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Socio-economic determinants of low birth weight in Kenya: Logistic regression analysis
(University of Nairobi, 2010)
Babies born with Low-birth weight are at increased risk for serious health problems which are
accompanied by disabilities and even death. Hence this study aims to determine socioeconomic
factors that lead to low birth ...
Factors Affecting the Implementation of Water Sector Reforms Strategy: A Case of Tana Water Services Board
(Kenyatta University, 2011)
According to the National Water Services Strategy (2007-2015), water is the most
important natural resource, indispensable for life and the backbone of the growth and
prosperity of mankind. ...
Influence of Khat (Miraa) Production, Trade and Consumption On Primary School Dropout among the Boys in Kangeta Division, Igembe South District, Kenya
(Egerton University, 2013-02)
Education for all is a global development need. Achievement of universal primary education
is addressed by the second United Nations Millennium Development Goals (MDG). In a bid
to achieve this goal, Kenya government ...
Enhancing Soybean Production, Economics and adoption among Smallholder Farmers in the Central Highlands of Kenya
(University of Embu, 2019-08)
Current demand for soybean in Kenya is higher than production. The deficit which is over 95% is filled through importation from neighboring countries. Despite the high demand, adoption and production is low (0.56 to 1.1 t ...
Cramér-Rao Bound of Direction-Finding using uniform Hexagonal Array
(University of Embu, 2019-09)
Direction-of-arrival (DOA) estimation is an important branch in the field of array signal processing. It can be applied in such fields as wireless communication, sonar, radar, biomedicine, and radio detection. This fact ...
Instructional Roles in Diploma Nursing Education in Meru: Adaptation, Self Sufficiency and Sustainability
(Kenya Methodist University, 2013)
Nursing education forms the basis of professional existence, development and
sustainable future. The purpose of this study was to establish how nurse educators
adapted to increased instructional workload, ...
An Analysis of the Impact of Agency Banking On Growth of Small and Medium-Scale Enterprises in Tharaka Nithi County
(Kenyatta University, 2014-11)
During school opening days, we have witnessed long queues in the halls of our Commercial Banks arising from the last minute rush by the parents/guardians to pay school fees for their beloved children. In addition, the ...
Mid-Life Challenges and Work Performance of Secondary School Teachers in Embu Municipality.
(2016)
Mid-life is that period of life approximately thirty-five years to fifty- five years. The teacher may experience challenges in internal and external aging, health problems, menopause, climacteric and marriage conflicts due ...
An Investigation of the Latent Semantic Analysis Technique for Document Retrieval
(2014)
Latent semantic analysis (LSA) application in information retrieval promises to offer
better performance by overcoming some limitations that plagues traditional termmatching
techniques. These term-matching techniques ...
Evaluation of Entomopathogenic Fungal Isolate(S) for Management of Melon Fruit Fly (Zeugodacus cucurbitae) (Coquillette)
(University of Embu, 2019-09)
The melon fly, Zeugodacus cucurbitae (Coquillett), is a serious pest of cucurbits, tree
fruits and related crops in most continents of the world, including Africa. To manage the
pest, most farmers in sub-Saharan Africa ...