Meru University Institutional Repository: Recent submissions
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The Influence of Compositional changes in Reconstituted Potato Flakes on Thermal and Dielectric Properties and Temperatures following Microwave Heating
(Elsevier, 2014)The objective of this study was to evaluate the effect of formulation changes on the temperatures of the reconstituted potato flakes following a standardised microwave reheating using a response surface method. Reconstituted ... -
Development of a specimen-sparing multichannel bead assay to detect antiparasite IgG4 for the diagnosis of Schistosoma and Wuchereria infections on the coast of Kenya
(The American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, 2014)To better delineate the impact of parasitic coinfection in coastal Kenya, we developed a novel specimen-sparing bead assay using multiplex flow immunoassay (MFI) technology to simultaneously measure serum or plasma ... -
Effects of the invasive tomato red spider mite (Acari: Tetranychidae) on growth and leaf yield of African nightshades
(Elsevier, 2014)The tomato red spider mite,Tetranychus evansi Baker and Pritchard, is one of the most serious pests of solanaceous crops in Africa. Field experiments were conducted to investigate its effects on the growth and leaf yield ... -
Trainees’ and trainers’ perspectives on effectiveness of clinical training for nursing students in Kenya
(International Journal of Social Sciences and Entrepreneurship, 2014)Although nurse training has been undertaken for over two decades, holistic evaluation of clinical teaching has not been documented. The purpose of the study was to determine students and trainers perspectives ... -
Corporate Turn Around Strategies By Financially Distressed Companies Quoted At The Nairobi Securities Exchange
(Research Journal of Finance and Accounting, 2014)Firms that are experiencing financial distress take one action or another in order to turn around their performance. This study sought to find out what turn around strategies are taken by companies ... -
Impact of Privatization on Companies' Liquidity: A Case of Companies Listed At Nairobi Securities Exchange
(Research Academy of Social Sciences, 2014)The aim of this study was to analyze the liquidity of companies privatized and quoted in the Nairobi Security Exchange. The research focused on those companies, which were recently privatized and were quoted at the Nairobi ... -
The Effect of Dividend Announcementon Share Price Changes for Companieslisted at Nairobi Securities Exchange, Kenya
(Research Journal of Finance and Accounting, 2014)The study sought to determine the nature of relationship between Dividend per Share and Share Price Changes, and the rate at which Share Prices reflect Dividend Announcement information for stocks traded at the Nairobi ... -
Cross-sectional Study of the Burden of Vector-Borne and Soil-Transmitted Polyparasitism in Rural Communities of Coast Province, Kenya
(Public Library of Science, 2014)In coastal Kenya, infection of human populations by a variety of parasites often results in co-infection or poly- parasitism. These parasitic infections, separately and in conjunction, are a major cause of chronic clinical ... -
Ownership and technical efficiency of hospitals: evidence from Ghana using data envelopment analysis
(BioMed Central, 2014)In order to measure and analyse the technical efficiency of district hospitals in Ghana, the specific objectives of this study were to (a) estimate the relative technical and scale efficiency of government, mission, private ... -
Investing in health systems for universal health coverage in Africa
(BioMed Central, 2014)This study focused on the 47 Member States of the World Health Organization (WHO) African Region.The specific objectives were to prepare a synthesis on the situation of health systems’ components, to analyse the correlation ... -
Indirect cost of maternal deaths in the WHO African Region in 2010
(BioMed Central, 2014)An estimated 147,741 maternal deaths occurred in 2010 in 45 of the 47 countries in the African Region of the World Health Organization (WHO). The objective of this study was to estimate the indirect cost of maternal deaths ... -
Prevalence of hearing loss in children following bacterial meningitis in a tertiary referral hospital
(BioMed Central, 2014)This study aimed to examine hearing function in a group of children aged between the ages of six months and twelve years admitted with bacterial meningitis so as to determine the prevalence and degree of sensorineural ... -
Growth and yield of tomato under alternate furrow irrigation in kibwezi, an “ASAL” area in eastern Kenya
(African Journal of Horticultural Science, 2014)Water saving irrigation technologies are key for crop production in arid and semi-arid lands (ASALs) considering the scarcity of water in these regions. A study was set up to test one such a technology, the alternate ... -
Does capital structure matter? Effects on profitability of firms listed at the Nairobi Securities Exchange
(Journal of Business Economics and Finance, 2015)Capital structure of firms is an important aspect in finance which seeks to determine the optimal capital structure that a firm should maintain. Various theories have been put across to address this issue. This paper ... -
Effects of Information on Loan Access: A Case of Small and Medium Enterprises in Kenya
(Human Resource Management Academic Research Society, International Journal of Academic Research in Business and Social Sciences, 2015)The purpose of this study was to evaluate whether inaccess to information affect small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in accessing loans from commercial banks in Meru County Municipality. ... -
Influence of Corporate Social Responsibility Activities on The Financial Performance of Commercial Banks in Meru Town, Kenya
(International Journal of Economics, Commerce and Management, 2015)There has been an increased and continued expenditure by a number of corporate organizations on activities that relate to corporate social responsibility (CSR) over the years globally. ... -
INSTRUCTIONAL MEDIA USE IN ENHANCING STUDENTS’LEARNING OF THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE IN BUNGOMA NORTH DISTRICT'S SECONDARY SCHOOLS IN BUNGOMA COUNTY, KENYA
(Journal of Building Capacity Through Quality Teacher Education Nairobi., 2015)This paper summarizes the findings of this qualitative research with regard to teachers of the English language using instructional media to enhance students' learning of English language in Bungoma North district. The ... -
Supporting University Learning Through Mobile Technologies: A Global Perspective
(International Journal of Education & Literacy Studies, 2015)The workplace in the modern world continues to demand higher qualifications and refined competencies. In the recent past, workers would respond to such demands through learning by correspondence. When the Internet and ... -
A Use Intention Model for Lo cation-Based Mobile Advertising
(The African Journal of Information Systems, 2015)The use of location based mobile advertising to deliver context specific information from businesses to clients has the potential to help them increase revenues, personalize offerings and reduce marketing costs. ... -
Effect of antenatal parasitic infections on anti-vaccine IgG levels in children: a prospective birth cohort study in Kenya
(Public Library of Science, 2015)Parasitic infections are prevalent among pregnant women in sub-Saharan Africa. We investigated whether prenatal exposure to malaria and/or helminths affects the pattern of infant immune responses to standard vaccinations ...