Meru University Institutional Repository: Recent submissions
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Factors Affecting Health Facility Delivery among Women of Reproductive age in Mwingi North Subcounty- Kitui County, Kenya
(Meru University of Science & Technology, 2020)High maternal mortality rate is one of the major public health concerns in developing countries, Kenya included. Most of the deaths are caused by factors attributed to pregnancy and childbirth. In Kenya, maternal mortality ... -
Assessment of Sanitation Practices on Containment and Disposal Systems among Household Residents in Tigania West, Meru County in Kenya
(Meru University of Science & Technology, 2023)Due to inadequate sanitation services, residents of rural communities in developing countries practice open defecation. Globally 2.5 billion people do not have access to improved sanitation facilities and 45% of the African ... -
Factors Influencing uptake and Utilization of Treated Human Excreta as Organic Fertilizer in Imenti South, Meru County Kenya
(Meru University of Science & Technology, 2023)The purpose of the study was to explore factors influencing the uptake and utilization of treated human excreta as organic fertilizer among small scale farmers in Imenti South Sub County of Meru County. The study specifically ... -
Internet of Things Based Model for Hydropower Monitoring
(Meru University of Science & Technology, 2023)In the energy sector, hydropower energy is very significant as it contributes to being a major source of renewable energy. Therefore, knowledge about hydropower energy and its existing challenges has led to an emerging ... -
A finite state transducer for morphological segmentation of Swahili verbs
(Meru University of Science and Technology, 2023)Morphological segmentation is a subtask of natural language processing (NLP) that specializes in identifying the constituent morphemes of words in a language. As a subtask of morphological analysis, morphological segmentation ... -
Integrated QOS Management Technique for Internet Protocols Storage Area Network
(Meru University of Science and Technology, 2022)The increasing number of Information Technology Users around the world has led to tremendous increase in the amount of data that requires storage. In response to this challenge, new storage area network architectures based ... -
Factors Influencing Effectiveness of Community Based Tuberculosis Care Among Patients in Meru County, Kenya
(Meru University of Science and Technology, 2022)Factors that influence the effectiveness of Community Based Tuberculosis Care (CBTC) may differ depending on population setting, characteristics, cultural practices, life style and economic status. It is unclear factors ... -
Bioprotection of tomatoes against Phytophthora Infestants and Alternaria Using Warburgia Ugandensis Extract and Trichodema Asperellium
(Meru University of Science and Technology, 2023)Phytophthora infestans belongs to Kingdom Chromista and is the causal agent of late blight in tomatoes while Alternaria solani is a fungal pathogen causing early blight in tomatoes. Blight is controlled using chemicals ... -
Address key CBC implementation guidelines gaps for senior schools
(Business Daily, 2025)The Ministry of Education recently released the implementation regulations for the Competency-Based Curriculum (CBC) in Senior schools. There are five clear gap needs to be addressed to align guidelines with the realities ... -
Mathematics needs to be a compulsory subject
(Business Daily, 2025)There were massive celebrations on Kenyan social media when mathematics was scrapped as a compulsory subject in Senior Secondary Schools (SSS) under the Competency-Based Curriculum (CBC). How will 60% of the learners be ... -
Predicting Blood Donor Retention with Light GBM: A High-Performance Gradient Boosting Framework
(International Journal of Computer Applications, 2025)Blood donation is critical for ensuring a stable and reliable supply of blood, yet blood donor retention remains a complex and persistent challenge. Previous attempts to develop predictive models for blood donor retention ... -
UV-B radiation mitigates oxidative stress damage in postharvest Agaricus bisporus by modulating the antioxidant defense system
(Postharvest Biology and Technology, 2025)Agaricus bisporus (A. bisporus) has fragile tissues and is highly susceptible to post-harvest decay and spoilage, which affecting the development of the industry. Ultraviolet B (UV-B) irradiation, as a typical irradiation ... -
A novel antimicrobial film AgNPs@γ-CD-MOFs/PLA: Preparation, characterization and its application for packaging of Agaricus bisporus
(Food Packaging and Shelf Life, 2025)Nano-sized cyclodextrin metal-organic frameworks (γ-CD-MOFs) have excellent guest substance loading capabilities. However, the traditional preparation of nano-sized γ-CD-MOFs is commonly achieved by the use of size regulators, ... -
Transport and immunomodulatory effect of Hericium erinaceus peptide LPGKVIAS
(Food Quality and Safety, 2025)Hericium erinaceus–derived peptides have been found to exhibit various bioactivities, including immunoregulatory properties. This study investigated the transport, absorption, and potential immunomodulatory activities of ... -
Kenya should adopt the electoral college system
(Business Dailly, 2024)Kenya borrowed extensively from the US electoral system, yet one critical element – the Electoral College – was left out. Why didn’t we adopt this system instead of relying solely on the popular vote? The Electoral College ... -
Robotic Medical Services and the Future of Healthcare in Kenya
(KIPPRA, 2024)With the Kenyan healthcare affected by challenges of availability, accessibility and affordability, there is a pressing need to examine how to adopt robotic medicine as a permanent solution. This study aimed to assess the ... -
Enact new organ harvesting policy for sustainability
(Business Daily, 07/08/2024)What you need to know: The policy must address cultural beliefs and misconceptions about organ donation. We must strengthen the healthcare infrastructure to support organ harvesting. -
Growth, Yield and Quality of Transplanted Baby Corn (Zea Mays L.) Under Varying Agronomic Conditions in Meru County-Kenya
(Meru University of Science and Technology, 2023)Corn (Zea mays L.) is one of the most significant cereal crops worldwide. Babycorn is currently farmed in Kenya mostly for export markets, with a very limited quantity being grown for local use, mostly in urban areas. ... -
Influence of financial services on performance of women owned groceries in Meru Town, Kenya
(Meru University of Science and Technology, 2023)Women workers throughout the world contribute to the economic growth and sustainable livelihood to their families and communities. Today the economic status of women is accepted as an indicator for society's stage of ... -
Employee relations practices and performance of Public Universities in Mount Kenya Region
(Meru University of Science and Technology, 2023)The performance of public universities in terms of offering quality education training and their ability to overcome the skills mismatch in the demand driven global and national labour markets is a key indicator of the ...