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Inheritance of resistance to the spotted stem borer, chilo partellus, in a maize population.
(Kenya Agricultural Research Institute, Nairobi (Kenya), 2006)The spotted stem borer, Chilo partellus is an important insect pest of maize. It damages maize by feeding on the leaves and within the plant. Maize yield loss due to Chilo spp. Stem borer damage is estimated at 44 percent ... -
Inhibition Kinetics and Theoretical Studies on Zanthoxylum chalybeum Engl. Dual Inhibitors of α-Glucosidase and α-Amylase
(MDPI, 2023)Compounds from Zanthoxylum chalybeum Engl. were previously reported for inhibitory activities of amylase and glucosidase enzymatic action on starch as a preliminary study toward the establishment of a management strategy ... -
Injecting the African spirit of humanity into teaching, learning and assessment of musical arts in the modern classroom
(Routledge, 2014)African music scholars are currently grappling with the challenges of refocusing musical arts based on indigenous knowledge for classroom practice as well as developing Africa-sensed musical arts curricula that use ... -
Injuries in developing countries: policy response needed now
(Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, 1996-11)How important are injuries? The World Health Organization (WHO) predicts that injuries will be responsible for more deaths, morbidity and disability combined than communicable diseases by the year 2020. Injuries currently ... -
Innovative approaches to application of information technology in disease surveillance and prevention in Western Kenya
(Academic Press, 2007-08-01)We describe an electronic injury surveillance system that provides data for improving patient care and monitoring injury incidenceand distribution patterns. Patients with injuries visiting a rural Kenyan primary care center ... -
Innundative biocontrol of water hyacinth (Eichhornia crassipes (Mart.) Solms. Laubach) using zonate leaf spot (Acremonium zonatum Sawada gams) fungal agent
(IOSR J Agric Vet Sci, 2013)Innundative approach of biocontrol involves culturing spore inoculum for use as a concentrated formulation able to withstand storage, handling and application in weed control the same way as a chemical herbicide. A trial ... -
Inorganic Chenistry 1
(2018-03-10)Introductory Chemistry 1 undepins the concepts of matter, measurements, structure and periodicity of the atom, Molecules and compounds, and their chemical reactions. This study builds on the aforementioned concepts by being ... -
Inscribing memory, healing a nation: post-election violence and the search for truth and justice in Kenya Burning
(Taylor & Francis Group, 2011)The violence in the wake of the Kenya general elections in December 2007 found one of its most profoundly haunting, provocative and creative expressions in a photographic text called Kenya Burning. This article renders a ... -
Installing and implementing a computer-based patient record system in sub-Saharan Africa: the Mosoriot Medical Record System
(BMJ Group, 2003-07-01)The authors implemented an electronic medical record system in a rural Kenyan health center. Visit data are recorded on a paper encounter form, eliminating duplicate documentation in multiple clinic logbooks. Data are ... -
Institutional Factors Affecting Adoption of Flexible Working Arrangements Among Academic Staff of Maseno University, Kenya
(Maseno University, 2015)Recognition of the importance of the work life balance by many organizations is now pushing employers to develop flexible working arrangements in order to maintain a productive work force. Employees are confronting ... -
Institutional factors influencing implementation of strategic plans of National Bank of Kenya
(Maseno University, 2018)The Kenyan banking industry has grown exponentially since the liberalization of the sector in the 1980s. Although the Kenyan banking sector is largely profitable growing by 400% in a span of 12 years, and thus moving from ... -
Instructional strategies in teaching literacy skills to learners with cerebral palsy : a case study for special classes in Kenya
(Journal of Emerging Trends in Educational Research and Policy Studies, 2011)multiple-case study examined the teaching of literacy skills to pupils with Cerebral Palsy (CP) in special schools in Kenya. Cerebral palsy refers to paralysis of the brain and mainly affects muscle tone, which interferes ... -
Instructional supervision in public secondary schools in Kenya
(Sage Publications, 2012-03)This article reports some findings of study regarding practices and procedures of internal instructional supervision in public secondary schools in Kenya. The findings are part of a large-scale project undertaken in Kenya ... -
Instructor evaluation in Kenyan teachers' colleges
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Integrated management of Striga hermonthica, stemborers, and declining soil fertility in western Kenya
(Elsevier, 2008-05-10)Striga hermonthica (Delile) Benth., stemborers, and declining soil fertility are serious threats to sustainable food production in the Lake Victoria zone of Kenya. To address these constraints, promising integrated crop ... -
Integrated OMICS platforms identify LAIR1 genetic variants as novel predictors of cross-sectional and longitudinal susceptibility to severe malaria and all-cause mortality in Kenyan children
(PubMed, 2019)Severe malarial anaemia (SMA) is a leading cause of childhood mortality in holoendemic Plasmodium falciparum regions. -
Integrated OMICS platforms identify LAIR1 genetic variants as novel predictors of cross-sectional and longitudinal susceptibility to severe malaria and all-cause mortality in …
(Elsevier, 2019-07-01)Background: Severe malarial anaemia (SMA) is a leading cause of childhood mortality in holoendemic Plasmodium falciparum regions. Methods: To gain an improved understanding of SMA pathogenesis, whole genome and transcriptome ... -
Integrated pest and soil management to combat striga, stem borers and declining soil fertility in the Lake Victoria Basin
(Final Technical Report, 2005-04-20)Demonstrations with best-bet technologies for the control of Striga weed and stemborers and enhancement of soil fertility were initiated in the long rainy season (March to July) of 2003 in Kenya and Uganda and during the ... -
INTEGRATED STRATEGIC MANAGEMENT PRACTICES AND PERFORMANCES OF PUBLIC AND PRIVATE UNIVERSITIES IN KENYA
(BIR, 2017)Transforming higher education institutions in Kenya using modern paradigm is a dream yet to be realized in Kenya. However, the World Bank economic update indicates that ICT sector in Kenya has outperformed all other sector ... -
INTEGRATING CROP MANAGEMENT PRACTICES FOR STRIGA CONTROL
(2007)Striga spp. are pernicious pests of food crops in Africa for which an integrated control program is needed. An effective integrated program must have components that are adaptable to the biophysical and socio-economic ...
