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The soil microbiomes of forest ecosystems in Kenya: their diversity and environmental drivers
(Nature Publishing Group UK, 2023-05-02)Soil microbiomes in forest ecosystems act as both nutrient sources and sinks through a range of processes including organic matter decomposition, nutrient cycling, and humic compound incorporation into the soil. Most forest ... -
The soil microbiomes of forest ecosystems in Kenya: their diversity and environmental drivers
(Nature Publishing Group UK, 2023-05-02)Soil microbiomes in forest ecosystems act as both nutrient sources and sinks through a range of processes including organic matter decomposition, nutrient cycling, and humic compound incorporation into the soil. Most forest ... -
The soil microbiomes of forest ecosystems in Kenya: their diversity and environmental drivers
(Nature Publishing Group UK, 2023-05-02)Soil microbiomes in forest ecosystems act as both nutrient sources and sinks through a range of processes including organic matter decomposition, nutrient cycling, and humic compound incorporation into the soil. Most forest ... -
Soil nitrogen amendment effects on maize productivity under two different soil conditions in western Kenya.
(Kenya Forestry Research Institute, 2009)The effect of integrated use of urea and calliandra or maize stover on yield and N uptake of maize was assessed in a field experiment carried out on two soil types in western Kenya. Urea and calliandra or maize stover were ... -
Soil properties along a gradient from hillslopes to the savanna plains in the Lambwe Valley, Kenya
(Elsevier, 2015-12-01)Changes in land use and management strongly affect the physical and chemical properties of soils and their ecological functions. Especially, regions in East Africa have experienced dramatic land use changes in the past, ... -
Solid waste value management and sustainable development in Kisumu County, Kenya
(ResearchGate, 2023-04)Kisumu County is a flourishing and dynamic region of Kenya, particularly when it comes to economic growth. Recently, Kisumu City has taken vital steps in implementing sustainable waste management practices. These actions ... -
Solutions of second-order partial differential equations in two independent variables using method of characteristics
(nternational Journal of Engineering and Mathematical Sciences, 2013-06-01)In this paper we have classified second order linear PDEs into three types, hyperbolic, parabolic and elliptic. Hyperbolic equations have two distinct families of (real) characteristic curves, parabolic equations have a ... -
Somali refugees in Kenya
(2023-11)Kenya hosts more than 500,000 refugees, most of whom live in camps. The new Refugee Act (2021), which came into force in 2022, creates potential for new policy allowing increased mobility between camp and city. This ... -
Somali refugees in Kenya and social resilience: Resettlement imaginings and the longing for Minnesota
(Oxford University Press, 2018-10-01)Refugee camps are often perceived as unproductive places that waste people’s potential. What is left unremarked in many refugee accounts, however, is the positive side of camps. Highlighting suffering alone raises academic ... -
Some aspects in the study of invariant subspaces
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Some aspects of fish growth in Redbelly Tilapia (Coptodon zilli) and Largemouth Bass (Micropterus salmoides) in Lake Naivasha, Kenya
(Fisheries and Aquaculture Journal, 2020)Coptodon zilli and Micropterus salmoides were introduced into Lake Naivasha in 1929 and 1959 respectively. The reasons for introduction were to boost the fisheries and for recreational fishing respectively. However, the ... -
Some members of genus Cassia (Senna): Their Ethnobotany, Potency and Prospects of Drug discovery
(mansapublishers, 2023-04-04)Plants from Cassia species have been used traditionally all over the world in the treatment of various diseases. Various compounds with diverse bioactivities have been isolated from the Cassia species. However, this has ... -
Some new features of photon statistics in a fully quantized parametric amplification process
(Scientific Research Publishing, 2014)An exact quantum treatment reveals that signal and idler photon number operators are not wellbehaved dynamical operators for studying photon statistics in parametric amplification/downconversion processes. Contrary to ... -
Some Pathogenic Bacteria Associated With Fresh and Smoked Nile Perch (Lates Niloticus) In Luanda Market, Vihiga County (Kenya).
(2017-07)Luanda market is located in Luanda town, Kenya. It lies 0° 0' 0" N and 34° 35' 0" E. While the Nile perch (Lates niloticus) a fresh water fish species introduced in Lake Victoria from the family latidae, order perciforme ... -
Some pathological changes in Nile Tilapia and Nile Perch from Lake Victoria.
(University of Nairobi, Kenya, 2010)Gross and microscopic lesions especially those associated with pollutants were investigated in Nile tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus) and Nile perch (Lates niloticus) from Lake Victoria. A total of 104 live fish were bought ... -
Some positive aspects of neo-liberalism for African development: The revival of solidarity in co-operatives
(2013-01)The history of cooperative development in Africa has left a mixed conception of these organizations. Whereas some observers regard them to be neither voluntary nor members’ organizations, but extensions of the government; ... -
Some Properties of the Essential Numerical Range on Banach Spaces
(HIKARI Ltd,, 2017)We study the properties of the essential algebraic numerical range as well as the essential spatial numerical range for Banach space operators. Mathematics Subject Classi cation: 47A10; 47A05; 47A53 -
Sorghum and Salinity II. Gas Exchange and Chlorophyll Fluorescence of Sorghum under Salt Stress
(Wiley.com, 2004)Photosynthetic activity decreases when plants are grown under saline conditions leading to reduced growth and productivity. Leaf growth, gas exchange, and chlorophyll fluorescence of two sorghum [Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench] ...