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Qualitatative Study and Factors Associated with Home Deliveries and Practices in Kilifi County-Kenya
(2015)Background: Maternal morbidity and mortality is a global health challenge and majorities are associated with lack of trained supervision at delivery especially in sub-Saharan Africa. In Kenya, according to the demographic ... -
Relationship between Flexible Work-Arrangement and Commitment of Nurses in Public Hospitals in Kenya
(International Journal of Academic Research in Accounting, Finance and Management Sciences, 2016-07)The study was set to determine the relationship between flexible work arrangement and commitment of nurses in public hospitals in Kenya. The study adopted cross sectional survey design and the target population consisted ... -
Relationship between Flexible Work-Arrangement and Commitment of Nurses in Public Hospitals in Kenya
(International Journal of Academic Research in Accounting, Finance and Management Sciences, 2016)The study was set to determine the relationship between flexible work arrangement and commitment of nurses in public hospitals in Kenya. The study adopted cross sectional survey design and the target population consisted ... -
Response of Leucaena leucocephala (Lam.) De Wit (Leucaena) Provenances to Aluminium in Potted Soil Experiment
(2015-08-21)Aims: To determine the level of acid or aluminium tolerance provenances in Leucaena (Leucaena leucocephala) a favourite agroforestry tree in Kenya. Study Design: The set up was a 2-factor (provenance-aluminium) experiment ... -
Response of selected sorghum (Sorghum bicolor L. Moench) germplasm to aluminium stress
(2015-08-19)Sorghum (Sorghum bicolor L. (Moench) is an important food security crop in sub-Saharan Africa. Its production on acid soils is constrained by aluminium (Al) stress, which primarily interferes with root growth. Sorghum ... -
Response of three mosquito species to recombinant bacterial toxins from bacillus thuringiensis subsp. Israelensis expressed in two model systems
(Baraton Interdisplinary Research Journal, 2012)Toxicity of lyophilized powders prepared prepared 16 combinations of four genes, cry4Aa, cry11Aa, cyt1Aa and p20 from Bacillus thuringiensis subsp.israelensis (Bti) expressed in Escherichia coli were examined against ... -
Selling Sprinkles micronutrient powder reduces anemia, iron deficiency, and vitamin A deficiency in young children in Western Kenya: a cluster-randomized controlled trial
(2012)Background: Although the efficacy of micronutrient powders [MNPs; eg, Sprinkles MNP (Sprinkles Global Health Initiative)] in the reduction of anemia has been established, the effectiveness of these powders in real-world ... -
Sensory evaluation and consumer acceptability of Snack ValueAdded Rice Products in Eldoret Town, Kenya
(IOSR Journal of Humanities And Social Science (IOSR-JHSS), 2020-07-31)Farmers in developing countries are greatly affected by post-harvest losses due to poor handling techniques, over maturation, poor storage conditions, infestation by pests and fungal infections. This explains the high ... -
The silver cyprinid Rastrineobola argentea as the main diet source for rearing Anopheles arabiensis mosquitoes
(Journal of Mosquito Research, 2014)Background & objectives: All organisms that are cultured for laboratory bioassays need food for sustenance and amplification of the colony to such numbers that would not compromise the progress of the research at hand. ... -
Simultaneous algae-polluted water treatment and electricity generation using a biocathode-coupled electrocoagulation cell (bio-ECC)
(Elsevier, 2017-06-21)How to utilize electrocoagulation (EC) technology for algae-polluted water treatment in an energy-efficient manner remains a critical challenge for its widespread application. Herein, a novel biocathode-coupled ... -
Spatial and temporal variation in community structure of phytoplankton in chebara reservoir-Kenya
(International Journal of Advanced Research in Management and Social Sciences, 2017-04)River impoundments create reservoirs for many of varying, sizes which serve one or more functions, and change transform lotic aquatic systems to lentic ones, with changes in physical and chemical properties, biotic assemblage ... -
Structural Performance of Translucent Concrete Façade Panels
(Hindawi, 2019)Energy conservation is an emerging global issue for sustainable infrastructure development. (e building sector energy demand accounts for approximately 34% of the world’s energy demand, and artificial lighting consumes ... -
Taro Leaf Blight (Phytophthora colocasiae) Disease Pathogenicity on Selected Taro (Colocasiae esculenta) Accessions in Maseno, Kenya
(2020)Taro (Colocasia esculenta) is an important staple crop for small-scale farmers in Asia, Pacific, Americas and Africa. Taro corms and leaves are sources of important nutrients such as calcium, phosphorus, iron, vitamin ... -
Total Phenolic Content and in vitro Antiproliferative Activity of Tragia brevipes (Pax) and Tetradenia riparia (Hochst) Leaves Extract
(European Journal of Medicinal Plants, 2018-03)Tragia brevipes and Tetradenia riparia have been widely used in traditional medicine. T. brevipes relief stomach pain and in treatment of rheumatism while T. riparia; heal chest pains, stomachache, malaria and act as ... -
Using Supervised Extensive Reading (SER) for Improving English as a Language of Instruction (LoI) and Learning: An Exploratory Study based on Observational Evidence
(World Journal of Research and Review (WJRR), 2020-06)Supervised Extensive Reading (SER) for 180 second language secondary school learners provided extra input in English.The learners read books graduated according to difficulty for two lessons a week.They made ... -
Variations in the mosquito larvicidal activities of toxins from Bacillus thuringiensis ssp. israelensis
(2008)Comparing activities of purified toxins from Bacillus thuringiensis ssp. israelensis against larvae of seven mosquito species (vectors of tropical diseases) that belong to three genera, gleaned from the literature, disclosed ... -
Vegetation community structure and diversity in swamps undergoing anthropogenic impacts in Uasin Gishu County, Kenya
(International Scholars Journals, 2016-02)Wetlands in Kenya face continuous threat of destruction by agricultural activies, urbanization and pollution. However, their floristic compositions remain unkown since research remains restricted to ...