School of Natural Science: Recent submissions
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DETERMINATION OF OPTICAL, ELECTRICAL, STRUCTURAL, AND MORPHOLOGICAL PROPERTIES OF MAPbI3 PEROVSKITE FILMS FOR PHOTOVOLTAIC APPLICATIONS
(MMUST, 2025-11)The study presents a combined analysis of optical, electrical, structural, and morphological properties of methylammonium lead iodide (MAPbI3) thin films as solar cells. Four MAPbI 3 samples were prepared and characterized ... -
ON THE EXPONENTIAL AND APPROXIMATE POINT SPECTRUM OF A BOUNDED LINEAR OPERATOR IN A BANACH SPACE
(MMUST, 2025-03)The exponential and spectrum of bounded linear operators have been investigated to a fair extend with regard to their characterization. Numerous studies have emphasized on the exponential stability of semigroups of linear ... -
MODELLING THE EFFECT OF COVID– 19 MORTALITY SHOCK ON FERTILITY RATE IN KENYA USING NEGATIVE BINOMIAL REGRESSION MODEL
(MMUST, 2025-11)Fertility is known as one of the three primary components that determine the struc ture, size, and composition of the population of any country, the other two being mortality and migration. Mortality has been shown to ... -
A STOCHASTIC MODEL FOR THE SPREAD OF HIV/AIDS IN A HETEROSEXUAL POPULATION
(MMUST, 2025-11)Population dynamics and fluctuations exert strong effects on infectious disease transmis sion dynamics of infections such as HIV/AIDS. Existing stochastic HIV/AIDS models predominantly focused on homosexual populations ... -
MODELING THE EFFECT OF DEVOLUTION ON YOUTH UNEMPLOYMENT RATES IN KENYA USING AUTOREGRESSIVE INTEGRATED MOVING AVERAGE- INTERVENTION MODEL
(MMUST, 2025-11)Youth unemployment remains a major concern, particularly in African coun tries with the youngest population globally. In Kenya, youth unemployent rate has shown fluctuations despite several government efforts such as ... -
ESTIMATION OF BABY BIRTH WEIGHTS USING GENERALISED INVERSE REGRESSION MODEL WITH APPLICATION TO PRENATAL CARE DATA
(MMUST, 2025-11)The global range of birth weight varies significantly across countries and regions with some countries having an average of 3.5kgs for babies of European descent,but for most African babies the birth weight ranges between ... -
META-ANALYSIS OF MICROPLASTICS AND ASSOCIATED MICROBIOMES IN WINAM GULF OF LAKE VICTORIA, KENYA
(MMUST, 2025-10)In recent years, an imperative discussion has been built around microplastics across different landscapes pointing to the threat of microplastic toxicity, including complexes with their environmental interactions ... -
HAEMATOLOGICAL CHANGES, CYTOKINE AND ANTIBODY PROFILES IN GUINEA PIGS INFECTED WITH Tunga penetrans
(MMUST, 2024-06)Tungiasis is a neglected tropical disease (NTDs) caused by the permanent penetration of the female sand flea into the epidermis of its host and get embedded. The disease causes swelling and intense inflammation associated ... -
SOLVENT ENGINEERING FOR ENHANCED CRYSTALLIZATION, STABILITY AND ELECTRONIC PROPERTIES OF CH3NH3PBI3 PEROVSKITES
(MMUST, 2025-04)Perovskite materials are promising for solar cells due to their high absorption, long carrier diffusion lengths, and tunable band gaps. However, their instability under ambient conditions hinders commercialization. ... -
Adsorptive Removal of Selected Halogenated Pharmaceuticals from Water Using Iron Modified Kenyan Natural Zeolite: An Experimental Study
(MMUST, 2025-11)A worldwide basic human right is the availability of affordable, trustworthy, and safe water. Pollutants of emerging concern like halogenated pharmaceuticals have been documented in all environmental matrices. Their ... -
IN-SILICO SCREENING AND IN-VITRO VALIDATION OF PROTEIN INHIBITORS WITH PHARMACOLOGICAL ACTIVITY AGAINST PLASMODIUM MALARIA
(MMUST, 2024-07)The World Health Organization (WHO) documents malaria as one of the leading causes of high morbidity and mortality worldwide. The disease affects millions and kills thousands of people annually. Efforts to reduce the ... -
BIOLOGICAL AND BIOCHEMICAL CHARACTERIZATION OF Leuconostoc mesenteroides ISOLATES AND THEIR BIO-DEGRADATION LEVELS OF SELECTED POST HARVESTED SUGARCANE (Saccharum officinarum) VARIETIES IN WESTERN KENYA
(MMUST, 2025-11)Sugarcane (Saccharum officinarum) is a highly perishable crop that must be processed promptly after harvesting. In many countries that cultivate sugarcane, such as Kenya, there is typically a delay of three to seven ... -
MOLECULARCHARACTERISATIONOFStaphylococcusaureus SUBTYPES INFECTINGPOST-SURGICAL WOUNDSOFPATIENTSREPORTING TOKAKAMEGACOUNTYTEACHINGANDREFERRALHOSPITAL
(MMUST, 2025-09)Post-surgical wounds are progressively becoming hotspots for multi-drug resistant (MDR) Staphylococcus aureus infections globally. S. aureus has been attributed to more than 1.1 million hospital deaths as of 2019, marking ... -
MATHEMATICAL MODELING OF BURGLARY DYNAMICS INCORPORATING UNEMPLOYMENT IN KENYA
(MMUST, 2025-10)Burglary remains a significant concern in Kenya, affecting the country’s economy and social fabric. It is often driven by the perceived presence of valuable commodi ties in targeted premises and has been linked to other ... -
MULTISCALE MODELING OF EBOLA TRANSMISSION DYNAMICS WITH TREATMENT
(MMUST, 2021-03)