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Sustainability of smallholder tea growing in Kenya
(2007)Although tea was introduced in Kenya in 1903, Africans (natives) were barred from growing the crop until after independence in 1963 when the legislation was repealed. Africans started growing tea under the smallholder tea ... -
SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE FOR FOOD, ENERGY AND INDUSTRY pp669-675 1998 James & James (Science Publishers) Ltd Changes in nitrogen related characters in German spring barley
(James & James Science Publishers, 1998)High costs of fertiliser and environmental implications like ground water pollution are causing a concern to the use of nitrogen. Therefore, the efficient use of nitrogen fertiliser is an important goal in plant breeding ... -
Sustainable business strategies for fast-food restaurant growth: fast-food restaurant managers’ perspectives in Lake Region economic block, Kenya
(AJP, 2022)The goal of this study was to identify sustainable business strategies for fast-food restaurant growth -
Sustainable environmental management and agricultural production as a poverty alleviation strategy.
(Maseno University, 2000)A review is presented on the development of sustainable environmental issues that affect agricultural production in the Lake Victoria basin in Africa with a specific aim of reducing poverty in the region. The pollution ... -
Sustainable procurement concept: Does it all add up?
(Journal of Development and Sustainability, 2018)Sustainable procurement sits under the umbrella of sustainability, which involves making decisions that maintain the right balance between the environment, society and economy to ensure long-term organizational success. ... -
Symbiotic efficiency of native rhizobia nodulating common bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) in soils of Western Kenya
(Hindawi, 2014)This study was conducted to determine the abundance and symbiotic efficiency of native rhizobia nodulating common bean in Kisumu and Kakamega, Kenya. Soil sampling was carried out in three farms that had been used for ... -
Symmetry conjugates and dynamical properties of the quantum Rabi model
(Cornell University, 2021)Symmetry transformations have proved useful in determining the algebraic structure and internal dynamical properties of physical systems. In the quantum Rabi model, invariance under parity symmetry transformation has been ... -
Symmetry Dependent Analytical Pseudopotential for Helium Atom
(2019-11-11)Electron-electron interaction is the origin of the many-body problems usually encountered in physics and chemistry. Helium atom and other two-electron systems are the simplest many-body systems in nature. The Schr¨odinger ... -
Synergism in Antiplasmodial Activities of Artemether and Lumefantrine in Combination with Securidaca longipedunculata Fresen (Polygalaceae)
(MDPI, 2021)Malaria is the most lethal parasitic disease in the world. The frequent emergence of resistance by malaria parasites to any drug is the hallmark of sustained malaria burden. Since the deployment of artemisinin-based ... -
Synergistic blending of high-valued heterocycles inhibits growth of Plasmodium falciparum in culture and P. berghei infection in mouse model
(Scientific Reports, 2017)A series of phthalimide analogues, novelized with high-valued bioactive scaffolds was synthesized by means of click-chemistry under non-conventional microwave heating and evaluated as noteworthy growth inhibitors of ... -
Syntactic Aspects in Text Messaging
(Sciedu Press, 2011)Online interactive media such as text messaging has influenced syntactic aspects of language. In order to determine how text messaging has resulted in paradigm shift in the traditional uses of language, this paper explores ... -
Syntactic Aspects Of Ekegusii Subject And Object Markers
(International Journal of Innovative Research and Advanced Studies (IJIRAS), 2020)The verbal complex in Bantu languages is an important unit in the syntactic structure. The verbal word in Bantu, in particular, EkeGusii, has a structure which accommodates affixation of a variety of morphemes as prefixes ... -
Synthesis and characterization of FSB@Fe3O4 composites and application in removal of indigo carmine dye from industrial wastewaters
(Springer, 2021)The syntheses and characterization of fish scale biochar magnetic composites (FSB@Fe3O4) and their applications in the removal of indigo carmine dye from effluents are described. Preparation of the fish scale biochar ... -
Synthesis of a pyrrolidine derivative of a carvotacetone and monoterpenes for anti-methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus and anti-cryptococcal properties
(Taylor & Francis, 2022-05-03)Monoterpene derivatives are of great biological relevance in the pharmaceutical industry. In the present study, pyrrolidine deriva tive of a carvotacetone, 3-O-benzylcarvotacetone (1), and selected monoterpenes ... -
Synthesis of hydrophobic siliceous ferrierite by using pyridine and sodium fluoride
(Elsevier, 2013-11-15)We report for the first time, the successful synthesis of siliceous ferrierites with SiO2/Al2O3 = 138.8–324 by the hydrothermal treatment of aluminosilicate gel with the introduction of pyridine and easy-to-handle sodium ... -
Synthesis, characterization and application of acid and alkaline activated volcanic ash-based geopolymers for adsorptive remotion of cationic and anionic dyes from water
(Elsevier, 2021)In this work, two geopolymers were prepared by acid activation (GPAc) and alkaline activation (GPAl) approaches using volcanic ash (VA) as the precursor material. The geosorbents were characterized by X-ray diffraction ... -
Synthesis, structural assignments and antiinfective activities of 3-O-benzyl-carvotacetone and 3-hydroxy-2-isopropyl-5-methyl-p-benzoquinone
(Taylor & Francis, 2021-11)In an attempt to synthesize carvotacetone analogues, new 3-O-benzyl-carvotacetone (10) and previously reported 3-hydroxy-2-isopropyl-5-methyl-p-benzoquinone (11) were synthesized from piperitone (7). In this work, we ... -
Systematic cultural adaptation of cognitive-behavioral therapy to reduce alcohol use among HIV-infected outpatients in western Kenya
(Springer US, 2010)Two-thirds of those with HIV worldwide live in sub-Saharan Africa. Alcohol use is associated with the HIV epidemic through risky sex and suboptimal ARV adherence. In western Kenya, hazardous drinking was reported by HIV ... -
Systematic cultural adaptation of cognitive-behavioral therapy to reduce alcohol use among HIV-infected outpatients in western Kenya
(Springer US, 2010-06-01)Two-thirds of those with HIV worldwide live in sub-Saharan Africa. Alcohol use is associated with the HIV epidemic through risky sex and suboptimal ARV adherence. In western Kenya, hazardous drinking was reported by HIV ... -
Systematic Monitoring of Male Circumcision Scale-Up in Nyanza, Kenya: Exploratory Factor Analysis of Service Quality Instrument and Performance Ranking
(Public Library of Science, 2014-07-01)Background Considerable conceptual and operational complexities related to service quality measurements and variability in delivery contexts of scaled-up medical male circumcision, pose real challenges to monitoring ...