Doctoral Theses: Recent submissions
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Influence of landscape heterogeneity on plasmodium infection in Nyakach sub-county, western Kenya
(Maseno University, 2022)Despite scaled up intervention strategies in Kenya, existing control and treatment tools have not suppressed Plasmodium infection. Persistence of malaria has been attributed to submicroscopic infection with densities too ... -
Assessment of vulnerabilities to drought, impact and adaptation options in pastoral production systems in Laisamis, Marsabit county, Kenya
(Maseno University, 2022)Dry lands are home to about 25–30% of the global population, or around two billion people, 90% of those who live in developing countries. The same report indicates that 40% of the human population of both Africa and Asia ... -
Determinants of revenue management practices and their Effects on the financial performance of star-rated Hotels in Kenya
(Maseno University, 2022)Revenue management (RM) has garnered huge attention in management science research. Past RM researches have hypothetical and methodological inadequacies, such as few variables of the study, errors in measurements, and the ... -
Assessing the correlation between interannual climate Variability and land cover change, and flow regime of sub-catchments, and their impact on communities of the Mara river basin, Kenya
(Maseno University, 2022)Climate variability and Land Cover Changes (LC) have negative consequences on watershed management. Whereas, the role of climate variability on land cover changes and stream flow regimes have affected people’s livelohoods ... -
Determinants influencing the implementation of strategic Plans in public secondary schools in Kakamega County, Kenya
(Maseno University, 2022)Strategic planning is the process of setting goals and creating a blue print for an organization’s future / vision. From studies carried out, institutions that have embraced strategic planning, implementation part of it ... -
HOST-PATHOGEN ASSOCIATION AND TRANSMISSION DYNAMICS OF BRUCELLA SPECIES IN KENYA AND TANZANIA
(Maseno University, 2022)Bacterial pathogen of the genus Brucella is a gram-negative organism with several species. It causes a disease called ―brucellosis‖ in humans, and animals worldwide. Association between animal and human Brucella sero-positive ... -
INFLUENCE OF JOB SATISFACTION FACTORS AMONG TUTORS ON TEACHER TRAINEES’ PERFORMANCE IN PUBLIC TEACHERS’ TRAINING COLLEGES IN KENYA
(Maseno University, 2022)Job satisfaction is important in a working environment as it determines organizational performance. Studies have highlighted the importance of remuneration, personnel, institutional activties and government policy guidelines ... -
Effects of psychosocial and work condition on job satisfaction of public secondary school female principals in Siaya county, Kenya
(Maseno University, 2022)The 2010 Constitution enhanced affirmative action to boost women’s participation in educational leadership in Kenya. However, in Siaya county female principals face problems in their leadership roles and work conditions ... -
A reinforcement learning multi-agent systems architecture for guaranteeing advancing conversations in task-oriented dialog systems
(Maseno University, 2022)The conversational capabilities of a dialog system have a direct impact on the tasks it can accomplish. Solving all conversational issues in dialog systems have the potential to make them serve in complex domains. While ... -
Le Kenya National Drama Festival : Identité culturelle dans un corpus dramatique anglophone et francophone.
(UNIVERSITÉ BLAISE PASCAL (CLERMONT II) École Doctorale Lettres, Sciences Humaines et Sociales, ED 370, 2019)This study analyszes the representation of cultural identity in sixteen drama texts written by Kenyans in English and in French for the Kenya National Drama Festival (KNDF). Considering the colonial history and the ... -
Script Acquisition: A Crowdsourcing and Text mining approach
(Saarland University, 2019)According to Grice’s (1975) theory of pragmatics, people tend to omit basic information when participating in a conversation (or writing a narrative) under the assumption that left out details are already known or can ... -
Cooperative Education in Physical Education: An Exploratory Study of Students' Perceptions of Co-op Experiences
(University of Alberta, 1999)The nature of today's workplace is one of rapid and dramatic changes. Traditional workplace environments require those entering a field to possess skills and competencies that are not currently being taught in many ... -
Distribution of the Water Hyacinth [Eichhornia Crassipes (Mart.) Solms.], Its Carpet Characteristics, Some of Its Diseases and Pests in the Winam Gulf of Lake Victoria
(Maseno University, 2002)Theoccurrence of the Water hyacinth (Eichhornia crassipes [Mart.] Solms) in the Winam gulfhas created numerous negative attributes that make its control an urgent priority. Little hasbeen reported about its carpet ... -
Leader Effectiveness: Validation of the Vroom-Yetton Normative Model of Leadership
(University of Alberta, 1993)“What effect does a leader's decision-making behavior have on organizational effectiveness?” Leaders make decisions that have impact on the entire organization, its performance and its results. Consequently, the construct ... -
Factors Influencing the Professional Ethical Behaviour of School Principals in Newfoundland and Labrador
(University of Alberta, 1990)The primary purpose of this study was to utilize the perceptions of school principals in Newfoundland and Labrador in identifying and describing those factors which influence their professional ethics. A secondary purpose ... -
The University of Alberta the Goals of Universities in Papua New Guinea
(University of Alberta, 1990)The primary purpose of this study was to identify and compare goal perceptions of writers, administrators and academics in two universities in Papua New Guinea (PNG). Three methods -- a survey based on the Institutional ... -
The Experience of Midlife Crisis: A Developmental Contextual Perspective
(University of Alberta, 1994)This research explores midlife crisis as it is experienced by both men and women. Midlife crisis is a time of painful inner turmoil and conflict with the external world. The experience has a dramatic impact on individual ... -
Student Participation in Governance at the University Of Alberta
(University of Alberta, 1995)This study investigated the scope, process, and effect of student participation in governance at the University of Alberta, including student government, and identified and analyzed related issues, various influential ... -
Discriminant Validity of the Stanford-Benet Intelligence Scale: Fourth Edition
(University of Alberta, 1995)Performance on the Stanford-Binet Intelligence Scale: Fourth Edition (SB:FE) was examined in a Canadian clinic sample (N=1220), age 2 through 23 years, with a range of demographic characteristics and ability levels. ... -
Graduate Students and Stress: A Life Events Perspective
(University of Alberta, 1989)Many identifiable stressors can be associated with commencing and completing graduate studies. Recent research has focused on the relationship between stressful life events and both physical and emotional symptomatology. ...