MMUST Institutional Repository: Recent submissions
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Emerging Contaminants: Pollution Control and Abatement
(IGI Global, 2020-09)his chapter discusses water pollution control and abatement strategies in relation to emerging contaminants. The pollution prevention measures described in the chapter can broadly be categorized into four main areas that ... -
Review of current state of knowledge of microcystin and its impacts on fish in Lake Victoria
(WILEY ONLINE LIBRARY TRAINING HUB, 2020-07-03)Microcystins are part of algal toxins produced intracellularly within algal cells, being in the family of hepatotoxic cyclic peptides from various species of blue-green algae. Blue-green algae are widely abundant in many ... -
The influence of α,α′-diimine bridging ligand on the reactivity of binuclear para-cymene ruthenium(II) complexes. Kinetic, mechanistic and computational study
(Inorganica Chimica Acta journal, 2021-01)Substitution kinetics of the aqua ligands in four binuclear ruthenium(II) para-cymene complexes with different α,α′-diimine bridging ligands [2-pyridylaldazine (Ru-1), p-phenylenebis(picoline)aldimine (Ru-2), p-biphenyle ... -
Risk Factors Associated with Helminthic Intestinal Infection in Lurambi Subcounty, Kakamega, Kenya
(Journal of Parasitology Research, 2020-12-31)Background. Soil-transmitted helminths (STHs) and schistosome infections have been known to be major causes of morbidity and mortality in sub-Saharan countries. School aged and preschool children are known to be at high ... -
Effects of temperature and humidity and effectiveness of some selected antioxidants on lipid oxidation of fresh nile tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus L.) of Lake Victoria, Kenya
(International Research Journal of Environmental Sciences, 2020-03)Spoilage of fish and its related products due to oxidation is a primary problem leading to both loses in income and environmental degradation. Various methods such as sun-drying, smoking and refrigeration as currently used ... -
Phytochemical Analysis, Isolated Ergosta-5,7,22-triene-3?,14?-diol (22Z) and Antimicrobial Activity of Kenyan Ganoderma lucidum
(Current Perspectives on Chemical Sciences, 2021-02-06)Aims: To screen the Kenyan Ganoderma lucidum for phytochemicals, determine the chemical composition and antimicrobial activity. Study Design: Hexane, ethyl acetate and methanol extraction; phytochemical study and ... -
Contextual Enablers and Hindrances of Girl Child Participation in STEM Education in a Kenyan County: A Case Study
(TIIKM, 2020-12)In Kenya, student performance in sciences and Mathematics is still low compared to artoriented disciplines. The poor performance has affected not only the Girl child’s interest in these disciplines but also the number of ... -
Automorphisms of Zero Divisor Graphs of Cube Radical Zero Completely Primary Finite Rings
(Journal of Advances in Mathematics and Computer Science, 2020-12)One of the most interesting areas of research that has attracted the attention of many scholars are theory of zero divisor graphs. Most recent research have focused on properties of zero divisor graphs with little attention ... -
Automorphisms of Zero Divisor Graphs of Square Radical Zero Commutative Unital Finite Rings
(JOURNAL OF ADVANCES IN MATHEMATICS, 2020-08-24)There has been extensive research on the structure of zero divisors and units of commutative finite rings. However, the classification of such rings via a well-known structure of zero divisors has not been done in general. ... -
Efficient Removal of Sulfamethoxazole onto Sugarcane Bagasse-derived Biochar: Two and Three-parameter Isotherms, Kinetics and Thermodynamics
(South African journal of chemistry, 2020-08)In this work, bagasse, an agricultural waste was used for the development of environmentally benign biochar (CBG) and the thermal pyrolysis product applied for adsorption of sulfamethoxazole (SMX) from water using a batch ... -
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 ... -
Antibacterial Activities of Selected Medicinal Plants from Nandi County, Kenya
(Asian Journal of Microbiol, 2021-01)Medicinal plants are used by the local people to treat different human diseases since time immemorial. The efficacy of most of these plants has not been determined. The present study was therefore conducted at Nandi County ... -
Electromagnetic field in a rectangular cavity: an example of second quantization
(International Journal of Physical Research, 2020-10)We consider the case of electromagnetic field inside a rectangular cavity with conducting walls as a form of a system described by classical mechanics equations. We pass these equations through the Lagrangian formalism to ... -
Antibacterial Activities Investigation of Leaucas calostachys Root Extracs Asian Journal of Plant Sciences
(Science alert, 2021-05)Background and Objective: Traditional healers have long used plants to treat bacterial infections caused by resistant bacteria. Hence, there is an increased interest in the ethnopharmacological approach to identify new ... -
Prevalence of human immunodeficiency virus-1 drug-resistant mutations among adults on first- and second-line antiretroviral therapy in a resource-limited health facility in Busia County, Kenya
(Pan Afr Med J, 2020-12-03)Introduction: in Kenya, about 1.5 million people are living with the Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV). Antiretroviral therapy aids in viral suppression. However, drug-resistance threaten the gains of the HIV infection ... -
The Fundamental Solution of the One Dimensional Elliptic Operator and its Application to Solving the Advection Diffusion Equation
(Journal of Applied & Computational Mathematics, 2020-09)The advection–diffusion equation is first formulated as a boundary integral equation, suggesting the need for an appropriate fundamental solution to the elliptic operator. Once the fundamental solution is found, then a ... -
Occurrence characteristics of equatorial plasma bubbles over Kisumu, Kenya during Solar maximum of Solar Cycle 24
(International Journal of Advanced Astronomy, 2021-01)Equatorial Plasma Bubbles (EPBs) are irregular plasma density depletions in the ambient electron density in the equatorial F-region ion-osphere generated after sunset. EPBs are known to bring disruptions to telecommunication ... -
Age, Gender and Verbal Ability as Predictors of Students’ Achievement in Biology
(International Journal of Studies in Education and Science, 2021-04)This study examines the relationship between age, gender, verbal ability and achievement in biology among senior secondary school students within Ibadan metropolis, Oyo State, Nigeria. The study adopted an ex-post factor ... -
Challenges Associated with Incomplete Assessment of Stream Ecosystem Health and Land use Interaction Studies in East and Southern Africa – A Review
(Environment and Forestry, 2020-08-14)The review aimed at identifying the gaps left out in the studies on how landuse influences ecosystem health of adjacent rivers in East and Southern Africa. These gaps left have affected both interpretation of results and ... -
Influence of land use/cover on water quality in the River Sironko catchment area, Eastern Uganda
(IOSR Journal of Environmental Science Toxicology and Food Technology, 2020-08)Ten sampling stations located on RiverSironko catchment area were used to assess the contribution of selected land uses to the nutrients and Physico-chemical water quality levels of river Sironko for a period of six months ...
