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A NARRATOLOGICAL STUDY OF NAWAL EL SAADAWI’S NOVELS GOD DIES BY THE NILE AND WOMAN AT POINT ZERO
(Pwani Unversity, 2015-12-05)This is a narratological study of God Dies by the Nile (1985) and Woman at Point Zero (1982) by Nawal El Saadawi, an Egyptian female writer. The study explores the narrative presentation of Saadawi’s struggle for women’s ... -
NEUROPSYCHIATRIC COMORBIDITIES OF EPILEPSY AND ITS ASSOCIATION WITH ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHIC FEATURES AMONG CHILDREN WITH EPILEPSY IN KILIFI COUNTY, KENYA
(Pwani University, 2021-09-21)Epilepsy is a serious brain and commonly co-occurs with mental disorders. This study aimed at assessing the association between electroencephalographic features and neuropsychiatric comorbidities of epilepsy and underlying ... -
THE NEXUS BETWEEN AFRICAN SPIRITUALITY, FOOD SOVEREIGNTY AND FOOD SECURITY: A GENDER BASED CASE STUDY OF SMALLHOLDER FARMERS IN MATAYOS SUB-COUNTY, BUSIA COUNTY, KENYA
(Pwani University, 2022-09-17)Africa, the cradle of humankind, is home to many cultures across its geographical regions that practice a wealth of spiritual belief systems. African spiritual practices were based on oral traditions and on knowledge and ... -
NJEO, HALI NA DHAMIRA KATIKA KITENZI CHA KITIKUU: MTAZAMO WA UMINIMALISTI
(Pwani University, 2017-11-08)Tasnifu hii inahusu uchanganuzi wa kiufafanuzi wa kimofosintaksia wa njeo, hali na dhamira katika kitenzi cha Kitikuu. Njeo, hali na dhamira ni kategoria za kisarufi zinazopatikana katika kitenzi. Kitikuu ni lahaja ... -
DE NOVO GENOME ASSEMBLY AND ANNOTATION OF CHEMOSENSORY GENES IN HIPPOBOSCA CAMELINA AND HIPPOBOSCA VARIEGATA
(PWANI UNIVERSITY, 2024-05-24)Hippoboscids (keds or flies) are obligate hematophagous or blood-sucking ectoparasites that infest birds, mammals, and incidentally humans. They transmit pathogens such as Anaplasma camelii transmitted by Hippobosca ... -
OPTO-ELECTRICAL CHARACTERIZATION OF BIO-DYE EXTRACT FROM Adansonia digitata (BAOBAB) AND Azadirachta indica (NEEM TREE) LEAVES FOR DYE SENSITIZED SOLAR CELL APPLICATION
(Pwani University, 2022-12-13)Solar power harvesting research has been primarily focused on developing solar cells that are both affordable and environmentally friendly. Among the extensively researched technologies are Perovskite, Quantum Dot (Q.D), ... -
PARALLELIZING LONG-READ DE NOVO GENOME ASSEMBLERS ON MIXED ARCHITECTURES (CPU/GPU) WITH COMPUTE UNIFIED DEVICE ARCHITECTURE (CUDA)
(Pwani University, 2022-04-11)The computational challenge of de novo genome assembly (when no reference genome is available) is hard to tackle when millions to billions of short reads must be assembled into contigs and further into scaffolds. Current ... -
PATTERNS, REPETITION AND VISUAL IMAGERY IN BANGO SONGS: AN ANALYSIS OF SELECTED SONGS BY JOSEPH NGALA
(Pwani University, 2022-06-01)This study investigated the patterns of composition, systems of repetition and visual imagery in five of Mzee Joseph Katana Ngala’s bango songs: “Kadzo”, “Simba”, “Adam na Hawa”, “Vituko” and “Moyo Tulia”. The objectives ... -
PEDAGOGICAL CHALLENGES IN THE IMPLEMENTATION OF INCLUSIVE EDUCATION FOR PUPILS WITH HEARING IMPAIRMENTS IN PUBLIC PRIMARY SCHOOLS IN MOMBASA COUNTY, KENYA
(Pwani University, 2021-05-10)The purpose of this study was to investigate the pedagogical challenges encountered by teachers and the strategies that the teachers apply in implementing inclusive practices for pupils with hearing impairments in public ... -
PERCEPTIONS ON EXTRA MARITAL AFFAIRS AMONG MARRIED COUPLES IN KILIFI SOUTH SUB- COUNTY, KENY
