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Impact of Pesticides use on Honeybee Mortality, Honey Yields and Quality in Transmara West Sub County, Ke
(Research Square, 2021)Background: The honeybee (Apis mellifera L.) is an important insect that produces honey wax and royal jelly, and propolis that thought to fight infections. It also acts as a cross pollinator of both agricultural and wild ... -
Comparative genomic and phenotypic characterization of invasive non-typhoidal Salmonella isolates from Siaya, Kenya
(PLOS, 2021)Non-typhoidal Salmonella (NTS) is a major global health concern that often causes blood stream infections in areas of the world affected by malnutrition and comorbidities such as HIV and malaria. Developing a strategy to ... -
Differences in School-readiness among Pre-school Children in Rural and Urban areas of Kisumu County, Kenya
(ResearchGate, 2021)This study compared primary school preparedness of urban and rural preschool children in Kisumu county, Kenya. Children were assessed on their level of learning and development in the following domains: pre-academic ... -
Influence of plant density and nitrogen application on growth and quality of sweet pepper (capsicum annuum) in Uasin Gishu county
(ResearchGate, 2021)Sweet pepper an important export in Uasin Gishu had been facing a problem of rejection at the international market due to failure to meet the specified quality standards. The field experiment was conducted during the ... -
Challenges Faced by the National Police Service in Counterterrorism in Lamu County, Kenya
(IOSR Journal Of Humanities And Social Science (IOSR-JHSS), 2020)Terrorism remains a cardinal threat to national, regional, and international peace and security. It violates the fundamental principles of law, order, human rights and freedom and remains an affront to the Global Charter ... -
Feasibility and Acceptability of Smartphone-Based Cervical Cancer Screening Among HIV-Positive Women in Western Kenya
(Global Oncology, 2021)Adjunct cervical cancer screening methods are under evaluation to improve the diagnostic accuracy of human papillomavirus (HPV)-based screening in low- and middle-income countries. We evaluated the feasibility and acceptability ... -
Influence of plant density and nitrogen application on growth and quality of sweet pepper (capsicum annuum) in Uasin Gishu county
(Research Gate, 2020)Sweet pepper an important export in Uasin Gishu had been facing a problem of rejection at the international market due to failure to meet the specified quality standards. The field experiment was conducted during the ... -
Phytochemistry and insecticidal activity of Annona mucosa leaf extracts against Sitophilus zeamais and Prostephanus truncatus
(Taylor and Francis online, 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 ... -
Acceptability and feasibility of inter-related activities to improve agency among African district health managers: A four-country study
(Taylor and Francis online, 2021)District health managers (DHMs) lead and manage Ministry of Health programmes and system performance. We report on the acceptability and feasibility of inter-related activities to increase the agency of DHMs in Kenya, ... -
Effects of temperature and humidity and effectiveness of some selected antioxidants on lipid oreochromis niloticus L.) of Lake Victoria, Kenya
(Research Gate, 2021)Spoilage of fish and its related products due to oxidation is a primary problem leading to both loses in income and environmental degradation. Various methods such as sun-drying, smoking and refrigeration as currently ... -
Mechanisms and targets of Fcγ-receptor mediated immunity to malaria sporozoites
(Nature Communications, 2021)A highly protective vaccine will greatly facilitate achieving and sustaining malaria elimination. Understanding mechanisms of antibody-mediated immunity is crucial for developing vaccines with high efficacy. Here, we ... -
New evaluation of Alternaria brassicicola isolates against Striga hermonthica seeds emergence on maize in Kenya
(JRWS, 2021)Striga hermonthica (Del.) Benth is also known as witchweed, is a highly noxious parasite of cereal in Sub- Saharan Africa leading to enormous economic losses of above 7 billion US$ yearly. Some of the suggested control ... -
Rapid Assessment of Injecting Drug Users (IDUs) in Nairobi and Mombasa counties, Kenya: A Respondent Driven Sampling Survey
(research square, 2020)Background: A Cross-sectional Rapid Situational Assessment of Injecting Drug Users (IDUs) applying Respondent Driven sampling techniques (RDS) was used to recruit subjects/participants in a study aimed at assessing HIV ... -
Structural, Magnetic And Electronic Properties Of NbN Polymorphs By Ab-Initio Study
(2020)The structural, electronic and magnetic properties of NbN are studied by ab initio method by considering the four polymorphs {B1 (rock salt), B4 (wurtzite), B81 (NiAs) and Bh (WC-type)} of NbN. The results show that ... -
Covid-19 Evolution: Analysis of Public Health Countermeasures in Kenya.
(Research gate, 2020)Millions of people across the globe are currently at a risk of infection of SARS-Cov-2, have been infected and others have died. The coronavirus has spread worldwide despite the multiple countermeasures to limits its ... -
Phytochemical and fungicidal activity of selected plant extracts against Phaeoisariopsis griseola of common bea
(Research gate, 2020)Plant extracts are effective in plant pathogens control and are now becoming popular throughout the world. Allium sativum, Azadirachta indica and Tithonia diversifolia extracts have been reported to exhibit antimicrobial ... -
Norm Properties of S -Universal Operators
(Communications in Advanced Mathematical Sciences, 2020)We investigate the norm properties of a generalized derivation on a norm ideal J in B(H), the algebra of bounded linear operators on a Hilbert space H. Specifically, we extend the concept of S−universality from the inner ... -
Covid-19 and border restriction policies: the dilemma of trans-border truck drivers in East Africa.
(GP, 2021)The purpose of this paper is to critically assess the challenges that were faced by trans-border truck drivers within the East African Community as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic and its management protocols. -
Rhetorical questions as an off-record politeness strategy in language use among the Bukusu.
(Royallite Global, Kenya., 2021)This paper sought to discuss rhetorical questions as an off- record politeness strategy with the aim of determining the context and reasons for their use in communication. It focused on language use amongst users of Bukusu ... -
Synthesis, characterization and application of acid and alkaline activated volcanic ash-based geopolymers for adsorptive remotion of cationic and anionic dyes from water
(Elsevier, 2021)In this work, two geopolymers were prepared by acid activation (GPAc) and alkaline activation (GPAl) approaches using volcanic ash (VA) as the precursor material. The geosorbents were characterized by X-ray diffraction ...