PhD Theses/ Dissertations: Recent submissions
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PREDATOR-PREY MODEL WITH LOGISTIC GROWTH FOR CONSTANTAND DENSITY-DEPENDENT DELAYED MIGRATION
(MMUST, 2020-12-02)Predator-prey models describe the interaction between two species, the prey which serves as a food source to the predator. The migration of the prey for safety reasonsafter a predator attack and the predator in search of ... -
SOCIO-ECONOMIC CONFLICTS AFFECTING STUDENTS’ PARTICIPATION IN SECONDARY SCHOOL EDUCATION IN KAKAMEGA COUNTY, KENYA
(MMUST, 2020-11-09)The importance of education in contemporary world order cannot be gain said. Education is the first step towards human empowerment. Education plays a vital role in the development of human capital that ... -
EMPLOYEE RETENTION PRACTICESAND ORGANIZATION PERFORMANCE IN COUNTY GOVERNMENTS OF WESTERNKENYA
(MMUST, 2020-11-09)In order for organizations to compete favorablyin thecurrent global economy, they need to invest heavily in employee retention practices. Former Western ProvinceCountiesin Kenya have been experiencing acute employees ... -
UBABEDUME KATIKA MAJIGAMBO YA MIVIGA YA SHILEMBE NA MCHEZASILI WAMAYOMIONGONI MWA WAISUKHA NCHINI KENYA KWA MTAZAMO WA KISEMANTIKI
(MMUST, 2020-11-12)Shughuli nyingi za kijamii hutumia lugha inayopata maana katika muktadha inamotumika.Hali hii imechochea kutaka kujua namna Waisukha wanavyotumia lugha kuendeleza ubabedume katika majigambo ... -
AN IMMUNOEPIDEMIOLOGICAL MODEL FOR HIV INCORPORATINGVIRAL AND CELLULAR TRANSMISSION WITH ANTIRETROVIRALTREATMENT
(MMUST, 2019-10-13)Mathematicians have made various attempts to understand the dynamical behaviour of HIV and AIDS using within-and between-host transmission models. Since the mechanismof HIV and AIDS transmission is an intricate process, ... -
ALOCAL DIRECTIONAL TERNARY PATTERN TEXTURE DESCRIPTOR FOR MAMMOGRAPHIC BREAST CANCER CLASSIFICATION
(MMUST, 2020-10-11)Breast cancer is a top killer illness for women globally, but early and effective screening can increase their survival rate. Mammography is the tool used by a radiologist to screen for breast ... -
WATERSHED GOVERNANCE AND ITS IMPLICATIONS ONFOOD SECURITY IN THE LOWER SIO RIVER BASINBUSIA COUNTY, KENYA
(MMUST, 2018-11-14)Efforts to implement Integrated Water Resource Management are often hamperedby inefficient political and institutional environments. As a result, Lower Sio River basinhas experienced land use and land cover ... -
MACHINE LEARNING MODEL FOR PREDICTION OF STUDENTS’ ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE, KENYA
(MMUST, 2020-10-05)Prediction of students’ academic performance with high accuracy is useful in many ways in academic institutions. Institutions would like to know which students are likely to have low academic achievements or ... -
THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEENPARENTALATTACHMENTSTYLE, FAMILY SOCIOECONOMIC STATUSAND DEVIANT BEHAVIOURAMONG SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS INHOMABAY COUNTY, KENYA
(MMUST, 2020-10-24)Deviance has devastating effects on the individual and the community as a whole. The purpose of this study was to establish the relationship between parental attachment, family socioeconomic ... -
INTRAPERSONAL CONFLICTS ANDSTUDENTS’ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT INPUBLIC UNIVERSITIESIN WESTERN KENYA
(MMUST, 2020-10-22)Provision of university education to qualified Kenyans is fundamental to the success of the Government’s overall sustainable development strategy. Academic achievement plays a significant rolein assuring ... -
PARENTAL ALCOHOLISM AND ITS INFLUENCE ON PSYCHOSOCIAL DEVELOPMENT AMONG PUBLIC PRIMARY SCHOOL PUPILS IN BUNGOMA COUNTY, KENYA
(2020-09-11)Alcoholism is a global problem that causes many problems including deaths. Many studies have been done on drugs and substance abuse in Kenya. Few studies have singled out alcohol and the harm ... -
EFFECT OF SPORT SOCIALIZATION INTERVENTION PROGRAMME ON SOCIAL SKILL LEARNING AMONG CHILDREN WITH INTELLECTUAL DISABILITY IN KAKAMEGA COUNTY, KENYA.
