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Staphylococcus aureus associated with surgical site infections in Western Kenya reveals genomic hotspots for pathogen evolution
(Microbiology Society, 27-07-20)Objectives. Staphylococcus aureus is one of the most common pathogens attributed to hospital infections. Although S. aureus infections have been well studied in developed countries, far less is known about the biology of ... -
The Role of Public-Private Partnerships (PPP) in Ensuring Technology Access for Farmers in sub-Saharan Africa
(African Journal of Food, Agriculture, Nutrition and Development, 202-04-15)Public-private partnerships in agriculture are collaborative mechanisms in which actors in research fields and the private sector share resources, risk and generate innovation for the development of the agricultural sector, ... -
Rhizobium improves nutritive suitability and tolerance of Phaseolus vulgaris to Colletotrichum lindemuthianum by boosting organic nitrogen content
(Applied Soil Ecology, 202-05)Symbiotic nitrogen fixing Rhizobium species have been reported to trigger induced resistance reactions that are inhibitive to aboveground antagonists. We tested the hypothesis that root infection by nitrogen-fixing Rhizobium ... -
Molecular characterization of viruses causing maize lethal necrosis disease in South-Rift region, Kenya
(International Journal of Genetics and Molecular Biology, 202-07-31)The first report of Maize lethal necrosis (MLN) disease in Africa was in Bomet, Kenya, nine years ago. It has since spread in East and Central African (ECA) countries, causing massive yield losses. Currently, 90% of the ... -
Occurrence and distribution of cassava begomoviruses in Kenya
(Annals of Applied Biology, 2005-03-16)SummaryA survey for cassava mosaic disease (CMD) was conducted in Kenya, to investigate the factors contributing to the generally increased incidence and severity of CMD in the cassava growing regions and to study the ... -
Improving Smallholder Marketing of potatoes and groundnuts in Eastern Uganda.
(FARM-D, 2005-05-23)Farmers’ collective marketing has successfully been implemented in Western Kenya, but the potential has remained unexploited in Uganda. The project seeks to enhance marketing efficiency by improving access to credit for ... -
Groundwater overdraft vulnerability and environmental impact assessment in Arusha
(Environmental Geology, 2006-07-11)A simple approach is proposed for identifying areas vulnerable to groundwater overdraft. The methodology utilizes GIS techniques to analyze and evaluate controlling factors in areas with little data. The proposed methodology ... -
Adsorption of Caffeine and Ciprofloxacin onto Pyrolitically Derived Water Hyacinth Biochar: Isothermal, Kinetic and Thermodynamic Studies
(2006-09)In this work, the adsorptive features of water hyacinth (Eichhornia crassipes) derived biochar for sequestration of ciprofloxacin and caffeine from aqueous solution is reported. The isothermal behaviour, adsorption kinetics, ... -
Science And Engineering Research: Assessment Methods
(Innovations in E-learning, Instruction Technology, Assessment, and Engineering Education, 2007-01)The evaluation of research and indeed any aspect of science and engineering is a complex process. Engineering research encompasses a wide range of creative, theoretical and practical activities involving many communities ... -
Environmental impact assessment of risk associated with groundwater overdraft remediation in cone of depression, Jining, China
(Environmental Geology, 2007-03-21)In this paper, a simple scenario and probabilistic approach is used to assess the potential groundwater risk due to proposed overdraft remedial actions in cone of depression, Jining City, China. Focusing on the concentrations ... -
Environmental impact assessment using FORM and groundwater system reliability concept
(Environmental Geology, 2007-09-20)In this paper, fist-order reliability method (FORM) is used to evaluate the impacts of uncertainties posed by traditional deterministic models on the environment in Jining, China. Because of groundwater contamination in ... -
In vitro Regeneration by Indirect Organogenesis of Selected Kenyan Maize Genotypes using Shoot Apices
(Biotechnology, 2008-09)The study reports a reliable and reproducible regeneration system of two open pollinated varieties-OPV`s (Katumani KAT and dry land cultivar DLC1), a hybrid (DH01) and an inbred line (TL08) using shoot apices as explants ... -
Effects of Plant Age and Rock Phosphate on Quality and Nutrient Release of Legume Residue
(Pedosphere, 2009-02)An incubation experiment was carried out on plateau and slope fields to investigate the effect of plant age and rock phosphate (RP) on the organic resource (OR) quality and available N and P release of the legume residues, ... -
Prospects for Developing Odour Baits To Control Glossina fuscipes spp., the Major Vector of Human African Trypanosomiasis
(plos neglected tropical diseases, 2009-05-12)We are attempting to develop cost-effective control methods for the important vector of sleeping sickness, Glossina fuscipes spp. Responses of the tsetse flies Glossina fuscipes fuscipes (in Kenya) and G. f. quanzensis (in ... -
Prospects for Developing Odour Baits To Control Glossina fuscipes spp., the Major Vector of Human African Trypanosomiasis.
(plos neglected tropical diseases, 2009-05-12)We are attempting to develop cost-effective control methods for the important vector of sleeping sickness, Glossina fuscipes spp. Responses of the tsetse flies Glossina fuscipes fuscipes (in Kenya) and G. f. quanzensis (in ... -
Groundwater overdraft and the impact of artificial recharge on groundwater quality in a cone of depression, Jining, China
(Water International, 2009-12-03)Groundwater overdraft has led to cone of depression formation in Jining City, China. This paper investigates spatial groundwater overdraft severity by an index and Geographic Information System (GIS) method, and impact of ... -
Prospects for the Development of Odour Baits to Control the Tsetse Flies Glossina tachinoides and G. palpalis s.l.
(PLOS ONE, 2010-03-16)Field studies were done of the responses of Glossina palpalis palpalis in Côte d'Ivoire, and G. p. gambiensis and G. tachinoides in Burkina Faso, to odours from humans, cattle and pigs. Responses were measured either by ... -
Pan-Africanism and the Language Question: Re-reading African Cultural and Intellectual History
(African Journal of International Affairs, 2010-07-27)This paper examines the role of intellectuals in the development of Pan-Africanist linguistic nationalism. The specific aim of the paper is to analyse elite ideas about African linguistic nationalism and their role in ... -
Signal Transduction One of the Current Molecular Approaches in the Management of Drought Stress in the Sub-Saharan Region
(Biotechnology, 2010-11)Drought affects maize production in Africa leading to up to 70% crop loss and in certain cases total crop loss. Several breeding interventions have been attempted with little success. Thus alternative complementation ... -
Perfluorinated Compounds Distribution and Source Identification in Sediments of Lake Victoria Gulf Basin
(Soil and Sediment Contamination, 2011-03-03)Perfluorooctanoic acid and perfluorooctane sulfonate were determined in the sediments from Winam Gulf, which is in the Kenyan side of Lake Victoria and in its source rivers. The sources of perfluorinated compounds within ...
