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BANANA FIBRE PAPER AS A SUSTAINABLE NEMATICIDE DELIVERY SYSTEM FOR IMPROVED NEMATODE MANAGEMENT, CROP PRODUCTIVITY AND SOIL HEALTH
(MMUST, 2025-11)Potato (Solanum tuberosum) and green pea (Pisum sativum) are important staple and legume crops in Kenya, yet their productivity is increasingly constrained by plant parasitic nematodes (PPN), including root-knot nematodes ... -
Barriers to Interpersonal Communication as a Tool for Improving the Update of Voluntary Medical Male Circumcision in Siaya County, Kenya
(Journal of Health, Medicine and Nursing, 2020-03-31)Despite its acknowledged importance in health management, particularly when dealing with such sensitive issues that transcend the boundaries of health as sexuality, stigma and discrimination, there is little research on ... -
Bayesian Approach in Modeling Prostate Cancer
(Journal of Biostatistics and Epidemiology, 2024-12-15)ackground: Prostate cancer is an emerging health problem in Sub-Saharan Africa and it is often diagnosed at an advanced stage due to the lack of access to screening and diagnostic facilities. Method: This study therefore ... -
The Beauty of Mathematics: Learning Mathematics by Questioning
(Asian Journal of Education and Social Studies, 2021-12-19)Mathematics problems may seem to have no real use in life, but this could be further from the truth. The use of mathematics is everywhere in our daily lives and, without discovering it; we apply mathematics ideas, as well ... -
Bed net use and malaria treatment-seeking behavior in artisanal gold mining and sugarcane growing areas of Western Kenya highlands
(Scientific African, 2022-03-03)Provision of the bed net in Sub-Saharan Africa has substantially resulted in the decrease in malaria incidences in the region. However, malaria still ravages these regions causing significant deaths. This situation has ... -
BEHAVIORAL INVESTMENT TRAPS, FUND SIZE AND PORTFOLIO PERFORMANCE OF MUTUAL FUNDS IN KENYA.
(MMUST, 2025-09)This study investigated the decline in financial performance observed among mutual funds in Kenya, focusing on the potential role of behavioral investment traps in influencing portfolio trends. The objectives were to ... -
BEHAVIOURAL BIASES, RISK TOLERANCE AND INVESTMENT DECISION BY LISTED COMPANIES IN NAIROBI SECURITY EXCHANGE, KENYA
(MMUST, 2025-10)Investor often makes incorrect decisions often due to and not limited to inadequate technical expertise, overconfidence, herding, disposition effect and desire for faster returns. Researchers have however proved that ... -
Belowground Influence of Rhizobium Inoculant and Water Hyacinth Composts on Yellow Bean Infested by Aphis fabae and Colletotrichum lindemuthianum under Field Conditions
(Journal of Plant Studies, 2016-04)Rhizobium inoculant has been developed for bean production in Lake Victoria basin. Two types of compost have been developed, water hyacinth compost with cattle manure culture (H+CMC) or with effective microbes (H+EM). ... -
A Between-Host Cholera Mathematical Model Incorporating Temperature Dependence
(African Journal of Empirical Research, 2024-10-08)This paper establishes a between-host cholera model with temperature dependent parameter. This is done using system of ODEs to analyse the effect of temperature change on cholera disease. The model analysis reveals that ... -
Bioaccumulation of perfluoroalkyl acids in dairy cows in a naturally contaminated environment.
(Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 2013-05-04)Beef and dairy products may be important vectors of human exposure to perfluoroalkyl acids (PFAAs), but the understanding of how PFAAs are accumulated and transferred through agricultural food chains is very limited. Here, ... -
Biodegradation of carbofuran in soils within Nzoia River Basin, Kenya
(Journal of Environmental Science and Health, Part B, 2015-04)Carbofuran (2,3-dihydro-2,2-dimethylbenzofuran-7-yl methylcarbamate) has been used within the Nzoia River Basin (NRB), especially in Bunyala Rice Irrigation Schemes, in Kenya for the control of pests. In this study, the ... -
Biofilms and Antimicrobial Susceptibility Profiles of Escherichia coli Recovered from Wastewater Treatment Plants in Kakamega Municipality, Kenya
(Egyptian Journal of Microbiology, 2121-03)STUDIES have demonstrated high levels of ampicillin resistance among Escherichia coli occurring in wastewater and environmental systems in western Kenya. The current study investigated antimicrobial resistance profiles and ... -
BIOLOGICAL AND BIOCHEMICAL CHARACTERIZATION OF Leuconostoc mesenteroides ISOLATES AND THEIR BIO-DEGRADATION LEVELS OF SELECTED POST HARVESTED SUGARCANE (Saccharum officinarum) VARIETIES IN WESTERN KENYA
(MMUST, 2025-11)Sugarcane (Saccharum officinarum) is a highly perishable crop that must be processed promptly after harvesting. In many countries that cultivate sugarcane, such as Kenya, there is typically a delay of three to seven ... -
Biology Instructional Resources Availability and Extent of their Utilization in Teaching Pre-Service Biology Teachers
(African Journal of Educational Studies in Mathematics and Sciences, 2020-12-21)Education of pre-service science teachers necessitates inquiry and resource-based instruction to ensure the production of both hands-on and mind-on skilled science teachers. This becomes possible when a variety of instructional ... -
The Biology Teachers’ Training Needs and Competencies in the Use of Technology for Biology Instruction in Kenyan Secondary Schools
(East African Scholars Journal of Education, Humanities and Literature, 2020-08)The study investigated the biology teachers’ training needs and competencies in the use of technology for instruction in Biology in Kenyan secondary schools. The research was based on David Ausubel’s Meaningful Learning ...
