Maseno University Repository: Recent submissions
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Effectiveness of in-service training of teachers on competency based formative assessment of mathematical activities in public pre-primary schools in Gem sub-county, Kenya
(Maseno university, 2024)Competency Based Formative Assessment (CBFA) is a key component of the Competency Based Curriculum (CBC) education reform initiative in Kenya. Effective in-service training of teachers is crucial for the conduct of CBFA ... -
Asset Liability Management (ALM) In Determining Solvency and Profitability: A Case Study of CIC Life Assurance
(Maseno university, 2024)The aim of this research was to analyze the practices of asset Liability Management( ALM) at CIC Life Assurance. The study was significant because it analyzed how ALM practices at CIC Life assurance determined its solvency ... -
Quantitative analysis of credit default risk Assessment using black-scholes-merton Model: a case study of the Kenyan Manufacturing industry
(Maseno university, 2024)The Kenyan manufacturing industry is a major contributor of the country’s economy, contributing significantly to GDP growth, job creation, and export opportunities. However, despite its undeniable significance, the Kenyan ... -
A comparative study of cox-ingersoll-ross and Vasicek models: a case study of the 91-day treasury Bill rate in Kenya
(Maseno university, 2024)Interest rates is an important factor in the operation of any financial market, with different interest rates having different effects on investment decisions. As such, understanding how interest rates move across different ... -
Interest rate risk modeling using semi-heavy tail Distributions of normal variance-mean mixtures: Central bank of Kenya interest rates
(Maseno university, 2024)Derivative prices such as options and bond prices as well as swaps depend on the distributional assumptions of the underlying economic variables, normally, interest rates. The risk associated with changes in interest rates ... -
Histidine rich protein ii and lactate dehydrogenase levels in saliva and blood in acute malaria cases in Kisumu, western Kenya
(Maseno university, 2024)Globally, malaria is the leading cause of death and economic burden. Diagnosis currently relies on microscopy and blood-based rapid diagnostic tests (RDTs). However, both methods are invasive, which increases the risk of ... -
Evaluation of reliability of full hemogram and urinalysis in relation tourine culture as diagnostic tools for urinary tract bacterial infections in Trans-Nzoia county referral hospital, Kenya
(Maseno university, 2024)In routine clinical practice, urinary tract bacterial infections (UTBIs) are diagnosed using urinalysis assay and urine culture is used as a confirmatory test to determine the infecting bacteria. Urinalysis assay relies ... -
Enumeration of plane and d-ary Tree-like structures
(Maseno university, 2024)Trees are connected graphs which do not have loops, multiple edges and cycles. A variety of trees such as binary trees, ordered trees, d-ary trees, Cayley trees and noncrossing trees have been studied at length. Tree-like ... -
Informal mechanisms of land delivery and their impact on housing and the built environment in peri-urban Kisumu, Kenya
(Maseno university, 2024)Kisumu’s formal channels of land and housing delivery are largely malfunctioning. This has forced residents to seek buildable land through ‘informal’ channels on the city’s periphery, resulting into unplanned and rapid ... -
Influence of agricultural systems on household food security in Rarieda sub county, Siaya county, Kenya
(Maseno university, 2024)The number of people lacking food security globally has continued to rise, despite the numerous global interventions that have been put in place to address it. For instance, approximately 2.3 billion people (25.9%) lack ... -
Uchanganuzi kimofosemantiki wa anthroponimu za Kimaragoli zinazojengwa na nomino za kawaida za Kiswahili
(Maseno university, 2024)Maana za maneno zinaweza kubadilika kulingana na muktadha wa ufasiri, hali inayoweza kutinga uwasilishaji wa maana ikusudiwayo. Mabadiliko ya kimaana kama haya yanadhihirika pia katika uchunguzi wa anthroponimu za Kimaragoli. ... -
Socio-cultural factors influencing justice seeking for defiled adolescent girls in kanyamwa Kosewe ward, Ndhiwa, Homa Bay county, Kenya
(Maseno university, 2024)Globally, 120 million adolescent girls experience sexual violence and become pregnant annually. In Kenya, National Survey Report of 2019 revealed that 33.7% of females compared to 5.6% of males ages 13-17 experienced forced ... -
Efficay of asil po pokot radio programme in anti-female-circumcision campaign among Women in Kipkomo sub-county, Kenya
(Maseno university, 2024)This study focuses on efficacy Pokot FM’s Asil po Pokot radio programme as used in the communication campaign to end the practice of female circumcision in Kipkomo Sub- County, West Pokot County. Female circumcision is a ... -
Effect of maize- soya bean intercropping patterns on growth, yield and photosynthetic active radiation of soya beans in Kaimosi-Vihiga county, Kenya
(Maseno university, 2024)Cereal-legume combination is the common form of intercropping by most small-scale farmers in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). This is because of small pieces of land owned by farmers small causing overexploitation of resources ... -
Relationship between auditing practices and financial performance of star rated hotels in Kisumu, Kenya
(Maseno university, 2024)Auditing practices aim to minimize financial losses and pilferage through misstatement of financial records in a firm. The hotel industry has proved to be very competitive globally, with worrying declining trends being ... -
Effect of capital budgeting practices and financial performance of youth owned businesses in Kisumu Central sub-county
(Maseno university, 2024)Capital budgeting techniques are essential tools for financial decision-making, particularly in assessing the viability of long-term investments. These techniques provide a systematic approach to evaluating the expected ... -
Effect of partnership sourcing on the performance of supply chain management in Busia county government, Kenya
(Maseno university, 2024)Partnership sourcing implies a radical change in the way people work, joint decision making and collaborative activities. The operation of the supply chain management in Busia County Government is not performing optimally ... -
Impact of altitude variation and grassland composiition on stemborer and fall armyworm population in maize farms and surrounding grasses in western Kenya during 2019-2020 rain season
(Maseno university, 2024)Grassland ecosystems adjacent to maize farms are often habitats for pests that pose significant risks to maize crops. Among these pests, lepidopteran stemborers and fall armyworm are the most detrimental, negatively impacting ... -
Factors associated with thrombocytopenia among pregnant women seeking antenatal care services in Homabay teaching and referral hospital in Homabay county, Kenya
(Maseno university, 2024)Thrombocytopenia has been defined as a bleeding disorder characterized by the circulation of lower than normal amounts of platelets in the blood. Globally, thrombocytopenia is considered to be the most common hematological ... -
Factors affecting trachoma control and prevention among pastoralist in Kirisia sub-county, Samburu county, Kenya
(Maseno university, 2024)Trachoma is still a public health and socioeconomic problem, majorly in sub-Saharan Africa. Trachoma control and prevention efforts have over the past few decades realized significant progress. However, numerous challenges ...