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In-vitro activity of artemether, lumefantrine, dihydroartemisinin and piperaquine against Plasmodium falciparum clinical isolates transported in a formulated transport medium
(Journal of Natural Sciences Research, 2016)Introduction: Development of resistance to antimalarials has emerged as one of the greatest challenges facing malaria control today. In vitro drug sensitivity relies on the growth of plasmodium in the presence of ... -
Incidence of Brucella infection in various livestock species raised under the pastoral production system in Isiolo County, Kenya
(Springer, 2021)We implemented a longitudinal study to determine the incidence of Brucella infection in cattle, camels, sheep and goats that were being raised in a pastoral area in Isiolo County, Kenya. An initial cross-sectional survey ... -
Incidence of road traffic crashes and pattern of injuries among commercial motorcyclists in Naivasha Town
(International Journal of Applied Research, 2015)Commercial Motorcycling has become a popular mode of transportation in Kenya, in both rural and urban areas since early 1990’s, but traced to 1960s. In Kenya, however, its related injuries cause significant morbidity and ... -
Incidences and severity of Maize ear rot causing pathogens and response of selected Maize hybrids to diplodia (stenocarpella spp.) in selected counties in Nyanza region.
(Maseno University, 2016)Maize (Zea mays) is a staple food grown in almost all agro-ecological zones in Kenya. The production output is very low (2.4 million tons annually) nationally. Nyanza region contributes about 5 million bags. This is not ... -
Inclusion of the Physically Disabled Students in Secondary Schools in Bondo District, Siaya County, Kenya
(Maseno University, 2013)Globally, the debate about inclusive education is on and the society is trying to find ways of meaningfully including the physically disabled students into the regular education system. Despite the fact that Bondo District ... -
Inclusive Teaching-Learning Strategies to Meet Academic Needs of Learners with Special Needs in Kenya (A Case of Kakamega East Sub-county)
(Institute of Research Advances, 2016-11-01)The national education system has been characterised by inadequate educational management practices and facilities that do not respond well to the challenges faced by Learners with Special Needs (LWSNs). These learners are ... -
Inclusive Teaching-Learning Strategies to Meet Academic Needs of Learners with Special Needs in Kenya (A Case of Kakamega East Sub-county)
(Institute of Research Advances, 2016-11-01)The national education system has been characterised by inadequate educational management practices and facilities that do not respond well to the challenges faced by Learners with Special Needs (LWSNs). These learners are ... -
Incoherent policies and contradictory priorities in Kenya
(Refugee Studies Centre, Oxford Department of International Developmen, 2022-09-01)Policies should aim to realise a people or a group’s aspirations. However, in politically complex institutional environments, the design and adoption of policies may lose sight of common goals. Since the 1990s, Kenya ... -
Increased circulating interleukin (IL)-23 in children with malarial anemia: in vivo and in vitro relationship with co-regulatory cytokines IL-12 and IL-10
(Academic Press, 2008)Severe malarial anemia (SMA) is a leading cause of mortality among children in sub-Saharan Africa. Although the novel cytokine, interleukin (IL)-23, promotes anemia in chronic inflammatory diseases, the role of IL-23 in ... -
Increased deposition of C3b on red cells with low CR1 and CD55 in a malaria-endemic region of western Kenya: Implications for the development of severe anemia
(BioMed Central, 2010)Severe anemia due to Plasmodium falciparum malaria is a major cause of mortality among young children in western Kenya. The factors that lead to the age-specific incidence of this anemia are unknown. Previous studies have ... -
Increased investment in gametocytes in asymptomatic Plasmodium falciparum infections in the wet season
(BMC, 2021)Background: Transmission stemming from asymptomatic infections is increasingly being recognized as a threat to malaria elimination. In many regions, malaria transmission is seasonal. It is not well understood whether ... -
Increased severe anemia in HIV-1-exposed and HIV-1-positive infants and children during acute malaria
(AIDS, 2005)Increased severe anemia in HIV-1-exposed and HIV-1-positive infants and children during acute malaria -
Increasing imazapyr-resistant maize yield by increasing plant density under natural Striga hermonthica infestation
(ScienceHuß, 2010)Maize (Zea mays L.) is one of the most important crops in East Africa serving both as a staple food and cash crop to millions of people. As a vegetable, it is produced as green maize cobs, sweet corn or baby corn. Yields ... -
Incremental Modernization of Statistics Teaching and Curriculum at Maseno University, Kenya
(International Association of Statistical Education, 2010)Modernisation of statistics teaching is a continual problem the world over. The advances in statistical methods and tools along with the growing demand of applied practitioners creates a dual need of people with the ... -
Inculturation in the Roman Catholic Church: the integration of polygamy among Lou ethnic community of Kisumu deanery
(Maseno University, 2023)Polygamy is one of the pastoral challenges facing the Roman Catholic Church in the world. The 1962 Second Vatican Council, 1981 Symposium of Episcopal Conferences of Africa and Madagascar and 1986 Association of Member ... -
Indiana University Press
(Indiana University Press., 2018-10-18)This article examines the role and future of indigenous theatrical performances (ITPs) in peacebuilding in Kenya. It focuses on the Kikuyu, Luhya, and Luo communities’ traditions of ritual, storytelling, proverb, and song ... -
Indigenous Music for Classroom Practice: A Process of Building or Burning Bridges?
(ISME Commission on Research, 2014)The purpose of the study was to foster multicultural perspectives in teaching traditional Brazilian Choro music through class instruction to a particular group of American university music students. The theoretical and ... -
Individual, family, and culture level contributions to child physical abuse and neglect: A longitudinal study in nine countries
(NIH Public Access, 2015-11)This study advances understanding of predictors of child abuse and neglect at multiple levels of influence. Mothers, fathers, and children (N = 1,432 families, M age of children = 8.29 years) were interviewed annually ... -
Indoor and outdoor malaria vector surveillance in western Kenya: implications for better understanding of residual transmission
(Springer, 2017)The widespread use of indoor-based malaria vector control interventions has been shown to alter the behaviour of vectors in Africa. There is an increasing concern that such changes could sustain residual transmission. This ... -
Indoor levels of polycyclic aromatic Hydrocarbons from wood burning in Rural houses in western Kenya
(Maseno university, 2011)Western Province of Kenya has prevalence of grass-roofed traditional houses, where cooking is done in open fire places using various biomass types, which leads to accumulation of soot under the roofs. Polycyclic Aromatic ...