Maseno University Repository: Recent submissions
Now showing items 41-60 of 5783
-
IPCC Tier 1 methodology overestimates the carbon footprint of smallholder cattle production systems in Kenya
(Research square, 2023-07-10)Highlights• Use of Tier 2 resulted in 19-25% lower total GHG emissions compared to Tier 1.• Using locally measured methane yield instead of the defaults resulted in 19-25% lower GHG emission estimates.• Energy allocation ... -
Effect of perceived brand quality on performance of medium-sized restaurants in Kisumu City, Kenya
(Reviewed Journal International of Business Management, 2024-09-26)Perceived quality is how a customer evaluates the overall excellence or superiority of a product. Many companies nowadays place a high value on perceived brand quality, and actions taken to increase brand equity may be ... -
Analysis of Influence of Total Quality Management on Performance of Parastatals in Kenya
(Social Science and Humanities Journal (SSHJ), 2024-10-09)From competitive and survival perspectives, the ability to identify dynamics in an environment and timely respond by choosing convenient management approaches, is vital in prosperity of parastatals. Universally, Total ... -
The relationship between lean practices and performance of parastatals in kenya
(International Journal of Social Science, Management and Economics Research, 2024-10-15)The ability to identify changes in an environment and appropriately respond by choosing a convenient management approach is critical to the success of parastatals. Globally, lean is one of the management concepts that ... -
From your seat in Heaven, hear our prayer: Prayer in the Nomiya Church.
(2024-07-01)Prayer is the act of communication by humans with God and beings in the transcendent realm. The Nomiya Church (NC) is the oldest African Independent Church in Kenya. It was founded by Johana Owalo who saw the Arabs, the ... -
African Women, Covid-19, Grounded theology and the adoption of a religious virtual space in CITAM Ngong Church and Nomiya Luo Church in Kenya.
(Pharos Journal of Theology, 2024-08-01)The Republic of Kenya Ministry of Health update on Corona Virus on 13th February 2020 insisted that persons were to avoid close contact with people suffering from acute respiratory infections. A ban was imposed on public ... -
Introduction: Themes in African Pentecostalism
(Springer Nature Switzerland, 2024-10-29)This chapter provides the background to the volume. The volume, located within the larger discourse of the contribution by African scholars to the study of African Pentecostalism, brings to the fore some of the key themes ... -
The Eucharist in the Time of COVID-19: Adaptations and Transformations in Christ Is The Answer Ministries (CITAM) Church in Kenya
(Springer Nature Switzerland, 2024-10-29)COVID-19 changed the religious landscape across many regions of the world. In Kenya, public gatherings were prohibited at the onset of the pandemic in March 2020. Further into the pandemic, face-to-face religious services ... -
Impact of Social Media on Student Wellbeing in Kenyan Universities
(Students who spend much of their time on social media are likely to struggle with time management and become less productive in their studies due to distractions by constant alerts, endless scrolling feeds, and the appeal of viral material. The chapter proposed to discuss, social networking sites, academic performance, social opportunities, and challenges. The findings were that social media helps university students get necessary information for their academic achievement, it creates stress, and it exposes them to cyberbullying, is addictive, causes sleep disorders and anxiety, and can help them make money online. The study recommended that the social media use at university should be restricted to academic use only and here should be provide adequate Wi-Fi hotspots within the universities., 2024)Students who spend much of their time on social media are likely to struggle with time management and become less productive in their studies due to distractions by constant alerts, endless scrolling feeds, and the appeal ... -
Survival and Risk Factors for Late Preterm and Early Term Neonates Compared to Full-Term Infants at Garissa County Referral Hospital, Kenya
(AJOL, 2024-10-31)Preterm birth constitutes a significant health burden in Kenya, yet there is hardly any targeted research looking at the survival and specific risk factors associated with birth of late preterm neonates (LPNs) and early ... -
9 The Catholic Church and Psychosocial Support for Survivors of Violent Conflicts in Kenya’s North Rift
(University of Bamberg Press, 2024-07-22)Violent ethnic conflicts have devastating consequences on individuals, families, and communities. The physical, emotional, and psychological trauma that survivors of such conflicts experience can leave lasting scars that ... -
The Nexus between Electoral Management System and Post-Election Violence in Kenya Since 1963
(African Journal of Empirical Research (AJERNET), 2024-10-08)The study investigates the relationship between Kenya's electoral management system and post-election violence, which has per sisted despite numerous reforms since the country's independence in 1963. The primary aim was ... -
Organisation, staffing and resources of critical care units in Kenya
(Public Library of Science, 2023-07-27)To describe the organisation, staffing patterns and resources available in critical care units in Kenya. The secondary objective was to explore variations between units in the public and private sectors. -
Disproportionate impact of COVID-19 severity and mortality on hospitalized American Indian/Alaska Native patients
(Oxford University Press, 2023-08)Epidemiological data across the United States of America illustrate health disparities in COVID-19 infection, hospitalization, and mortality by race/ethnicity. However, limited information is available from prospective ... -
Transcriptomic and Proteomic Insights into Host Immune Responses in Pediatric Severe Malarial Anemia: Dysregulation in HSP60-70-TLR2/4 Signaling and Altered Glutamine Metabolism
(MDPI, 2024-10-03)Severe malarial anemia (SMA, Hb < 6.0 g/dL) is a leading cause of childhood morbidity and mortality in holoendemic Plasmodium falciparum transmission zones. This study explored the entire expressed human transcriptome in ... -
Potential of biochar amendment as phosphorus source in tropical paddy soil
(2023-12-14)Phosphorus (P) is an essential element for crop production but its non-renewable natural sources are on the verge of depletion. The few remaining P sources may be depleted in the next 30–50 years. This calls for P recycling ... -
Phytoremediation Potential of Cyperus Rotundus L. in Soils Contaminated with Potentially Toxic Elements, the Case of Abandoned Artisanal Small-Scale Gold Mines in Kenya
(International Journal of Research and Innovation in Social Science (IJRISS), 2024-09-18)Phytoremediation involves the use of plants for removal of pollutants from soil before its conversion for agricultural use. Cyperus rotundus L. is a reed that naturally grows in marshy and swampy areas including abandoned ... -
Sustainability of biochar amendment in a tropical paddy soil
(Elsevier, 2024-05-27)Biochar use as a soil amendment has attracted increased attention from researchers worldwide but its effects on soil properties, nutrients and greenhouse gas emissions remain scanty especially for tropical paddy soils. ... -
Phase I study on the pharmacokinetics of intravaginal, self-administered artesunate vaginal pessaries among women in Kenya
(Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press, 2024-07-08)Cervical cancer remains a significant global health issue, especially in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs), where access to prevention and treatment is limited and women are at a higher risk of cervical cancer. ... -
Correction: Burden of disease and risk factors for mortality amongst hospitalized newborns in Nigeria and Kenya
(Public Library of Science, 2024-07-01)To describe the patient population, priority diseases and outcomes in newborns admitted <48 hours old to neonatal units in both Kenya and Nigeria.