(MMUST, 2020-08-24)Research consistently documents sports participation as promising for the promotion of social skill learning in children with intellectual disability. However, there exists limited evidence- based intervention research ... -
EFFECTOF SOFTWARE-ORIENTEDCONCEPT MAPPINGON PERFORMANCE IN ELECTROCHEMISTRY AMONGSECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTSINKAKAMEGA COUNTY, KENYA
(MMUST, 2018-06-15)This studydeterminedthe effectof using Software-Oriented Concept Mapping on performance in electrochemistry among secondary school students in Kakamega County, Kenya. Itwas based on David Ausubel’s Meaningful ... -
ROLE CONFLICT, ROLE AMBIQUITY AND BURNOUT AMONG HEAD TEACHERS OF PUBLIC PRIMARY SCHOOLS IN KAKAMEGA COUNTY, KENYA
(MMUST, 2020-08-24)Research has shown that role conflict and role ambiguity are associated with burnout among head teachers of public schools and general educators. However, there is scanty literature from previous studies ... -
HIGHER EDUCATION LOAN AWARD AND PARTICIPATION OF PRIVATELY SPONSORED UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS IN PUBLIC UNIVERSITIES IN WESTERN KENYA
(MMUST, 2017-07-15)Participation in higher education in Sub-Saharan Africa is not only the lowest in the world but also highly selective. In Kenya specific, in spite of policy interventions designed to widen participation, ... -
DISTRIBUTIONAND CHARACTERIZATION OF GROUNDNUT ROSETTE ASSOCIATED VIRUSESIN WESTERN KENYA
(MMUST, 2020-05-25)Groundnut (Arachis hypogaeaL.) is an economically important edible oilseed legume in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). Smallholder farmers, who account for 75% of producers, depend on it for food and income. ... -
A SIZE METRIC-BASED EFFORT ESTIMATION METHOD FOR SERVICE ORIENTED ARCHITECTURE SYSTEMS
(MMUST, 2020-09-25)Service Oriented Architecture (SOA) is one of the recent software development paradigms that enablealignment of business processes into integrated services within and outside organizationsregardless of the ... -
UTILIZATION OF SOCIAL MEDIA AS A SOURCE OF CO-OPERATIVE INFORMATION AMONG THE YOUTH IN MERU COUNTY, KENYA
(MMUST, 2020-08-04)This study sought to examine the utilization of social media as a communication tool by co-operatives in Meru County in the dissemination of co-operative information among the youth. The researcher explored the potential ... -
GENDER DIMENSIONS IN CONFLICT MANAGEMENT INFLUENCING PEACEFUL COEXISTENCE BETWEEN POKOMO AND ORMA COMMUNITIES IN TANA RIVER COUNTY, KENYA
(MMUST, 2020-08-25)Increasing conflicts in many parts of the world are responsible for many losses of lives and destruction to property. In Tana River County of Kenya, conflicts have persistently occurred among the Pokomo and Orma ... -
RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN HEADTEACHERS’ MANAGEMENT SKILLS AND PRESCHOOLERS’ ACCESS TO QUALITY EDUCATION IN KISII COUNTY, KENYA
(MMUST, 2020-08-25)The first five years of a child play a critical role in laying a solid foundation for primary, secondary and future learning of any student or pupil. Hence, the quality of Early Childhood ...
