2008

Abstracts of Masters Thesis

Table of Contents

Faculty of Agriculture

Investigation of a Hazardous Metabolite, Ethylenethiourea, in Ethylene Bis-Dithiocarbamates, Fresh and Processed Tomatoes: Case of Mwea Division, Kirinyaga District PDF
George Muriithi Kariuki
ISOLATION AND SCREENING OF ENDOPHYTIC Fusarium oxysporum FOR BIOLOGICAL CONTROL OF NEMATODES IN TISSUE CULTURE BANANAS PDF
Peter Mwaura Mutua
Physicochemical Characterization and Food Application Potential of Pumpkin (Cucurbita Sp.) Fruit and Seed Kernel Flours PDF
Monicah Salano Fedha

College of Engineering and Technology

Design and Implementation of a Fuzzy Logic Based Maximum Power Point Tracker for a Photovoltaic System PDF
Lawrence Kiprono Letting
Simulation of the Dynamic Behavior of an Excavator due to Interacting Mechanical and Hydraulic Dynamics PDF
Onesmus Mutuku Muvengei
RECYCLING OF RUBBER CHIPS INTO COMPOSITE ELASTOMERS PDF
PATRICK HINGA KAMAU
Design and Construction of a Microstrip–Patch Antenna Array with Arbitrary-Shaped Apertures Based on FDTD-MFIE Formulations PDF
Edwin Koech Kipyegon
Modeling and Simulation of Vibrations of a Tractor Gearbox PDF
James Kuria Kimotho

Institute of Computer Science and Information Technology

A Modified Evolutionary Algorithm Approach to Course Timetabling: A Case Study of JKUAT IT CENTRE PDF
Harrison Kaguongo Wang’eri
Wizard Navigation Functionality to Automated User Interfaces Using Finite State Machines PDF
Nicholas Alex Gachui
USING FAULT TREE ANALYSIS IN A WORK BREAKDOWN STRUCTURE TO DEVELOP A LOW RISK ONLINE ELECTRONIC VOTING SYSTEM. A CASE STUDY FOR THE ELECTORAL COMMISSION OF KENYA PDF
Jomo Ngengi Njenga
Towards The Development of an Engine that Marks Descriptive Examinations For E-Learning PDF
Pamela Wanjiku Munene
CULTURAL INFLUENCE IN WEB USABILITY AMONG KENYAN YOUTH: A CASE STUDY OF JOMO KENYATTA UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE AND TECHNOLOGY PDF
William Nyariki Nyamongo Marita

Faculty of Science

COMPARATIVE STUDY OF PERFORMANCE AND WATER USE OF EUCALYPTUS GRANDIS, EUCALYPTUS HYBRIDS, GREVILLEA ROBUSTA AND CORDIA AFRICANA IN THIKA KENYA. PDF
SHEM KUYAH
Phytoremediation of Heavy Metals in mimics of Chemically Polluted Soils and Wastewater PDF
PHYLLIS NJERI KIMENYU
IN VITRO ANTIBACTERIAL AND ANTIFUNGAL ACTIVITY OF THREE KENYAN MEDICINAL PLANTS AND ANALYSIS OF ACTIVE CHEMICAL PRINCIPLES. PDF
Lincoln Linus Were Munyendo
DESIGNING AND IMPLEMENTING AN AUTOMATED LIGHT- AND TIME-BASED CONTROL SYSTEM FOR DRAPES AND SECURITY LIGHTS PDF
Anthony Joseph Kiroe
THE EXTENT OF USE OF INSECTICIDE TREATED NETS AND FACTORS AFFECTING THEIR USE AMONG PREGNANT WOMEN IN BOMET DISTRICT OF KENYA PDF
Daniel Kibet Lang’at
SCREENING OF ANTIDIARRHOEA MEDICINAL PLANTS FOR INVITRO ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY AGAINST CLINICAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL ENTEROPATHOGENS PDF
Jacqueline Ongachi Akanga
BIOACTIVE METABOLITES OF SELECTED KENYAN PLANTS USED AS BIOPESTICIDES AGAINST ACANTHOSCELIDES OBTECTUS IN BUNGOMA DISTRICT, KENYA PDF
John Kimagut Mining
CHEMICAL SIGNALS MEDIATING PREDATION ON ANOPHELES GAMBIAE BY A SPECIALIZED JUMPING SPIDER, EVARCHA CULICIVORA PDF
DELAIDE MUNGAI
Screening of selected medicinal plants for activity against Trypanosoma brucei rhodesiense. PDF
Peter Ogoti Mose
Development of an Electronic-Based System for Water pH Analysis PDF
Paul Kimeu Ngumbi
INDUCEMENT OF Plasmodium berghei ANKA STRAIN RESISTANCE TO LUMEFANTRINE, PIPERAQUINE AND AMODIAQUINE IN A MOUSE MODEL. PDF
Daniel Kiboi Muthui
Tomato Production Practices in Kirinyaga District and Assessment of Pest Management Options at KARI - Thika PDF
Onyango Irene Awino
STATUS AND THE POTENTIAL OF STINGLESS BEES (APIDAE: MELIPONINAE) FOR FOREST CONSERVATION AND INCOME GENERATION: A CASE STUDY OF KAKAMEGA FOREST PDF
Joseph Kimunge Macharia
Development of an Electronic-Based System for Water pH Analysis PDF
Paul Kimeu Ngumbi
MOLECULAR CHARACTERIZATION OF CHIKUNGUNYA VIRUS. PDF
ANTHONY NDIRANGU KAMAU
PHYTOCHEMICAL AND BIOLOGICAL STUDIES OF THE COMPOUNDS FROM THE ROOT BARK OF VERNONIA AURICULIFERA; HIERN (ASTERACEAE) PDF
RONALD NGACHA GITHUA
DEVELOPMENT OF FLOW INJECTION-HYDRIDE GENERATION-PHASE SEPARATION INTERFACES FOR THE DETERMINATION OF ARSENIC IN NATURAL WATERS AND RICE USING ATOMIC ABSORPTION SPECTROMETRY. PDF
JOHN MWAI MBUGUA
PHYTOCHEMICAL AND BIOLOGICAL STUDIES OF THE COMPOUNDS OF AERIAL PARTS OF SENECIO LYRATUS (ASTERACEAE) PDF
PHILIP NGUNYI NDIRITU
Estimation of Finite Population Total Using Quantile Regression PDF
Andrew Mirii Kinyita

