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Effectiveness Use of Modern Assistive Technology in the Academic Performance of Secondary School students with visual Impairment
(JOOUST, 2015)This study sought to establish the effectiveness of assistive technology on academic performance of students with visual impairment in Kisumu County, Kenya. The study had four objectives namely: (i) To determine ... -
Effects of Formative Assessment Classroom Teaching Strategy (Facts) on Mathematics Academic Achievement and Effective Learning in Public Primary Schools in Nandi County, Kenya
(2015)The focus of the study was to determine the effects of teaching strategy called ‘Formative Assessment Classroom Teaching Strategy ( FACTS) on primary school mathematics academic achievements and effective learning ,more ... -
Effects of Housing and Feed on Growth and Technical Efficiency of Production of Acheta domesticus (L) AND Gryllus bimaculatus for Sustainable Commercial Crickets Production in The Lake Victoria Region, Kenya
(JOOST, 2018-10)The Lake Victoria Region has been synonymous with persistent cycle of food insecurity and low income among farmers. This has been mainly attributed to small scale subsistence farming and unsustainable farming methods. To ... -
Effects of Microfinancing on Performance of Micro and Small Enterprises in Kenya
(JOOUST, 2020)Micro and Small Enterprises (MSEs) play an important role in economic development within the informal sector. However the growths of MSEs appear to have a number of challenges mainly related to financial capital for ... -
The Effects of Pyrethroid Insecticide Resistance Development on the Behaviour of Malaria Vectors and their Impact on Malaria Transmission in Western Kenya
(JOOUST, 2022)Despite significant reductions in malaria transmission through the scaling up of vector control tools across sub-Sahara Africa since 2000, progress is stalling. This is partly attributed to the emergence of insecticide ... -
Effects of staffing policies on public secondary school teachers’ distribution in Kenya
(School of Education, 2016-05)The success of any policy lies in its effective implementation .Staffing policies for teachers are meant to ensure sufficient teaching force that is equitably distributed in all public schools. Despite various staffing ... -
Electronic Human Resource Management(eHRM) and Service Quality in Public Universities in Kenya: The Interaction role of Organizational Factors.
(JOOUST, 2020)Automating Human Resource (HR) tasks and practices is transforming the traditional paper• and-pencil, labor-intensive HR tasks. into efficient, fast-response activities that enable ... -
Enhanced Information Security Model Using Integrated Approach for Saccos in Kenya
(JOOUST, 2020)Information systems security is a very important aspect for the performance and sustainability of SACCOS. A secure information systems security plays a significant role of keeping all the SACCOS information from being ... -
Environmental Imperialism in Africa: Eco-Critical Illumination of the Darker Side of Resource Exploitation in Anglophone Literary Texts
(JOOUST, 2022)A significant element of globalization today is capitalism, which focuses on political and economic subjugation as well as ecologies as the basis for human survival. Therefore, this study investigated how selected literary ... -
Estimation of Finite Population Mean in the Presence of Non-Response and Measurement Errors in Stratified Two Phase Sampling
(JOOUST, 2021)The problem of estimation of the population mean in the presence of response bias and social desirability bias is common in surveys. Researchers have proposed estimators of the population mean using auxiliary variables in ... -
Estimation of volatility using mean reverting European-logistic type option pricing model.
(JOOUST, 2016)Mean reversion is a mathematical concept that is frequently and widely used in stock investing, modeling interest rates and modeling commodities. In particular there is consensus that a commodity ... -
The Exponentially Modified Gaussian Function as a Tool for Deconvolution of Astroparticle Physics data.
(University of Siegen, 2016-03)An analysis of the mass composition of UHECRs based on the Xmax elongation rate (ER) within the energy range 1017.8−1020.0eV is performed, using Xmax data collected by the Pierre Auger Observatory from December 2004 to ... -
Extended Acceptance and Use of Information Technology Model: Assessing Integrated Financial Management Information Systems in the Public Sector
(JOOUST, 2017)Integrated Financial Management informtion Systems as a system is globally considered as a con¬tributing factor significantly towards the improvement of financial management in the broader government sectors, it has such ... -
Extension of Stage Based Projection Matrices in Population Modeling of Invasive Tree Species
(JOOUST, 2021)Matrix models can be used to predict population dynamics and assess management options. Invasive trees proliferation within forest ecosystems have not been characterized, hence the need of population dynamics description ... -
Factors Affecting the Implementation of Teacher Performance Appraisal and Development Policy in Public Secondary Schools in Kenya
(JOOUST, 2021)Many civilizations in the twenty-first century are undergoing significant educational changes, such as teacher performance assessment. Teachers in Kenya conduct performance appraisals in accordance with the rules of the ... -
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 ...