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Semiparametric estimation of conditional quantiles for time series, with applications in finance
(2003)The estimation of conditional quantiles has become an increasingly important issue in insurance and financial risk management. The stylized facts of financial time series data has rendered direct applications of extreme ... -
Social Networks, Technology Adoption and Technical Efficiency in Smallholder Agriculture: The Case of Cereal Growers in Central Tanzania
(2014)Global demand for food and agricultural products is on the rise. There is hence the need to increase production to meet this growing demand and smallholders will play a significant role. One strategy for smallholders to ... -
A SOCIAL SEMIOTIC ANALYSIS OF GENDER REPRESENTATION IN SELECTED KENYAN SECONDARY SCHOOL ENGLISH TEXTBOOKS
(MksU Press, 2023)The present study is a social semiotic analysis of gender representation in selected Kenyan secondary school English textbooks. Textbooks are a powerful instrument for creating social identities. As a result, how male ... -
Socio-economic factors affecting growth of micro and small scale manufacturing enterprises: a survey of select firms in the food and beverage industry in Kenya
(2011-11)Small and medium enterprises (SMEs) are playing an increasingly important role in the process of economic growth in the developing world. They are the largest group in terms of the number of industrial units in most ... -
SOCIO-ECONOMIC FACTORS INFLUENCING FEMALE STUDENTS’ RETENTION IN PUBLIC SECONDARY SCHOOLS IN MUKAA SUB-COUNTY, MAKUENI COUNTY, KENYA
(2019-10)Education for females has been widely valued across the world. Since independence female students’ retention in schools has been found to be a major challenge in Kenya. Socio- economic factors have ... -
SOCIO-RELIGIOUS IMPLICATIONS OF CHILD - LABOUR
(2001)About 250 million children in the world work in harzadous and exploitative labour conditions. Child-labour is a controversial and an emotive phenomenon that defies simple solutions. The idea that children have special ... -
The Strategic Management Practices Affecting the Growth of Training Institutions in Machakos County
(2018-08)The aim of the study was to determine the Strategic Management practices affecting the growth of training institutions in Machakos County. The objectives of this study was to assess the effect of strategy formulation on ... -
TEACHER FACTORS INFLUENCING USE OF QUESTIONING TECHNIQUE ON STUDENTS’ ACHIEVEMENT IN MATHEMATICS IN PUBLIC SECONDARY SCHOOLS IN MWALA SUB-COUNTY, MACHAKOS COUNTY, KENYA
(2019-10)Mathematics teachers play an important function in coaching necessities in arithmetic and in making sure that scholars sign in desirable grades. This is completed with the resource of adopting a couple of additives of ... -
USAWIRI WA MWANAMKE KATIKA NYIMBO ZA SIFO ZA WAKAMBA
(2019-10)Utafiti huu ulihusu usawiri wa mwanamke katika nyimbo za sifo za jamii ya Wakamba. Ulikusudia kuchunguza iwapo mwanamke anadunishwa katika nyimbo hizi, anadunishwa vipi na iwapo anatetewa katika jamii dhidi ya imani dunishi ... -
UTILIZATION OF INSTRUCTIONAL MEDIA AND QUALITY OF LEARNING OUTCOMES IN ENGLISH LANGUAGE IN PUBLIC SECONDARY SCHOOLS IN MBOONI EAST SUB-COUNTY, KENYA
(MksU Press, 2023-03)In Kenya, the teaching of English language in public secondary schools is a matter of concern. The performance of English language in examinations has been below average nationally. This has prompted the researcher to ...