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Plant Stress Detection Accuracy Using Deep Convolution Neural Networks
(International Journal of Scientific Research in Computer, 2019-08)Plant Stress detection is a vital farming activity for enhanced productivity of crops and food security. Convolution Neural Networks (CNN) focuses on the complex relationships on input and output layers of neural networks ... -
Policy and financing interventions supporting community managed drought resilience strategies: A case of Marsabit County, Kenya
(Nairobi Journal of Humanities and Social Sciences, 2023-10-25)Drought risk management is the function of the national government complemented by the developed systems of governance in Kenya. However, this function is clearly delineated only for institutions and misses the mark in ... -
Polymorphisms in the Fc Gamma Receptor IIIA and Toll-Like Receptor 9 Are Associated with Protection against Severe Malarial Anemia and Changes in Circulating Gamma Interferon Levels
(ASM Journals, 2012-11-12)An understanding of the immunogenetic basis of naturally acquired immunity to Plasmodium falciparum infection would aid in the designing of a rationally based malaria vaccine. Variants within the Fc gamma receptors (FcγRs) ... -
Positionality, Access to the Social Space and Place of Research: Narratives from Research in Low Middle Income Settings
(People, Place and Policy, 2020-12)Research on positionality and accessing field work for researchers studying their own communities in Lower Middle-Income Countries (LMICs) is scant. The majority of the literature on this topic emanates from High-Income ... -
Post COVID-19 Analysis of the Status of online Infrastructure use by Public Universities in Kenya: The Case of Masinde Muliro University of Science and Technology
(AFRICAN JOURNAL OF EMPIRICAL RESEARCH, 2023-07-29)The Covid-19 pandemic brought about a lot of interference in learning institutions. Universities were not spared by this pandemic, and this brought about a need to reconsider modes of learning which had all along been ... -
Post COVID-19 Analysis of the Status of online Infrastructure use by Public Universities in Kenya: The Case of Masinde Muliro University of Science and Technology
(AFRICAN JOURNAL OF EMPIRICAL RESEARCH, 2023-07-29)The COVID-19 pandemic brought about a lot of interference in learning institutions. Universities were not spared by this pandemic, and this brought about a need to reconsider modes of learning which had all ... -
Post COVID-19 Analysis of the Status of online Infrastructure use by Public Universities in Kenya: The Case of Masinde Muliro University of Science and Technology
(AFRICAN JOURNAL OF EMPIRICAL RESEARCH, 2023-07-29)The Covid-19 pandemic brought about a lot of interference in learning institutions. Universities were not spared by this pandemic, and this brought about a need to reconsider modes of learning which had all along been ... -
The Potential of DNA Barcode-Based Delineation Using Seven Putative Candidate Loci of the Plastid Region in Inferring Molecular Diversity of Cowpea at Sub-Species Level.
(American Journal of Molecular Biology, 2016-10)The novelty and suitability of the mitochondrial gene CO1 in DNA barcoding as a reliable identification tool in animal species are undisputed. This is attributed to its standardized sequencing segment of the mitochondrial ... -
Potential tropical climate-based spatio-temporal grass variability
(ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH COMMUNICATIONS, 2019-03-15)Numerous international agreements aimed at reduction of greenhouse gas emissions by signatory countries have been ratified in an attempt to combat the adverse varied impacts of climate change and promote resource use ... -
Pragmatic restaurant tipping in star-rated hotels in Kenya
(Tailor and Francis online, 2021-12-10)Tipping can be traced to Tudor England in the sixteenth century. This act transformed into a custom, spreading to many countries. However, tipping is observed differently from one country to the other and thus is not ... -
Predictors of optimum antenatal iron-folate supplementation in a low resource rural set-up in Eastern Kenya
(Journal of Public Health and Epidemiology, 2015-11)There is depressed prevalence of the optimum iron-folate supplementation in Kenya and in other sub-Saharan Africa countries. The study was motivated by the paucity of area-specific data on predictors of optimum iron-folate ... -
Prehospital Airway Management for Trauma Patients by First Responders in Six Sub-Saharan African Countries and Five Other Low- and Middle-Income Countries
(World Journal of Surgery, 2022-02-25)The global injury burden disproportionately affecting low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) is exacerbated by a lack of robust emergency medical services. Though airway management (AM) is an essential component of ... -
Prevalence and diversity of Plasmodium species in pregnant women attending antenatal clinics in selected health centers of Kakamega County, Western Kenya
(Scientific African, 2022-10-11)Malaria remains a major public health concern around the world with tropical and sub-tropical regions bearing the greatest brunt despite up-scaling of control strategies. Despite the provisioning of insecticidal nets to ... -
Prevalence and Intensity of Intestinal Helminth Infections in Preschool Pupils in Lugari Subcounty, Kakamega County, Kenya
(Journal of Parasitology Research, 2020-11-07)Intestinal helminths cause anaemia, malnutrition, indigestion disorders, retarded growth, and low mental abilities in pupils. About 1.5 billion are infected globally. Intestinal helminth infections are caused by Ascaris ... -
Prevalence and predictors of receipt of weight loss advice among a nationally representative sample of overweight and obese Kenyans
(African Health Sciences, 2020-06-20)Background: As Kenya continues to experience rapid development and urbanization, growing evidence shows an increas- ing prevalence of non-communicable diseases (NCDs) and overweight and obese citizens. Objectives: This ... -
Prevalence and socio-demographic distribution of uncorrected refractive errors in school-going adolescents in Kakamega County, Kenya
(Ophthalmology Journal, 2024-03-28)BACKGROUND: Efforts to mitigate vision loss due to uncorrected refractive errors (UREs) in Africa remain unpredictable. This study investigated the prevalence and socio-demographic distribution of UREs in school-going ... -
Prevalence and sociodemographic predictors of depression among adolescents in secondary schools in Kakamega County, Kenya
(East African Medical Journal, 2023-09-27)Background: Depression is a common mental illness affecting more than 350 million people in the world. Depression tops among the public health concerns of adolescence problems, including substance abuse, violence, bullying ... -
Prevalence of Dental Caries among Adult Patients in Bungoma County, Kenya
(European Journal of Dental and Oral Health (EJDENT), 2023-08-24)Globally, dental caries has affected nearly 100% of adult teeth. Dental caries is caused when microbial biofilm converts free sugar contained in such foods and drinks into acid which corrodes the tooth structure. In Kenya, ... -
Prevalence of Depression and Related Socio Demographic Factors Among Nurses Working at Moi Teaching and Referral Hospital, Uasin Gishu County, Eldoret
(Journal of Psychiatry & Mental Disorders, 2017-12-27)Nurses are predisposed to developing depression which is a common mental health problem. They experience depression more than the general population due to the nature of their work. Untreated, depression can lead to a ... -
Prevalence of human immunodeficiency virus-1 drug-resistant mutations among adults on first- and second-line antiretroviral therapy in a resource-limited health facility in Busia County, Kenya
(Pan African Medical Journal, 2020-12)Introduction: in Kenya, about 1.5 million people are living with the Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV). Antiretroviral therapy aids in viral suppression. However, drug-resistance threaten the gains of the HIV infection ...