Browsing Doctor of Philosophy Theses and Dissertations by Title
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Influence of Teacher Perfomance Appraisal on Teacher Performance in public Secondary Schools
(JOOUST, 2017)Low teacher Performance in public secondary schools in Kenya remains the concern for the general public and Government. Teacher commitment in Kisii County has been unsatisfactory. This has been reflected ... -
Integrated e-marketing adoption model for small businesses: An institutional theory perspective.
(JOOUST, 2019)Small sized businesses play an important role in the growth of economies all over the world, yet they appear to be slow in adopting E-marketing technology to market their products and services despite the benefits ... -
Integrating Engagement Theory in Usability Evaluation Framework for the Design and Development of Health Information Systems.
(JOOUST, 2022)Usability is often ignored; many software developers focus on the functionalities and give little thought to the usability. This hinders the users and also damages the reputation of developers and the softwares. Such systems ... -
An Investigation of Selected Predictors on Quality Education in Public Secondary Schools
(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 their societies is an issue on the policy agenda of Government ... -
Irrational Beliefs as Predictors of Stress Levels among Orphaned Students in Public Secondary Schools, Kenya
(JOOUST, 2021)Usually, stress occurs when a person faces situations that are viewed to be endangering their physical or psychological functions, such as the loss of a loved one. Severe stress in one way or the other can contribute to ... -
Lie Symmetry Analysis of Fourth Order NonLinear Harmonic Differential Equation
(JOOUST, 2019)Lie group theory is a very practical and handy mathematical approach and it can be used to obtain solutions to diverse problems in applied mathematics. It's rich, very interesting and in broad sense a topic of active ... -
Lie Symmetry Analysis of Nonlinear Fourth Order Evolution Equation
(JOOUST, 2020)Problems involving nonlinear partial differential equations arise in various fields of science for instance in propagation of shallow water waves, fluid physics. quantum mechanics. chemical kinematics and other related ... -
Local community perspective on the conservation and management of Thim Lich Ohinga and Seme Kaila sites for eco-tourism promotion
(2016-05)Ecotourism flourishes on cultural preservation, community participation, awareness creation, and tourism benefits to the communities, is a recent practice that has received less community participation in the Lake Victoria ... -
Manipulative lowering of the water table during summer does not affect CO2 emissions and uptake in a minerotrophic fen
(BayCEER, 2009)We simulated the effect of prolonged summer drought by lowering the water table on three manipulation plots (D1-3) in a minerotrophic fen in South-eastern Germany in three subsequent years (2006-2008). Water table was ... -
Mathematical model for drug therapy in patients with diabetes mellitus.
(JOOUST, 2014)Diabetes Mellit us is a chronic illness that requires continuing medical care and ongoing patient self-management. education and support. to prevent acute complications and to reduce the risk of long-term ... -
Mathematical Modeling of 2d Heterogeneous Motor Vehicle Traffic Flow System
(JOOUST, 2021)Mathematical modeling of motor vehicle traffic flow systems and transportation processes taking into account of the dimensional properties of the roads, vehicle types, driver characteristics and flow properties leads to ... -
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 ... -
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: ...