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Abundance and Distribution of Malaria Vectors in Various Aquatic Habitats and Land Use Types in Kakamega County, Highlands of Western
(Ethiopian Journal of Health Sciences, 2021-03-01)
BACKGROUND: Management of malaria transmission relies heavily on vector control. Implementation and sustenance of effective control measures require regular monitoring of malaria vector occurrences, species abundance and ...
Causes and Consequences of Post-Election Violence in Kenya
(AFRICAN JOURNAL OF EMPIRICAL RESEARCH, 2023-10-05)
The election of leaders by the people is the aim of democratic procedures. An electoral system is intended to ensure that the outcomes reflect the preferences of the majority of voters, providing elected officials’ legitimacy, ...
Effects of lime and fertilizer on soil properties and maize yields in acid soils of Western Kenya
(Academic Journals, 2018-03-29)
Many soils in Western Kenya are acidic and deficient in nitrogen and phosphorus. Acidity hinders crop responses to fertilizers applied to remedy nutrient deficiencies. The common liming materials used to ameliorate acidity ...
Effect of Procurement Planning on Procurement Function Performance in Kakamega County Government
(AFRICAN JOURNAL OF EMPIRICAL RESEARCH, 2023-11-04)
The public sector, including the county government, has undergone massive changes over time amid the existence of several regulations and laws. The realization of efficiency and effectiveness has been a tall order. This ...
Current Trends In Information Technology: Which Way For Modern It Experts
(International Journal of Computer Trends & Technology, 2020-07)
Information Technology is currently the enabler of most services. Advancements in technology has affected the society’s way of living both positively and negatively. Today, most of the field of human life are affected by ...
Derivatization Reactions and Reagents for Gas Chromatography Analysis
(Advanced Gas Chromatography, 2012-03-21)
Derivatization reactions are meant to transform an analyte for detectability in Gas Chromatography (GC) or other instrumental analytical methods. Derivatization in GC analysis can be defined as a procedural technique that ...
Association between Fcγ receptor IIA, IIIA and IIIB genetic polymorphisms and susceptibility to severe malaria anemia in children in western Kenya
(BMC Infectious Diseases, 2017-04-20)
Background
Naturally-acquired immunity to Plasmodium falciparum malaria develops after several episodes of infection. Fc gamma receptors (FcγRs) bind to immunoglobulin G (IgG) antibodies and mediate phagocytosis of opsonized ...
A Study In to the Influence of Performance Factors on Performance Ratings: An Institutional Catering Perspective of Public Universities in Western Kenya
(International Journal of Research in Tourism and Hospitality, 2017-05)
Catering is an essential service, and thus subsidized to enable equitable and affordable higher education, with the KUCCPS students in focus. However, there has been an outcry from university's management, with some ...
Agrobacterium-mediated genetic transformation of selected tropical inbred and hybrid maize (Zea mays L.) lines.
(Plant Cell, Tissue and Organ Culture (PCTOC), 2012-10-25)
The study was carried out to evaluate the amenability of tropical inbred and hybrid maize lines, using Agrobacterium mediated transformation technique. Agrobacterium tumefaciens strains EHA101 harbouring a pTF102 binary ...
Recognition of Tomato Pests and Disease Physical Features using Digital Imaging Signature Characterization
(SSRN Electronic Journal, 2019-10)
Plant Stress detection is a vital farming activity for enhanced productivity of crops and food security. Convolution Neural Networks (CNN) focuses on the complex relationships on input and output layers of neural networks ...