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THE NATIONAL, CULTURAL AND PERSONAL IDENTITY STRUGGLES IN SELECTED TEXTS BY YVONNE ADHIAMBO OWUOR
(MMUST, 2021-07)This study analyses the representations of identity struggles in three texts by Owuor Yvonne Adhiambo: the short stories “Weight of Whispers” and “The Knife Grinders Tale” and the novel Dust. The selected texts are studied ... -
NEW MEDIA AS A COMMUNICATION TOOL IN ENHANCING UPTAKE OF CO-OPERATIVE SERVICES AMONG THE YOUTH IN MERU COUNTY, KENYA
(MMUST, 2018-01)ABSTRACT The internet is reshaping modern day public lives in communication by transforming and expanding the scopes of new potential networks and deepening existing networks and creating a more consistent communication ... -
NEXUS BETWEEN NATIONAL ELECTIONS AND INTER-ETHNIC CONFLICTS IN NAKURU COUNTY, KENYA BETWEEN 1992 AND 2017
(MMUST, 2022-11)Wars and conflicts determine political boundaries, disperse populations, shape political discussions, and have far-reaching effects on all aspects of human societies. The use of violence is common and can be mobilized for ... -
NEXUS BETWEEN POLITICAL CULTURE AND WOMEN PARTICIPATION IN POLITICS IN NAIROBI AND KAJIADO COUNTIES IN KENYA, SINCE 2013
(MMUST, 2018-07)The main aim of this study was to examine the nexus between political culture and women participation in politics since 2013 with a specific reference to Nairobi City and Kajiado Counties in Kenya. The study described two ... -
THE NEXUS BETWEEN SOCIO-CULTURAL FACTORS AND CONFLICT DYNAMISM WITHIN KERIO VALLEY DELTA, KENYA
(MMUST, 2021-01)The demographic consequences of conflict and violence in the developing world are receiving increased attention and so is conflict in Kenya. The Northern part of Kenya in particular inhabited by pastoral communities such ... -
NURSING STUDENTS’ AND CLINICAL INSTRUCTORS’ PERCEPTION OF CLINICAL LEARNING AT MOI TEACHING AND REFERRAL HOSPITAL AND KAKAMEGA COUNTY HOSPITAL KENYA
(MMUST, 2019-09)One of the criteria for effective learning in nursing education is clinical learning experience by students. Clinical competence is the ability to effectively integrate cognitive, affective and psychomotor skills when ... -
NUTRITION KNOWLEDGE AND PRACTICES OF MOTHERS AND THE NUTRITIONAL STATUS OF CHILDREN 6-59 MONTHS IN MALAVA, KAKAMEGA COUNTY, KENYA
(MMUST, 2023)The Kenyan government has been implementing programmes aimed at promoting good maternal nutrition practices through nutrition education programs. Despite the efforts, childhood malnutrition is still a challenge in Kenya ... -
NUTRITIONAL KNOWLEDGE AND PRACTICES AMONG CATARACT PATIENTS ATTENDING SABATIA EYE HOSPITAL, KENYA
(MMUST, 2019-11)Cataract, the leading cause of blindness and visual impairment globally, induces damage to the eye through mechanisms like oxidative stress. Antioxidants are the first line of defense against oxidative stress and are ... -
OCCUPATIONAL EPIDEMICS MEDICO LEGAL PROCEDURES, HEALTH LAWS AND HEALTH SYSTEM FACTORS ATTRIBUTED TO UNCEREMONIOUS MASS GRAVE DISPOSAL OF UNCLAIMED CORPSES IN WESTERN KENYA
(2023)In Kenya, Next of Kin may not find any transpired unclaimed or missing corpses, due to the skewed uptake of medicolegal procedures and health system factors. An increased uptake of health laws and propagated occupational ... -
OCCURRENCE AND DISTRIBUTION OF GROUNDNUT ROSETTE DISEASE IN WESTERN KENYA
(MMUST, 2016-12)Groundnut (Arachis hypogaea L.) is an economically important food legume, grown in Western Kenya. Groundnut rosette disease (GRD) is a major constraint in sub-Saharan Africa, which can cause serious yield losses in an ... -
OCCURRENCE OF GROUNDNUT ROSETTE DISEASE AND DIVERSITY OF ITS CAUSAL AGENTS IN WESTERN KENYA
(MMUST, 2018-01)Groundnut (Arachis hypogaea L.) is an economically important edible oilseed legume in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). Nearly 75% to 80% of the world’s groundnut is grown by resource poor smallholder farmers in developing countries, ... -
OCCURRENCE, DISTRIBUTION AND MOLECULAR DIVERSITY OF GROUNDNUT ROSETTE ASSISTOR VIRUS CAUSING GROUNDNUT ROSETTE DISEASE IN WESTERN KENYA
(MMUST, 2020-02-20)Groundnut (Arachis hypogaea Linn) is an important legume in western Kenya, but yields are low and declining. Pests and diseases are ranked high among the yield reducing factors. Groundnut rosette disease (GRD) is the main ... -
ON REGULAR ELEMENTS AND VON-NEUMANN INVERSES OF ZERO-SYMMETRIC LOCAL NEAR-RINGS WITH JORDAN IDEALS ADMITTING FROBENIUS DERIVATIONS
(2023-05)The study of near-rings with identity is very vital in generalizing characterization of commutative rings with identity. Much of the recent works on the classification of finite rings with identity have considered a ... -
ON THE ALGEBRA OF IDEALS AND MODULES IN OPERATOR SPACES
(2023)The Theory of Operator Ideals and Frechet Modules are important in the study of locally convex spaces, Rings and Algebras. Locally convex spaces are examples of topological vector spaces which generalize normed spaces, ... -
ON THE CHARACTERIZATION OF THE UNIT GROUPS OF A CLASS OF TOTAL QUOTIENT RINGS
(MMUST, 2017-10)Let R be a completely primary finite ring of characteristic pk, where p is a prime and k is a positive integer. Such finite rings have been studied extensively in recent years and the tools necessary for describing completely ... -
ON THE GENERATORS OF CODES OF IDEALS OF THE POLYNOMIAL RING FOR ERROR CONTROL
(2017-10)Shannon introduced error detection and correction codes to address the growing need of efficiency and reliability of code vectors. Ideals in algebraic number system have mainly been used to preserve the notion of unique ... -
ON-FARM TREE SPECIES DIVERSITY, CARBON STOCKS AND SOIL PROPERTIES AS INFLUENCED BY SELECTED Eucalyptus spp IN KAKAMEGA-NANDI FOREST ECOSYSTEM
(MMUST, 2023-11)On-farm growing of trees has significantly contributed to easing pressure from natural forests in addition to providing extra income to forest-adjoining farming households. There are however concerns that Eucalyptus ... -
ONLINE PEDAGOGICAL INFRASTRUCTURE AND THEIR EFFECT ON LEARNING IN PUBLIC UNIVERSITIES. THE CASE OF MASINDE MULIRO UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY, KENYA
(MMUST, 2024-03)The demand for higher education has tremendously increased in the past few decades. With increased population in universities and unplanned pandemics like Covid-19, technology has provided universities with the infrastructure ...