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    • Four Domains Of Parenting In Kenya 

      Paul Oburu, W Andrew Rothenberg (Routledge, 2021)
      The goals of this study were to track changes in parental warmth and rules/limit-setting over time and to examine parents’ age at the time of their child’s birth, parents’ education, and child gender in relation to changes ...

    • Comparative Economic Analysis of Clonal Tea Yield Response to Nitrogen Fertiliser Rates within Selected Geographical Areas in Kenya 

      Rosebell A. Owuor1; *, Alphonce J. Odondo , P. Okinda Owuor , David M. Kamau (INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF TEA S, 2020)
      Tea sector contributes approximately 30% of export earnings in Kenya. Despite the industry continuing to realize positive gross margins, high costs of production coupled with weak trends in export prices threaten its ...

    • Culture and Social Change in Mothers’ and Fathers’ Individualism, Collectivism and Parenting Attitudes 

      Jennifer E. Lansford , Susannah Zietz , Suha M. Al-Hassan , Dario Bacchini , Marc , Lei Chang , Kirby Deater-Deckard , Laura Di Giunta , Kenneth A. Dodge , Sevtap Gurdal , Qin Liu , Qian Long , Paul Oburu , Concetta Pastorelli , Ann T. Skinner , Emma Sorbring , Sombat Tapanya , Laurence Steinberg , Liliana Maria Uribe Tirado , Saengduean Yotanyamaneewong and Liane Peña Alampay (Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute, 2021)
      Cultures and families are not static over time but evolve in response to social transformations, such as changing gender roles, urbanization, globalization, and technology uptake. Historically, individualism and collectivism ...

    • Phytochemistry and insecticidal activity of Annona mucosa leaf extracts against Sitophilus zeamais and Prostephanus truncatus 

      Albert Mulianga Makenzi, Lawrence Onyango Arot Manguro, and Philip Okinda Owuor (Journal of Asian Natural Products Researc, 2021)
      A new oleanane type triterpene characterized as 3α, 24-diacetoxy-12-oleanene (1) together with known compounds 2-10, were isolated from Annona mucosa leaf extracts. Their structural elucidation was accomplished using ...

    • Applying a multi-level perspective to examine the potential transition to an accessibility-based approach to transport planning: Insights from cities in Sweden, Kenya and South Africa 

      Sean Cooke, Elma Durakovic, George Mark Onyango, David Simon, Kapil Singh, Anna Gustafsson, Ulf Ranhagen, Maria Lejdebro, Craig Davies (2019)
      There is a growing acknowledgement among transport planning scholars that the traditional, mobility-focused approach has created futures with undesired, unintended characteristics. A paradigm shift regarding the fundamental ...

    • Roles of Local Governance Institutions and Promotion of Urban Agriculture Practices in Western Kenya 

      Isaac Otieno Dawo, George Mark Onyango, Francis Ang‘awa Okere (International Journal of Sciences: Basic and Applied Research (IJSBAR), 2020)
      The role of local government institution and especially institutional structures and political culture often shape government performance including livelihood supporting activities such as Urban Agriculture (UA). The changing ...

    • Evaluation of incorporation of universal design parameters in the planning approval process of Kisumu main bus terminus 

      Ahonobadha Marilyn Ochieng’ , George Mark Onyango, & George Godwin Wagah (East African Journal of Arts and Social Sciences, 2021)
      Consideration of the normate template by designers usually leads to the production of living spaces that fail to meet most of the spatial requirements of would-be users. This phenomenon arises due to the fact that the ...

    • Effect of Production Management Skills on the Production Level of ESP Financed Aquaculture Farms in Kisumu West Constituency, Kenya 

      James Owek Ochieng, Ochieng’ Marilyn Ahonobadha George Mark Onyango (East African Journal of Agriculture and Biotechnology, 2021)
      The Kenyan Economic Stimulus Program was developed with an objective to spur regional development. The program targeted the establishment of 200 fish ponds in the selected constituencies in Kenya. Farmers were trained on ...

    • Transit oriented development in medium cities in Africa: Experiences from Kisumu, Kenya 

      George M. Onyango1 Fredrick O. Owino (Academic Journals, 2021)
      Transit Oriented Development (TOD) is a planned area with land use that has optimal reach of public transport by urban populace it serves. Availability and accessibility of public transport minimizes reliance of use by ...

