Research and Publications: Recent submissions
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Students’ Perceptions of Information Literacy at two South African Universities
(Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal), 2022)Information literacy, the ability to find and use information ethically, has been on the agenda of academic librarians for a very long time now. The driving force behind the information literacy agenda is the over-abundance ... -
Enhanced hexazinone degradation by a Bacillus species and Staphylococcus species isolated from pineapple and sugarcane cultivated soils in Kenya
(Environmental Chemistry and Ecotoxicology, 2022)In this work, hexazinone-degrading bacterial strains from Kenyan tropical soils with long term application history were isolated and identified. Non-sterile soils from sugarcane and pineapple cultivated fields with over ... -
Tea Production Response to Climate Change in Kenya: An Autoregressive Distributed Lag Approach
(AJER, 2022-01)Tea sector plays a critical role in socio economic development in Kenya. It is a leading foreign exchange earner, a major source of livelihood for most rural communities and significantly contributes to poverty reduction. ... -
Advances in sample pretreatment and detection of PCBs in the environment
(Journal of Hazardous Materials Advances, 2021)Pollution of the environment by polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) continues to be a global concern because of their toxicity, persistence, long-range transport properties and ability to bioaccumulate in fatty tissues. PCBs ... -
Blended teaching and learning journey: Implementation in higher education institutions in Kenya
(JFP Publishers, 2021)Education, like all the other sectors, was impacted significantly by the COVID-19 pandemic. In a report by UNESCO, in 2020 alone, learning for more than 1.7 billion children in over 188 countries was disrupted. This ... -
Moderating Effect of Government Policies on the Relationship between Corporate Social Responsibility Initiatives and Financial Performance of Cement Manufacturing Companies in Kenya
(Journal of African Interdisciplinary Studies (JAIS), 2021-07)The purpose of this study was to determine the moderating effect of government policies (GP) on the relationship between Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) and Financial Performance (FP) of cement manufacturing companies ... -
The Effect of Farm Attachment Programme (FAP) Design Attributes on Experiential Learning Ability among Egerton University Students
(Asian Journal of Agricultural Extension, Economics & Sociology, 2021)The Farm attachment programme (FAP) of Egerton University was established six years ago to promote learning by “reflection on doing” commonly known as Experiential Learning (EL), among students. However, effectiveness ... -
Nilpotent covers of symmetric and alternating groups
(2020)We prove that the symmetric group Sn has a unique minimal cover M by maximal nilpotent subgroups, and we obtain an explicit and easily computed formula for the order of M. In addition, we prove that the order of M is ... -
Comparative Study of the Current Processes used by Insurance Companies and application of Block Chain Technology on Business Performance in Kenya
(International Journal of Science and Research (IJSR), 2020)The insurance industry has been engaging in numerous processes which are characterized by the exchange of data updated by multiple parties, they have ramped up investments in their digital agenda to be at par with other ... -
Factors Determining Adoption of Block Chain in the Insurance Industry: A Case of Kenya
(International Journal of Science and Research (IJSR), 2020-12)Blockchain is receiving increasing attention from academy and industry, since it is considered a breakthrough technology that could bring huge benefits to many different sectors. In 2017, Gartner positioned blockchain ... -
Towards Self Sustaining Communities through Participation In Self Help Groups (SHQs); The Case Of United Rabbit Farmers Self Help Group, Machakos County, Kenya
(International Journal of Social Sciences and Information Technology, 2020)The concept of a self-sustaining community is one that is inevitable as developing nations work towards achieving the United Nation’s Sustainable Development Goals. Community Based Organizations as well as Self Help ... -
Change Point Estimation in Volatility of a Time series using a Kolmogorov Smirnov Type Test Statistic
(MksU Press, 2021-06)Detection of structural change in volatility of a time series is very important for understanding volatility dynamics and the stylized facts observed in financial time series. By applying the Nadaraya Watson kernel ... -
Control Volume Analysis of Unsteady Mhd Mixed Convection Nanofluid Flow as A Result of Stretching Surface with Suction
(MksU Press, 2021-06)Many heat transfer processes in engineering problems in areas such as nuclear reactors and electronics, as well as in biomedicine and food industry require the knowledge of nanofluids. Consequently, investigations leading ... -
Effects of Problem - Solving Approach to Teaching Mathematics on Students’ Achievement in Secondary School in Murang’a County, Kenya
(MksU Press, 2021-06)This study examined the effects of problem – solving to teaching of Mathematics on students‟ achievements in secondary schools in Murang‟a County. The study was guided by the following four objectives to: establish the ... -
Flexibility of Interior Spaces for Low Cost Housing in Kenya- A Case Study of the Kibera Soweto East Housing Project in Nairobi, Kenya
(MksU Press, 2021-06)Kibera is the largest slum areas in Nairobi and the largest urban slum in Africa (UN-HABITAT, 2008). It‟s characterized by poorly constructed mabati (iron sheet) structures, poor-drainage systems, and lack of clean ... -
Modeling Stock Returns Volatility Using Regime Switching Models
(MksU Press, 2021-06)This paper seeks to model the dynamic relationship between stock market returns, volatility and trading volume in both developed and emerging stock markets. Modeling stock returns volatility has a tremendous reflection ... -
Nonparametric Prediction Interval for Conditional Expected Shortfall Admitting a Location-Scale Model using Bootstrap Method
(MksU Press, 2021-06)In financial risk management, the expected shortfall is a popular risk measure which is often considered as an alternative to Value-at-Risk. It is defined as the conditional expected loss given that the loss is greater ... -
Results on Robust Model Based Estimation in Finite Populations
(MksU Press, 2021-06)In this article, we present results on nonparametric regression for estimating unknown finite population totals in a model based framework. Consistent robust estimators of finite population totals are derived using the ... -
Solar PV Potential and Energy Demand Assessment in Machakos County
(MksU Press, 2021-06)Machakos County has the need for renewable energy access due to its rapid industrial development, growing population, higher living standards and rural electrification. Wind-solar hybrid off-grid system has therefore ... -
The Effects of Holidays on the Ghanaian Equity Market
(MksU Press, 2021-06)This paper sought to determine if the Ghanaian equity market is a semi-strong efficient market by investigating whether or not the holiday effect exists by adopting an ARMAX (2, 2) - GARCH (1, 1) model with 𝐺𝐿+innovation. ...
