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Compatibility of Rhizobium inoculant and water hyacinth compost formulations in Rosecoco bean and consequences on Aphis fabae and Colletotrichum lindemuthianum infestations
(Applied Soil Ecology, 2014-04)The common bean, Phaseolus vulgaris is an important crop for food security and nitrogen fixation through Rhizobium symbiosis. Commercial Rhizobium inoculants are being promoted to fix nitrogen and enhance bean production ... -
Competence of Health Care Providers on Clinical Management of Myocardial Infarction in Selected Hospitals with Intensive Care Unit Western Kenya
(Bayero Journal of Nursing and Health Care, 2023-10-16)Background: The capacity of healthcare providers to execute an accurate initial assessment is crucial for recognizing the urgency and treatment needs of patients and for creating baseline data from which any changes in ... -
Competitor Orientation and Innovation
(Oradea Journal of Business and Economics, 2024-03)The study sought to examine the influence of competitor orientation on innovation in Kenya’s Deposit Taking SACCO’s. The study adopted descriptive survey research design and targeted 49 respondents drawn from all the 7 ... -
Complement component 3 mutations alter the longitudinal risk of pediatric malaria and severe malarial anemia
(Experimental Biology and Medicine, 2021-11-19)Severe malarial anemia (SMA) is a leading cause of childhood morbidity and mortality in holoendemic Plasmodium falciparum transmission regions. To gain enhanced understanding of predisposing factors for SMA, we explored ... -
Composite Instructional Method and Its Effect on Secondary School Students’ Academic Achievement in Fluid Flow Physics in Mt Elgon Sub-county, Kenya
(MMUST, 2016)Physics is one of the sciences that are applicable in day to day life activities. Physics ideas are also required in other science subjects such as biology and chemistry. It is evident that Physics related courses ... -
Composition and design of vegetative filter strips instrumental in improving water quality by mass reduction of suspended sediment, nutrients and Escherichia coli in overland flows in eastern escarpment of Mau Forest, Njoro River Watershed, Kenya.
(Energy, Ecology and Environment, 2013-06-13)This study assessed the effect of vegetative filter strip (VFS) in removal of suspended sediment (SS), total nitrogen, total phosphorus and Escherichia coli (E. coli) in overland flow to improve receiving water quality ... -
Compositional analysis and optical properties of Co doped TiO2 thin films fabricated by spray pyrolysis method for dielectric and p hotocatalytic applications
(Optik, 2017-01)Cobalt doped TiO2 thin films (CTF) deposited by spray pyrolysis has been studied. The compositional analysis has been done using RBS method, while optical spectroscopy has been done by measuring the transmittance and ... -
Compost Physico-chemical Factors that Impact on Yield in Button Mushrooms, Agaricus bisporus (Lge) and Agaricus bitorquis (Quel) Saccardo
(Journal of Agricultural Science, 2017-08-31)Button mushrooms, Agaricus sp. are secondary decomposers that require nutritious and very selective composts for their growth. Selectivity of these composts is influenced by both biological and physico-chemical characteristics ... -
Computation of the Fault-Tolerant Metric Dimension of Certain Networks
(Mathematical Problems in Engineering, 2022-03-21)*e notion of metric dimension originated in the twentieth century by the work done by Slater [1, 2] and latter independently by Harary and Melter [2]. *e initial concept was introduced to locate the intruder in any ... -
Computational screening of zeolites for the adsorption of selected pharmaceutical pollutants
(SN Applied Sciences, 2020-10-27)Molecular simulations have been used as a screening tool to identify promising zeolites for the removal of selected pharmaceutical pollutants. 40 zeolites with different structural and chemical configurations were studied. ... -
Computer Modeling for Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics Curriculum in Kenya: A Simulation-Based Approach to Science Education
(Science Publishing group, 2016-01-09)Developed countries have appreciated the importance of Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) for scientific and technological development. STEM subjects have been posting low results in the Kenya Certificate ... -
Computer, Interactive, Multiple Mice Technique, Learners’, Performance, Fractions
(MMUST, 2021-07)Technology in general has advanced greatly as more computers and curricular materials for utilization of current technology are now available in schools. However, the utilization of these technological tools is not an ... -
Conceptualizing Peace, Security and Development: A Critical Discourse
(MMUST, 2018-02-22)This professorial inaugural lecture critically attempts to examine the concepts Peace, Security, and Development. Peace, is understood to be not only the absence of direct and physical violence, but more importantly, the ... -
Conditions for high growth rates of Nile tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus) fry in Western Kenya
(MMUST, 2018-03-07)This study evaluated the effects of various temperatures on growth of 17 alpha Methyl Testosterone treated Nile tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus) fry in Western Kenya. Nile tilapia larvae of Lake Victoria strain which had ... -
Conflict Trends in the Horn of Africa and Implications on Security: Special Reference to the Greater Sudan
(Journal of African Interdisciplinary Studies, 2021-06-23)Peace building strategies in the management of conflicts in the horn of Africa has been studied through IGAD context, focusing on Sudan, 1956 to 2015. The study identified gaps which included persistent conflict despite ... -
Consequences of illicit brews on health and family food security in Bungoma county, Kenya’s Bumula and Kanduyi sub-counties.
(African Journal of Social Issues, 2024-03-23)Illicit brew accounts for 60% of alcohol drunk in Kenya, with detrimental effects on health and food security. This study aimed to determine health consequences of illicit local brews on household food security was conducted ... -
Constraints in the interpretation of English-Lubukusu medical discourse
(Research Journal in modern Language and literature, 2023-05-07)Medical interpretation is simultaneous, and the interpreter usually lacks sufficient time to process and reproduce the information received as accurately as is sufficient. This paper investigated the linguistic and contextual ... -
Constraints of Attaining Pragmatic Relevance from English into Selected Luhya Varieties in Interpreter-mediated Sermons
(InternationalJournal of Linguistics, Literature and Translation, 2021-04-11)Interpretation is an ultimate bridge among people who speak more than one language. In the case where the audience fails to understand the source language (SL), it is necessary to get the message to ... -
CONTACT LENS PRACTITIONER PRACTICES IN RELATION TO PATIENT COMPLIANCE AT LIONS SIGHT FIRST EYE HOSPITAL, KENYA
(European Journal of Public Studies, 2020-06)Background: Contact lens practitioners (CLPs) play a vital role in the fitting of contact lenses (CL) and thus have a great influence on patient compliance. Studies have often focused on investigating levels of compliance ...