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Factors That Influence Cybersecurity Compliance Behaviours by Bank Employees: A Case of Banks Operating in Kenya
(JOOUST, 2022)Digitization of transanctions in Banks has developed exponentially since the advent of the internet technology. This has brought about efficiency and high quality service delivery at all times. However, cyber threats also ... -
Farmers willingness to pay and the sustainability of irrigated maize production in rural Kenya
(2017)This paper evaluated farmers willingness to pay for irrigated maize production using field level data collected through a cross sectional survey. The results showed that 78% of the farmers were willing to pay more than the ... -
Financing Structure and Financial Performance of Listed Manufacturing Firms on Nairobi Securities Exchange, Kenya: A Dynamic Panel Approach
(JOOUST, 2022)Globally, the manufacturing industry is a crucial engine for sustaining economic growth and development. However, in Kenya, the sector’s contribution the economy has stagnated at 10% of the gross domestic product (GDP), ... -
Finite Difference Solution of (2+1) dimensional Sine-Gordon Equation: A Mathematical Model for Investigating the Long Josephson Junction
(JOOUST, 2017)The study considers the finite difference solution of (2+ 1) dimensional Sine-Gordon equation which is a mathematical model for investigating the long Josephson junction. Modeling of some physical phenomena and technological ... -
A Framework Based on Institutional Theory for Cyber Resiliency in County Government
(JOOUST, 2020)Cyber resiliency is the ability of a system to anticipate, withstand, recover and evolve when a cyber-attack has occuned in an organization or institution. Poor IT habits still persist in institutions exposing them to ... -
Gender Role Differentials in Ecotourism Planning.
(JOOUST, 2019)Gender role overtime, has emerged to be of integral importance in environmental resource management for ecotourism planning amongst various stakeholders. However, there are few gender studies that have been ... -
Genetic Characterization and Symbiotic Effeciency of Root Nodule Bacteria which Nodulate Bambara Groundnuts (Vigna Subterranea (L.) Verdc|) and Soyabeans (Glycine max (L.) Merril) fom Selected Sites in Lake Victoria Basin, Western Kenya
(JOOUST, 2015)Soybeans [Glycine max Merr.] and bambara groundnuts (Vigna subterranea L.Verdc) are nutritionally important legume crops capable of forming nitrogen (N) fixing symbiosis with a distinct group of soil bacteria, generally ... -
Goal Orientation as a Predictor of Learning Readiness among first Year Undergraduate Students in Public Universities in Western Kenya Region.
(JOOUST, 2020)Universities in Kenya take first year students through an elaborate orientation programme which is meant to assist the latter to adjust to the new social and academic environments in the university ... -
Group polarization in decision making: a study of selected secondary school disciplinary panels in Rongo District of Kenya
(University of the Western Cape, 2012-08)Behaviour problems have been on the rise in Kenyan schools for some time now. Various maladaptive behaviours found among school children include bullying, vandalism, stealing, alcohol and drug abuse, truancy, not completing ... -
Growth Performance and Economic Efficiency of Acheta Domesticus and Gryllus Bimaculatus Raised Under Improvised Cage System for Improved Food Production
(JOOUST, 2021)Cricket farming has attracted myriad interests because of its low environmental footprint and high nutritive value. Small-scale production of the insect is carried out in various parts of Kenya. However, limited input ... -
Heavy Metal Accumulation Management in Black Soldier Fly Larvae Raised on Contaminated Waste Using Selected Biochar
(JOOUST, 2022)The capacity of Black soldier fly (BSF) larvae to feed on organic matter and yield a protein rich biomass which can naturally be consumed by animals, offers an innovative opportunity of using waste rapidly generated in ... -
A Historical Analysis of the Contribution of Civil Society Organizations in Promoting Democratic Education in Rural Areas of Kisumu County (1963-2017)
(JOOUST, 2022)Since 1963, this study looked at the role of civil society organizations in advancing democratic education in Kisumu County's rural districts. Although this group comprised the majority of individuals in Kisumu County, ... -
A historical trajectory of socio-economic and political transformation of Yimbo community in Siaya county Kenya : 1800-2010.
(JOOUST, 2022)This study focuses on the historical trajectory of socio-economic and politic,11 transformation of Yimbo communities in Siaya County. Kenya: 1800- 2010. Initially Yimbo was inhabited by small Bantu ethnic ... -
Historical Transformation of Inter-Ethnic and Boundary Conflict between the Maasai of Trans-Mara West and the Abagusii of Kenyenya 1850–2002
(2021-07)Ethnic conflicts are a global menace, with the highest frequency in the newly established democratic African countries. They are marked with lack of peaceful co-existence between members of different ethnic groups. The ... -
Home-Based, Socio-Cultural-Economic Factors Affecting Girl-Child Academic Achievement in Public Primary Schools in Kisumu County
(JOOUST, 2015)Studies have shown that high level of Parental education of the family, high income and conducive home environment positively influences academic achievement of children. It has also been noted that the girl child is ... -
Hospitalization Events and the Outcome of the Interaction of Events among Sickle Cell Anemia Patients at Homabay County Referral Homabay County Referral Hospital, Kenya
(JOOUST, 2019)The UN has recognized Sickle Cell Anemia (SCA) as a global public health concern, and the World Health Organization (WHO) recommends that 50% of member states should establish SCA control programs by 2020. Globally, SCA ... -
Household allocation of labor time in two types of smallholder farming systems in rural Kenya
(University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 1995)The study analyzed the effects of gender and farming systems on time allocated to work by agricultural households in rural Kenya. A total of 289 participants were selected from Njoro and Kikuyu divisions. Spot observations, ... -
Household Predictors of Drug and Substance Abuse among High School Students in Kisumu East Sub County, Kisumu County –Kenya
(JOOUST, 2021)Drug and substance abuse among high school students is a major public health problem with the most affected age being between 15-29 years. The accessibility, affordability, and consumption of abused drugs by the students ...