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SCHOOL BASED FACTORS INFLUENCING ACQUISITION OF BASIC MATHEMATICS COMPETENCIES AMONG GRADE THREE PUPILS IN PUBLIC PRIMARY SCHOOLS IN MAGARINI SUB COUNTY, KILIFI COUNTY, KENYA
(Pwani University, 2022-09-01)Globally, mathematics is a key component in the scientific and technological innovations, in the social, economic, political, and geographical aspects of man. The acquisitions of basic mathematics competencies for the early ... -
SCREENING FOR SALT TOLERANCE IN SELECTED AFRICAN NIGHTSHADE LAND RACES
(PWANI UNIVERSITY, 2024-07-24)African nightshades (Solanum spp) are an important cuisine in Sub-Saharan Africa. Its consumption is increasing due to its nutritional and health benefits, leading to increased demand for this nutritious vegetable ... -
SCREENING TOMATO AND PEPPER GERMPLASM FOR RESISTANCE TO BEGOMOVIRUSES AND ROOT KNOT NEMATODES
(Pwani University, 2015)Tomato and pepper are among the most popular vegetable crops grown worldwide, owing to their nutritive value and diversified uses. In the few areas along the coast region where tomato and pepper are grown, production ... -
SELECTED FACTORS INFLUENCING PARTICIPATION OF ADULT LEARNERS IN ADULT EDUCATION PROGRAMMES IN KILIFI COUNTY, KENYA
(Pwani University, 2022-11-15)Education plays a key role in human development through the process of empowering peoples well being and participation in national building. Education is a fundamental human right; the Constitution of Kenya (2010) ... -
SENSE RELATIONS AND LEXICAL PRAGMATIC PROCESSES IN LINGUISTIC SEMANTICS: A DESCRIPTION OF THE KIGIRYAMA SYSTEM OF MEANING
(Pwani Unversity, 2017-07-10)Language carries the culture of the people. Knowing the correct meaning of each word in every context enables one to be integrated successfully into that community something which contributes to harmony and understanding. ... -
SERVICE RECOVERY STRATEGIES AND THEIR EFFECTIVENESS IN ENHANCING CUSTOMER EXPERIENCE IN STAR RATED HOTELS IN MOMBASA COUNTY, KENYA: FRONT-LINE MANAGERS PERSPECTIVE
(Pwani University, 2022-07)Service recovery is an integral part of any hotel to remain competitive. Due to the nature of services, offering first-time error-free service is not easy, thus the need for service recovery. Mombasa is one of the main ... -
SEWAGE LINKED CONTAMINATION OF PUBLIC RECREATIONAL BEACH WATERS IN MOMBASA COUNTY KENYA
(Pwani Unversity, 2017-11-07)Population increase and coastal development causes marine pollution. The increasing influx of sewage to coastal waters poses a direct threat to human and environmental health upon which the economy relies (Murray, 2007). ... -
SOCIOECONOMIC BURDEN OF VECTORS AND ASSOCIATED DISEASES ON HOUSEHOLDS IN KWALE COUNTY, KENYA
(2019-05)Studies on socioeconomic burdens of diseases have mainly focused on either the involved vectors (mosquitoes, tsetse flies and ticks) or the diseases they transmit (malaria, trypanosomiasis and rickettsia, respectively) in ... -
SOME ASPECTS OF THE BIOLOGY AND TAXONOMY OF RABBITFISHES (FAMILY: SIGANIDAE) FROM KENYAN INSHORE MARINE WATERS
(Pwani University, 2016-06)Rabbitfishes (Siganidae) are valuable commercial species in many parts of the world. Along the East African coast, they constitute important food and commercial marine fish resources. However information on their biology ... -
SPECIES COMPOSITION, LENGTH-WEIGHT RELATIONSHIP AND REPRODUCTIVE ACTIVITY OF EPINEPHELUS GROUPERS (PISCES: SERRANIDAE) FROM SOUTH COAST KENYA INDIAN OCEAN WATERS OGONGO,
(Pwani Unversity, 2015-03)Globally, coastal and estuarine ecosystems are the most productive ecological systems providing essential ecosystem goods and services to the adjacent coastal populations. The ecosystems are however increasingly being ... -
