Technical University of Mombasa Institutional Repository: Recent submissions
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Financial Deepening And Economic Competitiveness In Kenya: The Strides To Being An Economic Power House
(International Journal of Management & Information Technology, 2013)Economists have long held the view that financial deepening and economic development are closely intertwined. Kenya’s development blue print, Vision 2030, is anchored on this belief and aims to create a vibrant, globally ... -
Factors influencing performance of solid waste management projects at Kenya Ports Authority
(The Strategic Journal of Business & Change Management, 2019)The study investigated factors influencing performance of solid waste management projects at KPA. The study adopted a descriptive research design to collect quantitative data. The target population was drawn from KPA’s ... -
Effects of Inventory Management Techniques on Procurement Performance: An Empirical Study
(International Journal of Innovative Research and Development, 2019)Inventory is a key determinant of procurement success in either private or public organizations since inventory is an asset and an expense to hold. Determining the required level to be held at each and every time required ... -
The determinants of procurement contract management on organization performance
(The Strategic Journal of Business & Change Management, 2019)A contract is a written or oral legally -binding agreement between the parties identified in the agreement to fulfil the terms and conditions outlined in the agreement. Contract management refers to the business processes ... -
Factors affecting procurement performance of State Corporations in Mombasa County
(International Journal of Advanced Research and Review, 2020)The study sought to establish the factors affecting procurement performance in state corporations in Mombasa County. The study objectives were: to examine the effect of supplier relationship management on the procurement ... -
Financial innovation as a competitive strategy
(Journal of Modern Accounting and Auditing, 2013)The world business environment is rapidly changing and becoming intensely competitive. In this context, most organizations are realizing that knowledge is the most important resource in creating sustainable competitive ... -
The effect of supplier quality management on organizational performance: a survey of supermarkets in Kakamega town
(International Journal of Business and Commerce, 2015-11-18)Supplier quality management is one of the very many simple concepts that make a lot of sense to any well meaning organization. Unfortunately, implementing the concept is not very simple and over the years, companies have ... -
Effects of inventory management system on firm performance–an empirical study
(2019)The study was guided by the following objectives: to find out how the systematic application production in data processing (SAP), just in time system and economic order quantity affect the organization performance. ... -
The Occurrence of Glucose 6 Phosphate Dehydrogenase Deficiency amongst Blood Donors at the Regional Blood Transfusion Centre-Mombasa, Kenya
(Pharmaceutical Society of Kenya, 2018-09)Glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase deficiency (G6PDd) is an X-linked hereditary genetic defect that is estimated to affect 400 million people worldwide. This deficiency is associated with hemolytic disorders that may manifest ... -
Occurrence of red blood cell abnormalities in donor blood donated at the regional blood transfusion centre, Mombasa, Kenya
(2023-01)During transfusion, components of blood including red blood cells, platelets and plasma are directly administered into the recipient to treat conditions such as anaemia and haemostatic deficiencies. In most cases, effective ... -
REVERSE LOGISTICS AND PERFORMANCE OF FOOD AND BEVERAGE MANUFACTURING FIRMS IN KENYA
(Reviewed Journal International of Business Management, 2024-02-06)This study examined the influence of reverse logistics practice on performance of food and beverage manufacturing firms in Kenya. The study was guided by complexity theory. This research adopted positivism research ... -
The Influence of Procedural Justice on Procurement Performance of State Corporations in Kenya
(Eastern Africa Journal of Contemporary Research (EAJCR), 2019-05-06)Procurement performance of the state corporations in Kenya has been a major topic of discussion in the recent past, owing to the many procurement malpractices being witnessed. Various reasons have been advanced for the ... -
Clinical chemistry profiles in injection heroin users from Coastal Region, Kenya
(BioMed Central, 2014-07)Although the co-burden of injection drug use and HIV is increasing in Africa, little is known about the laboratory markers of injection drug use and anti-retroviral treatment (ART) in Kenyan injection drug users. This ... -
Hepatitis B virus sero-profiles and genotypes in HIV-1 infected and uninfected injection and Non-injection drug users from coastal Kenya
(BioMed Central, 2015)Information about HBV sero-markers, infection stages and genotypes in HIV-1 infected and uninfected injection and non-injection drug users (IDUs) in Kenya remains elusive. -
Serum adiponectin in HIV-1 and hepatitis C virus mono- and coinfected Kenyan injection drug users
(BioMed Central, 2015)Adiponectin is an important marker of anthropometric profiles of adipose tissue. However, association of adiponectin and adiposity in HIV mono- and co-infected and hepatitis (HCV) injection drug users (IDUs) has not been ... -
HIV-1 protease inhibitor drug resistance in Kenyan antiretroviral treatment-naive and -experienced injection drug users and non-drug users
(BioMed Central, 2015)Although injection drug use drives antiretroviral drug resistance, the prevalence of protease inhibitor (PI) resistance among Kenyan IDUs remains undetermined. We, therefore, explored PI resistance mutations and their ... -
Screening for Sexually Transmitted Infections in Adolescent Girls and Young Women in Mombasa, Kenya: Feasibility, Prevalence, and Correlates
(Wolters Kluwer, 2017-12)As adolescents and young women become sexually active, they are at risk of adverse reproductive health outcomes including sexually transmitted infections (STIs). We assessed feasibility and acceptability of STI screening ... -
Diabetes mellitus-a devastating metabolic disorder
(2015)Diabetes mellitus is an endocrinological and/or metabolic disorder with an increasing global prevalence and incidence. High blood glucose levels are symptomatic of diabetes mellitus as a consequence of inadequate pancreatic ... -
Escherichia coli pathotypes and Shigella sero-groups in diarrheic children in Nairobi city, Kenya
(Shahid Beheshti University, 2017)In the present study, we investigated the prevalence of E. coli pathotypes and Shigella sero-groups and their antimicrobial profiles among diarrheic children in Nairobi city, Kenya. -
In Vitro Plant Regeneration of Sweetpotato Through Direct Shoot Organogenesis
(J Plant Biochem Physiol, 2018-04)Sweetpotato (Ipomoea batata) is an important, nutritionally rich vegetable crop, but severely affected by environmental stresses, pests and diseases which cause massive yield and quality losses. Genetic manipulation is ...