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Effect of Parental Communication on Learner Achievement in Mathematics Activities in Chwele Zone, Kabuchai Sub-County, Bungoma County, Kenya
(East African Journal of Education Studies,, 2022-11-03)Parental Communication (PC) in children’s education is instrumental in determining achievement in learning outcomes; while appropriate parental engagement is related to positive learner achievement, inappropriate communication ... -
Stuttering’s Hidden Side: The Need for an Empathetic School Climate for Disfluent School-Age Children in Public Primary Schools in Kakamega, Kenya
(Handbook of Speech-Language Therapy in Sub-Saharan Africa, 2023-03-04)Background: Short-term psychosocial problems are common among school-age developing children, emanating either from individual child characteristics and/or factors within the school setting. Essentially, these problems ... -
Prevalence and sociodemographic predictors of depression among adolescents in secondary schools in Kakamega County, Kenya
(East African Medical Journal, 2023-09-27)Background: Depression is a common mental illness affecting more than 350 million people in the world. Depression tops among the public health concerns of adolescence problems, including substance abuse, violence, bullying ... -
Effect of Preterm Birth on Learning Readiness of 3-6 Year Old Children in Nyando Subcounty, Kenya
(International Research Journal of Innovations in Engineering and Technology (IRJIET), 2019-11)The central theme of this paper was motivated by the fact that when children are born preterm their language, psychomotor and social developments are affected since they have not undergone full growth and development ... -
Effect of millenium village primary school meal project on enrollment rate and attendance of pupils in yala division, Siaya County, Kenya
(Elixir International Journal, 2015-01-19)The focus of this study was to examine the effect of the Millennium Village Primary School Meal Project on enrolment rate and attendance of pupils in public primary schools in Yala Division, Siaya County, Kenya. The ... -
Quality Education for the Pastoralist in Public Primary Schools in Kajiado County, Kenya: Case Study of Dupoto-E-Maa Education Project in Kajiado Central District
(Journal of Education and Practice, 2015)Conditions of learning are critical in determining quality of education. There have been real concerns raised by stakeholders regarding the quality of education for pastoralists in public primary schools in Kajiado ... -
Inclusive Practice and Transformative Leadership Are Entwined
(Global Journal of Transformative Education, 2019-02-11)Inclusive Education (IE) is arguably a popular discourse in education systems as, not merely a concept that addresses needs of Learners with Special Needs (LSEN), but rather a relatively broad approach, continuous process ... -
Biosynthesis of zinc oxide nanoparticles as a potential adsorbent for degrading organochlorines
(Advances in Phytochemistry, Textile and Renewable Energy Research for Industrial Growth, 2022)Water pollution due to organic contaminants has been a serious issue in developing countries because of the acute toxicities and carcinogenic nature of these pollutants. Among various water treatment methods, adsorption ... -
Phytochemical screening, total phenolic content, total flavonoid content and GC-MS evaluation of crude acetonic extracts of Prosopis juliflora
(Advances in Phytochemistry, Textile and Renewable Energy Research for Industrial Growth, 2022)Commonly referred to as the Mathenge plant in Kenya, the plant Prosopis juliflora has been considered as a noxious weed within the boundaries of Kenya occupying ASAL lands, colonizing water bodies and affecting livestock ... -
Kinetics of Degradation of Metribuzin in aqueous
(Journal of Al-Nahrain University, 2018-06)In this work, zero-valent iron nanoparticles (nZVI NPs) were synthesized in (EW-Fe0) ethanol -water mixed system and have been evaluated for degradation in aqueous solution of metribuzin. The batch experiments at varying ... -
Comparison of the phytochemical composition of Euclea divinorum Hern (Ebenaceae) leaves, tender stems and root bark
(Advanced Journal of Chemistry-Section B: Natural Products and Medicinal Chemistry, 2021-09-02)uclea divinorum Hern (Ebenaceae) has a long history of folkloric use in the treatment of different diseases. However, there are few reports on the responsible phytochemicals in its tender stems, leaves and root bark. The ... -
INSTRUMENT FOR MEANS TESTING FOR EQUITABLE TARGETING OF NEEDY STUDENTS THROUGH AN ONLINE COMPUTER APPLICATION
(2023)Developing countries have witnessed budgetary constraints and hence they have established some cost recovery measures in higher education which include students’ loans, pay as you eat system among others. However, the ... -
Comparative effect of Bacillus thuringiensis endotoxins on the fitness of F1 sorghum × weed hybrids.
(Asian Network for Scientific Information, 2022)Background and Objective: Disruptive selection has progressively maintained huge diversity among crop and weedy members of the sorghum genus. Crop improvement in the species has a greater impact on alleles that enhance ... -
Evaluation of Resistance of African Nightshade (Solanum nigrum complex) Acessions to Bacterial Wilt (Ralstonia solanacearum) in Western Kenya
(The African Journal of Education, Science and Technology (AJEST), 2022-06-28)Bacterial wilt disease caused by Ralstonia solanacearum is one of the major diseases affecting solanum species, including cultivated African nightshade (Solanum nigrum L). The bacterial wilt (BW) management in the african ... -
Patterns of interspecific hybridization among crop and wild sorghum in open-pollinated fields.
(Asian Network for Scientific Information, 2022-07-26)Background and Objective: Spontaneous temporal and spatial interspecific hybridization between crops and their weedy progenitors may have potential environmental risks and implications in the adoption of genetically modified ... -
Genetic diversity of African nightshade (Solanum nigrum L.) complex grown in Kenya using SSR markers
(XXXI International Horticultural Congress, 2022)African nightshade (Solanum nigrum L.) is a leafy vegetable consumed for its high nutritional and medicinal value in Kenya. This study was designed to assess the genetic diversity and identity among 30 accessions using six ... -
Morphological Characterization of African Nightshade (Solanum Nigrum L) Accessions in Western Kenya
(The African Journal of Education, Science and Technology (AJEST), 2021-10-24)African nightshade, Solanum nigrum L .is one of the most important leafy vegetable rich in nutritional and medicinal value, can be used to feed people with human immune deficiency virus, HIV/AIDS in Kenya. This study was ... -
Genetic Diversity of African Nightshade (Solanum nigrum L.) Complex Accessions from Western Kenya
(Africa Environmental Review, 2022-06-29)Kenya. Despite its importance as a nutritious vegetable and having inherent medicinal value, African nightshade has been neglected, few farmers are growing it, there is potential reduction of food supply and these may be ... -
Antibacterial Activity of Honey from Wild Species of Stingless Bees; Plebenia hylderbrandii and Meliponula bocandei
(Journal of Biosciences and Medicines, 2022-07-07)One of the serious problems the world is facing today is the antimicrobial resistance on available antibiotics by most bacterial pathogens and the rising cost of finding effective antimicrobial agents. In recent years, ... -
Volatile aroma chemical constituents of fruit pulp of some Kenyan varieties of mango (Mangifera indica L.)
(American Journal of Essential Oils and Natural Products, 2018-03-26)Volatiles are key constituents of mango fruit aroma and vital in defining fruit quality besides influencing consumer preferences. In this paper, volatiles of eight Kenyan mango varieties: Ngowe, Apple, Keitt, Boribo, ...