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MEDIATING EFFECT OF FINANCIAL INNOVATION ON THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN ORGANIZATIONAL CAPITAL AND FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE OF COMMERCIAL BANKS IN KENYA
(KABARAK UNIVERSITY, 2021-11)The purpose of the study was to investigate the mediating effect of financial innovation on the relationship between organizational capital and financial performance of Commercial Banks in Kenya. Purposely the study ... -
A MODEL FOR AN IMPACT-DIRECTED MUSIC-BASED PEDAGOGICAL APPROACH FOR ENHANCING TEACHER TRAINEES ' PERFORMANCE IN BASIC MUSIC SKILLS
(2022-11)Music education is a field of study associated with the teaching and learning of music. Music teachers should apply appropriate pedagogical approaches that best suit specific level outcomes. Over the years, practitioners ... -
A MODEL FOR AN INTEGRATED AND SECURE PERSONAL IDENTIFICATION SYSTEM (ISPIS)
(KABARAK UNIVERSITY, 2014-10)Personal Identification Systems are implemented to assist in identifying, authenticating and authorizing the right persons to the right entitlements. Criminals have however discovered ways of by-passing them in order to ... -
A MODEL FOR DETECTING INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY INFRASTRUCTURE POLICY VIOLATIONS IN A CLOUD ENVIRONMENT
(KABARAK UNIVERSITY, 2019-11)The pervasiveness of the internet and available connectivity solutions brought about by cloud computing has led to an unprecedented increase in technologies built based on information technology infrastructures. This has ... -
MODEL FOR IMPROVING PERFORMANCE OF NETWORK INTRUSION DETECTION BASED ON MACHINE LEARNING TECHNIQUES
(KABARAK UNIVERSITY, 2019-11)Digital crimes have increased in number and sophistication affecting the networks quality of services parameters like confidentiality, integrity and availability of resources. Network Intrusion Detection Systems (NIDS) are ... -
NUTRITION KNOWLEDGE, DIETARY PRACTICES AND NUTRITION STATUS OF PATIENTS WITH TYPE 2 DIABETES AND ATTENDING DIABETIC CLINIC AT NAKURU LEVEL 6 HOSPITAL, KENYA
(2022-11)The prevalence of Diabetes Mellitus (DM) is on a rising trend. This is worrying because the complications are severe. Billions of dollars are also spent in the management of DM. Cost-effective interventions are available ... -
OFFICE ERGONOMICS ASPECTS AND THEIR EFFECTS ON EMPLOYEE PRODUCTIVITY IN SELECTED PARASTATALS IN NAKURU COUNTY, KENYA
(KABARAK UNIVERSITY, 2016-08)Ergonomics is about how key components of an office, for example, physical work settings,unique characteristics of an employee, organizational characteristics andworkstation equipment are customized to fit and improve ... -
OFFICE ERGONOMICS ASPECTS AND THEIR EFFECTS ON EMPLOYEE PRODUCTIVITY IN SELECTED PARASTATALS IN NAKURU COUNTY, KENYA
(KABARAK UNIVERSITY, 2016-08)Ergonomics is about how key components of an office, for example, physical work settings,unique characteristics of an employee, organizational characteristics andworkstation equipment are customized to fit and improve ... -
PATIENTS’ REASONS CONTRIBUTING TO DELAYED HEALTHCARESEEKING BEHAVIOR FOR NON-PREGNANCY-RELATED ABNORMAL VAGINAL BLEEDING IN BOMET COUNTY, KENYA
(KABARAK UNIVERSITY, 2019-10)Globally, non-pregnancy related abnormal vaginal bleeding is common. A United States population-based survey of women ages 18 years and above reported an annual prevalence rate of 53 per 1000 women (Kjerulff, Erickson ... -
PERCEIVED INFLUENCE OF SELECTED PSYCHOSOCIAL FACTORS ON RISKY SEXUAL BEHAVIOURS AMONG UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS: A CASE OF EGERTON AND KABARAK MAIN CAMPUSES IN NAKURU COUNTY, KENYA
(KABARAK UNIVERSITY, 2021-11)Psychosocial factors may shape sexual attitudes and behaviours of young people either positively or negatively. Risky sexual behaviours have become a challenge all over the world and may have major negative impact on ... -
