Masters Theses and Projects: Recent submissions
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Corporate Governance, Intellectual Capital and Financial Distress of Listed Firms in Sub-Saharan Africa
(Mohammed Abdulkadir, 2024-08)Financial distress often makes firms highly financially constrained due to limited external funds and high borrowing costs affecting a company’s investment and operational decisions. The number of listed companies steadily ... -
Genetic Diversity and Antigenic Variation of Rabies Viruses from Different Host Species in Eastern and Western Parts of Kenya
(Evalyne Nyambura Wambugu, 2024-08)Rabies, a viral illness that causes deadly encephalitis, claims over 59,000 lives globally each year, with approximately 2,000 deaths happening in Kenya despite effective countermeasures for both humans and dogs. This study ... -
Solid-Liquid Extraction of Heavy Metals in Aqueous Solutions using Chelating Ligands Anchored on Solid Supports
(Ian Tharau Kabogo, 2024-08)The rapid surge of population growth has translated to an unprecedented increase in heavy metal pollution in the environment resulting from various anthropogenic activities. Their non-biodegradable nature, toxicity and ... -
EFFECTS OF TEMPERATURE, DEFECT, AND ph ON PROPERTIES OF caal2o4: Eu2+, Dy3+ PHOSPHOR FOR LIGHTING APPLICATION
(Samuel Ndung’u Waithira, 2024-08)Electricity is the main source of energy used for lighting but still worldwide, a population of about 1.4 billion does not have any access to electricity, with 85 % of them coming from rural areas. Most of the people in ... -
Epidemiology of urinary schistosomiasis and Soil-transmitted helminthiasis among women of Reproductive age in kwale county, kenya
(Samuel Mutua Ngui, 2024-08)Schistosomiasis and soil-transmitted helminthiasis (STH) are prevalent infections in Sub-Saharan Africa especially in low-income setting. School aged children have been the main target of preventive chemotherapy in the ... -
Genetic diversity of selected kenyan eucalyptus species and their suitability as power transmission poles
(DAISY CHEBET, 2024-08)Eucalyptus is a genus in the Myrtaceae family that has many varieties of species. Among these species, Eucalyptus grandis, E. globulus, E. saligna and E. camaldulensis are majorly found in Kenya. E. grandis is the only ... -
Harnessing the nutraceutical properties, Microbial composition of scarabaeoid beetle Larvae and antibacterial compounds of its Endozoic fungus (aspergillus welwitschia)
(Sylviah Syombua Mwanza, 2024-08)The systematic development of antibiotic resistance poses huge worldwide health challenges, specifically in low- and middle- income countries (LMICs) increasing the treatment costs. There is heightened need to broaden the ... -
Utilization of rainwater harvesting technologies among smallholder farmers in murang’a county,
(Francis Irungu Itemo, 2024-08)Water is a critical resource in environmental sustainability, agricultural production as well as for improved livelihoods. Climate variability hinders crop and livestock production in Sub-Saharan African countries. ... -
Participatory Evaluation of Spacing and Intercropping on Productivity of Bambara Groundnuts and Sorghum in Embu County, Kenya.
(Elizaphan Mboi Ombasa, 2024-08)Bambara groundnut (Vigna subterranea L. Verdc) is underutilised in Kenya, and little is known on its best agronomic practices in various agroecological zones. The objective of this study was to determine the influence of ... -
Genetic factors implicated in asymptomatic malaria infections
(UoEm, 2024-08)Plasmodium falciparum malaria infections can be classified as either asymptomatic or symptomatic which includes uncomplicated malaria, severe malaria, cerebral malaria, and naïve malaria. In symptomatic cases, individuals ... -
CORPORATE BOARD CHARACTERISTICS, OWNERSHIP STRUCTURE, VOLUNTARY DISCLOSURE, AND VALUE OF FIRMS LISTED AT THE SECURITY EXCHANGES IN EAST AFRICA
(UoEm, 2024-08-08)Firm value is investor perception towards the company’s degree of success as reflected in share price for publicly listed companies. This research postulates that firm value is affected by corporate board characteristics, ... -
RELATIONSHIP MARKETING, CORPORATE BRANDING, SERVICE QUALITY, AND CUSTOMER SATISFACTION OF COMMERCIAL BANKS IN KENYA
(UoEm, 2024-08-08)The world over, businesses constantly strive towards the enhancement of customer satisfaction through heightened competitiveness and improvement of service delivery. Customer satisfaction is important in the creation and ... -
Mathematical Modelling of Drug Abuse, Unemployment and Mental Stress on Population Dynamics of Mental Ilness
(UoEm, 2024-01)There has been a rise in the number of reported cases of mental illness in both High Income Countries (HICs) and Low and Middle Income Countries (LMICs). Non-communicable Diseases (NCDs) seldom make use of mathematical ... -
Fiscal Deficit Financing and Inflation in Sub-Saharan Africa
(UoEm, 2023-12)Financing fiscal deficit in any country is undertaken with the sole purpose of promoting economic growth and development. However, fiscal deficit financing can be a major source of macroeconomic instability, especially ... -
Real Estate Development, Human Capital and Economic Growth in Kenya
(UoEm, 2023-12)Having a stable and high level of economic growth within a country is associated with numerous benefits to the citizens. In developing countries such as Kenya, the rate of economic growth has been low and always below the ... -
Qualification of Greenhouse Gas Fluxes from Selected Cropping Systems under on Farm Conditions in Tharaka-Nithi, Kenya
(UoEm, 2024-03)The smallholder cropping systems have an adverse effect on greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions to the ecosystems due to varied contribution to the GHG budgets. Further, the uncertainty on the contribution of an individual ... -
Competition, Profitability, Risk-Taking Behaviour and Stability of Commercial Banks in Kenya
(UoEm, 2023-08)Stable commercial banks stimulate economic growth by facilitating value exchanges. The stability of commercial banks in Kenya has been a concern because of the waves of collapse that have dotted the history of the ... -
Cover Change and Vegetation Carbon Stocks of Mangrove Forests in Lamu County, Kenya
(UoEm, 2023-04)Mangroves around the world are being threatened by a combination of natural and human factors. Losses of mangroves leads to reduced forest cover and enhanced carbon emission. This study assessed cover change, forest ... -
Uptake of Regenerative Agriculture Technologies, Productivity of Selected Cereals And Pulses and Food Security in the Drylands of Embu County, Kenya
(UoEm, 2023-08)At the global level, land degradation is on the increase thus threatening millions of livelihoods particularly in the drier ecosystems. More specifically, land degradation is a major concern in Kenya and more particularly ... -
Social economic factors and pupils Academic achievement in public primary schools, Karaba zone Mbeere Subcounty,Kenya
(UoEm, 2023-08)There has been a persistent trend of underachievement of students in Karaba Zone compared to the broader Mbeere South Sub-County. Thus, the study examined the relationship between socioeconomic factors and pupils' academic ...