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Assemblages and Subassemblages of Giardia duodenalis in Rural Western, Kenya: Association with Sources, Signs, and Symptoms
(Journal of Parasitology Research, 2024-02-05)
Background. Giardia duodenalis causes sporadic or epidemic infections in humans. The parasite comprises assemblages A-H with A and B subdivided further into AI-IV and BI-IV subassemblages. Attempts aimed at linking these ...
Mentorship for capacity building among young scholars in knowledge translation, research, and practice in universities in Kenya
(Mentoring & Tutoring: Partnership in Learning, 2024-03-05)
Mentoring is instrumental in professional development and capacity building to enhance attitude, skills, and knowledge. It’s need in Kenyan higher education institutions cannot be overstated. However, there exists gaps in ...
The Emergence and Spread of Antimicrobial Resistance in Enterococcus and Its Implications for One-health Approaches in Africa
(Intechopen, 2024-03-27)
Enterococcus bacteria, usually found in the gastrointestinal tracts of animals and humans, are used as an indicator of possible environmental contamination with enteropathogenic microorganisms. This group of bacteria is ...
Woody Species Composition, Stand Structure and Regeneration Status of Londiani Forest in Kenya
(Forest, 2024-04-03)
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Woody Species Composition, Stand Structure and Regeneration Status of Londiani Forest in Kenya
by Evalyne Kosgey Chepkoech 1,*,Humphrey Agevi 1,2ORCID,Henry ...
Nutritional status of people who inject drugs in Coastal Kenya: a cross-sectional study
(BMC Nutrition, 2024-04-04)
Introduction
Despite documentation on injection drug use (IDU) in Kenya, the nutritional status of people who inject drugs (PWIDs) is under-explored. Elsewhere studies report under-nutrition among PWIDs which is attributed ...
Small Farm Holder Cropping Systems Influence Microbial Profiles in an Equatorial Rainforest Agroecosystem
(Agronomy, 2024-03-23)
The metabarcoding of prokaryotic and fungal (Ascomycota only) ribosomal DNA was used to describe the microbial communities in soils of a remnant equatorial rainforest, maize–bean intercrop, and sugarcane in western Kenya. ...
Acceptability of Cereal-Cricket Composite Porridge as Influenced by Socio-Economic Factors and Breast-Feeding Status of Mothers and Care-Givers in Siaya County, Kenya
(African Journal of Food, Agriculture, Nutrition and Development, 2024-02-29)
The trajectory for widespread integration of edible insects into the human diet is still confronted by low acceptability especially among communities that traditionally or habitually do not consume insects. While the concern ...
Perceptions of rural and urban residents in Borana pastoral and agro-pastoral areas in Ethiopia related to milk adulteration
(BMC Nutrition, 2024-04-30)
Milk is a nutritious food that plays a great role in the diets of a society largely dependent on livestock production. On the other hand, contaminants can enter milk naturally or intentionally, causing a negative impact ...
A Critical Examination of the Standard Cosmological Model: Toward a Modified Framework for Explaining Cosmic Structure Formation and Evolution
(Astronomy, 2024-03-12)
This paper explores the fundamental cosmological principle, with a specific focus on the homogeneity and isotropy assumptions inherent in the Friedmann model that underpins the standard model. We propose a modified redshift ...
Self-reported Provision of Preconception Care and Associated Factors
(The East African Health Research Journal (EAHRJ), 2024-03-28)
Background: Preconception care (PCC) is the provision of health interventions to women and couples before conception occurs and is valuable in promoting healthy maternal, birth, and neonatal health outcomes. In Africa, ...