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Long-term spatial-temporal trends and variability of rainfall over Eastern and Southern Africa.
(Theoretical and Applied Climatology, 2018-11-20)
This study investigates the spatial-temporal trends and variability of rainfall within East and South Africa (ESA) region. The newly available Climate Hazards group Infrared Precipitation with Stations (CHIRPS-v2) gridded ...
Complement component 3 mutations alter the longitudinal risk of pediatric malaria and severe malarial anemia
(Experimental Biology and Medicine, 2021-11-19)
Severe malarial anemia (SMA) is a leading cause of childhood morbidity and mortality in holoendemic Plasmodium falciparum transmission regions. To gain enhanced understanding of predisposing factors for SMA, we explored ...
ROLE OF STUDENT COUNCILS IN MITIGATION OF CONFLICTS CAUSED BY STUDENTS IN SECONDARY SCHOOLS IN KERICHO COUNTY, KENYA
(MMUST, 2021-03)
Student conflicts in secondary schools are one of the most common challenges faced in the 21st century in the modern world. Kenya has faced several incidents of student conflicts in Secondary schools mainly attributed to ...
Prevalence and diversity of Plasmodium species in pregnant women attending antenatal clinics in selected health centers of Kakamega County, Western Kenya
(Scientific African, 2022-10-11)
Malaria remains a major public health concern around the world with tropical and sub-tropical regions bearing the greatest brunt despite up-scaling of control strategies. Despite the provisioning of insecticidal nets to ...
Rhizobia Contribute to Salinity Tolerance in Common Beans (Phaseolus vulgaris L.)
(Cell, 2022-11-16)
Rhizobia are soil bacteria that induce nodule formation on leguminous plants. In the nodules, they reduce dinitrogen to ammonium that can be utilized by plants. Besides nitrogen fixation, rhizobia have other symbiotic ...
CONTACT LENS PRACTITIONER PRACTICES IN RELATION TO PATIENT COMPLIANCE AT LIONS SIGHT FIRST EYE HOSPITAL, KENYA
(European Journal of Public Studies, 2020-06)
Background: Contact lens practitioners (CLPs) play a vital role in the fitting of contact lenses (CL) and thus have a great influence on patient compliance. Studies have often focused on investigating levels of compliance ...
Education for Sustainable Development: The Case of Masinde Muliro University of Science and Technology (MMUST)
(Southern African Journal of Environmental Education, 2015-09-17)
The unit-based sustainability assessment tool (USAT) was administered at Masinde Muliro University of Science and Technology (MMUST), Kenya, between January and March 2012. The assessment focused on establishing to what ...
INFLUENCE OF INFORMATION ACCESS ON ADOPTION OF IMPROVED SWEETPOTATO VARIETIES IN MIGORI COUNTY, KENYA
(MMUST, 2019-11)
Sweetpotato (Ipomea batatas) (L) Lam is a root crop and the seventh most important food crop after wheat, rice, maize, potato, barley and cassava in Sub- Saharan Africa and in Kenya. It is rich in carbohydrate offering a ...