Müller, Claude Raoul; Six, Johan; i Njiru, Daniel Mugend; Vanlauwe, Bernard; Broek, Marijn Van de(UoEm, 2025-06-17)
In arable soils, a substantial portion of soil organic carbon (SOC) is stored below the plough layer. To develop sustainable soil management strategies, it is important to assess how they affect the quantity of SOC stored ...
In rural Embu County, Kenya, where poverty and limited access to resources pose significant challenges to
sustainable livelihoods, religious institutions serve as vital pillars of social, spiritual, and economic support. ...
Surface water provides crucial support to the aquatic ecosystem and humans in numerous ways. However, its
quality is paramount in determining its impact on the health of the aquatic ecosystem and humans. Currently, ...
Masinde, Johnson M; Wambiri, Daniel M; Goudian, Gwademba; Sanya, Otuoma(University of Embu, 2025)
A major development in academic libraries has been their recog-
nition of the need to support research data services (RDS) to ad-
vance knowledge and science, augment novel solutions to social and
economic impediments, ...
Masinde, Johnson; Mugambi, Franklin; Muthee, Daniel Wambiri(University of Embu, 2025-04-04)
The present study examined the correlation between big data and personal
information privacy in Kenya, a developing nation which has experienced a
significant rise in utilization of data in the recent past. The study ...
Agriculture is a cornerstone of Kenya's economy, yet declining soil fertility and low adoption of sustainable agricultural
technologies, such as biochar, have hindered productivity among smallholder farmers. Biochar is ...
Land degradation presents a serious threat to sustainable soil and water resources, primarily through erosion, declining soil
fertility, and extreme weather events. Addressing these challenges involves selecting appropriate ...
Contrasting hypotheses suggest that the number of biotic interactions per species couldeither increase towards the equator due to the increasing richness of potential interaction partners (Neutral theory),or decrease in ...
Bambara groundnut is an indigenous
drought tolerant legume cultivated in Africa. In
Kenya, the crop is grown by women and the diver-
sity of the accessions grown is unknown. Lack of
information on the crop’s diversity ...
University students in Saudi Arabia are embracing some of the negative traits of the fastpaced modern lifestyle, typified by unhealthy eating, low physical activity, and poor sleep
habits that may increase their risk for ...
Nyankemba, Beatrice Nyarangi; Arunga, Edith Esther; Nthakanio, Paul Njiruh(UoEm, 2025-01-08)
The emasculation of male gametes in pollen-recipient parents among self-pollinated crops (rice) is key
to producing quality hybrid rice seeds. One of the emasculation tools in rice breeding is the photoperiodthermo sensitive ...
Agriculture is a cornerstone of Kenya's economy, yet declining soil fertility and low adoption of sustainable agricultural
technologies, such as biochar, have hindered productivity among smallholder farmers. Biochar is ...
Musau Wambua, Daniel; Ndirangu, Samuel N.; Mogaka, Hezron; Gichimu, Bernard M.(UoEm, 2024-10-24)
The coffee value chain is lengthy and complex with numerous actors and this exposes the farmers to inherent financial risks. This study sought to decompose the coffee value chain and its dynamics. The study was undertaken ...
Mulonzi, Brian Munyao; Ngumo, Cyrus Mugambi; Omoke, Lillian Kemunto(UoEm, 2024-10-16)
Media scholars have noted that texts are loaded with ideologies and are therefore never neutral. Yet, the way media texts were used to communicate COVID-19 information in Kenya has been given little attention. Thus, this ...
Wambugu, Evalyne N.; Kimita, Gathii; Kituyi, Sarah N.; Washington, Michael A.; Masakhwe, Clement; Mutunga, Lucy M.; Jaswant, Gurdeep; Thumbi, S.M.; Schaefer, Brian C.; Waitumbi, John N.(UoEm, 2024-08-08)
Rabies, a viral disease that causes lethal encephalitis, kills ≈59,000 persons worldwide annually, despite availability of effective countermeasures. Rabies is endemic in Kenya and is mainly transmitted to humans through ...
Sustainable intensification schemes such as integrated soil fertility management (ISFM) are a proposed strategy to close yield gaps, increase soil fertility, and achieve food security in sub-Saharan Africa. Biogeochemical ...
Pod quality and yield traits in snap bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) influence
consumer preferences, crop adoption by farmers, and the ability of the
product to be commercially competitive locally and globally. The objective ...
Snap bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) is among the leading vegetables in Kenya that
is mainly grown for export with the potential to increase household income. There
are few programs in Kenya that focus on breeding new ...
Mulonzi, Brian Munyao; Ngumo, Cyrus Mugambi; Omoke, Lillian Kemunto(UoEm, 2024-09)
This study investigates the themes that discursively construct the COVID-19 pandemic in Kenya’s newspaper
headlines, specifically focusing on their role in structuring communication related to the COVID-19 pandemic. ...
Our healthcare system grapples with profound inequities and systemic failures. This might be
news to those exposed to high quality medical care, but to others, this crumbling system
might be the last straw to clutch on. ...