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THE INFLUENCE OF SOCIO-ECONOMIC DEPRIVATION ON MULTIMORBIDITY: A SYSTEMATIC REVIEW
(European Journal of Physical Education and Sport Science, 2021-05)Introduction: Multimorbidity poses a current global health challenge due to its increasing prevalence and burden on individuals and health systems. Evidence suggests that more socially disadvantaged individuals share a ... -
Influence of Statist Inter-ethnic Political Leadership Transformation in the Management of Inter-ethnic Conflicts in Bungoma County, Kenya
(AFRICAN JOURNAL OF EMPIRICAL RESEARCH, 2023-09-06)The study interrogates the influence of statist inter-ethnic political leadership transformation in the management of inter-ethnic conflicts in Bungoma County. In Kenya, specifically in Bungoma, the 1963 conflict in the ... -
Influence of Teacher’s Self-Worth on Secondary School Learners’ Academic Performance in Kakamega County, Kenya
(African Journal of Empirical Research, 2023-05-19)Teachers are charged with the responsibilities of leadership management in schools in Kenya. Teachers, as decision-makers, are continually faced with problems managing school resources and funds. Since principals have a ... -
Influence of Teaching and Learning Approaches on Implementation of Inclusive Education in Public Primary Schools in Kanduyi Sub-county, Kenya
(Strategic Journal of Business & Change Management, 2020-09-22)Despite the apparent familiarity with the concept of inclusive education (IE), there is still inconsistency in integrating it at the level of policy development and implementation. The objective of the study therefore, was ... -
The influence of α,α′-diimine bridging ligand on the reactivity of binuclear para-cymene ruthenium(II) complexes. Kinetic, mechanistic and computational study
(Inorganica Chimica Acta, 2021-01-01)Substitution kinetics of the aqua ligands in four binuclear ruthenium(II) para-cymene complexes with different α,α′-diimine bridging ligands [2-pyridylaldazine (Ru-1), p-phenylenebis(picoline)aldimine (Ru-2), p-biphenyle ... -
The influence of α,α′-diimine bridging ligand on the reactivity of binuclear para-cymene ruthenium(II) complexes. Kinetic, mechanistic and computational study
(Inorganica Chimica Acta journal, 2021-01)Substitution kinetics of the aqua ligands in four binuclear ruthenium(II) para-cymene complexes with different α,α′-diimine bridging ligands [2-pyridylaldazine (Ru-1), p-phenylenebis(picoline)aldimine (Ru-2), p-biphenyle ... -
Influences of Different Soil Erosion Control Methods on Bean Production Characteristics and yield
(AUTHOREA, 2020-07)Erosion negatively affects crop yields and decreases crop productivity. It removes nutrients, reduces rooting depth, and damages soil structure, resulting in negative nutrient balances and lower crop yields. A study for ... -
Ingestion of hemozoin by peripheral blood mononuclear cells alters temporal gene expression of ubiquitination processes
(Biochemistry and Biophysics Reports, 2022-01-11)Plasmodium falciparum (Pf) malaria is among the leading causes of childhood morbidity and mortality worldwide. During a natural infection, ingestion of the malarial parasite product, hemozoin (PfHz), by circulating phagocytic ... -
Innovations and opportunities in Social media for management of drug and substance Abuse in selected informal settlements of Nairobi County, Kenya
(African Journall of Alcohol and Drug Abuse,, 2020-06-30)According to the World Drug Report in 2016, there is an increasing availability of many kinds of drugs to the youth. Researchers have conducted minimal studies on the consequences social media has on Drug and Substance ... -
Innovative collaborative instructional strategies: it’s effect on secondary school students’ achievement in biology as moderated by verbal ability
(international journal on math, science and technology education, 2021-06-21)Education is changing rapidly. Schools are gradually shifting away from the traditional mode of instruction and toward a more active model of learning, in which students are collaborating on projects in small groups and ... -
Insecticide resistance exerts significant fitness costs in immature stages of Anopheles gambiae in western Kenya
(Malaria Journal, 2021-06-09)Background Despite increasing documentation of insecticide resistance in malaria vectors against public health insecticides in sub-Saharan Africa, there is a paucity of information on the potential fitness costs of ... -
Insecticide resistance exerts significant fitness costs in immature stages of Anopheles gambiae in western Kenya
(Malaria Journal, 2021-06-09)Background Despite increasing documentation of insecticide resistance in malaria vectors against public health insecticides in sub-Saharan Africa, there is a paucity of information on the potential fitness costs of ... -
Insecticide resistant Anopheles gambiae have enhanced longevity but reduced reproductive fitness and a longer first gonotrophic cycle
(scientific reports, 2022-05-23)Widespread insecticide resistance in African malaria vectors raises concerns over the potential to compromise malaria vector control interventions. Understanding the evolution of resistance mechanisms, and whether the ... -
Insights on adsorption of carbamazepine onto iron oxide modified diatomaceous earth: Kinetics, isotherms, thermodynamics, and mechanisms
(Environmental Research, 2020-01)To ameliorate adsorbent recovery by an external magnetic field, naturally occurring diatomaceous earth (DE) was modified with iron-oxide, characterized and applied for adsorption of carbamazepine (CBZ) from synthetic ... -
Institutional Factors Influencing Self-Directed Learning Readiness among Nursing Students in Medical Training Colleges in Siaya County, Kenya
(eepublisher.com, 2024-04-24)Context: Self-directed learning (SDL) is a prominent pedagogical approach in nursing education. The success of self-directed learning hinges upon an individual's readiness, which is influenced by the complexity of factors. ... -
INSTRUMENT FOR MEANS TESTING FOR EQUITABLE TARGETING OF NEEDY STUDENTS THROUGH AN ONLINE COMPUTER APPLICATION
(2023)Developing countries have witnessed budgetary constraints and hence they have established some cost recovery measures in higher education which include students’ loans, pay as you eat system among others. However, the ... -
Integrated Management of Napier Grass Stunt Disease in East Africa
(Sustainability in Plant and Crop Protection, 2020-02-06)Napier grass stunt (NGS) disease is a serious disease of the most important fodder crop in East Africa. The disease is caused by a phytoplasma, ‘Candidatus Phytoplasma oryzae’, a cell wall-less bacterium belonging to the ... -
Integrated OMICS platforms identify LAIR1 genetic variants as novel predictors of cross-sectional and longitudinal susceptibility to severe malaria and all-cause mortality in Kenyan children
(EBioMedicine, 2019-07-02)Background Severe malarial anaemia (SMA) is a leading cause of childhood mortality in holoendemic Plasmodium falciparum regions. Methods To gain an improved understanding of SMA pathogenesis, whole genome and transcriptome ... -
Integrating Indigenous Abaluhya Worldview with Western Scientific Approaches in Communicating Climate Change Related to Conservation of Kakamega Forest
(AFRICAN JOURNAL OF EMPIRICAL RESEARCH, 2023-11-22)Communicating climate change remains an integral aspect of the quest to manage the impacts of climate change. Communicating climate change largely takes the western scientific approach without much consideration of African ...