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Bioavailability assessment of hexachlorobenzene in soil as affected by wheat straw biochar
(Elsevier, 2012-05-30)Biochar incorporation with soil could increase sorption of organic contaminants, thereby reducing their bioavailability. In this study, the effects of wheat straw biochar on the sorption, dissipation and bioavailability ... -
Biochemical and molecular diagnosis of glutaric aciduria type 1 in a black South African male child: case report
(East African medical journal, 2001)Glutaric aciduria type I (GA-1) is an inborn error of metabolism caused by a deficiency of the mitochondrial enzyme glutaryl-Co enzyme A dehydrogenase. GA-1 is not uncommon amongst Caucasians but to the best of our knowledge, ... -
Biodegradation activity of Aspergillus niger lipase isolates from a tropical country garage
(Journal of Scientific and Innovative Research, 2016)Microbial biodegradation of oil pollutants and their derivations has become the most environmental-friendly method in the developing world. Lipolytic enzyme; Aspergillus niger extracted from oil polluted soil has ... -
Biodiversity assessment by remote sensing
(2003-11-10)Measuring the complexity of species in (semi) natural environments is time consuming and expensive. In this paper we summarise remote sensing techniques developed for mapping and monitoring biodiversity of herbivores ... -
Biofloc and green water condition improves reproductive traits and fatty acid composition of Artemia franciscana cultured under limited algal conditions
(John Wiley & Sons, Ltd, 2022-11-29)This study investigated the effect of biofloc and green water conditions on the survival, growth, reproductive traits, and fatty acid composition of the brine shrimp Artemia franciscana. Artemia was cultured in glass jars ... -
Biofloc system improves protein utilization efficiency and growth performance of Nile tilapia, Oreochromis niloticus fry: Experimental evidence
(John Wiley &Sons Ltd., 2022)This study evaluated the effect of biofloc technology (BFT) on protein utilization and growth performance of Oreochromis niloticus fry under green house for 14 weeks under a 3 × 2 factorial design involving three crude ... -
Biofortified sorghum in Africa: using problem formulation to inform risk assessment
(Nat. Biotechnol., 2010)Most of the genetically modified (GM) crops approved to date (eg, corn, cotton and soybean improved for insect resistance or herbicide tolerance) do not have compatible wild relatives near their intended area of cultivation, ... -
Biomolecular interactions of 1, 3-bis (2-arylimino) isoindolate-based palladium (II) complexes: Substitution kinetics, DNA/protein-binding, and molecular docking approaches
(Elsevier, 2023-08-22)A series of 1,3-bis(2-arylimino)isoindoline Pd(II) complexes core viz.; Chlorido(1,3-bis(2-pyridylimino)isoindoline)palladium(II), Pd1, Chlorido(1,3-bis(4-methyl-2-pyridylimino)isoindoline)palladium(II), Pd2, Chlorido(1, ... -
Biosecurity Factors Informing Consumer Preferences for Indigenous Chicken: A Literature Review
(2011)Indigenous chicken sector exhibits a very low adoption of biosecurity practices, thus is highly precarious in the wake of avian disease outbreak. Consumer preferences on the other hand seem strong for this chicken ... -
Biosorption for lead (II) ions from aqueous solutions by the biomass of Spyridia filamentosa algal species found in Indian Ocean
(Journal of Scientific and Innovative Research, 2015)Biosorption of heavy metals is an efficient cost effective method for removal of heavy metal ions from industrial wastewater. Studies have shown that algal species biomasses have high uptake of heavy metal ions. In this ... -
BIRTH ORDER AND CONDUCT DISORDER OF SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS IN NAKURU MUNICIPALITY, NAKURU COUNTY-KENYA
(2016)The aim of the study was to establish the relationship of birth order and conduct disorders among secondary school students in Nakuru county, Nakuru municipality, Kenya. This study was conducted for both male and female ... -
Birth preparedness and complication readiness among women attending antenatal care clinic in health facilities within Bureti sub county of Kericho county, Kenya
(2016)Maternal mortality remains a major public health problem in Kenya with 488 deaths per 100,000 live births. Birth preparedness and complication readiness is one of the recommended strategies by the major global initiatives ... -
Biting the Conservative Bullet in Kenya!
(Semantic Scholar, 2013)AIDS prevention interventions (Doka 1997; Sontag 1988).This paper examines the cognitive effects of metaphors and metonymies emerging from sexually explicit images and scary pictorial representations in AIDS posters among ... -
Biting the Conservative Bullet in Kenya! The Quagmire of Sexually Explicit and Scary Pictorial Metaphors in AIDS Posters
(2013)AIDS as an incurable ailment is no stranger to humankind. Most healthconscious watchdogs, such as the World Health Organization (WHO) and UNAIDS, have lobbied for aggressive AIDS campaigns to sensitize populations within ... -
Black soldier fly (Hermetia illucens) larvae meal improves growth performance, feed utilization, amino acids profile, and economic benefits of Nile tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus, L.)
(AQUATIC RESEARCH, 2022-07)This study investigated the effect of replacing soybean meal (SBM) with black soldier fly larvae meal (BSFLM) on the growth performance, feed utilization, carcass body composition, and amino acids profile of Nile tilapia ... -
Black tea: Biochemical changes during processing
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BLENDING FISHWASTES AND CHICKEN MANURE EXTRACT AS A LOW-COST AND STABLE DIET FOR PLANKTONIC LIVE FOOD PRODUCTION
(Ghent University, Belgium, 2017)The global increase of aquaculture has expanded the demand for the zooplankton as live foods for larviculture. Although freshly cultured microalgae is the common diet for zooplankton, microalgal culture protocols are ... -
Blending fishwastes and chicken manure extract as low-cost and stable diet for mass culture of freshwater zooplankton, optimized for aquaculture
(IOP Publishing, 2019)This study investigated the feasibility of fishwastes and chicken manure extract (CME) as cheap diet for mass culture of freshwater zooplankton. CME and fishwastes as well as carbon source were used to make fishwaste ... -
BLOCK QUIVERS AND THEIR MUTATIONS
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Board Composition and Value-added Performance in an Emerging Securities Market: Panel Evidence from Kenya
(Scholars Academic and Scientific Publishers, 2017-11)This study investigates the role of board composition in influencing valueadded performance for firms in the Nairobi Securities Exchange (NSE) using the fixed effects panel data methodology. Using a sample of 456 firm-year ...