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Recent Influences of Anthropogenic Activities and Seasons on Heavy Metal Distribution in Shoreline Sediments in Lake Victoria Near Kisumu City, Kenya
(Journal of Environmental Analytical Chemistry, 2017)
The Winam Gulf on Lake Victoria around Kisumu city has seen increase in anthropogenic activities. The activities discharge pollutants, especially heavy metals into the lake. The heavy metals sink into sediments, which ...
Responses of slenderleaf rattlebox (Crotalaria ochroleuca) to water deficit
(2017)
Water deficit affects plant growth and development thus affecting crop productivity. It is the major a biotic stress
experienced in the vast semi arid and arid regions of Kenya and the world as a whole. Water deficit ...
Improved efficiency of organic solar cells using Au NPs incorporated into PEDOT: PSS buffer layer
(AIP Publishing LLC, 2017)
Au based plasmonic phenomenon inside the hole transport layer poly(3,4-
ethylenedioxythiophene)-poly(styrenesulfonate) (PEDOT:PSS) of an organic solar
cell based on blend of poly(3-hexylthiophene) (P3HT) and [6:6]-phen ...
Antimicrobial activities of crude leaf extract of Solanum Nigrumon Fusarium Oxysporum and Pseudomonas Syringae cultures in Maseno (Kenya)
(Journal of Asian Scientific Research, 2017)
Solanum nigrum (black nightshade) is a common short lived perennial plant found in the Kenyan highlands and worldwide in distribution. It is a small highly branched plant that rarely adopt a habit of more than a foot in ...
Seasonal and Environment Variations of Yields and Yield Components of Tea (Camellia sinensis) Cultivars in Kenya
(International Journal of Tea Science Vol 13, No. 1&2 (2017) : 10-24, 2017)
In Kenya, tea is grown in highlands east and west of the Rift Valley at altitudes ranging from 1300 m to 2700 m above mean sea level. These areas vary widely in seasonal and locational environmental factors leading to ...
Environmental Management Practices amongst Tobacco Farmers in Migori County, Kenya
(SCIENCEDOMAIN International, 2017-04-17)
Aim: To assess environmental management practices carried out by both tobacco farmers and companies. Methodology: Purposive sampling was employed for data collection where by tobacco farmers were randomly selected from the ...
Carpet characteristics of eichhornia crassipes [mart.] solms (water hyacinth) in the Winam gulf (lake victoria, Kenya)
(Journal of Asian Scientific Research, 2017)
The occurrence and spread of the water hyacinth (Eichhornia crassipes [Mart.] Solms), in the Winam gulf has created numerous attributes to the human population that live around the lake, thereby making its control a priority. ...
Isolation of a new β-carboline alkaloid from aerial parts of Triclisia sacleuxii and its antibacterial and cytotoxicity effects
(Taylor & Francis, 2017-03-04)
A new β-carboline alkaloid named sacleuximine A (1) together
with known compounds palmatine (2), isotetrandrine (3), trans-Nferuloyltyramine (4), trans-N-caffeoyltyramine (5), yangambin (6),
syringaresinol (7), sesamin ...
Comparison of equations for estimating glomerular filtration rate in screening for chronic kidney disease in asymptomatic black Africans: a cross sectional study
(BioMed Central, 2017)
Several equations have been developed to estimate glomerular filtration rate (eGFR). The common
equations used were derived from populations predominantly comprised of Caucasians with chronic kidney disease
(CKD). Some ...
Influence of NPK Blended Fertiliser on Soil Chemical Properties under Acidic Conditions of Western Kenya on Finger Millet Crop
(Asian Research Journal of Agriculture, 2017)
Soil acidity is a serious problem that affects crop productivity in Western Kenya region. The county
governments of Kakamega, Bungoma, Vihiga, Busia and Trans-Nzoia are promoting the application
of NPK blended fertilizer ...