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Changes in plasma HDL-cholesterol in women using oral contraceptives in Kenya
(University of Nairobi., 1987)125 black Kenyan women attending the Kenyatta National Family Welfare Clinic were randomly allocated to combined and fixed dose oral contraceptives (Eugynon: 500 mcg dl-norgestrel + 50 mcg ethinyl estradiol or Microgynon: ... -
Changes in soil chemical properties and leaf nutrients content in tea due to nitrogen fertilizer rates and application intervals.
(Tea Research Foundation of Kenya, 2010)Tea (Camellia sinensis (L.) O. Kuntze) plant, requires much more nitrogen than most of the other nutrients for its growth, development and sustainability of harvestable crop. Soil as a resource of plant nutrients, cannot ... -
Changes in soil properties following conversion of forests into intensively managed Camellia sinensis L. plantations along a chronosequence.
(International Society of Tea Science, 2012)Tea in Kenya was introduced in the beginning of the 20th Century, although commercial cultivation commenced in 1924. The total acreage of tea plantations has steadily increased and currently covers approx. 0.15 million ha, ... -
Changes in the chemical and sensory quality parameters of black tea due to variations of fermentation time and temperature
(Elsevier, 2001-12-31)The changes in theaflavins and residual catechin compositions, thearubigins TRSI and TRSII, sensory characteristics of total colour, brightness and briskness of black tea were investigated. It was demonstrated that the ... -
Changes in the Composition of Elements in Non-Aerated Green Teas Processed from Seedling Tea (Camellia sinensis) Due to Variations in Nitrogenous Fertilizer Rates and Seasons.
(International Journal of Tea Science Vol 13, No. 1&2 (2017) : 80-93, 2017)Soil nutrients are lost to the plant with harvested crop in tea production with most ending up as minerals and contribute to human nutrition upon tea consumption. Production of non-aerated green tea in Kenya has been low. ... -
Changes in the Composition of Elements in Non-Aerated Green Teas Processed from Seedling Tea (Camellia sinensis) Due to Variations in Nitrogenous Fertilizer Rates and Seasons.
(International Journal of Tea Science, 2017)Soil nutrients are lost to the plant with harvested crop in tea production with most ending up as minerals and contribute to human nutrition upon tea consumption. Production of non-aerated green tea in Kenya has been low. ... -
Changes in the concentrations of testosterone, luteinising hormone and progesterone associated with administration of embelin
(Elsevier, 1991-10-01)The mode of action of embelin, a naturally occurring plant benzoquinone with male fertility regulating potential, was investigated. Sexually mature white New Zealand male rabbits were injected intra-muscularly with ... -
Changes in the frequencies of Plasmodium falciparum dhps and dhfr drug-resistant mutations in children from Western Kenya from 2005 to 2018: the rise of Pfdhps S436H
(BMC, 2020)Background: Sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine (SP) is the only anti-malarial drug formulation approved for intermittent preventive treatment in pregnancy (IPTp). However, mutations in the Plasmodium falciparum dhfr (Pfdhfr) and ... -
Changes in theaflavin composition and astringency during black tea fermentation
(Elsevier, 1994-01-01)Both theaflavins and sensory evaluations vary in a quadratic manner with fermentation duration in the process of black tea manufacture. The rate of formation of total (Flavognost) theaflavins varies with clones, and within ... -
Changes in thearubigin fractions and theaflavin levels due to variations in processing conditions and their influence on black tea liquor brightness and total colour
(Elsevier, 2004-03-30)Increase in coarser plucking standards significantly (P< 0.05) depressed levels of theaflavin (TF; μmol/g), total colour and brightness (spectrophotometer) of black tea. But total thearubigins (TR) TRSI, TRSII and ... -
Changing patterns of orphan care due to the HIV epidemic in western Kenya
(Pergamon, 2003-07-01)The HIV/AIDS epidemic has given rise to major demographic changes including an alarming number of orphans in sub-Saharan Africa. The study describes a rural community in western Kenya in which one out of three children ... -
Changing place, changing position
(Psychology Press, 2003)Omondi, a Luo boy living in western Kenya, lost his mother in July 1998. At the time of his mother’s death he was 15 years old and attending fifth grade at a local primary school, but he dropped out immediately afterwards. ... -
The changing transport conditions and their implications for pedal cycling in Kisumu, Kenya
(2017-03-28)Background Current longitudinal studies focus mainly on understanding how travel choices respond to changes in events that are within the control of individuals. Such events include changes in family structures, residential ... -
Chaos, danger, and maternal parenting in families: Links with adolescent adjustment in low‐ and middle‐income countries
(Wiley, 2019).The current longitudinal study is the first comparative investigation across low‐ and middle‐income countries (LMICs) to test the hypothesis that harsher and less affec‐ tionate maternal parenting (child age 14 years, on ... -
Chaos, danger, and maternal parenting in families: Links with adolescent adjustment in low‐ and middle‐income countries
(John Wiley & Sons Ltd, 2019-09)The current longitudinal study is the first comparative investigation across low‐ and middle‐income countries (LMICs) to test the hypothesis that harsher and less affectionate maternal parenting (child age 14 years, on ... -
CHAPTER EIGHTEEN A BIORATIONALE FOR CONTROL OF BIOMPHALARIA PFEIFFERI HOST SNAILS, LARVAE OF ANOPHELES GAMBIAE AND SCHISTOSOMA MANSONI
(Cambridge Scholars Publishing, 2019-11-14)Mosquitoes transmit deadly diseases in tropical countries. Despite tremendous efforts towards disease control, the burden is still huge in endemic areas. In 2015, the region was home to 89% of malaria cases and 91% of ... -
CHAPTER SIXTEEN TEACHERS’ATTITUDES TOWARDS SIGN LANGUAGE MEDIUM OF INSTRUCTION: AN EMPIRICAL STUDY (ACASE STUDY OF TWO SCHOOLS) IN SOUTH AFRICA
(Cambridge Scholars Publishing, 2014-10-16)At the beginning of the twenty-first century, the 1996 South African Constitution became a beacon of hope in a world plagued by conflict, poverty and the failure of governments. The Constitution is a monument to the ... -
Characterisation of Bradyrhizobium Liaoningense of Wild Soya Beans (Glycine Soja) and Determination of Its Inoculation Effect on Growth, Chlorophyll Concentration, Nodulation and Yield of Glycine Max
(Maseno University, 2021)Soya beans are important staple food crops in western Kenya. Legumes play a key role in agriculture by fixing nitrogen in the root nodules in symbiosis with rhizobia. Currently Kenya is experiencing low yield of soya beans, ... -
Characterisation of Phaeoisariopsis Griseola, Phytochemical Screening and Fungicidal Activity of Selected Plant Extracts Against Phaeoisariopsis Griseola of Common Bean Var. Glp 1127 (Mwezi Moja) Maseno, Kenya
(Maseno University, 2020)v ABSTRACT Angular leaf spot disease (ALS) caused by Phaeoisariopsis griseola is a major constrain of common bean leading to production of less than 25% of the potential yield thus posing a chronic threat to food security ...