PERFORMANCE CONTRACTING AND ITS RELATIONSHIP TO PRINCIPALS’ PERFORMANCE OF MANAGEMENT FUNCTIONS IN TECHNICAL TRAINING INSTITUTES IN MOUNT KENYA REGION IN KENYA
(KABARAK UNIVERSITY, 2016-07)Performance contracting is a freely negotiated agreement between a government, acting as the owner of a public agency, and the management of the agency and it is used in the Kenyan public institutions to enhance efficiency. ... -
PERFORMANCE OF PART-TIME TEACHING STAFF AND ITS EFFECTS ON UNIVERSITY PERFORMANCE, A CASE OF UNIVERSITIES’ IN NAKURU TOWN
(KABARAK UNIVERSITY, 2015-11)Quality in higher education has been important for decades. In Kenya, quality in universities was embraced some years back by facilitating the vigorous vetting of programmes; matching the programmes with the existing ... -
PERFORMANCE OF PART-TIME TEACHING STAFF AND ITS EFFECTS ON UNIVERSITY PERFORMANCE, A CASE OF UNIVERSITIES’ IN NAKURU TOWN
(KABARAK UNIVERSITY, 2015-11)Quality in higher education has been important for decades. In Kenya, quality in universities was embraced some years back by facilitating the vigorous vetting of programmes; matching the programmes with the existing ... -
PRAGMATIC STRATEGIES OF APOLOGIES BY ENGLISH AS SECOND LANGUAGE STUDENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF KABIANGA, KENYA
(KABARAK UNIVERSITY, 2017-11)Pragmatic features of language vary across different circumstances, languages and cultures. This variability may result to incompetence in language users‟ choice and production of pragmatic strategies leading to pragmatic ... -
PRAGMATIC STRATEGIES OF APOLOGIES BY ENGLISH AS SECOND LANGUAGE STUDENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF KABIANGA, KENYA
(KABARAK UNIVERSITY, 2017-11)Pragmatic features of language vary across different circumstances, languages and cultures. This variability may result to incompetence in language users‟ choice and production of pragmatic strategies leading to pragmatic ... -
PREVALENCE AND DETERMINANTS OF ANTIBIOTIC PRESCRIPTION FOR UPPER RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTIONS AMONG CHILDREN ATTENDING THE OUTPATIENT CLINICS IN THARAKA-NITHI COUNTY
(KABARAK UNIVERSITY, 2020-11)Upper respiratory tracts (URTI) are acute, self-limiting infection. In 80% of cases, the cause is viral. Consequently, routine antibiotics prescribing to treat URTIs is not justified as they have no clinical benefit and ... -
PUBLIC PERCEPTIONS OF ELDERLY PEOPLE AND ELDERLY CARE INSTITUTIONS AND UPTAKE OF INSTITUTIONALISED CARE FOR THE AGED IN NAKURU COUNTY, KENYA
(KABARAK UNIVERSITY, 2019-11)This study investigated Public Perceptions of Elderly People and Elderly Care Institutions and Uptake of Institutionalized Care for the Aged in Nakuru County, Kenya. This study was informed by the growing population of ... -
THE QUALITY OF POST ABORTION CAREPACKAGE OFFERED TO WOMEN PRESENTING TO TWO REFERRAL HOSPITALS IN BOMET COUNTY
(KABARAK UNIVERSITY, 2020-11)In 2011, WHO reported 56 million abortions worldwide. The majority of these occurred in the developing world. Maternal mortality in Kenya isstill high at 488/100,000 live births, with abortion related deaths contributing ... -
RAINFALL VARIABILITY AND USE OF RAINWATER HARVESTING AS AN ADAPTATION STRATEGY TO CLIMATE CHANGE IN BARINGO COUNTY, KENYA
(KABARAK UNIVERSITY, 2016-11)Climate change is acknowledged in Kenya hence innovations that may help to increase the availability of water are of major importance. The purpose of this study was to assess rainfall variability and use of rainwater ... -
REDUCING ROAD CARNAGE USING A WEB BASED MODEL FOR MONITORING ROAD TRAFFIC CRIME
(KABARAK UNIVERSITY, 2016-11)Road traffic accidents have been a major cause of deaths in Kenya. The effort by Kenya police to enforce traffic laws has done little to salvage the situation. Although there has been other remedies towards curbing road ...
