Journal Articles: Recent submissions
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Influence of Geographical Segregation on Fertility of Women in Kisumu East Sub County, Kisumu County, Kenya
(International Journal of Research in Social Science and Humanities (IJRSS), 2023-09-28)Fertility and geographical segregation are some of the major factors influencing human population growth. High fertility stagnates development by draining resources. The fertility rate of Kisumu East Sub County is rated ... -
Determinants of consistency of use of household water filters in emergencies: Insights from a protracted drought in Northern Kenya
(Public Library of Science, 2023-06-08)The consistent use of household water treatment and storage (HWTS) technologies is necessary for human health. However, most HWTS options are designed for typical household use as opposed to emergency contexts, where use ... -
Enumeration of plane and d-ary tree-like structures
(Annals of Mathematics and Computer Science, 2023-08-26)Trees are generalized using various approaches such as considering tree-like structures. Some of the tree-like structures are Husimi graphs, cacti and oriented cacti. These graphs have been enumerated according to number ... -
Reachability in complete t-ary trees
(Annals of Mathematics and Computer Science, 2023-10-01)Mathematical trees such as Cayley trees, plane trees, binary trees, noncrossing trees, t-ary trees among others have been studied extensively. Reachability of vertices as a statistic has been studied in Cayley trees, plane ... -
The correlation between equatorial electrojet and equatorial ionisation anomaly over the East African region during the solar minimum period 2008-2009
(East African Journal of Science, Technology and Innovation, 2023-09-29)This study analyzed the correlation between the equatorial electrojet (EEJ) and the occurrence of equatorial ionisation anomaly (EIA) over the East African region. The study was carried out during both geomagnetically ... -
Plasmodium falciparum Infection Modulates Platelet Count than Leucocyte Parameters in Carriage of Different Haemoglobin Beta Subunit (HBB) Genotypes
(International Knowledge sharing platform, 2023)Sickle cell disease is a prime genetic disorder due to a single nucleotide mutation resulting in haemoglobin gene (HbS) occurring in the regions where malaria is endemic. Though it primarily a disease of erythrocytes, ... -
Thermal properties and pressure-dependent elastic constants of cadmium stannate as a substrate for MEMS: An ab initio study
(North-Holland, 2023-02-15)Silicon carbide (SiC) has become a suitable replacement to silicon as a substrate for manufacture of microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) that operate in harsh environmental conditions, owing to its better mechanical ... -
Availability of quality health information on morbidity and mortality indicators to improve maternal healthcare services in Migori county, Kenya
(International Journal of Social Science and Economic Research, 2022-03-31)Assessing availability of quality health information on maternal morbidity and mortality indicators in the provision of quality healthcare services is critical. The study used retrospective and prospective study designs ... -
Unraveling the Channels of Food Security of the Households in Northern Kenya: Evidence from an Exclusive Dataset
(Elsevier, 2022-12-23)Most of the 10 million Kenyans lacking food security lived in the arid and semi-arid northern part of the country in a climatic condition of high temperatures and very little rainfall throughout the year. Frequent droughts ... -
Substance use disorder and associated factors at an opioid de-addiction clinic in Western Kenya
(Qeios, 2023-07-13)Opioid substitution therapy with methadone is at the heart of substance use disorder intervention at the Jaramogi Oginga Odinga Teaching and Referral Hospital's medication-assisted therapy (MAT) clinic (JOOTRH). However, ... -
Mitindo ya Lugha Inayowabainisha Wahusika Wazimu katika Riwaya za Habwe
(EASTAFRICAN NATURE& SCIENCE ORGANIZATION, 2023-07-31)Takwimu za Shirika la Afya Ulimwenguni zinaonyesha ongezeko la idadi ya wazimu katika jamii duniani kote (Kovacevic, 2021). Waandishi wa fasihi wamewaumba wahusika wazimu wakiakisi mazingira wanamoishi. Tangu jadi wahakiki ... -
Prevalence and determinants of burnout among nurses in selected public hospitals in Kenya
(Numid Publishers, 2023-08-01)Burnout which is highly prevalent among nurses does not only affect them but patients and healthcare institutions. We determined the prevalence and determinants of burnout among nurses in sub-County public hospitals, ... -
Fisheries-based Determinants of Fisherfolks’ and their Influence on Access to Impact-based Weather Forecasting in Suba-North sub-County, Homabay County, Kenya
(EAST AFRICAN NATURE & SCIENCE ORGANIZATION, 2023-09-08)Lake Victoria, the world’s largest freshwater fishery, supports the livelihoods of 4 to 5.6 million economically vulnerable people, with many living on less than $1.25 a day. However, the Lake also witnesses a staggering ... -
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, ... -
Determinants of the risk attitude of indigenous chicken farmers and the effect of risk attitude on indigenous chicken productivity in Kenya
(Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Przyrodniczego w Poznaniu, 2023-10-10)Indigenous Chicken (IC) keeping in Kenya is predominantly based on an extensive system that is characterized by high mortality rates, resulting mainly from disease outbreaks and predation. Information on farmers’ risk ... -
Soil Microbial Biomass, Microbial Population and Diversity in MaizeBanana Based Agroforestry System in Kisii County, Kenya
(2023-08-04)Soil microbes are involved in many important ecosystem processes including nutrient acquisition, biogeochemical cycling and soil aggregation. Soil microbial diversity affects the soil belowground dynamics and fate of ... -
Factors influencing patients’ adherence to malaria Artemisinin-based combination therapy treatment in Kamuli District, Uganda
(Research Square, 2023-10-06)Patients’ adherence to prescribed Artemisinin-based Combination Therapy (ACT) treatment is a key malaria control strategy. To accelerate and realize a malaria free country, malaria management measures remain a key public ... -
Determination of hematological response to iron and folic acid supplementation among the expectant mothers attending Kakamega County Referral Hospital, Kenya
(Medknow, 2023-11-09)Despite iron and folic acid supplementation program among expectant mothers while attending antenatal care clinic at Kakamega County, the rates of maternal and fetal morbidity and mortality due to anemia complications are ... -
Variation in Branching Pattern and Length of Brachial Artery among Black African Population
(International Journal of Innovative Science and Research Technology, 2023-06-06)As the main arterial supply of the upper limb, the normal documented branching pattern of brachial artery is by bifurcation of its terminal branches into radial and ulnar arteries, but due to variations in studies done, ... -
Differences in Demographic Characteristics in the Morphology of Brachial Plexus among Black African Population: A Cadaveric Study in Western Kenya.
(AJOL, 2023-07-07)The anterior principal rami of C5 to C8 and T1 are joined to form brachial plexus (Bp), a network of nerves that wraps around neck and axilla of the body. Trauma, radiation, neoplasms, infections, and autoimmune diseases ...