituency Development Fund (CDF) was established by an Act of parliament in Kenya in the year 2003 with an aim of ensuring equitable resource allocation to all constituencies which are the electoral zones. The ... -
THE EFFECT OF SOCIO-ECONOMIC FACTORS ON PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE DELIVERY IN KENYA- (ACASE OF MURANG’A COUNTY HOSPITALS)
(2017-06)Good health care is a fundamental need in the life of a person because it helps develop a positive self-image and also opens up the opportunities for the individual to do their daily duties as required of them. The purpose ... -
EFFECTS OF CAREER STAGNATION ON PERFORMANCE IN PUBLIC SERVICE: A CASE OF MURANG’ACOUNTY GOVERNMENT
(2017-06)Devolution is generally defined as a process of transfer of political, administrative and fiscal management powers between central government and lower levels of government, primarily operating at city and region levels ... -
Effects Of Communal And Individual Land Tenure Systems On Land Use And Food Security In Kajiado District, Kenya
(2004)The East African governments have initiated land reform programmes with the objective of creating individualisation of land rights where rules of access, use and transfer are reformulated in order to adapt to rising ... -
EFFECTS OF MANAGEMENT PRACTICES ON IMPLEMENTATION OF SELECTED PROGRAMMES IN MURANG’A COUNTY
(2017-06)Devolution is the decentralisation of power and resources that culminates in the formulation of sub national government units to improve efficiency, access and response to service delivery, promote participation and ... -
Effects of Stress Control Techniques by Middle Level Employees on Strategic Performance Management of Murang’a County Government
(2022-11)Globally, employees experience stress at the workplace. It has become a real exertion in most organizations especially in the developing countries where the significance amount of stress at the workplace has had influence ... -
Enhanced Deep Learning Model to Detect Anomalies in Surveillance Videos
(2022-08)Increased security challenges and advancements in technology have led to heavy usage of surveillance cameras. This has resulted in an overwhelming abundance of video data which requires automated analytics for better ... -
Forecasting of Banking Sector Security Prices in Kenya Using Machine Learning Techniques
(2022-10)Financial analysts should be able to make accurate predictions about the direction of the stock market. First and foremost, investors should understand how the stock market works before making any form of investment in a ... -
Impact of Energy Management in a Solar PV Microgrid
(2022-11)Fossil fuel accounts for a bigger percentage of primary energy sources in the world. Studies show that the world energy demand is on the rise but the real sources of fossil fuel decline each day. Major oil producing countries ... -
Integration of E-Supplier Management and Organizational Performance of Parastatals in Nakuru County
(2022-10)This study sought to investigate the integration of e-supplier management and its influence on organizational performance. The study aimed to specifically; analyse e-information sharing and its influence on organizational ... -
Isolation, Identification and Screening of Bacillus species from Rastrineobola argentea (Omena) for Production of Bacteriocins active against Bovine Mastitis Pathogens
(2015)Bacteriocins offer an advantage over antibiotics in that they target very specific organisms and they are generally regarded as safe for humans. The aim of this study was to isolate and identify bacteriocin-producing ... -
A NONPARAMETRIC APPROACH TO VARIANCE FUNCTION ETIMATION: AN APPLICATION TO NAIROBI’S STOCK EXCHANGE MARKET
(2005)A NONPARAMETRIC APPROACH TO VARIANCE FUNCTION ETIMATION: AN APPLICATION TO NAIROBI’S STOCK EXCHANGE MARKET Abstract We consider the analysis of a method for fitting regression models to data in the field which exhibit ... -
Removal of Phenol, Hydroquinone and 2-Naphthol from Aqueous Solutions Using Tertiary Amine Modulated Cornstarch
(2022-11)Phenolics are a family of chemical compounds with at least one hydroxyl group attached directly to aromatic group. The sources of phenolics pollutants in water are mainly chemical industries and pharmaceutical. They are ...