2011

Abstracts of Doctorate Theses

Table of Contents

Faculty of Agriculture

The ecology, distribution and population structure of Phytophthora cinnamomi associated with root rots and trunk cankers of macadamia in Kenya PDF
Jesca Njeri Mbaka

College of Engineering and Technology

Assessment of Pollution and Prediction of Environmental Risks of Organochlorine Pesticide Residues on Aquatic Communities in Lake Naivasha, Kenya PDF
Paul Mwangi Njogu
Application of Genetic Algorithms in the Optimization of a Solar Tunnel Fish Dryer Design and Performance PDF
Michael Gareth Muthini Kituu

School of Human Resource Development

Role of Supply Chain Relationships in the Growth of Small Firms in Kenya PDF
Fred Mugambi Mwirigi
Utilization of Emotional Intelligence and Transformational Leadership for Employee Engagement in Public Universities in Kenya PDF
Caroline Igoki Mwangi
The Impact of Venture Capital Finance on Performance of Small and Medium Enterprises in Kenya PDF
Florence Sigara Memba
Factors That Affect Quality of Teaching Staff in Universities in Kenya PDF
Joseph Obwogi
Factors influencing sustainability of micro and small piped water enterprises In piped networks in peri-urban areas of kenyan cities PDF
Sebastian mputhia mwarania
Effect of Conflict Management in Performance of Public Secondary Schools in Machakos County, Kenya PDF
Mike Amuhaya Iravo

Faculty of Science

Potential of Integrating Calpurnia aurea with Entomopathogenic Fungus Metarhizium anisopliae for the Control of Rhipicephalus appendiculatus and Rhipicephalus pulchellus PDF
Paulin Nana
THE SEASONAL ABUNDANCE OF ANOPHELES GAMBIAE, MALARIA TRANSMISSION AND THE PARASITE SENSITIVITY TO SULFADOXINE-PYRIMETHAMINE IN WESTERN KENYA PDF
ANDREW AMBOGO OBALA
Factors Influencing Compliance with Mass Treatment in the National Programme for the Elimination of Lymphatic Filariasis in Kenya PDF
Doris Wairimu Njomo
Synchronization in a network of Oscillators with Delayed Coupling PDF
James Mariita Okwoyo
An Extreme Value Theory Framework for Determining the Effectiveness of Monetary Policy in Ensuring Interest Rates and Exchange Rates Stability – A Case for Kenya PDF
Isaya Maana Isaya
Identification and Tissue Localization of Olfactory Proteins in the Antenna and Head of Glossina Species PDF
Steven Reuben Ger Nyanjom
Application of Copula Theory in Modelling Risks by Incorporating Dependence Structure PDF
Joseph Kyalo Mung’atu
Magnetohydrodynamic Flow In Porous Media Over A Stretching Surface In A Rotating System With Heat And Mass Transfer PDF
Kang'ethe Giterere
Model Based Estimation Of Population Totals Under Two Stage Cluster Sampling PDF
Christopher Ouma

Institute of Tropical Medicine and Infectious Diseases

Role of Salivary Gland Secretions in Anopheles Mosquito Midgut and Plasmodium Development PDF
Robert Muhia Karanja
Epidemiology and Molecular Characterization of Cryptosporidium Species among Children and HIV Infected Individuals in the North Rift Region of Kenya PDF
Caleb Isaboke Nyamwange
Metagenomic Characterisation of Vaginal Flora and the Relationship of Bacteriophage, Bifidobacterium and Oenococcus with Bacterial Vaginosis in HIV Infected Women PDF
George Ngondi Michuki
The Effect of an Integrated Nutrition Care Intervention on the Nutritional Status of Children Orphaned and made Vulnerable by HIV/AIDS in Kilifi District, Kenya PDF
Emmy Jeptoo Chesire
Antimicrobial and immunomodulatory properties of extracts of Asparagus setaceous Kunth and Caesalpinia volkensii Harm PDF PDF
Kenneth Omondi Ogila
Role of Salivary Gland Secretions in Anopheles Mosquito Midgut and Plasmodium Development PDF
Robert Muhia Karanja
Factors Influencing Compliance with Mass Treatment in the National Programme for the Elimination of Lymphatic Filariasis in Kenya PDF
Doris Wairimu Njomo
Metagenomic Characterisation of Vaginal Flora and the Relationship of Bacteriophage, Bifidobacterium and Oenococcus with Bacterial Vaginosis in HIV Infected Women PDF
George Ngondi Michuki
Epidemiology of High Risk Human Papillomavirus and Factors affecting Cervical Cancer Screening amongst Volunteer Adult Women in Thika Municipality, Kenya PDF
Caroline Wangari Ngugi
Evaluation of HIV-1 evolution and its role in development of antiretroviral drug resistance in Nairobi Cohort PDF
Anthony Kebira Nyamache