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Perception of Constructivist Learning Environment: Gender and School Type Differences in Siaya County, Kenya
(2014-12-17)
Aims: The study aimed at investigating gender and school type differences in perception of Biology
constructivist learning environment.
Study Design: The study adopted a survey design.
Place and Duration of Study: The ...
Diversity of Sorghum (Sorghum bicolor L. Moench) Germplasm from Tanzania
(2014)
Sorghum (Sorghum bicolor L. Moench) is an important cereal crop cultivated in varied agro-ecological zones of Tanzania ranging from the southern highlands to coastal lowlands. Different cultivars and varieties of sorghum ...
Knowledge, attitudes and practices of trained traditional birth attendants on hiv/aids, Kenya
(Baraton Interdisplinary Research Journal, 2012)
HIV and AIDS is a global pandemic with cases being reported from virtually every country in the world.
There is a growing awareness in many African countries that the Trained Traditional Birth Attendants (TTBAs) have a ...
First-Principles Calculations Of Structural, Electronic And Elastic Properties Of Tysonite Lanthanum Fluoride (Laf3)
(Journal of Research in Environmental and Earth Science, 2018-06)
The structural, electronic and elastic properties of tysonite Lanthanum fluoride (LaF3) have been
studied using Density Functional Theory. The lattice constants were calculated and then the values fitted into
the energy ...
Malnutrition and cachexia among cancer out-patients in Nairobi, Kenya
(JOURNAL OF NUTRITIONAL SCIENCE, 2017)
Cancer is the third leading cause of death in Kenya. However, there is scarce information on the nutritional status of cancer patients to guide in decision making. The present study sought to assess the risk of malnutrition, ...
Phylogenetic relationship among Kenyan sorghum germplasms based on aluminium tolerance
(2015-08-21)
Eighty nine (89) sorghum lines sourced from various parts of Kenya were used to determine
phylogenetic relationships based on 10 DNA fragments at AltSB loci with SbMATE, ORF9 and MITE
primers. Nine lines of varying ...
Physiological characterization of kenyan sorghum lines for tolerance to aluminium
(2015-08-21)
Eighty nine Kenyan sorghum lines were screened for tolerance to aluminium toxicity in nutrient
solution. Relative net root growth; root tip aluminium content and variation in organic acid
exudation were used to determine ...
Assessment of microbiological contaminants in community water sources in lower Nyakach Division, Kisumu County, Kenya
(Elixir, 2014-09-04)
The importance of water as a vehicle for spreading diseases has long been recognized
and many studies have demonstrated the relationship between illness and deficiencies in
water supply and sanitation. This study was ...
A combined microbial desalination cell and electrodialysis system for copper-containing wastewater treatment and high-salinity-water desalination
(Journal of Hazardous Materials, 2017)
A new concept for heavy metal removal by forming hydroxide precipitation using alkalinity produced by
microbial desalination cell (MDC) was proposed. Four five-chamber MDCs were hydraulically connected
to concurrently ...
Performance of CSTR–EGSB–SBR system for treating sulfate-rich cellulosic ethanol wastewater and microbial community analysis
(2017)
Performance and microbial community composition
were evaluated in a two-phase anaerobic and aerobic system
treating sulfate-rich cellulosic ethanol wastewater (CEW). The
system was operated at five different chemical ...