(Pwani University, 2023-08-04)Marital infidelity is regarded as one of the most serious hazards to the well-being of marriages and families. Infidelity has been identified as the single most common reason for divorce in numerous cultures around the ... -
PERCEPTIONS REGARDING THE STATUS OF LIVELIHOODS; THE CASE OF THE COMMUNITY IN LOWER TANA DELTA CONSERVANCY, TANA RIVER COUNTY
(Pwani Unversity, 2017-06)Protected areas (Conservancies) are amongst the most important conservation initiatives that help to halt biodiversity loss. There have been conflicts among the different communities that cohabit in the three locations ... -
PHYLOGENETIC EVOLUTION AND GEOGRAPHIC TRANSMISSION PATTERNS OF THE RICE BLAST PATHOGEN MAGNAPORTHE ORYZAE IN AFRICA
(Pwani University, 2020-01-23)Rice blast disease, caused by the fungal pathogen Magnaporthe oryzae, is the most disastrous disease in rice, and adversely constrains the growth and productivity of the crop worldwide. Outbreaks of the disease reoccur in ... -
PHYTOREMEDIATION OF KIPEVU WASTE WATER USING VETIVER GRASS (Chrysopogon Zizanioides)
(2016-09)Treatment of wastewater worldwide has mainly been done using physical, chemical and biological wastewater treatment systems such as activated sludge and biological nutrient removal technologies (Bedewi, 2010).Mombasa ... -
PLANT BIODIVERSITY AND ETHNOBOTANICAL APPLICATIONS IN TWO KAYA FORESTS IN KILIFI COUNTY
(Pwani University, 2021-10-21)The sacred Kaya Kauma and Tsolokero forests in Kenya's Kilifi county are under the management of a council of elders and are gazetted as National Monuments. Eight out of the more than 52 Kaya forests are designated UNESCO ... -
POPULATION GENETIC STRUCTURE OF THE WHITE TEATFISH, HOLOTHURIA FUSCOGILVA, IN SOUTH-COAST, KENYA
(Pwani University, 2022-02-13)The white teatfish, Holothuria fuscogilva, is widely distributed in coastal areas, around coral reefs and sea grasses in the Indo-Pacific region. In Kenya, the species is distributed in areas of shallow reefs, with higher ... -
POPULATION STRUCTURE AND GENETIC DIVERSITY ASSESSMENT OF EASTERN AFRICA FINGER MILLET BLAST FUNGUS USING GENOME-WIDE SNPS
(Pwani University, 2020-09-23)Finger millet (Eleusine coracana) is a key staple crop in eastern Africa cultivated mainly by smallholder farmers. It can withstand high temperatures, salinity, drought stress and low soil fertility. The use of unimproved ... -
THE POTENTIAL OF SEAGRASS LITTER AS ORGANIC FERTILIZER IN KILIFI KENYA
(Pwani Unversity, 2017-03)ABSTRACT Beach-cast seagrass litter deposits are common in many coastal areas with extended seagrass meadows. Seagrass litter abundance on the shoreline is a contentious issue on the aesthetics of the beaches and as an ... -
PREDICTION OF ALTERNATIVE SPLICING EVENTS ON PANTRANSCRIPTS
(2024-06-24)Alternative Splicing (AS) is a regulation mechanism that contributes to protein diversity and is also associated to many diseases and tumors. Alternative splicing events quantification from RNA-Seq reads is a crucial ... -
PREDICTORS OF SYMPTOMS OF POSTNATAL DEPRESS ION AND THEIR ASSOCIATION WITH CHILD DEVELOPMENT IN LAMU AND KILIFI COUNTIES, KENYA
(Pwani University, 2020-03-12)Background mental health problems are of major public health concern, worldwide. However, there is limited systematic research investigating the correlates and impact of postnatal mental health problems in low and middle-income ... -
PREVALENCE AND CORRELATES FOR HOME DELIVERY AMONG HIV INFECTED WOMEN IN KILIFI COUNTY
(Pwani Unversity, 2015-09-07)While progress has been made towards scaling up facility deliveries, many women in sub-Saharan Africa (sSA) continue to deliver at home. Home deliveries substantially contribute to maternal morbidity and mortality. To ...