School of Biological and Physical Science: Recent submissions
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Perception of Graduate Tourism Employees and Tourism Employers on Relevance of Tourism Education Attributes to Effective Tourism Work Performance in Kenya
(THE INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF HUMANITIES & SOCIAL STUDIES, 2019)Continued sustenance of tourism industry requires human capital with the right skills, knowledge and competency. Kenya has a number of tertiary tourism education institutions that graduates potential employees for the ... -
Factors Determining Tertiary Tourism Education Quality in Kenya: The Perspectives of Tourism Graduate Employees and Tourism Employers
(THE INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF HUMANITIES & SOCIAL STUDIES, 2019)Tourism industry is one of the contributors to the growth of the Kenyan economy. Given its economic importance, both the government and the private sectors have invested heavily in the training and human capacity building ... -
Antibiotic Resistance of Escherichia coli from Humans and Black Rhinoceroses in Kenya
(Springer US, 2020)Upsurge of antibiotic resistance in wildlife poses unprecedented threat to wildlife conservation. Surveillance of antibiotic resistance at the human-wildlife interface is therefore needed. We evaluated differences in ... -
Stocking density induced stress on plasma cortisol and whole blood glucose concentration in Nile Tilapia fish (Oreochromis niloticus) of Lake Victoria, Kenya
(Hindawi, 2020)Effects of high stocking densities (HSDs) were evaluated for Nile tilapia fish (Oreochromis niloticus) under culture to determine its influence on plasma cortisol and whole blood glucose concentration. Plasma cortisol ... -
Application of revenue management practices in star-rated hotels in Kenya
(African Journal of Hospitality, Tourism and Leisure, 2021)The study aimed to find the extent of applying revenue management (RM) practices in star-rated hotels in Kenya. Specifically, the study sought to determine RM policies and implementation, application of RM techniques, ... -
Review of current state of knowledge of microcystin and its impacts on fish in Lake Victoria
(Wiley, 2020)Microcystins are part of algal toxins produced intracellularly within algal cells, being in the family of hepatotoxic cyclic peptides from various species of blue-green algae. Blue-green algae are widely abundant in many ... -
The spleen bacteriome of wild rodents and shrews from Marigat, Baringo County, Kenya
(PeerJ Inc., 2021)There is a global increase in reports of emerging diseases, some of which have emerged as spillover events from wild animals. The spleen is a major phagocytic organ and can therefore be probed for systemic microbiome. This ... -
Mediation Role of Revenue Management Practices on the Linkage between Hotel Determinants and Financial Performance of Hotels in Kenya
(Scientific Research Publishing, 2021)The study aimed at investigating the mediation role of revenue management (RM) practices on the linkage between the internal and external hotel determinants and the financial performance of hotels in Kenya. The study used ... -
Hepatitis B virus genetic multiplicity and the associated HBV lamivudine resistance mutations in HBV/HIV co-infection in Western Kenya: A review article
(Elsevier, 2021)ackground: Hepatitis B virus (HBV) and human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) co-infections are common as the two viruses use same routes of transmission. Studies show that HIV infection modifies the natural course of chronic ... -
Phytochemicals and Antibacterial Activities of Leaf Extract of Tridax procumbens Linn. On Staphylococcus aureus and Escherichia coli
(East African Scholars Journal of Biotechnology and Genetics, 2019)Medicinal plants have been used as remedies for human diseases because they contain components of therapeutic value. Plants serve as the greatest source to obtain new antimicrobials. An increasing interest in herbal remedies ... -
Archives of Ecotoxicology
(Archives of Ecotoxicology, 2021)Medicinal plants have served as sources of medicine to treat and suppress the diseases, because many pathogens are gaining resistance to the current synthetic drugs. In addition, high cost and adverse side effects are ... -
Taxonomic Studies of Lippia javanica (Burm F.) Spreng. Complex (Verbenaceae) in East African Flora
(Asian Journal of Research in Botany, 2021)Lippia javanica complex is widely spread in Eastern, Central and Southern Africa; however, there exist a taxonomic conflict in the aforementioned species complex where morphologically similar forms of the species occur in ... -
Production and characterization of activated carbons from sugarcane bagasse from Chemelil sugar factory, compared with commercial activated carbons
(Journal of Engineering in Agriculture and the Environment, 2020)In Kenya activated carbon is imported yet we have enough bagasse that can be used in its production. The activated carbon from bagasse adds economic value to the bagasse and the processing excess bagasse provides for ... -
Effect of kaolin pre-treatment method and NaOH levels on the structure and properties of kaolin-derived faujasite zeolites
(Royal Society of Chemistry, 2021)Fusion with NaOH is considered effective in the conversion of kaolin to soluble aluminosilicates. However, to date, there is no consistency in the nature and type of zeolite structures prepared from kaolin via this approach, ... -
The Challenges Women Face In The Provision Of Hospitality Services In Kenya: Critical Literature Review
(International Journal of Innovative Research and Advanced Studies (IJIRAS), 2021)The main aim of this paper was to carry out a critical literature review on research that have been carried out on the Challenges Women Face in the Provision of Hospitality Services in Kenya: Critical Literature Review. ... -
Bio control of water hyacinth with Cercospora piaropi and Myrothecium roridum corn oil formulations for enhanced water resources management and conservation
(Maseno University, 2021)Water hyacinth hinders extraction and supply of clean water by clogging intake systems. Despite control efforts, it has remained resurgent and difficult to manage under current methods. Efficacious control for the weed is ... -
Growth and Gas Exchange Responses of Maize and Banana Plants in an Intercrop with Agroforestry Tree Species in Vihiga County, Kenya
(Asian Journal of Research in Crop Science, 2021)Agroforestry trees have been reported to improve soil fertility through nitrogen fixation, coupled with leaves and twig decomposition. High human population pressure in Vihiga County has led to reduced land area under ... -
Measurement of improvement achieved by participation in international laboratory accreditation in sub-Saharan Africa: the Aga Khan University Hospital Nairobi experience
(Oxford University Press, 2014)As part of the ISO 15189:2007 accreditation process, the Aga Khan University Hospital Nairobi laboratory became the first internationally accredited hospital laboratory in sub-Saharan Africa outside South Africa in 2011 ... -
Family history as a risk for early-onset type 2 diabetes in Kenyan patients.
(African Journal of Diabetes Medicine 15, 2014)Early-onset type 2 diabetes is regarded as disease occurring before the age of 40 years. It is well described, and increasing in prevalence, but there is little information from Africa. We therefore assessed the prevalence of ... -
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 ...
