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An evaluation of the limitations of sanitation chain in low income, high density settlements: Case study, Kibera, Kenya.
(CRC Press, 2021)Achieving an operational onsite sanitation chain requires well-managed services in all aspects of excreta management: collection, emptying, transport, treatment and disposal/ reuse. To cover the full chain, however, remains ... -
Evolution of faecal sludge chemical and physical characteristics during drying
(2018)The effect of drying on faecal sludge chemical and physical properties for its reuse as agricultural product and biofuel was explored in this investigation. The nutrient content, calorific value and thermal properties were ... -
An Examination of the Factors that Shape the Engagement of Faculty Members and Academic Staff
(Springer, 2011)In this article we discuss some of the factors that influence how faculty members and academic staff at Michigan State University connect their scholarly activities to external audiences. Logistic regression was used to ... -
Exogenous Bacterial Composition changes Dominate flavor Deterioration of dried Carrots during storage
(Elsevier, 2019)Flavor deterioration is a serious problem in dried carrots during storage and is frequently accompanied by water absorption and bacterial growth. To explore the underlying mechanism of flavor deterioration, relationship ... -
Exploring the Input of Pharmaceutical Waste Management Disposal in Sanitation Service Chain: A Case Study of Nkubu Town, Meru, Kenya
(Meru University of Science and Technology, 2023)Pharmaceutical Waste Management (PWM) has emerged as a serious issue, with both health concerns and environmental damage. The study assessed the availability of infrastructures that supports sound pharmaceutical waste ... -
Exploring the input of pharmaceutical waste management disposal in sanitation service chain:A case study of Nkubu town,Meru,Kenya
(Meru University of Science and Technology, 2023)Pharmaceutical Waste Management (PWM) has emerged as a serious issue, with both health concerns and environmental damage. The study assessed the availability of infrastructures that supports sound pharmaceutical waste ... -
Expression profiling of Trypanosoma congolense genes during development in the tsetse fly vector Glossina morsitans morsitans
(BioMed Central, 2018-12)The tsetse transmitted parasitic flagellate Trypanosoma congolense causes animal African trypanosomosis (AAT) across sub-Saharan Africa. AAT negatively impacts agricultural, economic, nutritional and subsequently, health ... -
Extension of Shelf-life by Limited Duration of Propylene and 1-MCP Treatments in Three Kiwifruit Cultivars
(The Japanese Society for Horticultural Science, 2016)In order to extend the “eating window”, the optimum ripening phase suitable for eating, the combination of treatment with propylene (an ethylene analog) and 1-methylcyclopropene (1-MCP; an ethylene inhibitor) was assessed ... -
Extent of Home Based Care Program Support to Hospital Based Care for Children with Chronic and Terminal Illness in Meru County, Kenya
(Journal of Advances in Medicine and Medical Research, 2021-06-05)Chronic and Terminal illnesses continue to increase and aggravate the burden of disease and the diminish space in our hospitals and communities, Worldwide, 57 million persons died in 2008, an estimated 40 million were in ... -
Factor that Influence Growth in Real Estate Investment: A Survey of Residential Real Estate in Meru Township, Kenya.
(Meru University of Science and Technology, 2014)This study focused on the factors that influenced growth in real estate investments in Meru Townships, between 2008 and 2012. The variable that were considered in the study were social amenities, finance, demand, and ... -
Factor Influencing the choice of university by self- sponsored students in Kenya:
(Meru University of Science and Technology, 2014-07)Higher education in Kenya has experienced an increasingly competitive environment among universities and higher education institutes. This intense competition in the higher education sector has forced many universities to ... -
Factors affecting financial performance of women owned micro and small enterprises in Imenti North Sub-county Meru County, Kenya
(Meru University of Science and Technology, 2016)Micro and Small Enterprises (MSEs) are small businesses that are efficient in job creation, the seed of big business and the fuel of national economic engine. Research studies indicate that women owned MSEs in Kenya have ... -
Factors affecting profitability of fish farming under economic stimulus programme in Tigania East District, Meru County, Kenya
(IOSR Journal of Business and Management, 2013)The purpose of this study was to investigate factors affecting profitability of fish farming under Economic Stimulus Programme in Tigania East District of Meru County, Kenya. In 2010, Economic Stimulus Programme was initiated ... -
Factors affecting profitability of fish farming under economic stimulus programme in Tigania East District, Meru county, Kenya.
(Meru University of Science and Technology, 2014)The purpose of this study was to investigate factors affecting profitability of fish farming under Economic Stimulus Programme in Tigania East District of Meru County in Kenya. In 2010, Economic Stimulus Programme was ... -
Factors Affecting Requirements Elicitation for Heterogeneous Users of Information Systems
(International Journal of Computer Science Engineering and Technology, 2015)Modern organizations keep up with the fast changing technology through successful info rmation systems development and integration to automate their business operations. Among others, this can ... -
Factors affecting small and medium enterprises owners in accessing loan from commercial banks:
(Meru University of Science and Technology, 2014-07)The purpose of this study was to evaluate factors affecting small and medium enterprises (SMEs) i accessing loans from commercial banks in Meru County Municipality. The descriptive research design was used.The specific ... -
Factors affecting utilization of pit latrines in Tigania East Meru county, Kenya
(Meru University of Science and Technology, 2023)It is estimated that more than half of the population from developing countries experience communicable diseases related to inadequate sanitation and contaminated water. Children are the most affected cohort by the ... -
Factors associated with severe human Rift Valley fever in Sangailu, Garissa County, Kenya
(PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 2015)BACKGROUND: Mosquito-borne Rift Valley fever virus (RVFV) causes acute, often severe, disease in livestock and humans. To determine the exposure factors and range of symptoms associated with human RVF, we performed a ... -
Factors associated with severe human Rift Valley fever in Sangailu, Garissa County, Kenya
(PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 2015)BACKGROUND: Mosquito-borne Rift Valley fever virus (RVFV) causes acute, often severe, disease in livestock and humans. To determine the exposure factors and range of symptoms associated with human RVF, we performed a ... -
Factors associated with severe human Rift Valley fever in Sangailu, Garissa County, Kenya
(Public Library of Science, 2014)Mosquito-borne Rift Valley fever virus (RVFV) causes acute, often severe, disease in livestock and humans. To determine the exposure factors and range of symptoms associated with human RVF, we performed a population-based ...