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DAIRY CATTLE PRODUCTIVITY ON SMALLHOLDER FARMS IN LURAMBI SUB-COUNTY OF KAKAMEGA COUNTY, KENYA
(MMUST, 2017-08)The general objective of this study will be to examine the challenges facing small holder dairy farm productivity In Lurambi Sub County. The study will be guided by the following specific objectives: i) To determine the ... -
Data collected to assess the effect of inquiry-based learning on environmental knowledge and attitudes among pre-service biology teachers in Tanzania
(Elsevier, 2023-07-18)The proliferation of global environmental problems has necessitated the need to re-examine the environmental impacts caused by human-nature relations. Yet individual attitudes and environmental literacy remain among the ... -
A DATA-DRIVEN MODEL FOR SUSTAINABLE DEPLOYMENT AND ADOPTION OF CLIMATE SMART AGRICULTURE PRACTICES AMONG SMALLHOLDER FARMERS IN KAKAMEGA COUNTY
(MMUST, 2023-11)Kenya’s agriculture is dominated by 4.5 million smallholder farmers who produce over 75% of the national agricultural production. These farmers are the most vulnerable to climate change because of various socioeconomics, ... -
Deciphering the antimycobacterial, cytotoxicity and phytochemical profile of Entada abyssinica stem bark
(An International Journal of Plant Research and Biotechnology, 2023-09-07)Organic (acetonic, chloroform, methanolic and hexanic) extracts of Entada abyssinica stem bark were screened for their antimycobacterial, cytotoxicity and phytochemical profiles. Microplate Alamar Blue and MTT assays were ... -
Decolonisation of African Universities
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Degradation characteristics of metribuzin in soils within the Nzoia River Drainage Basin, Kenya
(Toxicological and Environmental Chemistry, 2015-12-31)Metribuzin, a triazinone herbicide, is heavily used within the expansive Nzoia River Drainage Basin in Kenya for the optimization of sugarcane yields. For field experiments, soils were spiked with metribuzin and amended ... -
DEMOGRAPHIC AND SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS INFLUENCING ITNS USE AMONG THE JAGGERY AND TEA WORKERS IN THE PREVENTION OF MALARIA IN SOUTH MUGIRANGO SUB COUNTY, KISII COUNTY, KENYA
(WORLD JOURNAL OF ADVANCE HEALTHCARE RESEARCH, 2020-12-13)Background; This study interviewed about 209 respondents working at the Jaggery and Tea farms. More than half of respondents understudy were at risk of contracting malaria infection due to the demographic and socioeconomic ... -
Demographic factors affecting achievement goal orientation among Kenya volleyball league players
(International Journal of Sport Studies., 2016-01)This study sought to investigate relationship between demographic factors and goal orientation of Kenya’s volleyball league players. It was guided by the hypothesis that demographic factors of Kenya volleyball league ... -
THE DEMOGRAPHIC PROFILE AND TASK PERFORMANCE OF LOW VISION LEARNERS ATTENDING INCLUSIVE SCHOOLS IN KAKAMEGA COUNTY, KENYA
(European Journal of Public Health, 2020-05)Background: Task performance of the low vision learners is a key factor in influencing their comfort while at school and possibly cubing the increasing school dropouts in these schools. Purpose: This study aimed at ... -
Density Dependent Delayed Migration for Rosenzweig-Macaurther Model with Holling Type II Predator Functional Response
(Asian Research Journal of Mathematics, 2019-10-28)The model describing the interaction between the predator and prey species is referred to as a predator-prey model. The migration of these species from one patch to another may not be instantaneous. This may be due to ... -
Derivatization Reactions and Reagents for Gas Chromatography Analysis
(Advanced Gas Chromatography, 2012-03-21)Derivatization reactions are meant to transform an analyte for detectability in Gas Chromatography (GC) or other instrumental analytical methods. Derivatization in GC analysis can be defined as a procedural technique that ... -
Derivatization Reactions and Reagents for Gas Chromatography Analysis.
(Advanced Gas Chromatography - Progress in Agricultural, Biomedical and Industrial Applications, 2012-03)Derivatization reactions are meant to transform an analyte for detectability in Gas Chromatography (GC) or other instrumental analytical methods. Derivatization in GC analysis can be defined as a procedural technique that ... -
DESIGN AND FABRICATION OF CLAY NANOCOMPOSITES FOR CONTROLLED RELEASE OF PLANT NUTRIENTS
(MMUST, 2021-06)This study was necessitated by low crop yields on farms and pollution effects of leached unused fertilizers into the environment, challenges that can be solved by nanotechnology. Clay was modified by surfactant and stabilizers ... -
Detection of Plasmodium Sporozoites and Blood-Meal Source in a Population of Anopheles Coustani Senso Lato in Kakamega County, Western Kenya
(nternational Journal of Innovative Research and Development, 2022-01-31)Background Re-emerging of malaria vectors in the highlands of Western Kenya pose a challenge to malaria eradication efforts. Anopheles coustanis.l is a sub-Saharan mosquito species implicated in transmission of malaria in ... -
DETERMINANTS OF DIET AND FLUID ADHERENCEAMONG END STAGE RENAL DISEASE PATIENTS UNDERGOING HAEMODIALYSIS AT MOI TEACHINGAND REFERRAL HOSPITAL, UASIN GISHU COUNTY, KENYA
(MMUST, 2020-11-12)End Stage Renal Disease (ESRD) is aglobalpublic health problem.Moi Teaching and Referral Hospital (MTRH) has over 200 hemodialysis patients with nearly 2/3rd struggling with dietary and fluid adherence.This study ... -
DETERMINANTS OF BYPASSING COUNTY PUBLIC HEALTH FACILITIES AMONG WOMEN SEEKING CHILDBIRTH SERVICES AT THE MOI TEACHING AND REFERRAL HOSPITAL, ELDORET
(MMUST, 2020-08-24)Strong preferences are revealed when patients fail to utilize their nearby facilities and seek health care services at another facility. Bypassing rates for childbirth has been documented in literature and it ranges between ... -
DETERMINANTS OF DIET AND FLUID ADHERENCE AMONG END STAGE RENAL DISEASE PATIENTS UNDERGOING HAEMODIALYSIS AT MOI TEACHING AND REFERRAL HOSPITAL, UASIN GISHU COUNTY, KENYA
(Journal of Health, Medicine and Nursing, 2020-09-29)Purpose: This study was conducted to establish determinants of diet and fluid adherence among ERSD patients undergoing hemodialysis at Moi Teaching and Referral Hospital- Uasingishu county. Kenya. Methods: A descriptive ...
