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Experimental Study of Self-Compacting Mortar Incorporating Recycled Glass Aggregate
(2018)
This experimental research is focused on the development of self-compacting mortar
incorporating recycled glass aggregate (SCM-RGA) as partial substitution of fine aggregate (wt 0%,
10%, 20%, 30%, 40% and 50%). The fresh ...
Effect of malaria on academic performance in secondary schools in south west Nyakach ward, Kisumu
(International Journal of Research in Education and Psychology, 2018)
This study discusses the effect of malaria on academic performance among secondary school form four students in South West Nyakach ward. Malaria is a very serious disease caused by the protozoan parasite plasmodium. It is ...
Phytochemical Screening and Synergistic Antiproliferative Activity against Selected Cancer Cell Lines of Moringa oleifera and Indigofera arrecta Leaf Extracts
(European Journal of Medicinal Plants, 2018-04)
Medicinal plants present a plausible source for anticancer agents. Combination of plant extracts and plant-derived compounds with the currently used cancer drugs has shown a marked improvement of the conventional drugs' ...
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 ...
Clinical nurses’ perspective of cancer pain management of adult patients at Garissa county, Kenya
(Journal of Health, Medicine and Nursing, 2018)
Purpose: Cancer pain is inadequately assessed and managed in Kenya. Despite the development of WHO analgesic ladder since 1986 with the effective response of 80%- 90%, cancer pain at Garissa County Referral Hospital (GCRH) ...
Assessment of temporal primary production in tropical inland swamp wetlands of Uasin Gishu county, Kenya
(2018-07-03)
Wetlands are highly productive ecosystems offering valuable ecosystem and socio-economic
services. Worldwide they are threatened by encroachment due to increasing human population. Limited
research has been done on the ...
Experimental Investigation on Engineering Properties of Concrete Incorporating Reclaimed Asphalt Pavement and Rice Husk Ash
(2018-06-11)
Waste generation from agricultural and construction industries is growing at an upsetting
rate that causes a heavy burden on landfill facilities. On the other hand, the construction industry
is exhausting natural resources ...
Experimental Evaluation on Light Transmittance Performance of Translucent Concrete
(International Journal of Applied Engineering Research, 2018)
Translucent concrete is a new energy-saving building material
that permits transmission of light into indoor environment
because of the embedded optical fibers with application as
architectural wall and structural façade ...
Laboratory Mix Design of Cold Bitumen Emulsion Mixtures Incorporating Reclaimed Asphalt and Virgin Aggregates
(2018-12-10)
Bitumen emulsion asphalts, especially those incorporating marginal and secondary
aggregates, are energy efficient, environment friendly, and sustainable alternatives to hot-mix asphalts.
This study set out to compare ...
3rd International Conference on Food chemistry and nutrition
(Journal of Experimental Food Chemistry, 2018-05-16)