The purpose of the study was to investigate the challenges the parents of children with disabilities from the pastoral communities face in conflict zones. The area of study was Kacheliba Mixed Integrated Primary School for the Physically Handicap (PH) in Kacheliba Division. The study was guided by two theories; Humanistic and Rational Choice Theories. The two theories testify on the “real self” and ability to choose between wants and goals respectively showing how parents are confronted w...
A producer and a buyer enter into a two-party contract when they practice contract farming. A buyer commits to purchasing output from a producer at a predetermined price, quality and timing (Bellemare & Bloem, 2018). In many nations around the globe, contract farming is used to link smallholders’ farmers to profitable markets for higher incomes and better living conditions (Barrett et al., 2012). Early in the nineteenth century, the North American agricultural sector saw the introduction of...
ABSTRACT The use of cloud computing in recent times has recorded remarkable growth while security and privacy issues have remained a critical challenge and a thing of concern for researchers. The reason partly is associated to the fact that most users do not have baseline knowledge of how to securely use cloud services and as such they end up becoming victims, because hackers take advantage of their inadequate knowledge. This thesis is on the Design and Implementation of Mobile One-Time Passw...
ABSTRACT It is generally agreed that the pensioners form a class of poor people. There is also a feeling that the social security institutions which serve them are neither effective nor efficient enough to mobilize resources towards poverty alleviation for this category of the population. This feeling has called for the need of investigation into the issue. The main pmpose of this research repmi is therefore to present an evaluation of the contribution of the social security schemes to the s...
This study assessed Mpeketoni Residents’ Perception of terror attacks on socio-economic activities in Lamu County, Kenya. It was motivated by the reported state of insecurity state in the country. The concern was particularly within Mpeketoni region as a result of Al-Shabaab militia insurgency among the communities along the coastal region in Kenya. This study was guided by the following specific objectives; to assess the Mpeketoni residents’ social perception of terror attacks on soc...
ABSTRACT In the school catering setting, food handlers particularly those in boarding senior high schools are considered the most sensitive group responsible for all forms of contamination resulting in various forms of food-borne illnesses. The purpose of the study was to assess food safety in selected Senior High Schools in the Ho Municipality. Questionnaire and observation checklist were used to gather data on the food safety knowledge and practices of 97 food handlers recruited from boardi...
ABSTRACT As purpose, this thesis explores what extent the employees in local NGOs (NonGovernmental Organizations) are secured and the impact of this security on their performance in their organization. In addition, this research generated and validated new information that will serve more to improve employees' job security and employees performance in Rwandese local NGOs. The objectives were to determine the level of job security in the selected Rwandese local NGO, examine if the selected loc...
Abstract The purpose of this study was to determine HACCP knowledge, implemented level of food safety system and identify problems and obstacles that hinder the implementation of the HACCP system in food businesses in the Khartoum state. Also the study aimed to detect pathogens bacteria in particular Salmonella.spp and determine the microbial contamination of food product, especially Aerobic Plate count and Escherichia coli. According to data obtained from this study by survey questionnaire,(...
ABSTRACT Many methods are used to securely transfer data, but the greatest challenge is to be careful of being detected by the intended recipient. The most famous methods are encryption and steganography. Encryption method draws the attention of third parties, but Steganography is a method to hide data inside a carrier such as Image, Audio, Video and Text without drawing any suspicion. In this thesis, the data transfer as a text medium and in more accurate HTML file was used. This method is...
Managing passwords is a significant problem for most people in the modern world. Passwords are a critical part of information and network security. Passwords serve as primary authentication method to protect user accounts but a poorly chosen password, if compromised, could put the entire network at risk. Many users do not understand why good passwords and password management are important for information systems. “We’re secure! We use passwords!” How many of us have heard this claim? Or...
ABSTRACT Social development and social justice cannot be achieved in the absence of peace and security, respect for human rights and fundamental freedoms. Insecurity has emerged as a major dilemma across the world particularly in the urban setups which hinder economic growth, development and social progress. This study therefore sort to analyze the implication of high crime rates on social economic development in Nairobi City County specifically in Kawangware. The specific focus of the study ...
ABSTRACT Chronic non-communicable diseases (NCDs) constitute the major cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide. The rise in unhealthy diets in Africa has been linked to conditions of health disorder previously seen in regions of greater affluence. The nutrition transition which is the change in diet from those of high nutrition value to those high in fat, sugar and salt is increasing obesity and NCDs globally. Knowledge of disease has been observed to play a crucial role amongst the modif...
ABSTRACT Environmentally friendly farming technologies play key roles in ensuring food safety and security, human health and in restoring and conserving the environment to safeguard the well-being of humans and animals. Therefore, future food security and economic independence of developing countries like Ghana would depend on ecosystems sustainability and agricultural productivity. This study explored the importance of farming practices on ecosystems sustainability for improved rural liveli...
Maize is an important staple food for most Kenyans. The increasing population trend in the face of declining yields in maize production has intensified food insecurity countrywide. The low grain yield can be attributed to foliar diseases mainly gray leaf spot and maize streak virus and expensive hybrid seeds. Hybrid testing is expensive and limited in number of hybrids that can be generated and tested each year. This has increased the need to improve maize production techniques to meet t...