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Effect of funding structure and liquidity on the financial performance of sugar manufacturing firms in Kenya
(Maseno University, 2025)The sugar industry is critical, supporting over 100 million people globally by providing fuel and food. In Kenya, approximately 8 million individuals depend on the sugar firms for their livelihoods, whether directly or ... -
Contributions of participatory forest management practices to forest cover and livelihoods in Lembus forest ecosystem, Baringo County, Kenya
(Maseno University, 2025)Globally, forests and its resources have supported the expansion of many economies with a direct employment of about 2 billion people. Recent studies show a drastic fall in the global and local forest cover to 30% and 7% ... -
Influence of institutional size on the relationship between equity financing and lending propensity of micro-finance banks in Kenya
(Maseno University, 2025)Globally, bank lending remains a critical issue, sparking continuous debate in both policy and academic circles. The lending propensity of financial institutions, including microfinance institutions (MFIs), averages 133.8% ... -
Effects of spillover, boundary management, and social norms on employees’ work-life balance in national referral hospitals in Kampala, Uganda
(Maseno University, 2026)Healthcare workers (HCWs) in Uganda’s national referral hospitals struggle to achieve work-life balance (WLB) due to heavy workloads, workforce shortages, and limited supportive policies, leading to high stress levels and ... -
Optimizing pragmatic strategic management practices to augmentactive tuberculosis case finding within health facilities in Nairobi County, Kenya
(Maseno University, 2025)Strategic management is essential for achieving organizational objectives; however, its application in healthcare—particularly in tuberculosis (TB) control—remains limited. The strategic management practices are known to ... -
Contributions of socioeconomic, cultural and institutional factors on climate change adaptation strategies by smallholder farmers in Homa bay county, Kenya
(Maseno University, 2025)Climate change poses significant challenges to smallholder farmers globally, particularly agricultural production in developing countries. This makes it necessary for agricultural systems to adapt to climate change effects. ... -
Moderating effect of financial sustainability on the Relationship between financial innovation and financial Growth of non-governmental organizations in lake Region economic bloc -kenya
(Maseno University, 2024)Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs) play a major role in supporting the well-being of underprivileged persons in less developed nations. Their funding stability and financial growth sustainability are foundamental to ... -
Effects of genetic variations and altered gene expression patterns on severe malarial Anaemia pathogenesis in children from siaya county
(Maseno University, 2025)Malaria remains a significant health burden in sub-Saharan Africa. In holoendemic Plasmodium Falciparum transmission regions, such as western Kenya, children aged <5 years are vulnerable due to naïve malarial immunity. ... -
Effect of financial information systems on the relationship between control activities, risk assessment, and revenue collection in lake region economic bloc counties in Kenya
(Maseno University, 2025)Revenue collection is vital for financing public services and driving sustainable development. Advanced economies like the United States, China, and India have recorded notable gains, with the U.S. tax-to-GDP ratio rising ... -
Determinants, mechanisms, and association of water insecurity with HIV treatment outcomes among adults on art In Kisumu county, Kenya
(Maseno University, 2026)Despite progress in HIV management, resource insecurities threaten the gains made with antiretroviral therapy (ART) among adults globally. Water insecurity, a common problem in high HIV burden regions, has not received ... -
Renewable energy value chain dynamics and productive sector growth in Kenya
(Maseno University, 2026)Despite Kenya's substantial progress in renewable energy development, productive-sector growth remains constrained, raising concerns about whether the country's renewable energy transition is translating into improved ... -
Epidemiological and genetic analysis of quantitative resistance to gray leaf spot (cercospora zeina) in elite maize (zea mays l) genotypes
(Maseno University, 2025)Maize has a significant and increasingly crucial role in global food security systems, but the threat of gray leaf spot (GLS) disease, caused by Cercospora zeina, persists and continues to impact its yields on a global ... -
Mental health literacy and its influence on mental well-being and help-seeking attitudes among secondary school students in Homa bay county, Kenya
(Maseno University, 2025)The World Health Organization (WHO) estimates that one in four Kenyans experiences a mental health problem, with depression and anxiety symptoms being the most prevalent. Among secondary school students, prevalence of ... -
Urban food systems and the spatial planning regime in Kakamega municipality, Kakamega County, Kenya
(Maseno University, 2025)Rapid urbanization has resulted in tremendous transformation in urban system dynamics. In particular, urban areas are increasingly experiencing food shocks and stresses that have affected their resilience ability, leading ... -
Response and coping mechanisms that shape social resilience to flood disasters in Nyando river basin of Kisumu county, Kenya
(Maseno University, 2025)Floods form the most frequent natural disaster phenomena, accounting for approximately 47% of all weather-related worldwide dangers, and occasioning annual loss of life and property to over 250 million people. Kenya’s ... -
Genomics and metagenomics analysis of non-typhoidal salmonella from children below five years and their immediate environment in disease-endemic Mukuru settlement in Nairobi, Kenya
(Maseno University, 2025)Non-typhoidal Salmonella (NTS) remains a leading cause of morbidity and mortality in Sub-Saharan Africa, particularly among vulnerable children within informal settlements where safe water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) ... -
Athari ya vivumishi vya Runyakitara kwa ujifunzaji wa kiswahili katika shule za upili jijini Mbarara, Uganda
(Maseno University, 2025)Katika mfumo wa elimu nchini Uganda, Kiswahili ni lugha muhimu kwa mawasiliano na maendeleo ya kijamii. Hata hivyo, wanafunzi wanaozungumza Runyakitara wanakabiliwa na changamoto mbalimbali katika ujifunzaji wa Kiswahili, ... -
Culturable soil microbial community structure, nutrient dynamics and greenhouse gas emissions in Maize-Banana Based agroforestry system in Kisii County, Kenya
(Maseno University, 2023)Microbial community structure are the characteristics of a group of microorganisms as measured by any metric of taxa or gene composition, diversity and abundance via a range of molecular or cultural techniques. Soil microbial ... -
Influence of climate variability and land use land cover change on the hydrology and sediment yield in upper Ssezibwa catchment, Uganda
(Maseno University, 2025)Climate variability and Land Use Land Cover (LULC) change influence hydrology and Sediment Yield (SY) in catchments. Globally, over 60 percent of the ecosystem is degraded, over 83% of the terrestrial land surface has been ... -
Factors associated with drug resistance patterns among antiretroviral therapy-experienced adolescents in south rift valley, Kenya
(Maseno University, 2025)Even though antiretroviral (ART) has greatly improved survival of people living with HIV, resistance mutation is an emerging threat to scale up of ART globally. Adolescents have higher risk of drug resistance mutations ...
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