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Agrobacterium-Mediated Transformation of Selected Kenyan Maize (Zea mays L.) Genotypes by Introgression of Nicotiana Protein Kinase (npk1) to Enhance Drought Tolerance
(American Journal of Plant Sciences, 2014-03)
Currently maize production in the East and Central Africa (ECA) region is at 1.3 tonnes per hectare compared to the potential of up to 7.0 tonnes per hectare because of biotic and abiotic constraints, and this has resulted ...
Nutritional yield and nutritional water productivity of cowpea (Vigna unguiculata L. Walp) under varying irrigation water regimes
(Water SA, 2020-07)
There is a need to mainstream traditional crops in sub-Saharan Africa, in order to tackle food and nutritional insecurity through incorporating nutritional quality into crop water productivity, in the wider context of the ...
rs1445776009 variants in the human ALB gene: Association with serum albumin and clinical outcomes in HIV-infected Kenyan injection substance users
(International Journal of Health Sciences, 2021-06-30)
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The coburden of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and injection substance use is high especially in coastal urban and peri-urban regions of sub-Saharan Africa. Although antiretroviral treatment (ART) has improved ...
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 ...
Freshwater Aquaculture and Household Performance in Busia County, Kenya
(AFRICAN JOURNAL OF EMPIRICAL RESEARCH, 2023-11-15)
Aquaculture has become a household source of proteins, taking over the traditional red meat delicacy that promotes food security and livelihood for over 2.5 billion people. This covers approximately 40 percent of the world’s ...
Use of Electronic Resources by Postgraduate Students during Covid-19 Pandemic: Case of Masinde Muliro University of Science and Technology, In Kenya
(World Journal of Innovative Research (WJIR), 2020-11-05)
The continuous evolution of telecommunications,
electronics and computer sciences has culminated into the
inception of virtual worlds.The purpose of this research paper is
to determine the opportunities and challenges ...
Climate Justice within the UNFCCC Negotiations
(International Journal of Natural Resource Ecology and Management, 2020-11-23)
Indigenous peoples are a major constituent in the inter-play that involves management, protection, conservation and sustainable utilization of natural resources globally. Several UNFCCC Conference of Parties (COPs) negotiation ...
Public Health in Urban Spaces; Vulnerability of Youth to Drug Abuse in Nairobi’s Mukuru Kwa Njenga Informal Settlements, Kenya
(African Journal of Acohol and Drug, 2020-12-31)
Rising urban population, deprivation,
Poverty, shifting family practices and lack
of opportunities for young people are widely
recognized as key factors influencing the
increasing indulgence of young people in
crime ...
The Significance of Livelihood Support Projects to Health Communication Strategies in Resource-deprived Settings: A Look at the Medical Male Circumcision Programme in Siaya County, Kenya
(Research on Humanities and Social Sciences, 2020-06-30)
Behaviour change communicators and health experts often assume that individual beliefs and perceptions hold the key to explaining health behaviours, thereby ignoring the extraneous constraints that obtain in the individual’s ...
Foodservice clientele tipping behavior and its impetus on restaurant service reliability in Kenya
(Journal of Foodservice Business Research, 2020-10-19)
Tipping is an interesting pecuniary behavior involving service providers and hospitality’s restaurant clients. The tipping act goes beyond the hospitality industry and therefore is a common practice across the entire service ...