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Mathematical Modeling of Airflow and Carbon Pollution by Vehicles on Roads with Ventilated Embankments
(JOOUST, 2019)Kenyan road transport currently accounts for about 78% of the total carbon emis¬sion in the country, a percentage that is lately and. steadily rising causing enormous scientific concern. Consequently, efficient road designs ... -
Metacognnitive Learning strategies as Predictors of Academic Performance in English Language among Students in Public Secondary Schools in Kenya
(JOOUST, 2020)Globally, the academic performance in English language remains persistent and it is below the expected levels. There is a problem of persistent low academic performance in English language in Kenya specifically in ... -
Microbial Load Assessment of Edible Termites (Macrotermes Spp) Traded In Open Air Markets for Food Safety
(JOOUST, 2022)Edible termites and other have long been a delicacy in Zambia and the rest of Africa. Most of the consumed insects are wild harvested and traded in open air markets where they fetch a decent price. Due to their innate ... -
Microfinance Management Information System Integrated With Mobile Money and Unstructured Supplement Data Service (USSD) for Microfinance Service.
(JOOUST, 2015)The three major challenges facing microfinance institutions in achieving their goals include; Difficulty in exchange of information with remote clients, management and processing of data at the institution level and ... -
A minimalist analysis of Dholuo verbal extensions
(School of Humanities & Social Sciences, 2016-04)Dholuo is a language with a complex morphology. This complexity is evident in its derivational morphology which is characterized by verbal extensions. These extensions are: applicative, locative, reflexive, reciprocal and ... -
Mitindo ya Uwasilishaji wa Programu za Redio na Athari zake Katika Lugha ya Kiswahili Nchin Kenya.
(JOOUST, 2020)This research analyzed program presentation styles in radio stations and its effects on Kiswahili in Kenya. Radio stations have an important role in the preparation and presentation of programs that inform, educate and ... -
Mitindo ya Uwasilishaji wa Programu za Redio na Athari Zake Katika Lugha ya Kiswahili Nchini Kenya
(JOOUST, 2020)This research analyzed program presentation styles in radio stations and its effects on Kiswahili in Kenya. Radio stations have an important role in the preparation and presentation of programs that inform, educate and ... -
Mobile Phone Usage and Economic Growth Model in the Context of vision 2030
(JOOUST, 2018)Kenya has emerged in recent times as one of the fastest growing telecom markets in the world. The Kenyan mobile industry's impact on economic growth is experiencing inconsistency, which requires an integrated model to study ... -
Modeling of Credit Scoring Risks for Commercial Banks
(JOOUST, 2021)Credit Scoring is the use of decision models and their techniques that aid lenders in advancing consumer credit. These models assess credit worthiness of applicants for a loan by forecasting their probability of default ... -
Modeling of jumps and mean reversion in the Kenyan interest rates.
(JOOUST, 2015)The Black-Scholes-Merton model of 1973 has been used and improved upon by various scholars and practitioners to model stock price, interest rates, options and other financial derivatives. Derived from this model are ... -
Modeling the Impact of Geographic Inequalities on the Utilization of Maternity Health Services
(JOOUST, 2021)According to the World Health Organization (WHO), the high number of maternal deaths in some areas of the world reflects subnational inequities in access to maternity health. In Siaya County, Kenya, an estimated 34% of ... -
Modelling of demand process of capital shares by the mean reverting geometric Brownian motion.
(JOOUST, 2014)In financial mathematics, statistical tools have been used for time series prediction of prices. Lognormal distribution and the Black-Scholes-Merton formula have also been used for modeling capital returns: ... -
Modelling The Effect of Climatic and Environmental Variables on The Distribution of Rift Valley Fever Vectors and Outbreaks in Baringo County, Kenya
(JOOUST, 2020)Rift Valley fever (RVF) is a zoonotic mosquito-borne disease whose outbreaks are associated with periodic heavy rainfall episodes and flooding. Baringo County is found in the arid and semi-arid lands of Kenya, that has ... -
Morphological, Molecular, Yield and Quality Characterization of Vegetable African Nightshades (Solanum L. Section Solanum) Under Varying Culture Practices
(JOOUST, 2007)Vegetable nightshades, widely consumed in East and West Africa, are priority African Indigenous Vegetables (AIVs) earmarked for promotion through research and development due to their potential nutritional and economic ... -
Morphometric, Phytochemical Screening and Antimicrobial Activity of Senna didymobotrya (Fresen.) H.S. Irwin and Barneby
(JOOUST, 2018-10)Herbal medicines have been used for many years and still are in widespread use in developing countries while the developed countries are rapidly adopting them as complementary alternative medicine. Senna didymobotrya ... -
Motivational Beliefs as Predictors of Students’ Achievement in Chemistry in Public Secondary Schools
(JOOUST, 2018)One of the major millennium goals of republic of Kenya is to be industrialized by year 2030 and this can be achieved by promoting science subjects of which chemistry is one of the core subjects. However, the performance ... -
Motivational Factors Influencing Job Performance of Pre School Teachers in Public ECDE Centers in East Karachuonyo Division, Kenya
(JOOUST, 2015)Pre school teacher's performance has become an important issue in the contemporary society given their responsibility of imparting knowledge and skills to learners by molding them towards realizing their potentials in life ... -
Motorized Road Transport and its Implications on Carbon Dioxide (CO2) Emission Standard
(JOOUST, 2020)Global warming experienced on the earth in the last few decades has been attributed to greenhouse effect caused by accelerated CO2 emissions from the burning of fossil fuels. This study determined and described the current ...