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OPERATIONS MANAGEMENT
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Operators with slowly growing resolvents towards the spectrum
(Academic Publications, 1/13/2009)A closed densely defined operator H, on a Banach space X, whose spectrum is contained in R and satisfies (z −H)−1 ≤ c hziα |=z|β ∀ z 6∈ R (0.1) for some α , β ≥ 0; c > 0, is said to be of (α, β)−type R . If instead of (0.1) ... -
Optimal Allocation in Double Sampling for Stratification in the Presence of Nonresponse and Measurement Errors
(International Journal of Statistics and Applied Mathematics, 2019)The present study addresses the problem of minimum cost and precision in the estimation of the population mean in the presence of nonresponse and measurement errors. It is assumed that both the survey variable and the ... -
Optimal Allocation in Small Area Mean Estimation Using Stratified Sampling in the Presence of Non-Response
(International Journal of Statistical Distributions and Applications, 3/12/2021)Sample survey provides reliable current statistics for large areas or sub-population (domains) with large sample sizes. There is a growing demand for reliable small area statistics, however, the sample sizes are too small ... -
An Optimality Analysis of Hiatus Resolution Strategies in Olusuba
(American Research Institute for Policy Development, 2019-06)Vowel hiatus is a prohibited configuration of vowels in many languages of the world. This study is established to examine strategies used to resolve vowel hiatus in Olusuba, a Bantu language spoken in parts of Kenya, ... -
Optimization of ecotourism opportunities within freshwater environments: A multi-criterion planning outline for water-based recreation at Lake Victoria, Kisumu County
(Journal of Natural Sciences Research, 2016)Water-based recreation is an ecotourism genre that attracts participation in most developed countries, but seldom cuts a niche in developed nations. This paper presents synopsis of concepts from a study conducted in four ... -
Option Pricing of an Asset with Seasonal and Periodic Supply
(International Journal of Multidisciplinary Sciences and Engineering, 2014-12-12)In option pricing the rate of change of asset price with time can be viewed to be directly proportional to the Walrasian [6] excess demand. Scholars such as Jacques [3] and Onyango [4], have used the excess demand concept ... -
Organising Grassroots Infrastructure: The (In)Visible Work of Organizational (In)Completeness
(Urban Studies, 2022-02-01)In this article we build on the concept of incompleteness, as recently developed in both organisational and urban studies, to improve our understanding of the collective actions of grassroots organisations in creating and ... -
Organising Grassroots Initiatives for a More Inclusive Governance: Constructing the City from Below.
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Organizational cultural factors hindering women ascending to top management positions in public universities in Kenya: a case of Moi University
(IISTE, 2011)It is observed that the major setback to economic development in Kenya is stagnation in industrial development. To overcome these, Kenya plans to be a middle level income nation by the year 2030. These plans are to be ... -
Organizational Factors Influencing Corporates Implementing Server Virtualization Technology: A Survey of Companies Listed on the Nairobi Securities Exchange, Kenya
(CIS, 2014)Although it is widely acknowledged that server virtualization technology has the potential to transform a large part of the IT industry, issues surrounding the adoption of virtualization technology have received relatively ... -
Orientation Services and Course Satisfaction among Technical Vocational Education and Training (TVET) Trainees in Kenya
(Journal of General Education and Humanities, 2022-11)The study examined the relationship between orientation guidance services and course satisfaction among trainees in TVET institutions in Kakamega County, Kenya. Holland’s theory of vocational choice guided the study. A ... -
Our women must return home: Institutionalized patriarchy in colonial Central Nyanza District, 1945-1963
(Journal of Asian and African Studies, 10/22/2010)Colonial policies and practices were very instrumental in the creation of the Luo Diaspora. This Diaspora extended far beyond the physical and cultural boundaries of Central Nyanza as was constituted by the colonial ... -
Overcoming the Challenges of Estimating Water Use in Temperate, Mixed Deciduous Forest of S. Korea
(American Geophysical Union, 2009)About 80% of forests in Korea occur in mountainous regions and are composed of a rich diversity of mixed deciduous tree species. Mountains in this region receive more rainfall and act as fountains that supply fresh water ... -
Page | 1 Novelty Journals Use of Computers in Supervision of Curriculum in Secondary Schools in Seme Sub-County, Kisumu County, Kenya
(International Journal of Novel Research in Education and Learning, 2017-10)The purpose of the study was to explore the use of computers in supervision of curriculum in secondary schools in Seme sub-county, Kisumu County. Objectives that guided the study were: to find out challenges facing use ... -
Parental Responsiveness as a Predictor of Behavioural Adjustment among Primary School Pupils in Kisii Central Sub-County, Kenya
(International Journal of Advanced and Multidisciplinary Social Science, 2018-04)The present study sought to investigate the relationship between parental responsiveness and behavioural adjustment among pupils in primary schools in Kisii central Sub-County, Kenya. The study was guided by the ... -
Parental strategies enhancing level of involvement among pre-school learners in Nandi Central Sub-County, Kenya.
(International Journal of Education and Research, 2016-01)The study established the Parental strategies enhancing level of involvement among pre-school learners in Nandi Central Sub-County, Kenya. The study adopted descriptive design. The target population was 3566 which was ... -
Participation of fishing communities in neglected tropical disease/HIV co-infection Cohort Studies in Western Kenya
(2014)Background: Fishing communities on the shores of Lake Victoria are at high risk of schistosome infections, and at the same time, also considered at high risk of HIV infection due to factors associated with lifestyle or ... -
Participatory and Innovative Design Guidelines to Planning and Managing Urban Green Spaces to Transform Ecotourism
(International Journal of Current Research, 2014-12-27)Community participation has been seen as an effective process towards implementation and sustainability of development projects. quality of urban green spaces in Kisumu city through public involvement. The objective of the ... -
A participatory methodology for future scenario analysis of sub-national water and sanitation access: case study of Kisumu, Kenya
(Taylor & Francis, 2018)This study pilots a participatory methodology for sub-national spatial planning of urban and peri-urban water and sanitation services. Three groups of key informants were presented with evidence on national historic and ...