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COUPLING HYDROLOGICAL AND CROP MODELS FOR IMPROVED AGRICULTURAL WATER MANAGEMENT - A REVIEW
(Bulgarian Journal of Agricultural Science, 2018-04-09)
Understanding the relationships among plant, soil, and water is important in agricultural water management practices. Simulation of the soil water balance is central to improving crop water productivity. Individual crop ...
Evaluation of vaginal cytology through clue cell detection and Nugent’s score in the laboratory diagnosis of Bacterial Vaginosis in women of reproductive age
(journal of medical science and clinical research, 2018-01)
Background: Diagnosis of various causes of vaginal discharge is done by detailed history taking, physical
examination and laboratory investigations. Use Nugent’s score as laboratory tests remains the gold
standard however, ...
Surface engineering of microbial cells:
(Engineered Science Publisher LLC 2018, 2018-03-14)
Microbial cells (bacteria, fungi, and algae) and viruses are important part of life; which besides their harmful effects, perform several useful functions owing to
their unique cell surface properties. The unique structures ...
ON THE ADJACENCY AND INCIDENCE MATRICES OF THE ZERO DIVISOR GRAPHS OF A CLASS OF THE SQUARE RADICAL ZERO FINITE COMMUTATIVE RINGS
(International Journal of Pure and Applied Mathematics, 2018-04-16)
The characterization of the zero divisor graphs of commutative finite rings has
attracted a lot of research for quite sometime, however not so much has been done concerning
their Adjacency and Incidence matrices. In ...
Improving Water Hyacinth-Based Compost for Crop Production
(Journal of Agricultural Science and Food Technology, 2018-05-30)
A study was carried out to hasten maturity, improve nutrient content and determine agronomic performance of
water hyacinth-based composts. Water hyacinth (WH) was composted using pile method and six treatments:
WH + ...
Hydraulic and clogging characteristics of Moistube irrigation as influenced by water quality
(Journal of Water Supply: Research and Technology, 2018-06-12)
Irrigation consumes approximately 70% of total freshwater use worldwide. This necessitates the use of efficient irrigation methods such as micro-irrigation. Moistube irrigation (MI) is a new subsurface irrigation technology ...
Conditions for high growth rates of Nile tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus) fry in Western Kenya
(MMUST, 2018-03-07)
This study evaluated the effects of various temperatures on growth of 17 alpha Methyl Testosterone treated Nile tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus) fry in Western Kenya. Nile tilapia larvae of Lake Victoria strain which had ...
Nurses’ Competence on Intravenous Fluid Therapy in Under-Fives with Dehydration in Kakamega County HospitalsKenya
(MMUST, 2018-04)
Worldwide, there are two billion cases of diarrheal disease that kill approximately 1.5 million children due to dehydration every year, which is treated by fluid and electrolytes replacement. Inappropriate use of intravenous ...
FACTORS INFLUENCING NURSES' COMPETENCE ON INTRAVENOUS FLUID THERAPY IN UNDER-FIVES WITH DEHYDRATION IN KAKAMEGA COUNTY HOSPITALS KENYA
(MMUST, 2018-12)
Intravenous fluid therapy is a procedure used to administer fluids to the body through the veins. The
objective of this study was to analyze the factors that affect competence of nurses on intravenous
fluid therapy in ...