Institute of Tropical Medicine and Infectious Diseases

PREDISPOSING FACTORS FOR SOME TYPE 2 DIABETES MELLITUS COMPLICATIONS AMONG PATIENTS SEEKING HEALTH SERVICES AT KIAMBU DISTRICT HOSPITAL, KENYA PDF
Martha Muselu Muthami
A CASE-CONTROL STUDY OF RISK FACTORS FOR SEVERE INFLUENZA AMONG PERSONS AGED 5 YEARS OR MORE IN A RURAL COMMUNITY IN BONDO DISTRICT, KENYA PDF
Maurice Owuor Ope
Molecular characterization of antimicrobial resistance in non-typhoid Salmonella from patients with bacteraemia admitted at the Aga Khan University Hospital PDF
Marcella Owuor Lang’o
MODIFIABLE FACTORS ASSOCIATED WITH ACTIVE PULMONARY TUBERCULOSIS: (A CASE STUDY OF NAKURU G.K PRISON IN KENYA) PDF
Samuel Amwayi Anyangu
PREGNANCY OUTCOMES IN WOMEN WITH MALARIA IN AREAS WITH DIFFERENT LEVELS OF MALARIA TRANSMISSION IN KENYA PDF
Jacqueline Jael Dache
Risk Factors for Kala-Azar In Fangak County, Jonglei State, Southern Sudan PDF
John Lagu Nyungura
THE USE AND INTERPRETATION OF WIDAL TEST IN THE DIAGNOSIS OF TYPHOID FEVER (Salmonella typhi) BY HEALTH WORKERS IN MIGORI DISTRICT, KENYA. PDF
Peter Olute Okoth
A COMPARATIVE STUDY OF THREE DISTRIBUTION CHANNELS OF ANTIMALARIAL DRUGS IN EMBU DISTRICT, KENYA PDF
Sospeter Ndaba Kimani
PATIENT ADHERENCE TO ARTESUNATE -AMODIAQUINE COMBINATION THERAPY FOR MALARIA IN THE BEREKUM DISTRICT OF GHANA PDF
SIMON NYOVUURA ANTARA
RISK FACTORS FOR TRACHOMA IN EASTERN EQUATORIA STATE, SOUTHERN SUDAN PDF
Lucia William Kur
OCCURRENCE OF ANTIRETROVIRAL DRUG RESISTANCE AMONG HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS PATIENTS ATTENDING ANTIRETROVIRAL CLINIC IN MUHIMBILI NATIONAL HOSPITAL, DAR-ES-SALAAM TANZANIA, 2007 PDF
Fausta Shakiwa Mosha
PREVALENCE AND RISK FACTORS FOR HEPATITIS B INFECTION AMONG PREGNANT WOMEN ATTENDING ANTENATAL CLINICS IN GARISSA DISTRICT PDF
Ahmed Abade Mohammed
Factors Affecting Healthcare Utilization in Managed Healthcare Organisations – A Case Study of Pembe Flour Mills Medical Cover at Avenue Healthcare PDF
Denis Otieno Ogolla
MAPPING TRICHOMONAS VAGINALIS AMONG WOMEN LIVING IN KISUMU, KENYA PDF
Harriette Eshituku Sande
CHARACTERIZATION OF Candida SPECIES FROM CLINICAL SOURCES IN NAIROBI, KENYA PDF
Mourine Chepkorir Kangogo
LIFESTYLE BEHAVIOUR, CUSTOMS, TOILET AND VAGINAL HYGIENE PRACTICES AS CONTRIBUTORY FACTORS IN BACTERIAL VAGINOSIS: A CASE OF NAIROBI, KENYA PDF
Caleb Auma Awiti
BIOACTIVITY TESTING OF SECONDARY METABOLITES FROM SELECTED SPONGES ALONG THE KENYAN COAST PDF
Polycarp Lutta Kweyu
PREVALENCE OF SOIL-TRANSMITTED HELMINTHS INFECTIONS AMONG SCHOOL CHILDREN IN BONDO DISTRICT, NYANZA PROVINCE, KENYA 2007 PDF
Dan William O. Owiti
Factors associated with Patient and Health Service Delays in the Management of Tuberculosis Patients in Central Equatoria State, Southern Sudan PDF
Mounir Christo Lado Lugga