Browsing 7th International Research Conference of Chuka University,2020 by Title
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DOES NEIGHBORHOOD’S PHYSICAL FACILITIES INFLUENCE CRIME COMMISSION? EMPIRICAL ASSESSMENT FROM KIAMBU COUNTY, KENYA
(Chuka University, 2021)The purpose of this study was to examine the influence of physical facilities on crime commission in Kiambu County, Kenya. The study specifically looked at the influence of built environment and natural environment on crime ... -
EDUCATION AND TRAINING REVITALIZATION INNOVATIONS INFLUENCE OF STUDENTS SELF-CONCEPT ON ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE OF SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS IN MERU SOUTH SUB-COUNTY, KENYA
(CHUKA UNIVERSITY, 2021)Mathematics has become the backbone for prosperity in almost all field of Life. Secondary school mathematics education lays a strong foundation for all types of learning at the secondary school level and more so at higher ... -
EFFECT OF MINERAL MIX AND CONCENTRATE FEEDS ON MILK REVENUE OF SMALLHOLDER DAIRY FARMERS IN KAPSERET SUB-COUNTY
(Chuka University, 2021-12-04)Dairy farming contributes about eight percent of National Gross Domestic Product with an annual milk production of 3.43 billion litres. It supports the livelihood of approximately four million Kenyans through food provision, ... -
EFFECT OF NITROGEN, MULCH AND GIBBERELLIC ACID ON QUALITY OF MULTI-PURPOSE PUMPKIN (Cucurbita moschata Duchesne) FRUITS
(Chuka University, 2021-12-04)Emergence of multi-purpose pumpkin (Cucurbita moschata Duchesne) as an African indigenous vegetable is attracting great attention. This is due to its adaptation to a wide range of climates and high-yielding potential. ... -
EFFECTIVENESS OF EXPERIENTIAL CONCEPT MAPPING TEACHING AND LEARNING STRATEGY ON SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS’ ATTITUDE TOWARDS PHYSICS IN MAARA SUB-COUNTY, KENYA.
(CHUKA UNIVERSITY, 2021)The fundamental challenge facing the teaching and learning of physics as a science in Kenya secondary schools is how to enhance students’ affective characteristics associated with teaching and learning process. The ... -
EFFECTIVENESS OF THE METHODS USED BY ANGLICAN CHURCH OF KENYA IN ALLEVIATING POVERTY IN CHOGORIA ARCHDEACONRY, MERU DIOCESE
(Chuka University, 2021)Poverty continues to be the main challenge of human existence in many parts of the world. In Africa it is the main source of agony among individuals and communities. In Kenya it continues to influence people’s lives ... -
EFFECTS OF COVID-19 PANDEMIC ON SOLID WASTE COMPOSITION AND MUNICIPAL CAPACITY IN OL-KALOU TOWN, KENYA
(Chuka University, 2021-12-04)The COVID-19 pandemic outbreak has presented a threat to the global health sector, with many governments, healthcare, and waste management sectors being caught unprepared and unaware. With the outbreak of the infectious ... -
EFFECTS OF COVID-19 PANDEMIC ON SOLID WASTE COMPOSITION AND MUNICIPAL CAPACITY IN OL-KALOU TOWN, KENYA
(Chuka University, 2021-12-04)The COVID-19 pandemic outbreak has presented a threat to the global health sector, with many governments, healthcare, and waste management sectors being caught unprepared and unaware. With the outbreak of the infectious ... -
EFFECTS OF EARTHING UP AND PRUNING SYSTEMS ON GROWTH AND YIELD OF TOMATO (Solanum lycopersicum)
(Chuka University, 2021)Tomato (Solanum lycopersicum) is an important crop cultivated and consumed worldwide. It provides wide variety of nutrients with many health-related benefits like, protection against cancer, maintains blood pressure and ... -
EFFECTS OF LAND FRAGMENTATION AND CROP DIVERSITY ON SMALLHOLDERS’ FARM INCOME; CASE OF KISII COUNTY, KENYA
(Chuka University, 2021)With global climate change becoming evident across the continent, agriculture has suffered greatly due to the effects of global warming. Erratic weather conditions and sporadic rainfall patterns which are unpredictable ... -
EFFECTS OF LAND FRAGMENTATION AND CROP DIVERSITY ON SMALLHOLDERS’ FARM INCOME; CASE OF KISII COUNTY, KENYA
(Chuka University, 2021)With global climate change becoming evident across the continent, agriculture has suffered greatly due to the effects of global warming. Erratic weather conditions and sporadic rainfall patterns which are unpredictable ... -
EFFECTS OF LAND FRAGMENTATION AND CROP DIVERSITY ON SMALLHOLDERS’ FARM INCOME; CASE OF KISII COUNTY, KENYA
(Chuka University, 2021)With global climate change becoming evident across the continent, agriculture has suffered greatly due to the effects of global warming. Erratic weather conditions and sporadic rainfall patterns which are unpredictable ... -
ELECTRONIC PROPERTIES AND MAGNETIC ORDER OF COMPOSITIONALLY AND STRUCTURALLY RE-ARRANGED HEUSLER COMPOUND Mn2CoAl
(Chuka University, 2021)Heusler compound Mn2CoAl has been reported to possess the spin gapless property. It has been proposed as a candidate for application in fabrication of spin-logic and energy efficient spintronic devices. While some theoretical ... -
ENHANCEMENT OF MULTI-PURPOSE PUMPKIN (Cucurbita moschata Duchesne) YIELDS USING NITROGEN, MULCH AND GIBBERELLIC ACID
(Chuka university, 2021)Pumpkin (Cucurbita moschata Duchesne) acts as a dependable source of food, providing families producing it with various diets and contribution to household food security. Unravelling effects of nitrogen, mulch and ... -
EVALUATION OF AGRONOMIC CHARACTERS OF SOYBEAN VARIETIES AND BAMBARA GROUNDNUT LANDRACES CULTIVATED ON DIFFERENT SOILS OF LAKE VICTORIA BASIN
(Chuka University, 2021-12)Neglect and under-utilization of legumes such as soybeans and bambara groundnuts are the reason for increased food insufficiency in the Lake Victoria basin. Diversification of legumes into the cropping systems of Lake ... -
EVALUATION OF ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITIES OF Tithoniadiversifolia AND Kigeliaafricana AGAINST TOMATO FUSARIUM WILT PATHOGEN (FusariumoxysporumLycopersci)
(Chuka University, 2021)Fusarium wilt disease caused by the soil-borne fungusFusariumoxysporum Schlechttheisaserious threat to tomato production worldwide. Chemical and cultural methods of management used are either ineffective or toxic to the ...