Browsing Doctor of Philosophy Theses and Dissertations by Title
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Contribution of Briquetting as a Means of Energy Recovery to Reduce Municipal Solid Waste and Specific Greenhouse Gases
(2021)Valuable energy resources are lost through poor Municipal Solid Waste management. Disposed organic waste fractions biodegrades emitting greenhouse gases such as methane gas into the atmosphere. World over, these increasing ... -
Contribution of Institutional Mechanisms to Livelihood Dynamics of Artisanal Fishing Households on the Shores of Lake Victoria, Kenya
(JOOUST, 2022)The need for sound institutional approach is more relevant especially where the global fish resources are dwindling and livelihoods are being lost as a result of overexploitation. In many cases, livelihoods of small-scale ... -
Corporate Governance, Strategic Choices, Resource Availability and Performance of Universities in Kenya
(JOOUST, 2020)corporate governance remains a key area of strategic management and continues to attract tremendous attention from the academia and practitioners. A plethora of studies have exam med the relationship between ... -
Correlation Between the Degree of Alignment and Opto-Piezoelectric Properties of Cellulose Nanocrystals Fabricated From Water Hyacynth
(2023)Cellulose nanomaterials have recently continued to attract higher attention in the current research output, due to their extremely excellent mechanical, optical as well as electrical properties. Their sustainability coupled ... -
A Description of Olusuba Morphophonology: Towards Preservation of an Endangered Language
(JOOUST, 2019)Language plays an important role in cultural preservation, linguistic diversity, cultural identity, accumulated wisdom and some knowledge embedded in it. A language is in danger when it is on the brink of losing these five ... -
Determinants of Academic Performance of Chemistry in Secondary School Education in Kenya
(JOOUST, 2022)Academic performance of Chemistry in the Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education exams is lagging both in Bondo Sub County and in Kenya. Despite the interventions by the Ministry of Education such as in-servicing Science ... -
Determinants of Academic Performance of Chemistry in Secondary School Education in Kenya
(JOOUST, 2022)Academic performance of Chemistry in the Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education exams is lagging both in Bondo Sub County and in Kenya. Despite the interventions by the Ministry of Education such as in-servicing Science ... -
Determinants of colour and fragrance characteristics of Polianthes tuberosa linn. flower
(2014)Tuberose (Polianthes tuberosa Linn.) is one of the summer flowers grown by smallholder farmers in Kenya, for export. It is a high value perennial crop grown in the field with no plant support structures or shading. A survey ... -
Determinants of Performance in Mathematics among Learners with Hearing Impairement in Special Secondary Schools in Kenya
(JOOUST, 2018-07)For long, there have been various arguments about how children who are deaf should be taught. Debate about whether to use sign language, speech, signs in English word order, created sign systems or bilingualism have been ... -
Development and Evaluation of an Evidence Based Quality Framework for Utilization of Maternal Healthcare Services
(JOOUST, 2018-01)Utilization of skilled maternal healthcare services during pregnancy, delivery and post delivery can reduce maternal deaths. The high maternal mortality ratio in Siaya County (691/100,000 live births) which surpasses that ... -
Development and Evaluation of an Evidence Based Quality Framework for Utilization of Maternal Healthcare Services
(JOOUST, 2020)The Community Health Volunteers (CHVs) :fundamental role in primary health care service delivery at household level has made them to be globally recognized for their effectiveness in reducing morbidity and averting mortality ... -
Development control as a tool for plan implementation.
(JOOUST, 2018)Development control forms an essential part of planning by providing the basis upon which development plans are implemented. The purpose of the is study was therefore to investigate how development control is operationalized ... -
E-Commerce Adoption in Publishing Industry
(JOOUST, 2018-03)E-Commerce (electronic commerce or EC) is the buying and selling of goods and services, or the transmitting of funds or data, over an electronic network, primarily the Internet through which transactions or terms of sale ... -
Effect of Funding Sources on Quality of Education in Public Universities in Kenya
(JOOUST, 2015)The exponential growth of graduates in Kenya public universities has raised quality concerns by employers on the skills of the graduates to meet industry needs. In finance, sources of funds and the funds ... -
Effect of Pollution Gradient on Sediment Bacterial Composition and Potential Pathogens in Urbanization-Impacted Streams Draining into Lake Victoria
(Jooust., 2022)Despite urban rivers/streams draining into Lake Victoria suffering from urbanization- linked anthropogenic pollution, little is known about their microbiome diversity and structure, or how they respond to intensive ... -
Effect of selected factors on quality education in public primary schools in kenya
(JOOUST, 2018)The quest to ensure that students achieve decent learning outcomes and acquire values and skills that help them play a positive role in the society is an issue on the policy agenda of the Government of Kenya. ... -
Effective intergration of play activities in early childhood development and education curriculum in Kenya
(2015)Children love to play as it is needed for both academic success and enjoyment. Play is therefore supposed to be integrated in teaching and learning of ECDE children. Despite the significance of ... -
Effectiveness of Implementation of Art and Design Curriculum in Secondary Schools in Western Kenya: Challenges and opportunities
(JOOUST, 2014)Art and Design contributes immensely in all areas of the society such as social, cultural, economic, political, utilitarian, communication and personal expression. There is a wide range of career ... -
Effectiveness of selected alternative methods to corporal punishment in managing students' behavior in public secondary schools in Kenya
(JOOUST, 2017)Students' misconduct influences learning and may lead to later school dropout and other negative social outcomes. incidences of student violence have been persistent in secondary schools in Kenya. ...