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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 ... -
KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES AND PRACTICES OF SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS OF KAKAMEGA COUNTY IN PHYSICAL ACTIVITY PARTICIPATION.
(MMUST, 2025-09)Physical activity is a key component in human development and growth, in absence one is exposed to lifestyle conditions. Secondary school students are among the affected group where 81% of children aged 5-18 years ... -
FACTORS INFLUENCING QUALITY CLINICAL CASE MANAGEMENT OF SEVERE MALARIA AMONG CHILDREN AGED 6 MONTHS TO 59 MONTHS BY HEALTHCARE PROVIDERS IN KISUMU COUNTY
(MMUST, 2025-08)Severe malaria in under 5 continues to be public health concern in malaria endemic areas. In Kisumu County, most cases of severe malaria are observed at Kisumu West and Nyakach sub counties in Kisumu West. However, ... -
ASSESSMENT OF KNOWLEDGE AND BIOSAFETY IN MORTUARY SCIENCE PRACTICE AMONG PRACTISING MORTICIANS IN WEST ERN KENYA
(MMUST, 2025-10)The human body serves as a vital instructional resource in medical education. It plays a central role in training students, morticians, and supporting biomedical research. Despite its essential use, the handling and ... -
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 ... -
RESPECTFUL MATERNITY CARE AND ASSOCIATED FACTORS AT KITALE COUNTY REFERRAL HOSPITAL, TRANS NZOIA COUNTY, KENYA
(MMUST, 2023-10)Respectful maternity care (RMC) is an avenue that ensures pregnant women preferences, needs and rights are adhered to when seeking maternity services. It remains a global challenge as most pregnant women seeking maternity ... -
PSYCHO-SOCIAL DETERMINANTS OF FEMALE PARTICIPATION IN SPORTS AMONG TRAINEES IN TEACHER TRAINING COLLEGES IN KENYA
(MMUST, 2025-10)The under-representation of women in sports is a significant issue, with lower levels of participation evident in various studies. Despite this, there is limited research specifically addressing the psycho-social factors ... -
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 ... -
IMPLEMENTATION OF TARGETED POSTNATAL CARE AND ITS ASSOCIATED FACTORS AMONG MIDWIVES IN SELECTED HEALTH FACILITIES IN KAKAMEGA COUNTY, KENYA
(MMUST, 2025-04)Postnatal care (PNC) is essential in improving maternal health and reducing maternal mortality, especially in low-resource settings yet studies show its largely neglected. Targeted Postnatal Care (TPNC) is an approach ... -
FACTORS INFLUENCING WEIGHT GAIN AMONG LOW BIRTHWEIGHT NEONATES UNDER KANGAROO MOTHER CARE IN THE LAKE BASIN ECONOMIC BLOCK, KENYA.
(MMUST, 2025-08)Kangaroo Mother Care (KMC) is a beneficial method for bonding, breast-feeding and temperature control of all neonates, regardless of weight, gestational age and clinical condition. In low-income neonatal units, the ... -
EVALUATING THE CAPACITY FOR EARLY KERATOCONUS DIAGNOSIS AND MANAGEMENT IN NYANZA AND WESTERN KENYA HOSPITALS
(MMUST, 2025-11)Keratoconus is a corneal disorder characterized by progressive thinning. Early detection is often missed due to limited advanced diagnostic equipment, its underutilization and inadequate practitioner knowledge. Few ... -
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 ... -
ANTIPLASMODIAL AND CYTOTOXIC ACTIVITIES OF SELECTED MEDICINAL PLANTS IN KAKAMEGA COUNTY, KENYA
(MMUST, 2024-04)Female Anopheles mosquitoes spread malaria. Pregnant women, young children, and older adults are particularly prone to this sickness due to immune system impairment. The licensed antimalarials cause intolerance and ... -
PREDICTORS OF CERVICAL CANCER SCREENING UPTAKE AMONG HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS IN SIAYA COUNTY, KENYA
(MMUST, 2025-05)Cancer remains the second most common cause of death among women globally, with cervical cancer exhibiting the highest mortality rate among all cancer types. In Kenya, cervical cancer is the second most commonly diagnosed ... -
MOTHERS’ KNOWLEDGE AND PRACTICES OF KEY CLINICAL STEPS OF SUCCESSFUL BREASTFEEDING AT JARAMOGI OGINGA ODINGA TEACHING AND REFERRAL HOSPITAL, KENYA
(MMUST, 2025-10)The Successful Breastfeeding steps of Baby Friendly Hospital Initiative (BFHI) is the model of the international standard of promoting breastfeeding rates. Nonetheless, sub-optimal breastfeeding is one of the greatest ... -
PSYCHOLOGICAL DETERMINANTS OF ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT AMONG OVER-AGE LEARNERS IN PUBLIC SECONDARY SCHOOLS IN BUTULA SUB COUNTY, KENYA
(MMUST, 2025-10)The 8-4-4 curriculum system is not strict on the age of a learner at any stage. A good number of over-age learners have transitioned to public secondary schools in Butula Sub County as a result of 100% transition and ... -
OPTIMIZATION OF HYBRID CYCLONE IN REDUCTION OF PARTICULATE FLY ASH IN SUGAR INDUSTRIES IN KENYA
(MMUST, 2024-10)The sugar industry in Kenya faces growing environmental and regulatory pressure due to fly ash emissions from bagasse-fired boilers. Traditional single-stage cyclone separators currently employed in these facilities ... -
OPTIMIZATION OF BIOGAS PURIFICATION USING WATER-SCRUBBING TECHNOLOGY FOR ENHANCED GAS QUALITY
(MMUST, 2025-11)Biogas has been found to be a green source of power. It consists majorly of methane (CH4), carbon dioxide (CO2), hydrogen sulphide (H2S) and water vapour. Use of biogas has never reached its potential with the problem ... -
OPTIMAL SIZING AND ANALYSIS OF A SUSTAINABLE SOLAR PHOTO VOLTAIC-BIOMASS HYBRID ENERGY SYSTEM FOR LEARNING INSTITUTIONS
(MMUST, 2025-08)Access to quality energy is a necessity for the growing world. There is an increasing demand for clean and quality energy due to the ever-growing world population and development of new technologies. However, energy ...