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Morphological Characterisation of Global Finger Millet (Eleusine coracana, L. Gaertn) Germplasm Reaction to Striga in Kenya
(AJBGMB, 2018-11-12)
Finger millet (Eleusine coracana, L. Gaertn) is an important food crop in Africa and Asia. Its grain is richer in protein, fat and minerals than other major cereals. The parasitic weed Striga hermonthica (Del.) Benth ...
Single and binary adsorption of sulfonamide antibiotics onto iron‑modifed clay: linear and nonlinear isotherms, kinetics, thermodynamics, and mechanistic studies
(Springer, 2018)
Iron-modifed raw kaolinite clay (Fe-MC) was synthesized by co-precipitation method, characterized, and then applied as a
low-cost adsorbent to sequester sulfachloropyridazine (SCP) and sulfadimethoxine (SDM), emergent ...
Errors in parameters estimation using linearized adsorption isotherms: sulfadimethoxine adsorption onto kaolinite clay
(Chemical Science International Journal, 2018-08-29)
In this work, an isothermal investigation of the adsorption of sulfadimethoxine from aqueous solution onto clay mineral (kaolinite) using batch equilibration method is reported. The equilibrium data were modelled using ...
Effect of Management Practices on Actual ICT Application in Kenyan Hotels: A PLS-SEM Approach
(Routledge, 2018)
Advances in information communication technology (ICT) has
seen many hotels invest huge sums of money in ICTs to
enhance their performance. However, this has never been the
case for most hotels in economically developing ...
Complete blood count reference intervals from a healthy adult urban population in Kenya
(Public Library of Science, 2018)
There are racial, ethnic and geographical differences in complete blood count (CBC) reference intervals (RIs) and therefore it is necessary to establish RIs that are population specific. Several studies have been carried ...
Chemical Response Of Some Forest Water Sources Vs. The Quality Effects To Plants And Animals
(International Journal of Biological Sciences and Research, 2018-04)
The Taita Hills were once covered with extensive montane cloud forests. Ngangao is the second largest forest in
the Taita Hills. There is a wide gap in knowledge concerning chemical concentration in the water under study. ...
Vitamin D status in healthy black African adults at a tertiary hospital in Nairobi, Kenya: a cross sectional study
(BioMed Central, 2018)
Vitamin D has been known since the twentieth Century for its benefits in bone health. Recent
observational studies have demonstrated its benefits in infectious diseases such as tuberculosis and non-communicable
diseases ...
Isolation, characterization and biological activities of phytoconstituents from Lonchocarpus eriocalyx Harms leaves
(Islamic Azad University, Shahrood Branch Press, 2018-09-01)
The plant species Lonchocarpus eriocalyx Harms (Fabaceae) is a deciduous slender tree or shrub which grows up to 15 m tall. It is an important medicinal plant in Kenya used to treat a wide range of ailments including eye ...
Enumeration and Identification of Rhizospheric Microorganisms of Sugarcane Variety CO 421 in Kibos, Kisumu County, Kenya
(Asian Economic and Social Society, 2018)
Sugarcane (Saccharum officinarum L.) is known to have microbial organisms associated with its rhizosphere which have potential antagonistic activity against other microorganisms. However numerous studies on rhizosphere ...
Influence of land use practices on water physicochemical parameters and nutrients loading along the Mara River of East Africa
(AcademicJournal, African Journal of Environmental Science and Technology, 2018-07)
Mara River originates from the Mau Forest and traverses through landscapes with varying activities. Over the years, Mara River Basin has witnessed population increase, accompanied with conversion of forestlands into ...