SPECIES DIVERSITY OF BLOOD MEALS, TRYPANOSOMES AND ENDOSYMBIONTS OF Glossina austeni AND PERCEPTION OF SMALL HOLDER FARMERS ON TRYPANOSOMIASIS ALONG THE KENYAN COAS
(Pwani University, 2024-08-03)Background: Animal African trypanosomiasis (AAT) is a disease of both domestic and wild animals that is caused by trypanosomes transmitted by tsetse flies (genus Glossina). AAT causes huge agricultural losses in ... -
STATISTICAL MODELING OF TEACHERS’ SURVIVAL TIME IN SERVICE IN PUBLIC SCHOOLS AND INSTITUTIONS IN KENYA
(Pwani University, 2017-09-06)Teachers in public schools in Kenya have been leaving the classroom for greener pastures. Teacher attrition has continued to reduce the survival time of teachers in service. According to research most of this attrition has ... -
STOCK STATUS AND SOME ASPECTS OF THE BIOLOGY OF THE PINK EAR EMPEROR LETHRINUS LENTJAN (LAĆEPÈDE, 1802) IN SOUTH COAST KENYA
(Pwani Unversity, 2017-10-06)The pink ear emperor Lethrinus lentjan (Laćepède, 1802) is among three demersal fish species dominating catches in the artisanal fishery along the Kenya coast. Available data indicate that total landings of L. lentjan ... -
STRATEGIES IN MANAGEMENT OF TEACHERS LEVELS OF ABSENTEEISM IN PUBLIC PRIMARY SCHOOLS IN KILIFI NORTH CONSTITUENCY, KILIFI COUNTY, KENYA.
(Pwani University, 2017-05)Absenteeism is a major challenge in many learning institutions in Kenya. Kilifi County being one of the regions experiencing this important challenge specifically in public schools. This study sought to assess the rate ... -
STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS OF FAIRY TALES OF THE GIRIAMA OF RURAL KILIFI COUNTY IN KENYA.
(Pwani University, 2022-04-14)The study set out to carry out a structural analysis of Giriama fairy tales from the rural parts of Kilifi County in Kenya. This was informed by the structural analysis of tales that began with Propp’s ground-breaking ... -
A STUDY OF TEACHERS’ STRATEGIES FOR COPING WITH CHALLENGES OF TEACHING INTEGRATED ENGLISH IN PUBLIC SECONDARY SCHOOLS IN MOMBASA COUNTY,KENYA
(Pwani Unversity, 2015-05-06)In Kenya’s education system English is a core subject as well as the language of instruction. It is through English that content for other subjects is taught and examined, except for Kiswahili and foreign languages. ... -
SURVEILLANCE ON COCONUT LETHAL YELLOWING DISEASE (CANDIDATUS PHYTOPLASMA) IN THE COASTAL REGION OF KENYA
(Pwani University, 2022-10-20)Coconut lethal yellowing disease (CLYD) is a destructive disease affecting coconut and other palm species. It is caused by a phytoplasma, Candidatus phytoplasma that is transmitted by vectors in the Hemipteran order. ... -
SYNTHESIS AND CHARACTERIZATION OF ZINC OXIDE/REDUCED GRAPHENE OXIDE (ZnO/RGO) NANOMATERIAL FOR BIOSENSOR APPLICATIONS
(Pwani University, 2023-01-21)Advances towards the nano and femto scale have been the core for improving the operation efficiencies for biosensors. However, there still exists a mismatch in understanding the correlation between these advances and the ... -
THEORETICAL INVESTIGATION OF THE OH + C2H4 REACTION UNDER CONDITIONS RELEVANT TO COMBUSTION CHEMISTRY
(PWANI UNIVERSITY, 2023-12-24)The global energy supply heavily relies on fossil fuels, with petroleum oil alone constituting one-third of the total supply. Nonetheless, due to centuries of substantial demand propelled by industrialization, projections ... -
THEORETICAL STUDY OF UNIAXIAL STRESS, SPATIAL DIELECTRIC FUNCTIONS AND TEMPERATURE DEPENDENCE OF PHOTOIONIZATION CROSS-SECTION OF DONOR IMPURITIES IN A GaAs QUANTUM WELL DOT
(Pwani University, 2020-06-05)he present work considers photoionization cross-section of donor impurities in a GaAs quantum well dot of cylindrical geometry. The quantum dot is itself embedded in a Ga Al As 1x x matrix. A trial wave function that ...