    • Enhanced postoperative surveillance versus standard of care to reduce mortality among adult surgical patients in Africa (ASOS-2): a cluster-randomised controlled trial 

      Bruce M Biccard, Leon du Toit, Maia Lesosky, Tim Stephens, Landon Myer, Agya BA Prempeh, Nicola Vickery, Hyla-Louise Kluyts, Alexandra Torborg, Akinyinka Omigbodun, Adesoji Ademuyiwa, Muhammed Elhadi, Mohamed Elfagieh, Bernard Mbwele, Mpoki Ulisubisya, Lazaro Mboma, Daniel Z Ashebir, Mahlet Tesfaye Bahta, Mohammed Hassen, Mikiyas Teferi, Yakob Seman, Eugene Zoumenou, Adam Hewitt-Smith, Janat Tumukunde, Dolly Munlemvo, Atilio Morais, Apollo Basenero, Pisirai Ndarukwa, Nazinigouba Ouerdraogo, Maman Sani Chaibou, Mohyeddine Zarouf, Ahmed Rhassane El Adib, Veekash Gobin, Zimogo Sanogo, Youssouf Coulibaly, Zipporah Ngumi, Tarig Fadalla, Cynthia Iradukunda, Vénérand Barendegere, Isaac O Smalle, Mustapha Bittaye, Ahmadou Lamin Samateh, Mahmoud Elfiky, Maher Fawzy, Wakisa Mulwafu, Vanessa Msosa, Lygia Lopes, Akwasi Antwi-Kusi, Hamza D Sama, Patrice Forget, Dawid van Straaten, Rupert M Pearse, Marichen Puchert, Lucy Rolt, Kris Schwebler, Freddy Kabambi, Tebogo Mabotja, Leandys Cobas, Albino Freitas, Maria Antunes, Bartolomeu Cabo, Domingos Paulo, Carlos Camongua, Yvette Avognon, Osseni Marcos, Raymond Kintomonho, Onesime Demahou, Gisèle Hounsa, Hugues Chobli, Elie Fassinou, Aurore Zoglobossou, Blaise Tchaou, Charles Tchegnonsi, Fifame Amadji, Francine Bossa, Ernest Ahounou, Djima Alao, Roushdane Odérémi, Afissatou Montairou, Oswald Gbehade, Romaric Tobome, Adam Boukari, Patrick Bakantieba, Arouna Sambo, Fanou Lionelle, Nounagnon Gilbert, Julien Attinon, Roger Klikpezo, Aumar Dadjo, Dénis Fanou, Gilberte Hounkpe, Bachabi Fafana, Néné Nguilu, Bodourin Dossou-Yovo, Chantal Segla, Mohamed Toko, Evelyne Gnele-Dedewanou, Michel Noukounwoui, Ethienne Yado, Timothé Gouroubéra, Valéry Adjignon, Serge Mewanou, Aïcha Tchomgang, Urielle Agossou, Fernand Soton, Charbel Azanlin, Lidwine Zomahoun, Rawéléguinbasba Armel Flavien Kabore, Salam Savadogo, Fatou Fleur Rosine Sanou, Farid Belém, Victoria Hien, Cheik Tidiane Hafid W Bougouma, Sie Ahmed Ouattara, Mariam Bambara Kabore, Ouedraogo Nazinigouba, Papougnezambo Bonkoungou, Martin Lankoandé, Mireille Traoré, Patrick Sawadogo, Inès Wenmenga, Boureima Kinda, André Simporé, Christian Sapo, Salah Idriss Traore, Haoua Dipama, Lydie WR Kaboré, Salifou Napon, Télesphore G Kaboré, Arouna Louré, Pélagie PP Tondé, Christian Zoundi, Harouna Sanou, Remy Ndikumana, Carlos Nsengiyumva, Gregory Sund, Alliance Niyukuri, Axel Kwizera, Jean-Claude Niyondiko, Adolphe Manzanza Kilembe, Jean Pierre Mwema Ilunga, Nehema Hailemariam Sarah, Gabriel Mubobo Makeya, Idesbald Mwebe Mwepu, Ted Botawaosenge Likongo, Richard Kapela Mvwala, Raphael Nzau Kapend Mubunda, Noellie Kanka Mukuna, Julie Djondo Pembe, Nicolas Lumuanga Ndaye (Elsevier, 2021)
      Risk of mortality following surgery in patients across Africa is twice as high as the global average. Most of these deaths occur on hospital wards after the surgery itself. We aimed to assess whether enhanced postoperat ...

    • Effect of management skills on performance of economic stimulus Program financed aquaculture farms Kisumu west constituency, Kenya 

      James Ochieng’ Owek George Mark Onyango Marilyn Apella Ahonobadha (Adventist University of Africa, Kenya, 2021)
      In the endeavour to stimulate the Kenyan Economy after the post-election violence in 2008, the Economic Stimulus Program (ESP) was developed so as to jumpstart the economy. Commercialization ...

