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The Role of Strategic Procurement Approaches In Internal Supply Performance: A Case Study of Kenya Vehicle Manufacturers Limited in Kenya
(International Journal of Social Sciences and Entrepreneurship, 2014)Strategic procurement is the development of a true partnership between a buying company and a supplier of strategic value, based on embracing long-term plans for ensuring timely supply of goods/services that are critical ... -
Role of supply chain practices on customer satisfaction in the printing industry in Kenya: A case study of Morven Kester East Africa limited
(International Journal of Academic Research in Business and Social Sciences, 2014)The purpose of this study was to carry out an investigation on the role of supply chain practices on customer satisfaction in the printing industry. Studies by previous researchers have indicated that printing industry ... -
ROLE OF TALENT MANAGEMENT ON ORGANISATION PERFORMANCE IN COMPANIES LISTED IN NAIROBI SECURITIES EXCHANGE IN KENYA
(Journal of Human Resource and Leadership, 2017)The purpose of this study was to determine the role of talent management on organizational performance in companies Descriptive and correlation survey research designs was used. Stratified simple random sampling technique ... -
Role of training staff in customer satisfaction in the banking sector : a case of Equity Bank in Central Rift region, Kenya
(Meru University of Science and Technology, 2015)he study was set to find out the impact of training on customer satisfaction. Regulatory change slow economic growth and tightened margins, banks today are increasingly focused on their most important stakeholders (their ... -
The role of youth enterprise development fund on the growth of youth enterprises:a case of Maara constituency, Tharaka Nithi County
(Meru University of Science and Technology, 2015)he study sought to establish the role of the Youth Enterprise Development Fund (YEDF) on the growth of Youth Enterprises. The main objectives of the study were: to establish whether the startup loans from the youth enterprise ... -
Route of inoculation influences Trypanosoma congolense and Trypanosoma brucei brucei virulence in Swiss white mice
(PubMed, 2019)Experiments on infections caused by trypanosomes are widely performed in Swiss white mice through various inoculation routes. To better understand the effect of route of trypanosome inoculation on disease outcomes in this ... -
Safety, Pharmacokinetic, and Efficacy Studies of Oral DB868 in a First Stage Vervet Monkey Model of Human African Trypano
(PLOS, 2013)There are no oral drugs for human African trypanosomiasis (HAT, sleeping sickness). A successful oral drug would have the potential to reduce or eliminate the need for patient hospitalization, thus reducing healthcare costs ... -
Scaling up Production of Traditional Green Leafy Vegetables in Kenya: Perspectives on Water and Nitrogen Management
(Dynamic Soil, Dynamic Plant, 2007-08-25)Traditional green leafy vegetables are promising alternative vegetable crops consumed in Kenya and other African countries. The crops whose consumption is on the increase include vegetable amaranth (Amaranthus spp.), African ... -
Schwarzschild solution of the modified Einstein field equations
(2017)A reformulation of the Schwarzschild solution of the linearized Einstein field equations in post-Riemannian Finsler spacetime is derived. The solution is constructed in three stages: the exterior solution, the event-horizon ... -
Screening of Plant Extracts Possessing Methylenedioxyphenyl (MDP) Group as Potential Synergists in Insecticide Formulations using the Maize Weevil, Sitophilus Zea-mais (Motsch.)
(Merit Research Journals, 2020)Synergists are compounds that are either negligibly toxic or non-toxic to insects when applied on their own, but enhance the efficacy of an insecticide. Many insects are able to detoxify insecticide molecules and survive ... -
Screening of Warburgia Ugandensis Crude Extracts Obtained from Different Organic Solvents against Tomato Phytophthora Infestans and Alternaria Solani
(European International Research, 2019)Alternaria solani and Phytophthora infestans are causative agents of early and late blight of tomatoes respectively which are currently controlled using fungicides. Overuse of fungicides poses safety concerns. The research ... -
SEASONAL CLIMATE VARIABILITY ANALYSIS AND CHARACTERIZATION FOR MAJOR CROPS AND VEGETABLES PRODUCTION IN SIRARO - KOFELE POTATO - VEGETABLE LIVELIHOOD ZONE OF ETHIOPIA
(HARAMAYA UNIVERSITY, HARAMAYA, 2016)The failure or the success of seasonal and annual rainfall amount and distribution is extremely critical for rain fed agriculture. The objective of this study was to analyze, examine, and characterize the ... -
Seasonal time series data imputation: comparison between feed forward neural networks and parametric approaches
(JKUAT Press Ltd, 2005)Missing data in a time series may be an obstacle that may prevents further analysis of the available series either for control, explanations or forecasting. This paper addresses the problem of "‘filling in"' missing data ... -
Seasonal time series forecasting: A comparative study of ARIMA and ANN models
(African Journal of Science and Technology (AJST), 2004)This paper addresses the concerns of Faraway and Chatfield (1998) who questioned the forecasting ability of Artificial Neural Networks (ANN). In particular the paper compares the performance of Artificial Neural Networks ... -
Seenreport Portal
(Meru University of Science and Technology, 2013)Seenreport portal is a system that is designed to enable people report on news as they see them happen. The portal provides a suitable and easy display for which large population around the world can learn or will have the ... -
Selected factors influencing growth of dairy farming business in Imenti South District of Meru County, Kenya
(Meru University of Science and Technology, 2014)The main objective of this study was to establish factors influencing business growth of smallholder dairy farming enterprises in Imenti South district of Meru County,Kenya. The specific objectives were to establish the ... -
Selected factors influencing growth of dairy farming business in Imenti South District of Meru County, Kenya
(Meru University of Science and Technology, 2014)The main objective of this study was to establish factors influencing business growth of smallholder dairy farming enterprises in Imenti South district of Meru County,Kenya. The specific objectives were to establish the ... -
Selection, yield evaluation, drought tolerance indices of orange-flesh sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas Lam) hybrid clone.
(Journal of Nutrition and Food Science, 2012)Orange-Fleshed Sweet Potato (OFSP) varieties have high pro-vitamin A and medium amounts of iron and zinc. Drought susceptibility is perceived as one of the major drawbacks of this crop type and currently available varieties ... -
Selection, yield evaluation, drought tolerance indices of orange-flesh sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas Lam) hybrid clone.
(Journal of Nutrition and Food Science., 2012)Orange-Fleshed Sweet Potato (OFSP) varieties have high pro-vitamin A and medium amounts of iron and zinc. Drought susceptibility is perceived as one of the major drawbacks of this crop type and currently available varieties ... -
Selenium Deficiency Risk in Central Kenya Highlands: an assessment from the soil to the body
(PubMed, 2019)Selenium (Se) deficiency is associated with increased risk of clinical disorders. Yet, it has not been considered as an important public health issue in Africa. The health burden of this 'hidden hunger' remains largely ...