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Antimicrobial Activity and Interactions of Toddalia asiatica Isolated Coumarins with Two Known Drugs
(nternational Research Journal of Pure and Applied Chemistry, 2020-09-04)
Five coumarins namely, 5, 7-dimethoxy-6-(3'-hydroxy-3'-methylbutan-2-oxo) coumarin coumarin (1), Toddalolactone (2), Coumurrenol (3), gleinadiene (4) and Toddaculin (5) were isolated from either the stem and/or root bark ...
Surveillance, preparedness and challenges of home-based care for COVID-19 patients and health workers in western Kenya
(East Africam Medical Journal, 2022-10-25)
Study Objective(s): The main study objective was to report on surveillance data from, assess the preparedness and challenges of home-based care for COVID-19 patients and hhealth workers in four Counties (Kakamega, Vihiga, ...
Next Generation sequencing platforms for potato virus hunting , survillece and discovery
(African Journal of Bacteriology, 2020-07)
Potato (Solanum tuberosum L.) is a key alternative to maize crop in Kenya. However, pests and diseases affect the yields. Information on Irish potato virology is continually patchy. Viral disease dynamics require constant ...
Evaluation of Increasing block Tariffs (IBTs) among urban water utilities in Nzoia River Basin, Kenya
(Int. Journal of Scientific Research and Innovative Technology, 2021-05)
Increasing block tariffs (IBTs) are currently used to price urban domestic water supply in many
Kenyan towns and a great number of cities around the world. This paper provides a systematic
evaluation of IBTs as a system ...
Challenges and Opportunities Constraining and Enhancing Kenya and Tanzania Participation in the EAC Econo-Political Integration Process
(Scientific Research, 2021-01)
Regionalism and regional institutions are increasingly being challenged and conditioned by the sovereignty-modifying effects of globalisation and humanitarian intervention. Regionalism is facing pressure to become less ...
Effect of Principals’ Financial Management Practices on Academic Achievement in Public Secondary Schools In Bungoma East Sub-County, Kenya
(British Journal of Education, 2020-07)
Finance is a key resource that determines performance of any organization. Principals are managers of this resource in secondary schools. The study investigated the relationship between principals’ financial management ...
Influence of Rice Husk Ash on Sub-Grade Bearing Strength in Stabilization of Expansive Soils for Low Volume Roads in Kenya
(Civil and Environmental Research, 2020-11-30)
The cost of cement and lime used in stabilizing soils can be reduced by using locally available rice husk ash which is known to contain pozzolanic properties. This paper studies the variations in sub-grade bearing strength ...
ACCEPTABILITY OF COMPLEMENTARY PORRIDGE ENRICHED WITH CRICKETS (Acheta domesticus) AMONG WOMEN OF REPRODUCTIVE AGE IN ALEGO-USONGA SUB-COUNTY, KENYA
(Afr. J. Food Agric. Nutr, 2021-06-05)
Protein-energy malnutrition is common among children of under five years of age in
sub-Saharan Africa. This is mainly attributed to poor complementary foods and feeding
practices, which are often cereal-based and ...
Next generation sequencing platforms for potato virus hunting, surveillance and discovery
(African Journal of Bacteriology, 2020-07)
Potato (Solanum tuberosum L.) is a key alternative to maize crop in Kenya. However, pests and diseases affect the yields. Information on Irish potato virology is continually patchy. Viral disease dynamics require constant ...
The Relationship Between Alternative Strategies of Funding and Institutional Financial Health for Public Research Universities
(Higher Education Politics & Economics, 2020-10-02)
The state support for public research universities has been volatile and has decreased to levels lower than before the downturn. Institutions adopt other sources of funding, but do these sources ensure financial health? ...