School of Science and Technology: Recent submissions
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Perceived Effects of Selected Factors on Camel Productivity in Mandera County, Kenya
(KeMU, 2023-08)Camels contribute to the diet of pastoralists by producing food, especially milk, which is considered naturally imperfect but nearly complete. However, the amount of camel milk produced in Mandera County has decreased ... -
Factors Influencing Youth Participation in Agropastoralism in Arid and Semi-Arid Lands: A Case of Mandera County, Kenya
(KeMU, 2023-08)Whereas Mandera County government, the National Government, and other development partners have invested heavily in youth employment, food provision, and poverty reduction through, the county's youth are still hesitant to ... -
Adoption of Internet of Things in Enhancing Knowledge Management in University Libraries: A Case Study of Catholic University of Eastern Africa, Kenya
(KeMU, 2023-08)The potential of the Internet of Things (IoT) to improve operational efficiency and effectiveness has been widely acknowledged in various sectors. However, university libraries are yet to fully embrace this technology. ... -
Disruptive Forces Affecting Libraries: Analysis of Strategic Responsiveness of Universities in Meru County, Kenya
(KeMU, 2023-08)Responsiveness to disruptive forces is a participatory role for all stakeholders including university libraries. However, the role of university librarians in Meru County in responding to disruptive forces has been slow ... -
Relationship between Work-Life Balance and Performance of Staff at University Libraries in Meru County, Kenya
(KeMU, 2022-08)Job performance of university library staff is based on skills and knowledge in librarianship which can be affected by internal and external factors such as work, family, personal and community responsibilities. For ... -
A Framework for User Involvement in Enterprise Resource Planning System Implementation
(KeMU, 2023-10)The vast majority of firms adopt a complete collection of enterprise resource planning tools and tailor them to their specific operations practices. Despite all of this and ongoing evaluation of the embraced ERP suite, ... -
Predictive Analytics Model for Small and Medium Enterprises in Kenya, Forecasting on Supply and Demand
(KeMU, 2022-10)Predicting business operations is a critical task for small and medium enterprises (SMEs). With increased unpredictability in the business environment, small enterprises find themselves in the receiving end simply because ... -
Factors affecting the Post-Implementation Evaluation of Information Systems Used in Small and Medium Sized Enterprises (SMES) in Meru County Kenya
(KeMU, 2022-10)The purpose of carrying out this research was to propose a Framework on The Factors Affecting the Post-Implementation Evaluation of Information Systems Used in Small and Medium Sized Enterprises of Meru County. The ... -
Influence of Agroforestry on Livelihoods for Smallholder Farmers in Solio Settlement Scheme in Laikipia County, Kenya
(KeMU, 2022-10)Agroforestry adoption has shown potential in providing better environment benefits, food and energy, and enterprise development. Nevertheless, the agroforestry adoption is hindered by numerous factors among them, unreliable ... -
Effect of Phosphorus Application on the Growth and Yield of Sweet Potatoes in Embu West Sub-County
(KeMU, 2022-10)Sweet potato is among the drought-resistant crops that take a short period to mature. Therefore, sweet potato plays a significant role in food security in Kenya because of its high degree of flexibility. Embu West Sub ... -
Evaluation of the Effects of Fertilizers on the Productivity of Selected Potato Varieties Grown On the Taita Hills, Kenya
(KeMU, 2022-10)Potato is an important food and cash crop whose yield is limited by biotic and abiotic factors. Of these factors, poor soil fertility and recommendation of nutrients matched with the respective suitable variety at ... -
Diplomatic Records Management as a Determinant of Operational Efficiency at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Kenya
(KeMU, 2022-10)In Kenya, despite the contribution of records and records management towards public service delivery, there continues to be neglect of diplomatic records as an essential component on operational efficiency at the ... -
Varietal-Spacial Difference Effect on Performance and Nutritive Content of Soybean (Glycine Max L.), Case Study of Nyamira County
(KeMU, 2022-10)Soybean is an important crop not only in African countries, but also in the entire world being one of the most protein yielding-legume from its seeds which is used as food among other uses of the crop such as Nitrogen ... -
Institutional-Based Factors for Improving Information Service Delivery at Land Registry in Nyandarua County, Kenya
(KeMU, 2022-10)The Ministry of Land and Natural Resources has established operational policies to guide land administration and improve the delivery of information services to clients. Despite this initiative, several past studies ... -
ICT Implementation Framework for Managing Explicit Knowledge in Secondary Schools in Meru Central Sub-County
(KeMU, 2022-10)Kenya’s vision 2030 acknowledges the centrality of the role of knowledge management systems in boosting international competitiveness, wealth creation and improving the general social welfare. However, ICT tools in ... -
A Mobile-Based Student Class Response System: Case Study of Three Kenyan Universities
(KeMU, 2022-10)University students who learn in large classes face disadvantages such as lack of lecturers’ attention and shyness in asking questions. This situation may cause students to not effectively gain the knowledge taught, or ... -
Effect of Spacing and Number of Plants per Hill on Growth and Yield of SC Duma 43 in the Coastal Lowlands
(KeMU, 2021-09)Maize (zea mays L.) is an important cereal grain globally as feed, and food for human and livestock respectively, rated third after wheat and rice in terms of production. The per capita consumption is 103 kg per person ... -
Framework for Adoption of Cloud Computing by Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises in Meru County.
(KeMU, 2021-03)Cloud Computing is a technology that has emerged in the market and it is widely used across the world for data processing of information and storage capability. It is a growing trend and is seen as a game-changer to SMEs ... -
Determinants of Digital Credit Applications Adoption and Continuous Use in Kenya Case Study of Nairobi and its Environs.
(KeMU, 2021-10)The major goal of this research was to investigate the determinants of digital credit applications adoption and continuous use in Kenya. Digital credit is the borrowing and paying of loans using a digital platform. Since ... -
Factors Influencing use of Open Access Repository: A Case of Kenya Methodist University
(KeMU, 2017-09)Institutional repositories (IR) are one of the innovations adopted by academic libraries to embrace the open access initiatives that advocate for free online access of scholarly research. Globally academic institutions are ...
