Journal Articles: Recent submissions
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Ecological implications of the ẟ13C values of plant species growing in natural environment, greenhouse and plant respired carbon dioxide (captured as carbonate).
(Research Gate, 2017)ẟ13C values have been used to differentiate the C3 plant species from the C4 species. Light isotope (12C) is favoured against the heavier isotope (13C) during the carbon fractionation in plant species. The ẟ13C valuesof ... -
Assessment of patient satisfaction levels in a County Referral Hospital: A case of Busia County Referral Hospital
(Baraton Interdisciplinary Research Journal, 2017)In health care settings, excellence is measured in health outcomes and patient satisfaction. As part of monitoring and evaluation envisioned by health policy framework in Kenya, assessing patient satisfaction is one ... -
Diagnostic utility of zinc protoporphyrin to detect iron deficiency in Kenyan preschool children: a community-based survey
(BMC Hematology, 2017)Zinc protoporphyrin (ZPP) has been used to screen and manage iron deficiency in individual children, but it has also been recommended to assess population iron status. The diagnostic utility of ZPP used in combination ... -
Tumor infiltrating leukocyte density is independent of tumor grade and molecular subtype in aggressive breast cancer of Western Kenya
(Springer, 2017)Tumors commonly are infiltrated by leukocytes, or tumor infiltrating leukocytes (TILs). It remains unclear, however, if the density and type of individual TILs has a direct or simply correlative role in promoting poor ... -
Comparative evaluation of fluorescent in situ hybridization and Giemsa microscopy with quantitative real-time PCR technique in detecting malaria parasites in a holoendemic region of Kenya
(Springer, 2017)arly and accurate diagnosis of malaria is important in treatment as well as in the clinical evaluation of drugs and vaccines. Evaluation of Giemsa-stained smears remains the gold standard for malaria diagnosis, although ... -
Evaluating Human Sensory Perceptions and the Compartment Bag Test Assays as Proxies for the Presence and Concentration of Escherichia coli in Drinking Water in Western Kenya
(National library of medicine, 2017)We compared the concentrations of Escherichia coli quantified with Colilert™ and the compartment bag test (CBT) in the source water and household stored drinking water (SDW) of 35 households in western Kenya. We also ... -
Energy Source and Technology Options for Kenya: Towards Direct Conversion of Solar Energy to Mechanical Work
(2017)Sunlight though not heat, has inherent potential for direct conversion to mechanical work, just as heat does. The Physics pitching the possibility of direct conversion of nearly the entire sunlight received by a system ... -
Haematological Parameters by Age and Sex of Asymptomatic Indigenous Cattle and Sheep Infected with Gastrointestinal Parasites in Kerio Valley, Kenya
(Science & Education Publishing, 2019)Gastro-intestinal parasites are prevalent and directly impede livestock production causing impaired productivity. Haematological parameters, which are likely to be influenced by parasites, are generally indicators of healthy ... -
Effects of Varying Storage Conditions on the Vigour of Fresh Seeds of Ekebergia capensis
(AER, 2019)Ekebergia capensis is a popular indigenous tree valued for its medicinal uses. However, it is an endangered tree species because of overexploitation and its slow regeneration rate in nature. Production of this tree is ... -
Relationship between Instruction Cultures and Students’ Retention in Chartered Christian Universities in Kenya
(edition Consortium, 2019)The role of this study was to establish the relationship between instruction cultures and student retention in Chartered Christian Universities in Kenya. The study was based on Students’ Integration Theory by Tinto ... -
The Relationship between Teacher Perception and Support and Academic Achievement of Slow Learners in Secondary Schools in Kakamega County, Kenya
(Universal Journal of Educational Research, 2020)Learning difficulties encompass a wide range of learning problems including slow learning. Slow learners have mild intellectual disability and acquire skills at a slower rate compared to the normal student. Slow learners ... -
A Spatially Explicit Approach for Targeting Resource-Poor Smallholders to Improve Their Participation in Agribusiness: A Case of Nyando and Vihiga County in Western Kenya
(MDPI, 2020)The majority of smallholder farmers in Sub-Saharan Africa face myriad challenges to participating in agribusiness markets. However, how the spatially explicit factors interact to influence household decision choices at ... -
Conflicts in the management of religious sponsored public secondary schools. Experience from Kenya
(European Journal of education studies, 2017)Religious sponsors have in the past contributed immensely to the growth of education in Kenya. The purpose of this study was to find out the factors that lead to the management conflicts between religious sponsors and other ... -
Comparative Analysis of Spectral Theory of Second Order Difference and Differential Operators with Unbounded Odd Coefficient
(KYUNGPOOK, 2020)We show that selfadjoint operator extensions of minimal second order differ ence operators have only discrete spectrum when the odd order coefficient is unbounded but grows or decays according to specific conditions. ... -
Ordinary Least Square and Vector Autoregressive analysis of Forward Integration Credit Risk Mitigation Mechanisms by Commercial Banks on Capital Employed growth of Agribusinesses in Kenya
(International Journal of Application or Innovation in Engineering & Management, 2017)Capital growth is long-term return expectations on a balanced fund; where time is required to facilitate determination of compounding and diversification functions of Capital Employed on itself; not only for the lender ... -
Phytochemical and antimicrobial properties of leaf extracts of Calliandra calothyrsus, Leucaena diversifolia and Sesbania sesban
(Bacterial Empire, 2020)Phytochemical compounds are secondary metabolites of plants useful as antimicrobial agents. Botanicals are being explored for bioactive compounds with antimicrobial properties against phytopathogens. Little information ... -
Phenotypic and Genotypic Antibiotic Resistant diarrheagenic Escherichia coli pathotypes isolated from Children with Diarrhea in Nairobi City, Kenya
(PMC, 2020)Background: The marked genome plasticity of diarrheagenic Escherichia coli promotes emergence of pathotypes displaying unique phenotypic and genotypic resistance. This study examined phenotypic and genotypic antibiotic ... -
Stocking Density Induced Stress on Plasma Cortisol and Whole Blood Glucose Concentration in Nile Tilapia Fish (Oreochromis niloticus) of Lake Victoria, Kenya
(Hindawi, 2020)Effects of high stocking densities (HSDs) were evaluated for Nile tilapia fish (Oreochromis niloticus) under culture to determine its influence on plasma cortisol and whole blood glucose concentration. Plasma cortisol ... -
Risk Of Transmission Of Hepatitis B And C Virus Through Blood Transfusion Due To Screening Methods At The National Blood Transfusion Centre In Nairobi, Kenya
(International Journal of Innovative Research and Advanced Studies (IJIRAS), 2020)The purpose of this study is to highlight the risk of transmitting HBV and HCV in blood banks in Kenya. This was a center based cross-sectional study. A total of 600 samples for blood donors attending the Regional Blood ... -
Effects of Parental Warmth and Behavioral Control on Adolescent Externalizing and Internalizing Trajectories Across Cultures
(Wiley, 2020)We investigated the effects of parental warmth and behavioral control on externalizing and internalizing symptom tra jectories from ages 8 to 14 in 1,298 adolescents from 12 cultural groups. We did not find that single ...
