Journal Articles: Recent submissions
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Flavor Stability of High-Oleic Peanuts Stored at Low Humidity
(2001-08)Shelf-life studies were conducted on roasted high-oleic peanuts (HOP; F1250, BC93Q10) and a reference peanut with normal oleic acid content (NOP, Florunner). HOP contained at least 80% oleic acid and 3% linoleic acid, ... -
Factors Affecting Kenya Alpine Dairy Goat Milk Production in Nyeri Region
(2014-11-06)In Kenya use of exotic dairy goats in breeding programmes for smallholder production systems has become popular, but information on the milk production is scarce. A study was carried out to assess the milk yield of dairy ... -
EFFECTS OF PROCESSING METHODS ON THE PROTEIN QUALITY OF MUCUNA BEAN (MUCUNA PRURIENS L.)
(2010-04)Mucuna bean (Mucuna pruriens L.) is grown in many parts of Kenya as a green manure/cover crop. The bean contains a high content of crude protein. However, it remains a minor food crop due to the presence of anti-nutritional ... -
Effects of Coffee Processing Technologies on Aroma Profiles and Sensory Quality of Ruiru 11 and SL 28 Kenyan Coffee Varieties
(2015-04)The study aimed at comparing the effects of three coffee processing methods on aroma profiles and sensory quality of Ruiru 11 and SL 28 coffee varieties. The processing methods varied onstages of processing and method of ... -
Dietary practices of pulmonary tuberculosis patients attending clinic at lodwar county and referral hospital, Turkana County, Kenya
(2017-01)Dietary practices and tuberculosis exacerbate each other such that when dietary intake is poor, the prognosis of TB is poor. TB, on the other hand, depresses the dietary intake by lowering the appetite and thereby influencing ... -
DETERMINATION OF FATTY ACID AND TOCOPHEROL CONTENTS OF THE OILS OF VARIOUS PUMPKIN CULTIVARS (CUCURBITA SPP.) SEEDS
(2014)The pumpkin is a rich source of nutrients and has medicinal properties. However, owing to the perception that it is a traditional food and majority of the Kenyan populace being unaware of its high nutritional value it still ... -
FACTORS AFFECTING CITIZEN READINESS FOR E-GOVERNMENT SYSTEMS IN KENYA
(2017-04)Electronic government (e-government) provides a common infrastructure and direction across the public sector. It enhances collaboration within and among public sector organizations between Government and the business ... -
Diagnostic Control Systems and Overall Firm Performance of Sugar Firms in Western Kenya
(2017-01)Diagnostic control systems are the backbone of traditional management control, designed to ensure predictable goal achievement. Unfortunately, managers typically pay little attention to these feedback systems to improve ... -
Interractive Control Systems and Strategic Orientation on Competitive Position of Sugar Firms in Western Kenya
(International Journal of Business and Management Invention, 2017)Despite strategic management advocating for the use of strategic control practices to improve the implementation of strategic plans and competitive position, establishing the strategic control-performance relationship ... -
IMPACT OF SACCOS IN POVERTY ERADICATION AMONG FARMERS IN MURANGA COUNTY, KENYA
(International Journal of social sciences and information technology, 2017)The main objective of this study was to find out the role of SACCOs in the eradication of poverty of the members’ among farmers in Muranga County. To successfully achieve the study objective the research was guided by the ... -
A Low Cost Water Meter System based on the Global System for Mobile Communications
(International Journal of Computer Applications, 2016)The accurate reading of a customer water-meter is important as it is the main revenue base for the water authorities. The traditional data collection process is still common in developing countries despite the inherent ... -
Soap stone mining, challenges and opportunities for tourism development: case study of soapstone in Tabaka, Kisii County, Kenya
(African Journal of Tourism, Hospitality and Leisure Studies, 2015)Soapstone mining in Kenya especially in Kisii region is historical and its exploitation has been conducted from time immemorial. With beautiful carvings that are normally destined for the export market, the soapstone ... -
Natural Convection in a Rectangular Enclosure with Colliding Boundary Layers
(Journal of Applied Mathematics & Bioinformatics, 2014)The movement of the fluid in natural convection results from the buoyancy forces imposed on the fluid when its density in the proximity of the heat transfer surface is decreased as a result of the heating process. The ... -
Effect of Grashof Parameter on Velocity for Unsteady Fluid Flow Past an Infinite Vertical Porous Flat Plate
(2015)Natural convection of an incompressible fluid flow past an infinite vertical flat plate with constant suction velocity is investigated. In this work, we investigate the effect of Grashof parameter on velocity profiles. ... -
Activity concentrations of 40K, 232Th, 226Ra and radiation exposure levels in the Tabaka soapstone quarries of the Kisii Region, Kenya
(African Journal of Environmental Science and Technology, 2011)A radiological study was carried out in the soapstone quarries of Tabaka region of Kisii district in the Southern Nyanza province, Kenya, where soapstone has been mined and used as a carving medium for hundreds of years. ... -
Understanding the travel motivation among youth travelers in Kenya: the ‘push’ and ‘pull’ paradigm
(African Journal of Hospitality, Tourism and Leisure, 2017)The purpose of this study was to provide an in-depth understanding of the factors that motivate youth travel in Kenya using the ‘Push’ and ‘Pull’ paradigm of travel motivation. The study adopted a questionnaire survey ... -
Evaluating the Public Value of E-Government Services
(Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), 2015)Governments all over the world are working on a broad array of e-government-services. As a result, there is need to evaluate e-government services objectively to identify areas of concerns. Recently, researchers have shown ... -
E-government websites user experience from public value perspective: Case study of iTax website in Kenya
(Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), 2016)The need to encourage citizens' adoption of e-government services has led to an increasing interest in the evaluation of e-government websites. The success of e-government websites depends on how well it is perceived by ...
