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CERTAIN GEOMETRIC ASPECTS OF A CLASS OF ALMOSTCONTACT STRUCTURES ON A SMOOTH METRIC MANIFOLD
(MMUST, 2020-07-20)The classification of Smooth Geometric Manifolds still remains an open problem. Theconcept of almost contact Riemannian manifolds provides neat descriptions and distinc-tions between classes of odd and even ... -
EVALUATION OF THE ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH RISKS OF ABATTOIR WASTES ON RECEIVING WATER SOURCES
(2023)include condemned meat parts, aborted foetuses, trimmings, horns, undigested ingesta, bones, and hairs while the liquid consist of blood, dissolved solids, urine, gut contents, and wastewater. Various studies have shown ... -
EXTRACTION, ISOLATION AND CHARACTERIZATION OF COMPOUNDS FROMTermitomyces letestuiAND Ganoderma lucidum AND THEIR EFFICACY AGAINST SOME PATHOGENIC MICRO-ORGANISMS
(MMUST, 2020-09-25)Studies on mushrooms and other fungi overalong timehaveshowed a number of physiological properties that provide health benefits. This is supported by the traditional belief that mushroom consumption provides ... -
IMMUNOPHENOTYPE AND HEPATO-BIOMARKER CHARACTERISTICS OF HIV INFECTED ADULTS AND HEMATOLOGICAL REFERENCE RANGES OF CHILDREN IN KISUMU WEST SUBCOUNTY, KENYA
(MMUST, 2020-11-12)Proper diagnosis and management of clinical diseases requires succinct understanding of well-established human physiological reference values. Despite the high prevalence rates of HIV, Tuberculosis and ... -
INFLUENCE OF PHYSICO-CHEMICAL PARAMETERS AND SEDIMENT CHARACTERISTICS ON BENTHIC MACROINVERTEBRATE COMMUNITY DYNAMICS IN ISIUKHU RIVER, KENYA
(2023)Physico-chemical and sediments are critical aquatic habitat resources for macroinvertebrates. Macro-habitats are altered through oxygen and food availability alteration. Distribution of macroinvertebrates in responses to ... -
MICROBIAL PROFILES OF SMALL HOLDER FARMS UNDER DIFFERENT CROPPING SYSTEMS ALONG RIVER ISIUKHU WATERSHED OF KAKAMEGA COUNTY
(MMUST, 2020-10-12)The River Isiukhu watershed is endowed with rich agricultural soils. However, the region is characterized with high population density and therefore farm land is under enormous pressure as it is put under continuous ... -
MOLECULAR CHARACTERIZATION AND MINERALIZATION POTENTIAL OF PHOSPHORUS SOLUBILIZING BACTERIA COLONIZING COMMON BEAN (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) RHIZOSPHERE IN WESTERN KENYA
(2023)Phosphorous solubilizing bacteria (PSB) are a category of microbes that transform insoluble phosphates in soil into soluble forms that crops can utilize for growth and development. Phosphorous in natural soils is abundant, ... -
ON-FARM TREE SPECIES DIVERSITY, CARBON STOCKS AND SOIL PROPERTIES AS INFLUENCED BY SELECTED Eucalyptus spp IN KAKAMEGA-NANDI FOREST ECOSYSTEM
(MMUST, 2023-11)On-farm growing of trees has significantly contributed to easing pressure from natural forests in addition to providing extra income to forest-adjoining farming households. There are however concerns that Eucalyptus ... -
Physicochemical Properties, Chemical Constituents, Antioxidant and Antibacterial Activity of Honey from Plebenia hylderbrandii and Meliponula bocandei species of stingless bees against Escherichia coli and Staphylococcus aureus.
(MMUST, 2021-07)Free radicals are natural byproducts of chemical processes, such as metabolism. They move through cells, disrupting the structure of other molecules and resulting in cellular damage. The damage coupled with pathogenic ... -
PHYSICOCHEMICAL WATER QUALITY AND MACROINVERTEBRATE OCCURRENCE IN SASALA STREAM RECEIVING WASTEWATER DISCHARGE FROM EARTHEN FISHPOND FARMIN KAKAMEGA COUNTY,KENYA
(2020-11-12)Fish farming is now a major source of global and local fish requirements of food, raw materials, income and ecological considerations supplementing the dwindling output from the wild waters. Several ... -
RIVER SAND HARVESTING AND CHALLENGES TO RIPARIAN CONSERVATION STRATEGIES IN TWO RIVERS IN KAKAMEGA COUNTY, KENYA
(MMUST, 2022-11)Sand harvesting has potential consequences on the river ecosystem. This study sought if sand harvesting impacts the riverine ecosystem and consequently, riparian conservation on two rivers in Kakamega County. Specifically, ... -
A SCINDA-GPSSTUDY OFEQUATORIALPLASMA BUBBLESOVER KISUMU, KENYADURING2013 -2014 PERIOD
(MMUST, 2020-10-24)The ionosphereis the ionizedportion of the atmosphere thatstretches from about 50 km to 1000 km above the ground. It plays a very important role in the solar effects felt on Earth.Despite various studies having been ... -
SIMULATION OF GRAVIMETRIC CAPACITY, STRUCTURAL AND ELECTRONIC PROPERTIES OF VANADIUM DISULPHIDE AS ANODE MATERIAL FOR LITHIUM-ION BETTERY
(MMUST, 2019-10)Various energy sources are utilized at present with a challenge of energy storage in many cases. The existing rechargeable storage batteries which include sodium-ion and lithium-ion have some limitations in their gravimetric ... -
SOIL INVERTEBRATE DIVERSITY, ABUNDANCE AND PHYSICOCHEMICAL CHARACTERISTICS AROUND KAKAMEGA FOREST KENYA AS INFLUENCED BY CROPPING SYSTEMS
(MMUST, 2020-11-12)Soil fertility depletion has been identified as a major cause of food insecurity among householdsaround Kakamega forest. Soil invertebrate abundance and diversity are known to influence fertilitylevelof ... -
SPATIO-TEMPORAL CHANGES IN ABOVE-GROUND SEQUESTERED CARBON AND ITS RELATIONSHIP WITH TREE SPECIES DIVERSITY IN KAKAMEGA AND NORTH NANDI FOREST ECOSYSTEMS
(MMUST, 2023-11)Monitoring aboveground carbon (AGC) dynamics and tree diversity functionality relationships is crucial to understanding the role of vegetation in implementing climate change mitigation strategies and promoting sustainable ...