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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 ... -
AMISOM`S INFLUENCE TOWARDS PEACEBUILDING IN SOMALIA William Oluoch
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ANALYSIS OF WORLD VISION INFORMATION COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY PROJECT ON ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE OF PUBLIC PRIMARY SCHOOLS IN KENYA
(MMUST, 2019-11)This study investigated the analysis of world vision ICT project on academic performance of primary schools in Matete Sub-County. The study objectives were: to establish the difference in academic performance of public ... -
APPLICATION OF SOCIAL NETWORK ANALYSIS TOOL TO INFORMATION FLOW AND ITS INFLUENCE ON THE ADOPTION OF SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURAL INNOVATIONS IN BUSIA COUNTY, KENYA
(MMUST, 2018-10)The growth of Agricultural productivity in Western Kenya has lagged behind largely due to low adoption of agricultural innovations. The low adoption is attributed to deficiencies in the existing agricultural extension ... -
ASSET-LIABILITY MANAGEMENT AND FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE OF COMMERCIAL BANKS IN KENYA
(MMUST, 2023-11)Therefore, their profitability and stability is crucial which is achieved through proper asset-liability management. The primary goal of asset-liability management is to produce a high quality, stable, large and growing ... -
BUKUSU MALE RITUAL CIRCUMCISION AND SOCIAL CAPITAL: A QUEST FORTHE FUNDAMENTALS
(MMUST, 2020-11-12)Among the many African rites of passage, maleritualcircumcisionremainsone of the most important and outstanding because of thevitalelements associated with it. Many written documents on Bukusu male ritual ... -
CALIBRATING HOMEGROWN EXTREMISM OVER INTRACTABLE COMMUNAL LAND USE CONFLICTS IN MOUNT ELGON REGION OF WESTERN KENYA
(2023)Since the end of the cold war, violent interstate conflicts have been historically low. However, in the post-Cold War world order, conflicts within states among a ballooning number of extremist militia groups, non-state ... -
A CHARACTERIZATION OF U-IDEALS IN REFLEXIVE BANACH SPACES
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CHINESE ECONOMIC DIPLOMACY IN FOSTERING INFRASTRUCTURAL DEVELOPMENT IN KENYA
(2023)The study area for this thesis was Kenya and specific study locations were Nairobi, Kiambu and Lamu counties since they host KUTRRH, SGR, Moi International Sports Centre and Lamu Port which were the infrastructure under ... -
CO-MANAGEMENT STRATEGY IN MITIGATING FISHERIES CONFLICTS IN HOMA BAY COUNTY, KENYA
(MMUST, 2019)There has been conflict in the fishing industry world over. Fisheries conflicts are among the persistent problems affecting the security of food, livelihoods and fishing environments crucial to poor fishing communities ... -
COLLECTIVE BARGAINING AGREEMENT IMPLEMENTATION AND EQUITY IN GRADE PROMOTION OF PUBLIC POST-PRIMARY TEACHERS IN KAKAMEGA COUNTY, KENYA
(2023-11)The 2017-2021 Collective Bargaining Agreement for teachers in Kenya was meant to streamline grade promotion through an inevitable paradigm shift in its implementation policy from the “Scheme of Service” approach to a “Career ... -
A COMPARISON OF ACADEMIC OUTPUTS AND SOCIAL LEARNING OUTCOMES BETWEEN HOME AND CONVENTIONALLY SCHOOLED LEARNERS UNDER THE ACCELERATED CHRISTIAN EDUCATION PROGRAMME IN KENYA
(2023-11)Education plays a pivotal role in fostering national unity, addressing social issues, and driving economic development. The Sustainable Development Goals number four, underscore the significance of quality education, ... -
CONTRIBUTIONS OF PEER MENTORSHIP TO BACHELOR OF SCIENCE NURSING STUDENTS’ ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE AND SOCIAL ADJUSTMENT IN UNIVERSITIES IN KENYA
(2023-10)Student success has always been onAe BofS tThRe AmCaiTn goals of education. Regardless of a lot of literature showing evidence that the peer mentorship has benefits if implemented, its utilization in the schools of nursing ... -
CORPORATE GOVERNANCE PRACTICES, ORGANIZATIONAL FACTORS AND SERVICE DELIVERY OF COUNTY OWNED WATER ORGANIZATIONS IN WESTERN KENYA
(MMUST, 2020-02)Corporate governance practices enable organizations to achieve their objectives through better decision making, effective use of scarce resources and good service delivery. County owned water organizations in Western ... -
COUNTERTERRORISM STRATEGIES AND PERFORMANCE OF THE NATIONAL POLICE SERVICE IN MANAGING TERRORISM IN LAMU COUNTY, KENYA
(MMUST, 2019-10)Terrorism remains a major danger to the world and safety at domestic, regional and international level. It undermines the basic principles of law, justice, human rights and freedom and proves to be an affront to the ... -
COUNTERTERRORISM STRATEGIES AND PERFORMANCE OF THE NATIONAL POLICE SERVICE IN MANAGING TERRORISM IN LAMU COUNTY, KENYA Fredrick Okoth
(MMUST, 2019-10)Terrorism remains a major danger to the world and safety at domestic, regional and international level. It undermines the basic principles of law, justice, human rights and freedom and proves to be an affront to the ... -
A DATA-DRIVEN MODEL FOR SUSTAINABLE DEPLOYMENT AND ADOPTION OF CLIMATE SMART AGRICULTURE PRACTICES AMONG SMALLHOLDER FARMERS IN KAKAMEGA COUNTY
(MMUST, 2023-11)Kenya’s agriculture is dominated by 4.5 million smallholder farmers who produce over 75% of the national agricultural production. These farmers are the most vulnerable to climate change because of various socioeconomics, ... -
DESIGN AND FABRICATION OF CLAY NANOCOMPOSITES FOR CONTROLLED RELEASE OF PLANT NUTRIENTS
(MMUST, 2021-06)This study was necessitated by low crop yields on farms and pollution effects of leached unused fertilizers into the environment, challenges that can be solved by nanotechnology. Clay was modified by surfactant and stabilizers ... -
DETERMINANTS OF THE ADOPTION OF SUSTAINABLE ENERGY TECHNOLOGIES IN KAKUMA REFUGEE CAMPS, KENYA
(MMUST, 2021-01)Sustainable Energy Technologies (SETs) are expected to contribute to the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals that cover all persons including those in refugee camps. The SETs are vital in refugee households ...
