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Soil Sterilization Eliminates Beneficial Microbes That Provide Natural Pest Suppression Ecosystem Services Against Radopholus similis and Fusarium Oxysporum V5w2 in the Endosphere and Rhizosphere of Tissue Culture Banana Plants
(Sustainable Food Systems, 2022-03-01)Endosphere and rhizosphere microbes offer plant growth promotion and pest suppression ecosystem services in banana-based agroecosystems. Interest has been growing towards the use of such beneficial microbes in protecting ... -
Soil water dynamics under Moistube irrigation
(Physics and Chemistry of the Earth, 2020-02)The design and management of irrigation systems require knowledge of soil water movement. There are few studies on soil water dynamics of Moistube irrigation (MTI) since it is a relatively new type of subsurface irrigation ... -
Spatial Variations in Aquatic Insect Community Structure in the Winam Gulf of Lake Victoria, Kenya
(International Journal of Ecology, 2023-09-08)Background. Aquatic insect community structure is dynamic due to threats by anthropogenic activities coupled with changing climatic conditions. The insect’s survival is dependent on the substrate, water quality, and ... -
Stability Analysis in a Mathematical Model of Corruption in Kenya
(Asian Research Journal of Mathematics, 2019-12-28)The term corruption refers to the process that involves the abuse of a public trust or office for some private benet. Corruption becomes a threat to national development and growth especially when there is no political ... -
Stability and Kinetics Studies Using an RP- HPLC-UV Method Developed for Assays of Salvianolic Acid A Degradation as a Therapeutic
(International Research Journal of Pure and Applied Chemistry, 2015-03-13)Aims: To evaluate the stability of Salvianolic acid A (SAA), a promising cardiovascular drug candidate. Additionally avail an archetype in-vitro therapeutic monitoring from SAA degradation profile for characteristic oral ... -
The status and challenges of a modern irrigation system in Kenya: A systematic review
(Irrigation and Drainage, 2022-03-14)The modernization efforts of the irrigation subsector in Kenya have been hampered by several challenges. This review describes the status and challenges facing irrigated agriculture in Kenya. The results indicated that as ... -
Status of Micro-Hydrokinetic River Technology Turbines Application for Rural Electrification in Africa
(MDPI-Energies, 2022-11-28)Energy accessibility, reliability and availability are key components of improved quality of life and human development in all spheres. As the United Nations’ SDG 7 calls for access to electricity for all by 2030, Africa ... -
Stocking Density Induced Stress on Plasma Cortisol and Whole Blood Glucose Concentration in Nile Tilapia Fish ( Oreochromis niloticus ) of Lake Victoria, Kenya
(International Journal of Zoology, 2020-07-17)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 ... -
Stocking Density Induced Stress on Plasma Cortisol and Whole Blood Glucose Concentration in Nile Tilapia Fish (Oreochromis niloticus) of Lake Victoria, Kenya
(International Journal of Zoology, 2020-07-17)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 ... -
Strategic Direction and Firm Performance: Evidence from the SACCO Secto
(Sustainable Business and Society in Emerging Economies, 2023-03-31)Purpose: Strategic direction setting is a critical leadership practice to be adopted by organizations that intend to attain good performance. This study sought to examine the influence of strategic direction on Sacco ... -
Strategic Procurement Planning and Service Delivery of County Governments in Western Kenya Region
(African Journal of Empirical Research, 2023-04-17)Ensuring the provision of public services in Kenya necessitates public expenditure through the procurement of goods, works, and services; therefore, the integrity of the entire process from procurement to delivery of goods, ... -
Strategies for Mitigating Flood Risks in Western Region, Kenya
(AFRICAN JOURNAL OF EMPIRICAL RESEARCH, 2023-11-15)The focus on strategies for mitigating flood risks is to identify which measures have been put in place to reduce flood risk using nature-based affordable approaches. It has been observed that there is a continuous increase ... -
Strategies used to improve Participation of Students in Secondary School Education in Kakamega County, Kenya.
(International Journal of Education and Research, 2020-05-05)Education plays a vital role in the development of human capital that is imperative in the modern technological and information age. However many factors, for example individual and household characteristics, socio-economic ... -
Students’ Perception of Teacher Classroom Effectiveness and Academic Achievement: A Case of Secondary School Students in Hamisi Sub-County, Kenya
(AFRICAN JOURNAL OF EMPIRICAL RESEARCH, 2023-07-19)Teacher classroom effectiveness plays a crucial role in influencing students' perceptions and academic achievement. This study aimed to address this research gap by examining students' perceptions of teachers' classroom ... -
Students’ Perception of Teacher Classroom Effectiveness and Academic Achievement: A Case of Secondary School Students in Hamisi Sub-County, Kenya
(African Journal of Empirical Research, 2023-07-19)Teacher classroom effectiveness plays a crucial role in influencing students' perceptions and academic achievement. This study aimed to address this research gap by examining students' perceptions of teachers' classroom ... -
A Study In to the Influence of Performance Factors on Performance Ratings: An Institutional Catering Perspective of Public Universities in Western Kenya
(International Journal of Research in Tourism and Hospitality, 2017-05)Catering is an essential service, and thus subsidized to enable equitable and affordable higher education, with the KUCCPS students in focus. However, there has been an outcry from university's management, with some ... -
A Study into the Relationship between Restaurant Tipping and Food Service Tangibility in Kisumu County, Kenya
(European Journal of Tourism, Hospitality and Recreation, 2020-12)Tipping is believed to have vast influence on restaurant food service tangibility, and thus, quality. This forms the basis of the assumption that foodservice clients are in a better position to reward and monitor the quality ... -
STUDY OF FOOD SECURITY THROUGH FOOD WASTE AND LOSS CONTROL MECHANISM IN KENYA
(Tourism & Hospitality Reviews, 2018-01)Food waste within the hospitality’s restaurant operations contribute immensely to the global food wastes, and studies reveal that it contributes 45% of wastes through food preparation and production processes, 21% through ... -
Stuttering’s Hidden Side: The Need for an Empathetic School Climate for Disfluent School-Age Children in Public Primary Schools in Kakamega, Kenya
(Handbook of Speech-Language Therapy in Sub-Saharan Africa, 2023-03-04)Background: Short-term psychosocial problems are common among school-age developing children, emanating either from individual child characteristics and/or factors within the school setting. Essentially, these problems ... -
Sub-Acute Toxicity Effects of Methanolic Stem Bark Extract of Entada abyssinica on Biochemical, Haematological and Histopathological Parameters in Wistar Albino Rats
(Frontiers in Pharmacology, 2021-09-07)Background: Whereas the efficacy of Entada abyssinica (fabaceae) extracts against various ailments has been scientifically validated, its safety has not been established. This study was undertaken to evaluate the toxicity ...