Browsing Undergraduate Projects by Title
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Role of forensic auditing in detection of fraud and enhancing accountability in embu county
(UoEm, 2024-01-30)The top management of many firms is finding it difficult to manage fraud in the twenty-first century. Most businesses worldwide refuse to acknowledge they are capable of deceit. According to studies, fraud can happen both ... -
Role of Strategic Inventory Management on the Performance of Manufacturing Firms in Kenya: A Case of Diversey Eastern and Central Africa Limited
(University of Embu, 2019)Strategic inventory management is the systematic approach of identifying and solving the relevant stocking issues so as to achieve the targets and objectives set by management. Manufacturing firms face myriad of problems ... -
The role of technology in enhancing financial reporting (a case study of banks in embu county)
(UoEm, 2024-01-30)This research project aimed to examine the role of technology in enhancing financial reporting in banks in Embu County, Kenya. The increasing adoption of digital technologies in the financial industry has led to improvements ... -
School Voting System with Fingerprint Authentication
(University of Embu, 2019-04)The proposed online voting system with biometric authentication is an electronic voting system which seeks to make use of the uniqueness of the minutiae of the human fingerprint to further enhance the level of trust and ... -
A Secure Online Voting System Using Digital Signature
(University of Embu, 2019)A secure and advanced online voting system using digital signature is a web based voting system. It helps to automate the voting process where it facilitates the running of elections and surveys online. Voters cast their ... -
Socio-Economic Factors Affecting Green Grams Production A Case Study of Small Holder Farmers In Tharaka District
(University of Embu, 2020)In Kenya over the years production in agriculture has been experiencing a lot of challenges that have continued to reduce production of green grams due to the inadequate farm output. The main reason for this study was ... -
Socio-Economic Factors Affecting Sorghum Production Among Small Scale Farmers in Kibwezi East Sub County Makueni County
(University of Embu, 2020)The main purpose of this study was to determine the effects of socio economic factors on sorghum production in Kibwezi East Sub County. This was because researchers had mainly done their studies on climatic factors, ... -
Soil moisture variabillity across soil texture regimes in disturbed and nondisturbed areas of University of Embu in Embu county.
(University of Embu, 2019)Soils are complex porous media comprising of minerals, water, air and organic matter. Soil serves as a media for growth of various types of plant and reservoir of the hydrological cycle. Soil moisture is the amount of ... -
Soil Organic Matter Content and Soil Physical-Chemical Properties at the University of Embu
(University of Embu, 2019)rganic matter plays important and multi-faceted role in soil physical and chemical properties. Physically soil organic matter influences soil texture, soil moisture content, water holding capacity and bulky density. ... -
Starch Degrading Bacteria Species in Embu County, Kenya. A Case of Microhabitats in University of Embu Farm
(University of Embu, 2019)Starch is the most abundant storage polysaccharide of plants and the chief source of carbohydrates for humans and is therefore of considerable economic importance. The polysaccharide is deposited plants in the form of ... -
Structural And Luminescent Properties Of CaAl2O4:Ce3+ Nanomaterials
(University of Embu, 2019)A luminescent material can be defined as a material that emits light when exposed to radiations such as ultraviolet light. These materials find a wide range of application especially in engineering field. The most common ... -
Structural and Luminescent Properties Of Sral2o4:Ce3+ Nanomaterials Kamande
(University of Embu, 2019)Blue and violent emitting cerium doped strontium aluminate nanophosphor was synthesised through solution combustion method. The colour of undoped SrAl2O4 powders was white while that of SrAl2O4: Ce3+ powders were pale ... -
Structural and Optical Characteristics of Rare Earth Doped Calcium Oxide Phosphor Material.
(University of Embu, 2019)Understanding and examining the influence of rare earth elements on structural and optical properties of phosphors has become tremendous topic of interest. Despite a large number of research on the phenomenon the mechanism ... -
Study of The Effect of Flux on Structural and Optical Properties of Baal2o4:Eu2+ Phosphors
(University of Embu, 2015)The concept of luminescence is widely used in our world today. There are different forms of luminescence which include chemiluminiscence, phosphorescence, florescence, and electroluminescence. When electrons in ground state ... -
Synthesis And Investigation Of Properties Of Cerium Doped Calcium Oxide (Cao: Ce3+ )
(University of Embu, 2019)Over the decade’s luminescent materials have found their use mostly in production of Light Emitting Diodes (LEDs), where different alkaline earth has been used in production of different colors. Phosphors have been used ... -
Temporal Dynamics of Bioindicator Phytoplankton Species in Connected Freshwater Ecosystems
(University of Embu, 2019)Bioindicator phytoplankton species form an important component in aquatic systems. Fresh water phytoplankton such as blue-green algae Microcystis spp is indicative of pre-existing high nutrient and eutrophic status. In ... -
Testing the Antibacterial Properties of Plant G Leaf Extracts
(University of Embu, 2021-09)Plant extracts with medicinal value have been used to treat many diseases that can either be bacterial, fungal or parasitic among many others. The aim of the study was to evaluate the antimicrobial activity of plant G ... -
Treated Wastewater Disposal as a Determinant of Water Quality in River Ruvingaci in Manyatta Subcounty, Embu County”
(University of Embu, 2017)Dumping sewage into water bodies such as rivers not only creates a human health hazard but also negatively disrupts the river ecosystem. Pollution causes the quality of the water to deteriorate and affect aquatic ecosystems. ... -
Using Fog Water Harvesting As a Source of Water For Domestic Use
(University of Embu, 2017)Fog collection is collection of water from fog using large pieces of vertical canvas to make the fog condense into droplets of water and flow down towards a trough below the fog fence. Collection of fog water is a simple ... -
Utilization of Rice Husks in Mwea Irragation Scheme
(University of Embu, 2017)Rice production in many regions of the world has resulted in a high influx of organic wastes (husks) to the environments due to dumping and burning. This is because most of the farmers cannot properly make use of these ...