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Influence of blood meal and age of mosquitoes on susceptibility to pyrethroids in Anopheles gambiae from Western Kenya
(BioMed Central, 2019)Background: Physiological characteristics (age and blood feeding status) of malaria vectors can influence their susceptibility to the current vector control tools that target their feeding and resting behaviour. To ensure ... -
Comparison of drug Sensitivity and Pathogenicity of Trypanosoma brucei rhodesiense isolates with their respective clones originating from Busia and Busoga
(Journal of Natural Sciences Research, 2013)Introduction: Studies using clones in the laboratory show variations in pathogenicity and drug sensitivity compared to their respective natural isolates for various trypanosome species. This suggests that within isolates there ... -
Malaria in Kakuma refugee camp, Turkana, Kenya: facilitation of Anopheles arabiensis vector populations by installed water distribution and catchment systems
(BioMed Central, 2011)Background: Malaria is a major health concern for displaced persons occupying refugee camps in sub-Saharan Africa, yet there is little information on the incidence of infection and nature of transmission in these ... -
In-vitro activity of artemether, lumefantrine, dihydroartemisinin and piperaquine against Plasmodium falciparum clinical isolates transported in a formulated transport medium
(Journal of Natural Sciences Research, 2016)Introduction: Development of resistance to antimalarials has emerged as one of the greatest challenges facing malaria control today. In vitro drug sensitivity relies on the growth of plasmodium in the presence of ... -
Taking stock of socio-economic challenges in the Nairobi Slums
(Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung, 2012)Kenya s post-2007 elections violence was a landmark event in the country s political history and led to the death and displacement of over thousand people. The Nairobi slums are one area that was adversely affected by the ... -
Between the Borders and Internal Control: The Evolving Character of the Nation State in a Transnationalist Pastoralist Zone: A Case Study of the Turkana of Kenya and Karamojong …
(Scientific Research Publishing, 2019)This paper sets out to analyze the impact of nation-state modernity on the pastoral Turkana and Karamojong communities of Kenya and Uganda respectively. Focusing on two defining features of a nation-state, that is, borders ... -
Literature and Society: A Reflection on the Youth’s Health in John Habwe’s Kiswahili Novels.
(International Journal of Humanities and Social Science, 2012)The youth face a Myriad of health related challenges. Progressive nations rely on healthy youths who can engage in national building. However, literature has shown that youths who are the most productive people in society ... -
An exposition of some adapted lexemes in Dholuo
(Horizon Research Publishing, 2013)The paper gives an exposition of some adapted English lexemes into Dholuo. The work relied on a descriptive design. Total purposive sampling technique was incorporated in collecting secondary data to saturation level. All ... -
Benefits of Multilingualism in Education.
(Horizon Research Publishing. 506 North Garfield Avenue# 210, Alhambra, CA 91801, 2014)The article gives a brief analytical survey of multilingualism practices, its consequences, its benefits in education and discussions on the appropriate ways towards its achievement in education. Multilingualism refers ... -
UCHANGANUZI WA HIPONIMIA ZA VITENZI VYA KISWAHILI
(Academia.edu, 2016)Hiponimia ni uhusiano wa kifahiwa unaodhihirika baina ya leksimu ya jumla (hipanimu) na mahususi (hiponimu). Kama vile hipanimu mzazi hujumuisha hiponimu baba na mama. Uhusiano huu wa kihiponimia ulidhukuriwa na wanaisimu ... -
The Underlying Paradoxes of the National Anthem of the Republic of South Sudan
(Scholars Middle East Publisher, 2016)National symbols are very instrumental items for a country’s peace, unity and prosperity. The national symbol for instance the national anthem is always sung at the learning institutions and or during the country’s special ... -
An exposition of some adapted lexemes in Dholuo
(Horizon Research Publishing, 2013)The paper gives an exposition of some adapted English lexemes into Dholuo. The work relied on a descriptive design. Total purposive sampling technique was incorporated in collecting secondary data to saturation level. All ... -
Discourse of Traditional Medicine Street Advertisement in Kisumu, Kenya
(Saudi Journal of Humanities and Social Sciences, 2017)Information is a very important concept during an interaction between interlocutors within a particular health communicative context. In matters concerning individuals' health and other emotive issues, subjective information ... -
The usage of Kiswahili in blog discourse and the effect on its development
(International Journal of Humanities and Social Science, 2013)Online communication is rapidly changing how language is being used. With the increasing number of social networks people are engaging in various discourses using various languages. Kiswahili is one of the languages being ... -
Is Democrasy Possible? A Theoritical Perspective
(Research on humanities and Social Sciences, 2017)Democracy can be defined as a government in which sovereignty lies with the people either directly or via representatives. The transition from monarchy to representative democracy was long, gradual process. Nevertheless, ... -
UCHANGANUZI WA HIPONIMIA ZA VITENZI VYA KISWAHILI.
(Swahili Forum, 2016)Hiponimia ni uhusiano wa kifahiwa unaodhihirika baina ya leksimu ya jumla (hipanimu) na mahususi (hiponimu). Kama vile hipanimu mzazi hujumuisha hiponimu baba na mama. Uhusiano huu wa kihi-ponimia ulidhukuriwa na wanaisimu ... -
NAFASI YA TAFSIRI KATIKA TAALUMA YA ONOMASTIKI: UHAKIKI WA MBINU ZAKE KATIKA TAFSIRI YA TOPONOMASTIKI
(Journal of the Institute of Kiswahili Research, Dar Es Salaam, 2017)Hivi sasa lugha ya Kiswahili inadhukuriwa sio tu kama lugha ya wanajamii wa Afrika Mashariki na Kati pekee bali ni miongoni mwa zile lugha kubwa za ulimwengu na ambazo hutumiwa katika shughuli mbalimbali za binadamu. ... -
Uhakiki wa Fonimu na Miundo ya Silabi za Kiswahili
(udsm.ac.tz, 2017)Fonimu ni kipashio kidogo cha sauti ya lugha chenye uwezo wa kubainisha maana na hudhihirika kama irabu au konsonanti. Kama ilivyo katika lugha nyinginezo ulimwenguni, Kiswahili vilevile kina fonimu za kategoria mbili ... -
KUFAA KWA NADHARIA YA UCHANGANUZI VIJENZI KATIKA UCHAMBUZI WA HIPONIMIA
(kibabii university institutional resipotory, 2017)Hiponimia ni mojawapo ya mahusiano ya kifahiwa inayoashiria uhusiano ambapo leksimu ya jumla inajumuisha kimaana leksimu mahususi. Uhusiano wa leksimu kihiponimia ulidhukuriwa kuwa unafanana katika lugha anuwai ulimwenguni ... -
A Linguistic Overview of the Patronymic and Gender Names amongst the Selected African Communities
(American Journal of Linguistics, 2018)Most family systems world over are basically patriarchal in that children are given names bearing those of their fathers. The tendency cuts across almost all cultures in the world. This trend has continued to exist from ...
