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Chemical and Pharmacological Analysis of Caesalpinia Volkensii (H.), Senna Didymobotrya (F.) and Vitex Doniana (S.) from Kenya
(Maseno University, 2012)
Despiteefforts to eradicate malaria, it remains a deadly disease with severe pathophysiological
impacts, due to parasitic resistance to available drugs. The success of plant-based drugs
motivated a study aimed at evaluating ...
Susceptibility and behavioural responses of the Genus anopheles (diptera: culicidae). To bednets . Impregnated with a synergized pyrethrum Insecticide, forlviulation and potential for Malaria control
(Maseno University, 2012)
The use of insecticide-treated nets (ITNs) has become a key cost-effective
intervention in malaria control. However, there is need to develop new insecticide
formulations to sustain the technology and manage the threat ...
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 ...
Impact of Insecticide-Treated Bednets and Indoor Residual Spraying on Host Selection by Anopheles Gambiae S.S., Anopheles Arabiensis and Anopheles Funestus in Western Kenya
(Maseno university, 2012)
Malaria continues to be a global public health priority with unprecedented scale-up of
insecticide based interventions in the sub-tropics. The World Health Organization (WHO) has
approved vector control using insecticide. ...
Evaluating Socio - Economic Factors that Influence Poverty Reduction Among the Fisher Folk in Suba District, Kenya
(Maseno university, 2012)
Poverty is lack of basic amenities or human requirements such as housing, land and other assets.
It is an unacceptable human deprivation in terms of economic opportunity, lack of empowerment
and security. It is pronounced ...
Estimation of Trophic State Indices And Phytoplankton Quotients in Kisumu Bay, Nyanza Gulf, Lake Victoria
(Maseno university, 2012)
Kisumu Bay is greatly impacted by pollution from anthropogenic activities around
Nyanza Gulf and from increasing levels of industrial and municipal waste discharges
\ from Kisumu City. This has resulted in significant ...
Factors Determining Gastro-Tourism Promotion of Indigenous Foods in Hotels Within Western Tourist Circuit, Kenya
(Maseno university, 2012)
Tourism promotion in Kenya has been conducted with a view that neglects an important
tourism component - food. Despite this, tourists' demand for local indigenous foods is
reportedly increasing. Local hospitality ...
The Use of Cast Tests and Exercises to Improve The Learning of Statistics at Tertiary Level of Education
(Maseno university, 2012)
Statistics as a course has become a computerised teaching subject due to the changing needs
of the students who often use computers to process, and analyse various data sets. Recent
technological developments have led ...
Malacological Survey of Schistosomiasis and Fecal Contamination of Public Water Sources Within Informal Settlements of Kisumu City, Kenya
(Maseno university, 2012)
Human schistosomiasis and soil-transmitted helminthiases (STHs) remain a major
public health problem, responsible for significant morbidity and mortality in
developing countries, despite availability of effective, safe ...
Assessing Sources, Levels and Discharge Loads of Nitrogen And Phosphorus of River KISAT into Lake Victoria - Kisumu Municipality, Kenya
(Maseno university, 2012)
River Kisat is a perennial river draining the Mamboleo - Kisumu basin between Latitude
0°04'12.42" S and Longitude 34°46'33.86" E to the North and Latitude 0°05' 13.52" S and
34°45'00.15" E to the South. It drains a ...