MMUST Institutional Repository: Recent submissions
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Factors Influencing Management of Enteral Nutrition Among Nurses in Health Facilities of Kisumu County, Kenya
(Evidence-Based Nursing Research, 2024-09-30)Context: Enteral Nutrition (EN) is a feeding method through the gastrointestinal tract used in patients whose oral intake is not possible. Over 3 million people receive EN globally annually. Nurses play a key role in EN, ... -
Effect of Risk Assessment and Management on Operational Performance of Kenya Revenue Authority
(Sustainable Business and Society in Emerging Economies, 2024-07-30)Purpose: Operational performance require effective and efficient internal control mechanisms to check on any leakages, cost of revenue mobilization, negative variance concern on revenue targets among other aspects. The ... -
Influence of Expected Loan Loss on Operational Performance of Commercial Banks in Kenya
(Journal of Business and Social Review in Emerging Economies, 2024-09-30)Purpose: The main objective of this study was to examine influence of credit risk stress testing on operational performance of commercial Kenya. The theoretical framework was based on credit risk theory. Methodology/Approach: ... -
Influence of Financial Access on Performance of SMEs of Fish Trading along Lake Victoria Region Kenya
(Journal of Business and Social Review in Emerging Economies, 2024-06-30)Purpose: Examine the effect of access to finance on performance of small and medium enterprise of fish trading along Lake Victoria region Kenya. Methodology/Approach: The study was anchored on positivism philosophy while ... -
Hepatic, Renal and Cardiovascular Biomarker Variability in Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus Patients with Poor Glycemic Control
(2024-08-24)Objective: The main aim of the study was to evaluate and compare the variability of the hepatic, renal and cardiovascular biomarkers in type 2 diabetes mellitus patients with poor glycemic control. Materials and Methods: ... -
Optimization of Turbine Blade Pitch Angle of a Home-built Wind Turbine for Maximum Power Output
(Journal of Renewable Energy and Mechanics., 2024-09-30)Wind energy greatly reduces the world’s dependence on fossil fuels (oil and natural gas), and is environmentally friendly. One of the most cost-effective alternatives of energy sources is wind power. This study used a ... -
A geo-gender-based analysis of human health: The presence of cut flower farms can attenuate pesticide exposure in African communities, with women being the most vulnerable
(Journal of Global Health (JoGH), 2024-10-11)Background The rapid expansion of the cut flower industry in Africa has led to pervasive use and potential exposure of pesticides, raising concerns for local communities. Whether the risks associated with pesticide ... -
Security Evaluation Framework for Virtualised Environments
(Journal of Research and Academic Writing, 2024-10-13)With the expansion of cloud computing, virtual environments remain susceptible to sophisticated security threats, such as hypervisor vulnerabilities, VM escapes, inter-VM attacks, DoS attacks, and malware injections. Hence, ... -
Rethinking Teaching and Assessment in AI Crowded Higher Education Environment. A Systematic Review and Meta Analysis
(SSRN, 2024-08-01)With the rapid advancement of artificial intelligence (AI) technologies, higher education institutions are increasingly exploring innovative ways to rethink teaching and assessment practices. This research paper examines ... -
Spatio-temporal characterization of malaria prevalence in a peri-urban resource limited setting of Western Kenya Highlands
(African Health Sciences, 2024-10-06)Background: Malaria is the main killer disease in sub-Sahara Africa. Objective: The study identified malaria prevalence patterns in relation to space and time trends in a peri-urban resource limited setting of Western ... -
Ligand-based pharmacophore modeling, virtual screening, and molecular dynamics simulations of Pfhsp90 fingerprints in Plasmodium malaria treatment
(Computational and Structural Biotechnology Reports, 2024-10-06)The World Health Organization (WHO) documents malaria as one of the leading causes of high morbidity and mortality worldwide. The disease affects millions and kills thousands of people annually. Efforts to reduce the global ... -
Effect of Strategic Financial Controls on Project Implementation in Selected County Government in Western Kenya
(Journal of Accounting and Finance in Emerging Economies, 2024-06-30)Purpose: The study analyzed the effect of strategic financial controls on project implementation in Selected County Government in Western Kenya. Methodology/Approach: A correlation research design was achieved. There ... -
Structural Characterization and Grading of Timber Species for Engineering Applications in Kenya
(Journal of Civil Engineering, 2024-10-01)n investigation was carried out in Kakamega County to determine the characteristic grade of eucalyptus and cypress timber species that are commonly used in construction. The physical and mechanical properties of two timber ... -
Predictors of Cervical Cancer Screening Uptake among Healthcare Providers in Siaya County, Kenya
(Evidence-Based Nursing Research, 2024-09-30)Context: Cervical cancer ranks as the second most frequent cancer among women in Kenya and the second most frequent cancer among women between 15 and 44 years of age. Cases of cervical cancer among health professionals ... -
Effect of Cost Accounting Management Practice on Financial Performance of Public Sugar Manufacturing Firms in Lake Region Economic Block Kenya
(Journal of Accounting and Finance in Emerging Economies, 2024-07-30)Purpose: The overall objective of this study was to investigate the effect of cost accounting management practice on financial performance of Public Sugar Manufacturing firms in Lake Region Economic Block, Kenya. The study ... -
Pragmatic Functions of Discourse Particles in Lutsotso conversations
(Journal of Pragmatics Research, 2024-09-28)The study of the functions of discourse particles in the African languages has received much attention from various scholars, although not from a pragmatic perspective. A good understanding of the pragmatic functions of ... -
Education for Sustainable Development: The Case of Masinde Muliro University of Science and Technology (MMUST)
(Southern African Journal of Environmental Education, 2015-09-17)he unit-based sustainability assessment tool (USAT) was administered at Masinde Muliro University of Science and Technology (MMUST), Kenya, between January and March 2012. The assessment focused on establishing to what ... -
Articulation of the Main Ideas of Afrocentrism in Relation to Science and Technology
(African Journal of Empirical Research (AJERNET), 2024-07-16)Afrocentrism's key concepts regarding science and technology are summarised in this paper. These concepts include reclaiming African contributions, opposing Eurocentric narratives, advancing African-centered knowledge ... -
Strategies for unlocking EMR Interoperability: A Narrative Review
(Journal of Research and Academic Writing, 2024-10-07)Electronic Medical Records (EMR) is intended to solve many issues in patient care pathway besides the administrative roles which equally makes the hospital paperless, but they still face major interoperability issues. When ... -
Core Mechanisms in Mediating eHealth Implementation and Uptake: A Case Study of Eastern Uganda
(Journal of Research and Academic Writing, 2024-10-06)Researchers agree that, globally, in both developing and developed countries, healthcare management is faced with acute challenges: expanding areas of health needs, operationalizing health management, constrained budget ...