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Perspectives on Contribution of the Catholic Church to Management of Public Catholic Sponsored Secondary Schools in Kisii Central Sub - County, Kenya
(Maseno University, 2017)The Kenya’s Basic Education Act 2013 empowers religious sponsors to participate in appointment of principals, provision, of instructional, financial and infrastructural resources to the schools they sponsor. In Kisii Central ... -
Perspectives on Effectiveness of Quality Assurance Processes and Indicators in Selected Public and Private Universities in Kenya: A Comparative Study
(Maseno University, 2012)The demand for university education in Kenya continues to increase amidst decreasing financial support to public universities from the government and establishment of new private universities. The expanding enrolments ... -
Perspectives on effectiveness of quality assurance processes And indicators in selected public and private universities in Kenya: a comparative study
(Maseno University, 2012)The demand for university education in Kenya continues to increase amidst decreasing financial support to public universities from the government and establishment of new private universities. The expanding enrolments ... -
Perspectives on Relevance of Physics Teacher Education Programmes in Relation to Pedagogic Skills of Student Teachers in Public Universities in Kenya
(Maseno University, 2019)Public Universities in Kenya are key players in the training of physics teachers through the Bachelor of Education (Science) programme. However, the training is in need of reforms due to changes in content, educational ... -
Phenotypic and genotypic characterization of salmonella Isolated from Nile tilapia (Oreochromis ni/otics, L.) Along lake Victoria beaches in western Kenya
(Maseno university, 2009)Enteritis induced by nontyphoidal Salmonella represents major economic and social problems. Chemotherapeutic selection may have additional consequences for virulence evolution through acquisition of linked virulence ... -
Phenotypic and Genotypic Characterization of Uropathogenic Escherichia Coli Isolates from Patients in Selected Hospitals in Kenya
(Maseno University, 2020)Uropathogenic Escherichia coli (UPEC) is the major cause of community and hospital-acquired UTI cases.However,there is increasing resistance to antibiotics used in the treatment of UPEC infections. Escherichia coli can be ... -
Phenotypic characterization of virulence, evolutionary Relationship and global expansion in Trypanosoma evansi isolates from Surra endemic regions
(Maseno University, 2018)ABSTRACT Trypanosoma evansi parasite is the causative agent of trypanosomiasis (surra) in camels and other livestock with devastating economic consequences in many parts of the world, including Kenya, Vietnam, Brazil, ... -
Phenotypic variation in morphology, yield and seed quality in selected accessions of leafy Amaranths
(Maseno University, 2017)Vegetable amaranths are highly valued for being rich in proteins and micronutrients such as iron, calcium, zinc, vitamin C and vitamin A. In spite of the crop’s exceptional nutritional qualities, very little effort has ... -
Photon Anti-Bunching Properties of the Anti-Jaynes-Cummings Model
(Maseno university, 2021)This thesis present anti-Jaynes interaction, an interaction where anti-rotating light mode couples to a two-level atom. The anti-bunching properties of the anti-Jaynes-Cummings model was explicitly demonstrated, a model ... -
Phycoremediation efficacy of chlorella vulgaris, synechocystis salina and gloeocapsa gelatinosa on waste Water from Coffee, Tea and Sugar factories in Bungoma, Nandi and Kakamega; Kenya
(Maseno University, 2018)The prevention of rivers and other water sources from pollution and the protection of public health by safeguarding water supplies against exposure to pollutants and the spread of diseases are the two major foundamental ... -
Physicochemical parameters heavy metal residue levels and their speciation studies in the Victoria basin
(Maseno University, 2008)The occurrence of heavy metal contaminants in excess of natural loads is a problem of increasing concern in aquatic ecosystems. This has been caused by anthropogenic, industrial and urban wastes as well as natural geochemical ... -
Physiological and Developmental Response of Selected Rice Genotypes to Water and Nutrient Stress in Different Soils in Western Kenya
(Maseno University, 2014)Drought is a major challenge for all agricultural crops, but for rice, it is even more serious, becauseof its semi aquatic phylogenetic origins and the diversity of rice ecosystems and growing conditions. The most important ... -
Physiological and Molecular Mechanisms of Iron-Toxicity Tolerance in Rice and Implication for Breeding
(Maseno University, 2020)Iron toxicity is a widespread nutrient disorder which affects lowland rice mostly in poorly drained fields where reduced iron becomes available at levels exceeding plant‟s requirements. Different strategies are employed ... -
Physiological, biochemical and yield responses of maize and banana plants under Calliandra calothyrsus, Sesbania sesban and Leucaena diversifolia intercropping in Vihiga county, Kenya
(2022)Increasing population leads to demand for more food. Consequently, there is need to expand agricultural land, necessitating cutting down of trees. This however, leads to soil degradation. Nutrient depleted soils and poor ... -
Phytochemical analysis and antimicrobial activity of Carica papaya l. Var. Wainamalo extracts against selected microorganisms in Maseno, Kenya.
(Maseno University, 2017)ABSTRACT Carica papaya L. Variety Wainamalo has been used by the Luo community in Lake Victoria region as medicine for a long time and this constitute the reason for choice of this plant for this study. The number of ... -
Phytochemical and Antiplasmodial Evaluation of the Root Bark of Kenyan Warburgia Stuhlmannii Engl
(Maseno University, 2012)Malaria is a huge social, economic and health problem, particularly in tropical countries. Approximately 350-500 million malaria cases are reported annually, out of which 1-3 million die, majority of who are young children ... -
Phytochemical Composition, Larvicidal Activity of Cocos Nucifera Extracts on Busseola Fusca Fuller and Its Effects on Growth And Yield of Maize
(Maseno University, 2021)Maize forms the staple food for most Kenyans. Although, current trends show Busseola fusca as the major pest causing a decline of about 400,000 tonnes of maize in Kenya. Most farmers use synthetic insecticides to control ... -
Phytochemical Evaluation of Cissampelos Parelra (A. Rich) Engl., Tinospora Oblongifolia { (Engl.)Troupin And Triclisia Sacleuxii (Pierre) Diels for Antiplasmodial and Antibacterial activities
(Maseno University, 2014)Plants provide awide range of useful chemicals for inanaging many ailments. Large numbers of biologically active compounds with wide varieties of structures have been isolated from plants with some developed into drugs. ... -
Phytochemical evaluation of Elaeodendron buchananii stem Bark for microbial activities
(Maseno university, 2010)Public health is under serious threat due to wide array of emerging and re-emerging infections as a result of resistance of microorganisms to first line drugs. Despite the wide availability of clinically useful antifungal ...