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Response surface methodology directed modeling of the biosorption of progesterone onto acid activated Moringa oleifera seed biomass: Parameters and mechanisms
(Science Direct, 2024-05-27)In this study, chemically activated fat-free powdered Moringa oleifera seed biomass (MOSB) was synthesized, characterized, and utilized as a cost-effective biosorbent for the abstraction of progesterone (PGT) hormone from ... -
Origin, Settlement, and Beliefs of the Bisukha and Bidakho of the Luhya Community-Kenya
(Athens Journal of History, 2024-05)This study interrogated the origin, settlement and the beliefs of the Bisukha and Bidakho sub-ethnic groups in the larger Luhya ethnic group. The paper has unravelled the etymologies of the Luhya, Isukha and Idakho terms. ... -
Hospitality Restaurant Operations: Safety and Hygiene Practices
(Intechopen, 2023-10-23)Hotel Restaurants contributes immensely to the economic well-being of many Countries worldwide. Apart from solving patrons’ dining needs, restaurants employ many people across the world and thus contributes to the global ... -
An Engel–Kollat–Blackwell model application on restaurant clientele purchase decision-making processes in commercial eateries in Kakamega County, Kenya
(Research in Hospitality Management, 2024-03-07)Restaurant clientele have a task of making critical decisions concerning their choices of food and drinks. The decision-making process involves, firstly, the selection of the restaurant in which to have a meal and, secondly, ... -
Self-reported Provision of Preconception Care and Associated Factors
(The East African Health Research Journal (EAHRJ), 2024-03-28)Background: Preconception care (PCC) is the provision of health interventions to women and couples before conception occurs and is valuable in promoting healthy maternal, birth, and neonatal health outcomes. In Africa, ... -
A Critical Examination of the Standard Cosmological Model: Toward a Modified Framework for Explaining Cosmic Structure Formation and Evolution
(Astronomy, 2024-03-12)This paper explores the fundamental cosmological principle, with a specific focus on the homogeneity and isotropy assumptions inherent in the Friedmann model that underpins the standard model. We propose a modified redshift ... -
Acceptability of Cereal-Cricket Composite Porridge as Influenced by Socio-Economic Factors and Breast-Feeding Status of Mothers and Care-Givers in Siaya County, Kenya
(African Journal of Food, Agriculture, Nutrition and Development, 2024-02-29)The trajectory for widespread integration of edible insects into the human diet is still confronted by low acceptability especially among communities that traditionally or habitually do not consume insects. While the concern ... -
Perceptions of rural and urban residents in Borana pastoral and agro-pastoral areas in Ethiopia related to milk adulteration
(BMC Nutrition, 2024-04-30)Milk is a nutritious food that plays a great role in the diets of a society largely dependent on livestock production. On the other hand, contaminants can enter milk naturally or intentionally, causing a negative impact ... -
Assessing the Level of Community Resilience to Drought in Kitui County, Kenya
(International Journal of Disaster Response and Emergency Management (IJDREM), 2023)In Kenya, arid and semi-arid lands are more affected by drought due to their fragile ecosystems and unfavorable climate. The main objective of this study was to determine the level of community resilience to drought in ... -
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 ... -
Evaluation of Strategic Options for Enhancing Community Resilience to Drought in Kitui County, Kenya
(The Cradle of Knowledge: African Journal of Educational and Social Science Research, 2023-04)In Kenya, Arid and semi-arid Lands are more affected by drought due to their fragile ecosystems, unfavourable climate, and historical marginalization. Kitui County is one of the counties that have been ... -
Household adoption dynamics of solar home systems in Democratic Republic of Congo
(IRT Digital Library, 2023)To enhance energy access in Kinshasa's Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), it is crucial to understand the DRC's energy space in depth. The article presents specific data from active end-users, consisting of structured ... -
Using consensus and cooperative reflective journal writing instructional strategies to enhance students’ achievement in Biology
(Interdisciplinary Journal of Education Research (IJER), 2023-08-22)Teachers are supposed to adapt their teaching-learning process based on classroom interaction to suit the learning conditions of learners to produce a complete learning community that is intellectually and behaviourally ... -
Perceptions of teachers towards the Use of Inquiry-Based Learning Following 5Es Instructional Model in Biology at Upper Secondary School Level in Rwanda
(African Journal of Educational Studies in Mathematics and Science, 2023-11-30)The study examined perceptions of teachers towards the use of inquiry-based learning (IBL) following 5Es instructional model in teaching biology at upper secondary school level in Rwanda. It also examined the challenges ... -
Effect of Parental Communication on Learner Achievement in Mathematics Activities in Chwele Zone, Kabuchai Sub-County, Bungoma County, Kenya
(East African Journal of Education Studies,, 2022-11-03)Parental Communication (PC) in children’s education is instrumental in determining achievement in learning outcomes; while appropriate parental engagement is related to positive learner achievement, inappropriate communication ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
Biosynthesis of zinc oxide nanoparticles as a potential adsorbent for degrading organochlorines
(Advances in Phytochemistry, Textile and Renewable Energy Research for Industrial Growth, 2022)Water pollution due to organic contaminants has been a serious issue in developing countries because of the acute toxicities and carcinogenic nature of these pollutants. Among various water treatment methods, adsorption ... -
Phytochemical screening, total phenolic content, total flavonoid content and GC-MS evaluation of crude acetonic extracts of Prosopis juliflora
(Advances in Phytochemistry, Textile and Renewable Energy Research for Industrial Growth, 2022)Commonly referred to as the Mathenge plant in Kenya, the plant Prosopis juliflora has been considered as a noxious weed within the boundaries of Kenya occupying ASAL lands, colonizing water bodies and affecting livestock ... -
Kinetics of Degradation of Metribuzin in aqueous
(Journal of Al-Nahrain University, 2018-06)In this work, zero-valent iron nanoparticles (nZVI NPs) were synthesized in (EW-Fe0) ethanol -water mixed system and have been evaluated for degradation in aqueous solution of metribuzin. The batch experiments at varying ...