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EFFECT OF CULTURE ON LANGUAGE USED IN COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY BY UNIVERSITY STUDENTS
(Machakos University, 2018-04)Communication technology exists to connect, inform, entertain and marketing. Developments in communication technology force people to think differently about how they disclose information.Atelephone call or a few clicks ... -
Effect of Fly Ash and Superplasticiser on the Hardening Properties of Self Compacting- Concrete
(Machakos University, 2018-04)The self-compacting concrete is a relatively innovative type of concrete that differs from the conventional vibrated concrete in that it contains a novel superplasticiser, Flay ash which contributes significantly to ... -
Effect of Strategic Direction on The Performance of Technical Training Institutions in Meru County, Kenya
(Machakos University, 2018-12)Organizational performance is important in justifying its existence and resources allocation. To enhance performance, Strategic direction has been identified has useful in promoting organizational performance. For Technical ... -
Effect of Streamflow on Hydro-Power Generation in the Upper Tana River Basin, Kenya
(Machakos University, 2018-04)Hydro-power is one of the Kenya’s important energy sources. The main hydro-power project in Kenya is located in the Upper Tana River basin. There has been a fluctuation of power generation due to climate change over the ... -
Effect of Using Different Types of Irrigation Water on the Soil-To-Crop-Transfer Factor in Leafy Vegetables Grown Along Peri-Urban Areas of Kiambu County, Kenya
(Machakos University, 2018-04)The water used for irrigation has a significant effect on the way heavy elements accumulates in the soil as well as how plants grown on those soils uptake elements. Therefore, this study aimed at establishing the effect ... -
Effect of Weeds in Yield Loss of Beans
(Machakos University, 2018-04)Weeds are unwanted plants growing in agricultural lands, gardens, road sides and mainly disturbed areas where they do not depend on human intervention for their reproduction and survival. Depending upon density, types, ... -
Effects of Hypermedia on Learning Achievement in Geography for Hearing Impaired Learners in Mixed Special Secondary Schools in Kenya
(Machakos University, 2018-04)The hearing impaired (HI) students often encounter communication problems in classroom. Yet some specific media can facilitate and enhance their learning. This study reports on the development of hypermedia educational ... -
Effects of Vehicles Lane-Change Manoeuvres on Traffic Breakdown and Congestion in Highways
(Machakos University, 2018-04)Traffic breakdown is the main cause of vehicle traffic congestion in our multi-lane roads due to highway bottlenecks such as lane-drops, on and off-ramps. In this study the three phase traffic flow theory of Kerner [1] ... -
Empirical Assessment of Demographic Factors Influencing Organizational Commitment in Secondary Schools in Kenya
(Machakos University, 2018-04)Organizational Commitment (OC) is increasingly becoming an important research concept in the fields of organizational behavior and human resource management. It’s particularly relevant to schools where attainment of ... -
Entrepreneurship Education and Eco-Preneurship Innovation as Change Agents for Environmental Problems
(Machakos University, 2018-04)Ecopreneurship means carrying out activities that keep the environment clean as well as meeting the business objectives. Given the current environmental problems facing the world, it is flawless that past strategies used ... -
An Evaluation of The Inauguration Speech Made by His Excellency The President of Kenya on 28th November, 2017.
(Machakos University, 2018-04)An inauguration speech in any political set up seeks to give an assertion of the round map on how to address issues that directly impact on the electorate. It should also be a timely moment to thank those who voted you ... -
Examining the Role of Language, Culture and Communication Technology in Reconstructing Masculinity: A Reflection on Henry Ole Kulet’s To Become a Man
(Machakos University, 2018-04)This paper is an investigation on the role of language, culture and communication technology in reconstructing masculinity. The paper argues that there is an apparent disconnect between traditional and modern perspectives ... -
Exponentiated Generalized Geometric Burr Iii Distribution
(Machakos University, 2018-04)Statistical distributions play a major role in parametric statistical modeling and inference. However, most of the existing classical distributions do not provide reasonable parametric fits to data sets. Thus, the need ... -
Factors Affecting Maize Yield in Machakos County
(Machakos University, 2018-04)Maize is the main staple crop for many people in Kenya. It is a high yielding cereal grown almost in all parts of the country mainly under rain fed environmental conditions. However, despite the fact that maize is the ... -
Factors Affecting Performance of Agricultural Value Chains: The Case of Small-Scale Coffee Marketing In Kangundo, Machakos County
(Machakos University, 2018-04)Coffee is Kenya's forth source of foreign exchange after tourism, tea and horticulture, and significantly contributes to farm income and employment. The different marketing systems in the producer and marketing cooperatives ... -
Family Business Succession Planning, Entrepreneurial Orientation and Firm Performance Among Small and Medium Enterprises
(Machakos University, 2018-04)Family-owned businesses continue to form the backbone of most of the national economies. However, because of the tenuous nature of the ownership structure of most family businesses only one in three family businesses ... -
Family Size and Boy-Child Drop Out Rate in Public Day Secondary Schools in Makueni County, Kenya
(Machakos University, 2018-04)School dropout for both boys and girls is an area of concern not only in Kenya but also in the whole world. The government of Kenya has placed certain measures to give basic education to its citizens by introducing Free ... -
Government Synergies for Harnessing Scientific Research, Innovation and Technology for sustainable development
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Harnessing Educational Technology to Stimulate Critical Thinking among Secondary School Learners for Sustainable Development in Kenya
(Machakos University, 2018-04)Critical thinking (CT) isan essential life skill that education should seek to equip learners with in order to actualize the attainment of Kenya’s vision 2030 and the sustainable development goals (SDGS). Psychologists ... -
Heat and Mass Transfer Past A Semi- Infinite Vertical Porous Plate in MHD Flows in Turbulent Boundary Layer
(Machakos University, 2018-04)This study addresses the problem of unsteady free convection incompressible MHD fluid flow past a semi-infinite vertical porous plate in the presence of a strong magnetic field inclined at an angle to the plate with Hall ...