Staff Publications: Recent submissions
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Simulation of Trust-Based Mechanism forEnhancing User Confidence in MobileCrowdsensing Systems
(IEEE, 2020-01-22)With the rapid development of mobile technology and subsequent mass adoption of mobile devices, mobile crowdsensing (MCS) has gained a lot of research attention. In MCS systems, trust is a key focus in the overall ... -
To assess the Impact of land use change on nutrients flow and to establish the level of key pollutants of Nyangores River
(Nile Basin Water Science & Engineering Journal, 2015)This study was carried out with the aim of assessing the effect of Riparian land use/ land cover change on the hydrology and water quality of the upper Mara River catchment specifically Nyangores River. The study incorporated ... -
Production of biodiesel from animal fats and evaluating its potential as an alternative fuel
(Journal of Agriculture, Science and Technology, 2016)With the increasing trend towards the use of renewable energy resources, the use of biodiesels is highly emphasized. This paper reports findings of a survey which involved data gathering from 13 meat processing plants and ... -
Modeling the Influence of Land Use/Land Cover changes on sediment yield and hydrology in Thika River catchment Kenya, using SWAT Model.
(Nile Basin Water Science & Engineering Journal, 2010)The Thika River catchment has undergone tremendous changes in land use and land cover in the recent past. These changes are suspected to have impacted negatively on the hydrology and soil conservation of the catchment. In ... -
Staff Factors Influencing the Adoption and Utilization of Mobile Learning Technologies in Chartered Universities in Kenya
(J. Env. Sust. Adv. Res., 2019)The factors influencing the adoption and utilization of mobile technologies as tools for learning in Kenyan universities have received little attention in research. The purpose of this study was to investigate how factors ... -
Implications of credit access and financial performance of women owned micro and small enterprises in Imenti North sub-county, Kenya
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A numerical investigation of the effect of curvature and Reynolds number to radial velocity in a curved porous pipe
(International Journal of Advances in Applied Mathematics and Mechanics, 2017)Different irrigation methods are being used in agriculture. However, due to scarcity of water, irrigation methods that use water efficiently are needed. The motivation of this study is the increasing use of porous pipes ... -
Influence of Market Conditions and Performance of Coffee Smallholders’ Micro and Small Agribusinesses in Murang’a County, Kenya
(Journal of Strategic Management, 2019)Researchers remain uncertain regarding the overall contribution of marketing conditions on the growth and performance to propel the smallholder’s agripreneurs from poverty despite their potential. It is for this reason ... -
Effect of Electronic Procurement Technical Support Staff on Procurement Performance in Energy Sector State Corporations in Kenya.
(International Journal of Supply Chain Management, 2019)Purpose: The general objective of this study was to investigate the effect of electronic procurement technical support staff on procurement performance in the energy sector state corporations in Kenya. Methodology: The ... -
Estimation of Non-smooth Functionals in Hilbert Sample Space Using the Edgeworth Expansions
(Asian Journal of Probability and Statistics, 2019)An arbitrary non-smooth functional is estimated using a nonparametric set-up. Exploratory data analysis methods are relied on to come up with the functional form for the sample to allow both robustness and optimality to ... -
Effect of self-Efficacy on the Performance of Small and Medium Enterprises in Kenya
(Journal of Entrepreneurship & Project Management, 2019)Entrepreneurial mindset is one possible strategy for enhancing the performance of SMEs. This study, therefore, sought to investigate effect of self-efficacy on the performance of small and medium enterprises in Kenya. The ... -
Influence of Access to Entrepreneurial Finance and Performance of Coffee Smallholders’ Micro and Small Agribusinesses in Murang’a County, Kenya
(Journal of Entrepreneurship & Project Management, 2019)Researchers remain uncertain on the contribution of the access to entrepreneurial finance on the integral performance regarding micro and small agribusinesses in Kenya. It’s also not well documented as to how access to ... -
Prevalence of Metabolic Syndrome and It's Determinants among Women of Reproductive age in Meru County
(Kenyan Journal of Nursing & Midwifery, 2017)Metabolic syndrome is a cluster of cardiovascular disease risk factors which include diabetes and raised fasting plasma glucose, abdominal obesity, high cholesterol and high blood pressure. The aim of this study was to ... -
PREVALENCE OF HYPERTENSION AND ITS PHYSIOLOGICAL RISK FACTORS IN WOMEN OF REPRODUCTIVE AGE AT MERU COUNTY
(Kenyan Journal of Nursing & Midwifery, 2017)Introduction: Women of reproductive age have relatively low rates of hypertension. However, hypertension in this group present major clinical implications not only because it’s a key risk factor for cardiovascular disease ... -
Suitability of Agile Methods for Safety-Critical Systems Development: A Survey of Literature
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A Review on Feature Selection Methods For Classification Tasks
(Mary, 2016)In recent years, application of feature selection methods in medical datasets has greatly increased.The challenging task in feature selection is how to obtain an optimal subset of relevant and non ... -
A Review ofAgile Software Effort Estimation Methods
(International Journal of Computer Applications Technology and Research, 2016)Software cost estimation is an essential aspect of software project management and therefore the success or failure of a software project depends on accuracyin estimating effort, time and cost. Software cost estimation is ... -
SIZE METRICS FOR SERVICE-ORIENTED ARCHITECTUR
(International Journal of Software Engineering & Applications (IJSEA), 2019)Determining the size, effort and cost of Service-orientedArchitecture (SOA) systems is important to facilitate project planning and eventually successful implementation of a software project. SOA approach is one ... -
Use of Computer-Based Technologies and Internet-Based Audio Material in Instruction in K-12 Classrooms
(Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education (AACE), 2004)The Historical Voices Educators' Forum project concerns itself with the educational use of authentic aural artifacts in a bid to improve teachers' practices and pedagogy. The Forum aims to disseminate digitized materials ...