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Age, Level of Education, Marital Experience and Gender Differences in Marital Satisfaction among Selected Spouses, Kenya
(JOOUST, 2015)Marital satisfaction is a pertinent ingredient to the stability of any nation, given that the family is the basic unit of any nation. Too much marital dissatisfaction leads to family members being ... -
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 ... -
Towards Modeling and Building E-Agriculture Framework in Kenya
(JOOUST, 2015)Sustainable poverty reduction in developing nations, such as Kenya, is only achievable through economic growth and development strategies where agriculture is considered as a key driver. This is because agriculture contributes ... -
Genetic Characterization and Symbiotic Effeciency of Root Nodule Bacteria which Nodulate Bambara Groundnuts (Vigna Subterranea (L.) Verdc|) and Soyabeans (Glycine max (L.) Merril) fom Selected Sites in Lake Victoria Basin, Western Kenya
(JOOUST, 2015)Soybeans [Glycine max Merr.] and bambara groundnuts (Vigna subterranea L.Verdc) are nutritionally important legume crops capable of forming nitrogen (N) fixing symbiosis with a distinct group of soil bacteria, generally ... -
Preparation, Characterization, Optimization and Pre-Clinical Evaluation of Selected Anti-Malarial Drugs Encapsulated into Different Nanocarriers
(JOOUST, 2015)Artemisinin and its derivatives have proved to be very effective against malaria parasites although it has the short falls of low solubility, poor bioavailability and short half-lives. Instead of discarding these drugs it ... -
Analysis of Forest Types in Relation to Carbon Offset Potential: A Case of Kakamega Rainforest, Kenya
(JOOUST, 2015)The emergence of carbon credit markets has stimulated forest restoration efforts as a climate change mitigation strategy. However, a majority of the forest restoration efforts are promoting plantation forest establishment ... -
Training Needs of Educational Quality Assurance and Standards Officers in Charge of Public Secondary Schools
(JOOUST, 2015)Training of Quality Assurance and Standards Officers (QASOs) is important for the effective performance of their roles. This training is sometimes done without doing Training Needs Analysis (1NA) to find ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
Assessment of Factors Related to Academic Achievement in Mathematics among Secondary School Students in Kenya.
(JOOUST, 2015)Performance in mathematics in Masaba Sub-County, Kenya has been poor for many years. In 2010 the mean score was 3 .2282, while in 2011 it had a mean score of 3.9528 and in 2012 it had a mean of 4.0660 which is far ... -
Selected teacher variables influencing mathematics achievement among secondary school students in Western Kenya:
(2015)The study investigated selected teacher variables influencing achievement in mathematics among secondary school students in western Kenya. A comparison was made between teachers holding a ... -
Towards modeling and building e-Agriculture framework in Kenya
(JOOUST, 2015-05)