MMUST Institutional Repository: Recent submissions
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Challenges in implementing peace clubs in public Secondary Schools within Kisumu County, Kenya
(Journal of Humanities and Social Sciences, 2020-11)Background: The execution of Peace Clubs in schools has come up with new components of optimistic connections amongst students through the stages for the act of another culture of non-violence, peacefulness and discourse. ... -
Nature Of Media Diplomacy In Influencing Foreign Policy Decision Making Process In Kenya: Kenya's Foreign Policy
(International Journal of Social Sciences and Humanities Invention, 2020-10-13)The media's diplomatic function has been studied in relation to the advanced communication technologies that have led to the allocation of a more far- reaching role to the media in the conduct of diplomacy. The main research ... -
Foreign Policy presipositions of Kenya and Tanzania influencing Econo Political integration in the East African Community
(2021-06-01)Foreign policy is the enabler of regionalism and it has been used globally to construct regional integration projects. The EU and NAFTA are examples in the West and in Africa there is SADC and EAC. Basing on their connectivity, ... -
Challenges and Opportunities Constraining and Enhancing Kenya and Tanzania Participation in the EAC Econo-Political Integration Process
(Scientific Research, 2021-01)Regionalism and regional institutions are increasingly being challenged and conditioned by the sovereignty-modifying effects of globalisation and humanitarian intervention. Regionalism is facing pressure to become less ... -
Public Health in Urban Spaces; Vulnerability of Youth to Drug Abuse in Nairobi’s Mukuru Kwa Njenga Informal Settlements, Kenya
(African Journal of Acohol and Drug, 2020-12-31)Rising urban population, deprivation, Poverty, shifting family practices and lack of opportunities for young people are widely recognized as key factors influencing the increasing indulgence of young people in crime ... -
Innovations and opportunities in Social media for management of drug and substance Abuse in selected informal settlements of Nairobi County, Kenya
(African Journall of Alcohol and Drug Abuse,, 2020-06-30)According to the World Drug Report in 2016, there is an increasing availability of many kinds of drugs to the youth. Researchers have conducted minimal studies on the consequences social media has on Drug and Substance ... -
The extent of Adopting Climate Smart Agriculture Technologies in Addressing Household Food Security
(International Journal of Scientific and Research Publications, 2019-11-11)Food insecurity is a concern for households and government. It destabilizes social, economic and political wellbeing. Despite Kenya’s government efforts in provision of incentives like climate smart subsidies to address ... -
Titanium, Zinc, Lead, Chromium, Cadmium, Cobalt and Copper Concentrations in Vegetables Produced using Wastewater in Urban and Peri-Urban Areas of Nairobi City County, Kenya
(Journal of Applied Science and Technology, 2021-03-02)Vegetables are rich sources of vitamins, minerals and fibres. Ingestion of vegetables contaminated with heavy metals is one of the main routes through which heavy metals enter the human body and may cause diseases. In this ... -
Evaluating the Management of Community Acquired Pneumonia in Children Under Five Years
(Int journal of Recent Innovations in Medicine and Clinical Research, 2020-09-29)Background: Childhood Community acquired pneumonia has remained the top killer disease of Children below the age of five years globally. This research evaluated the prevalence, risk aspects of CAP and adherence by the ... -
DETERMINANTS OF DIET AND FLUID ADHERENCE AMONG END STAGE RENAL DISEASE PATIENTS UNDERGOING HAEMODIALYSIS AT MOI TEACHING AND REFERRAL HOSPITAL, UASIN GISHU COUNTY, KENYA
(Journal of Health, Medicine and Nursing, 2020-09-29)Purpose: This study was conducted to establish determinants of diet and fluid adherence among ERSD patients undergoing hemodialysis at Moi Teaching and Referral Hospital- Uasingishu county. Kenya. Methods: A descriptive ... -
PREVALENCE AND ASSOCIATED DETERMINANTS OF MALARIA INFECTION AMONG PREGNANT WOMEN IN MALARIA EPIDEMIC AREAS OF WESTERN HIGHLAND OF KENYA
(Global Journal of Health Sciences, 2020-08-13)Purpose: To determine prevalence and associated determinants of malaria infection among pregnant women in Western highland of Kenya, and specifically, Mt. Elgon Sub-County. Methodology: Cross-sectional analytical design ... -
Effects Of Home-Based Convergence Insufficiency Vision Therapy On Accommodation Among School Going Children
(International Journal Of Medical Science And Clinical Invention, 2020-05-27)Background: Convergence and accommodation are always yoked together and any adjustment on the former affects the later. The most effective treatment for convergence insufficiency (CI) is vision therapy. Aim/Purpose: To ... -
Criteria Used to Assess Need for Use of Morphine for Adult Cancer Pain Relief in Kakamega County Referral Hospital, Kenya, Africa
(Asian Journal of Pharmacy Nursing and Medical Sciences, 2020-12)The experience of pain in cancer patients is widely accepted as a major threat to quality of life, and its relief has emerged as a priority in oncology care. Although morphine and other opioids is the mainstay of cancer ... -
Numerical study of lead free CsSn0.5Ge0.5I3 perovskite solar cell by SCAPS-1D
(Science Direct, 2021-12)Lead free perovskite solar cells (PCS) are becoming a distinctly predominant area of study due to the toxicity and stability hurdles of the lead halide perovskite. Current lead-free perovskites are also plagued with low ... -
Ebola Virus Disease, Diagnostics and Therapeutics: Where is the Consensus in Over Three Decades of Clinical Research?
(Scientific African, 2021-09)Ebola virus is a neglected tropical disease widely accepted as one of the most fatal diseases of human and nonhuman primates ever encountered in recent years. For a long time, development of vaccines and anti-Ebola drugs ... -
How Pre-service Teachers Learn Microbiology using Lecture, Animations, and Laboratory Activities at one Private University in Rwanda
(International Journal of Learning, Teaching and Educational Research, 2021-07-31)Observing classroom practices and checking the effect of instructional methods on academic achievement are crucial in the teaching and learning process. The present study was aimed at discovering the dominating pre-service ... -
Molecular Modelling of Insecticide Binding Sites of the Voltage-Gated Sodium Channels of Fall Armyworm, (Spodoptera frugiperda)
(Egyptian Academic Journal of Biological Sciences(A. Entomology), 2021-08-05)Fall armyworm is a polyphagous migratory pest. Insecticides are used as major components of integrated pest management to control the pest, however, full dependence on insecticides has made the pest evolve resistance to ... -
Semiochemical signatures associated with differential attraction of Anopheles gambiae to human feet
(PLOS ONE, 2021-12-03)Background Several human-produced volatiles have been reported to mediate the host-seeking process under laboratory conditions, yet no effective lure or repellent has been developed for field application. Previously, we ... -
Calibration and validation of the AquaCrop model for full and deficit irrigated cowpea (Vigna unguiculata (L.) Walp)
(Physics and Chemistry of the Earth, Parts A/B/C, 2021-11)The study aimed at calibrating and validating the AquaCrop model for cowpea under full and deficit irrigation. The experiments used to calibrate and validate AquaCrop consisted of rainfed supplemented with irrigation, ...