Research Journal Articles: Recent submissions
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Effect of Institutional Digital Repository Information Services on Utilisation of Library Resources by Postgraduate Students at Selected University Libraries in Kenya
(EdinBurg Peer Reviewed Journals and Books Publishers, 2024-11)Purpose: Every year, Kenya does local studies worth billions of shillings, which are rarely disseminated outside of the institutions' office drawers and library shelves. Therefore, research findings should be shared ... -
Chemical Composition, In vitro Digestibility and Gas Production of Selected Forages Preferred by Dromedary Camels in Peri Urban Area of Isiolo Town, Kenya
(2024)Inadequate feed resources in quantity and quality during dry season is the major factor affecting milk production in lactating dromedary camels under the peri-urban production system. This study aimed to evaluate the ... -
Metabolite Profiling of Mung Bean (Vigna radiata) Varieties Using UV-Vis Spectroscopy: A Tool for Breeding Resilience
(Acta Scientific NUTRITIONAL HEALTH, 2024)g beans (Vigna radiata L.), commonly known as green grams, are a vital legume crop with significant nutritional and eco nomic importance. As a resilient crop suited to arid and semi-arid conditions, mung beans contribute ... -
Effects of Smart Energy Management Systems on Financial Performance in Economy Hotels
(INTERNATIONAL JOURNALS OF ACADEMICS & RESEARCH, 2024)Smart Energy Management Systems (SEMS) are innovative technologies designed to monitor and optimize energy consumption in real time, enabling businesses to reduce operational costs. In the hotel industry, SEMS play a vital ... -
Improving Credit Modeling Accuracy in the Financial Sector: Evaluating the Effectiveness of the Synthetic Minority Oversampling Technique (SMOTE)
(INTERNATIONAL JOURNALS OF ACADEMICS & RESEARCH, 2024)Credit modeling especially in the financial sector, faces significant challenges in deep learning applications. Accurate credit modeling is essential for financial institutions to assess credit risk and make informed lending ... -
Secure and Efficient Certificateless Signcryption Protocol for Wireless Body Area Networks (WBANs)
(INTERNATIONAL JOURNALS OF ACADEMICS & RESEARCH, 2024)In WBANs, security and efficiency are critical concerns. Devices communicate via an insecure short-range communication standard, exposing patients’ sensitive data to security breaches. Additionally, WBAN entities are ... -
Forecasting Outpatient Visits At Marimanti Level 4 Hospital: Time Series Analysis Using Sarima Model
(IOSR Journal of Mathematics (IOSR-JM), 2024-10-26)The outpatient department (OPD) is the first point of contact in all hospitals, and patients create opinions about the hospital based on the quality of service they receive at OPD. The purpose of the study is to develop a ... -
SUSTAINABLE WILDLIFE TOURISM MANAGEMENT AND INFLUENCE OF LEVELS OF COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT: A STUDY OF WILDLIFE CONSERVANCIES IN KAJIADO COUNTY, KENYA.
(2024)Wildlife is a significant driver of tourism, and in conservancies, the relationship between community engagement and sustainable wildlife tourism management is crucial for balancing biodiversity conservation with the ... -
Time Series Modeling of National Hospital Insurance Fund Coverage in Kenya
(European Journal of Mathematics and Statistics, 2024-12-30)National Hospital Insurance Fund (NHIF) is a state-owned organization that was established in 1966 with the goal of providing Kenyans with social health insurance that is easily accessible, affordable, long-lasting, and ... -
A Comparative Study of Caffeine Levels in Coffee and Cocoa in Kenyan Supermarkets and Shops
(Pan-African Journal of Health and Environmental Science (AHJES), 2024)Background: Caffeine is an alkaloid belonging to the methylxanthine family. An overdose of caffeine causes the following side effects: restlessness, nervousness, excitement, insomnia, flushed face, diuresis, gastrointestinal ... -
Structure-Repellence Potential of Stereoisomers of Menthane-Diol and Analogues against the Brown Ear tick (Rhipicephalus appendiculatus)
(2025-01-03)Tick-borne infections in livestock are wide-spread in Africa. They present a great constraint to livestock development, particularly in the improvement of local breeds. This is due to the fact that many different tick-borne ... -
Influence Of Prison Care On Drug Abuse Among Prison Inmates: A Case Of Kangeta Prison, Meru County, Kenya
(2023-11)Drugs and substance abuse problem affects the moral fabric of societies all over the world. These drugs find their way into prison institutions globally. Kenyan prisons are also affected by the drug and substance abuse ... -
Effect of Profitability Ratio on Bankruptcy Prediction of Dairy Cooperative Societies in Meru County, Kenya
(2023)Many sectors of the economy across the globe are concerned with the avoidance of bankruptcy in order to operate as going concerns. The purpose of this study was to analyse the influence of financial analysis on bankruptcy ... -
Evaluation of Selected Green Gram (Vigna Radiata) Varieties Against Insect Pests Infestation in The Field, Tharaka Sub-County, Kenya
(2023-10)Background: Green grams farming plays a vital role in Tharaka and the country(Kenya) at large by ensuring food security, creating employment for rural households and greatly contributing to the national economy. However, ... -
Father absenteeism on social vulnerability among modern families in kenyan urban households: a case study of kibra county, nairobi, kenya
(2017-09)The study set out to investigate the impacts of father absenteeism on social vulnerability among Kenyan modern households in Kibra County. Interviews and observation were predominantly employed in data collection, with ... -
Creation of Identities in Political Conflict: Kenya’s Newspaper Discourse
(International Journal on Studies in English Language and Literature (IJSELL), 2016-10)This article looks into the construction of political identities in the discourse of two Kenyan newspaper headline stories covering the period of the Kenyan Coalition Government formed in 2008 to stem political conflict ... -
Areas of Ethnic Polarization between the Aembu and Ambeere Communities in Embu County, Kenya (2010 – 2022)
(2023)The study focused on how ethnic polarization influenced governance among the Ambeere and the Aembu of Embu County, Kenya between 2010 and 2022. It was envisioned that symbiotic patriotism transcended between the devolved ... -
Gendered Politics in Post-Independence Kenya: The Case of Lower Eastern Region.
(THE INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF HUMANITIES & SOCIAL STUDIES, 2023-09)Women make up a significant proportion of the population, accounting for over half of the global population. Despite this, their participation in politics has always been lower than that of men. In Kenya, women constitute ... -
Action and variation potential electrical signals in higher plants
(African Journal of Biological Sciences, 2021)This review evaluates the types of electrical signals (ESs) in plants, generation and propagation of various ESs, their ways of transmission within the plant body and their corresponding physiological significance. It also ... -
Ungodliness or dissidence? A critical (re)valuation of religious internet memes
(IOSR Journal Of Humanities And Social Science (IOSR-JHSS), 2023-08)Religious subjects are rarely taken head on in artistic or public discourses. For instance, seldom are holy scriptures or teachings openly questioned given the hallowed nature of religious matters. This, however, does not ...