    • Culture and Social Change in Mothers’ and Fathers’ Individualism, Collectivism and Parenting Attitudes 

      Jennifer E. Lansford , Susannah Zietz , Suha M. Al-Hassan , Dario Bacchini , Marc H. Bornstein , Lei Chang , Kirby Deater-Deckard , Laura Di Giunta , Kenneth A. Dodge , Sevtap Gurdal , Qin Liu , Qian Long , Paul Oburu , Concetta Pastorelli , Ann T. Skinner , Emma Sorbring , Sombat Tapanya , Laurence Steinberg , Liliana Maria Uribe Tirado , Saengduean Yotanyamaneewong and Liane Peña Alampay (Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute, 2021)
      Cultures and families are not static over time but evolve in response to social transformations, such as changing gender roles, urbanization, globalization, and technology uptake. Historically, individualism and collectivism ...

    • Pre-pandemic psychological and behavioral predictors of responses to the COVID-19 pandemic in nine countries 

      Jennifer E. Lansford , Ann T. Skinner , Jennifer Godwin, Lei Chang , Kirby Deater-Deckard , Laura Di Giunta , Kenneth A. Dodge , Sevtap Gurdal , Qin Liu , Qian Long , Paul Oburu , Concetta Pastorelli , Emma Sorbring, Laurence Steinber , Sombat Tapanya, Liliana Maria Uribe Tirado, Saengduean Yotanyamaneewong Liane Pe˜na Alampay, Suha M. Al-Hassan, Dario Bacchini and Marc H. Bornstein (Cambridge University Press, 2021)
      Prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, adolescents (N = 1,330; Mages = 15 and 16; 50% female), mothers, and fathers from nine countries (China, Colombia, Italy, Jordan, Kenya, Philippines, Sweden, Thailand, United States) reported ...

    • Nasal carriage of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus sciuri by residents of an urban informal settlement in Kenya 

      C Ayodo, R Mugoh, B Guya, C Ouma, S Omulo (Maseno University, 2021)

    • Dyadic coping, parental warmth, and adolescent externalizing behavior in four countries 

      Ann T. Skinner , Sevtap Gurdal, Lei Chang, Paul Oburu, and Sombat Tapanya (SAGE Publications, 2022)
      This study examined parental warmth as a mediator of relations between mothers’ and fathers’ perceptions of dyadic coping and adolescent externalizing outcomes. Data from 472 adolescents, mothers, and fathers were ...

    • Nasal carriage of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus sciuri by residents of an urban informal settlement in Kenya 

      C Ayodo, R Mugoh, B Guya, C Ouma, S Omulo (Maseno University, 2021)

    • Ingestion of hemozoin by peripheral blood mononuclear cells alters temporal gene expression of ubiquitination processes 

      Samuel B. Anyona a, b,* , Qiuying Cheng c , Evans Raballah b,d , Ivy Hurwitz c , Christophe G. Lambert c , Benjamin H. McMahon e , Collins Ouma b,f , Douglas J. Perkins b,c (Biochemistry and Biophysics Reports, 2022)
      Plasmodium falciparum (Pf) malaria is among the leading causes of childhood morbidity and mortality worldwide. During a natural infection, ingestion of the malarial parasite product, hemozoin (PfHz), by circulating phagocytic ...

    • Influence of Nitrogenous Fertilizer Rates and Plucking Intervals on Tea in Peatland and Highland Ultisol Soils of Rwanda: 1 Tea Yields 

      Wilson Dufitumukiza, P Okinda Owuor, Joseph Bigirimana, Ange R Akingeneye, Balthazar Murenzi (International Journal of Tea Science, Volume 15 Issue 1 (2020, 2020)
      Tea in Rwanda, is grown in different agro-ecosystems comprising highlands and drained low elevation peatlands. The plantations use uniform agricultural practices imported from Eastern Africa countries, but without re-testing ...

    • Phytochemistry and insecticidal activity of Annona mucosa leaf extracts against Sitophilus zeamais and Prostephanus truncatus 

      Albert Mulianga Makenzi, Lawrence Onyango Arot Manguro & Philip Okinda Owuor (Taylor and Francis, 2021)
      A new oleanane type triterpene characterized as 3a, 24-diacetoxy12-oleanene (1) together with known compounds 2-10, were isolated from Annona mucosa leaf extracts. Their structural elucidation was accomplished using ...

    • Effect of nitrogen application on the expression of drought-induced root plasticity of upland NERICA rice 

      Daniel Makori Menge, John Collins Onyango , Akira Yamauchi, Mana Kano-Nakata , Shuichi Asanuma, Tran Thiem Thi , Yoshiaki Inukai , Mayumi Kikuta, and Daigo Makihara (Taylor & Francis, 2019)
      This study evaluated the effect of three N fertilization levels 60 (low), 120 (medium), and 180 (high) kg N ha−1 and soil moisture content gradients created by a line-source sprinkler on the expression of plasticity in ...