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Evaluation of Durable Lining for Control of Malaria Vectors in Rural African Houses in Budalangi, Western Kenya
(Maseno University, 2013)Malaria is one of the most serious and prevalent vector-borne parasitic diseases, affecting millions of people worldwide. Despite the control efforts being undertaken, the global burden of malaria remains enormous. ... -
Evaluation of Point-Of-Care Test for Early Infant Diagnosis and Viral Load Monitoring of Hiv-1 Infection in Western Kenya
(Maseno University, 2015)In developing countries with disproportionately high burden of HIV-1 (HIV) infections, access to early infant diagnosis (EID) and viral load (VL) HIV nucleic acid testing is limited by the prohibitive infrastructural costs ... -
Evaluation of the antagonistic effects of some actinomycetes species isolated from Maseno Soils on Pyricularia grisea infecting finger millet (Eleusine coracana (L.) Gaertn).
(Maseno University, 2016)Finger millet (Eleusine coracana (L.) Gaertn) is one of the most important crops among the small millets. In Kenya yields are generally low, because of blast caused by the fungus Pyricularia grisea. Low finger-millet ... -
Evaluation of Α-Amylase and Α-Glucosidase Inhibitory Compounds from Zanthoxylum Chalybeum Stem and Root Bark.
(Maseno University, 2019)Management of diabetes mellitus using conventional drugs is either unaffordable, unavailable or has undesirable side effects. Medicinal plants such as Zanthoxylum chalybeum (Rutaceae) have found prominence in management ... -
Expression of Plasma Glucose Transporter Protein 1 (Glut 1) Induced by Chronic Stress in Nile Tilapia (Oreochromis Niloticus Linnaeus 1758) Reared at High Stocking Density
(Maseno University, 2012)High stocking density (HSD) has been found suitable to overcome the problem of land shortage, and it has the desirable effect of increasing fish production hence a potential profit , maker. However, HSD isa chronic stressor ... -
Genetic Diversity of Clinical Isolates of Mycobacterium Tuberculosis Circulating Within Western Kenya Between 2013 And 2014
(Maseno University, 2021)Tuberculosis (TB) is a pulmonary disease caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex. It is a major global public health problem with an estimated 8 million incidences and 3 million mortalities annually. In Kenya, the ... -
Growth Responses of Spiderplant (Cleome gynandra L.) to Salinity
(Maseno university, 2001)Seeds of spiderplant (Cleome gynandra L.) were sown in soil-filled 20-litre plastic pots. The study was conducted to investigate the effect of salinity (NaCl) on the growth, development and adaptation of C. gynandra. The ... -
Growth, quality and yield responses of some new sugarcane Varieties to rates of nitrogen and potassium fertilizers in Kibos -western Kenya
(Maseno University, 2014)About 60% of the world's sucrose comes from sugarcane (Saccharum ojjicinarum L.). In Kenya, sugar is produced exclusively from sugarcane grown in the Nyanza, part of the Rift Valley the Western Kenya sugar belts and Kwale ... -
Habitat use and ecological carrying capacity for the Eastern black Rhinoceros (Diceros bicornis michaeli) in Ruma National Park, kenya
(Maseno University, 2018)The population of black rhinoceros has declined in African range states since 1960s due to poaching and habitat loss. In Kenya the species population declined from an estimated 20,000 in 1970 to less than 500 animals by ... -
Immunoglobulin g subclass responses to plasmodium Falciparum antigens during a period of low to absent Malaria transmission in the highlands of western Kenya
(Maseno University, 2014)Malaria control strategies have significantly reduced malaria transmission in many parts of Africa, including Kenya, yet the extent to which interruption of malaria transmission might affect immune correlates to malaria ... -
Immunohistochemical Evaluation of The Differention-Related Gene-1 Expression inaAnd Survival Rates of er Breast Cancer Women Patients Attending Moi Teaching and Referral Hospital in Kenya
(Maseno University, 2016)Breast cancer is a disease that affects both men and women and currently the leading type of cancer in women globally, commanding a huge social and health impact. Approximately 52.5% of breast cancer cases express estrogen ... -
Incidences and severity of Maize ear rot causing pathogens and response of selected Maize hybrids to diplodia (stenocarpella spp.) in selected counties in Nyanza region.
(Maseno University, 2016)Maize (Zea mays) is a staple food grown in almost all agro-ecological zones in Kenya. The production output is very low (2.4 million tons annually) nationally. Nyanza region contributes about 5 million bags. This is not ... -
An Investigation on Whether or not our Universe is Friedmannian on Large Scales
(Maseno University, 2002)According to the cosmological model that has been widely accepted for a long time, our universe at large is well described by a Friedmann model in which the universe has been expanding from a short time after a very hot, ... -
The Linkage Between Environmental Management Practices and Financial Performance of Three to Five Star Hotels in Kenya
(Maseno University, 2021)Environmental management has become an important issue of concern in the tourism industry particularly the hotel sector. The sector consumes large amounts of non-durable products, water and energy due to its functions, ... -
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 ... -
Microbial and Physicochemical Parameters of River Kuywa Water in Bungoma County, Kenya
(Maseno University, 2019)Water contamination is one of the major causes of water borne diseases worldwide. In Kenya, approximately 43% of people lack access to potable water due to human contamination. Physicochemical and biological factors influence ... -
Microsatellites Polymorphism Within Pfnhe-L And Pfmdr-6 Genes in Association with ant malarial Drug Susceptibility in Kenyan Plasmodium Falciparum Isolates Circulating In 2010-2011
(Maseno University, 2014)Drug resistance continues to undermine malaria control, threatening malaria elimination efforts. Resistance to artemisinin has now been confirmed in Southeast Asia and quinine monotherapy clinical failure, although rare, ... -
Monitoring and Cancer Risk Assessment of Selected Persistent Organic Pollutants in Nairobi City, Kenya
(Maseno University, 2021)In Kenya, cancer is the third cause of death, after infectious and cardiovascular diseases. However, the causes of these high cancer burdens are not fully documented. Analysis of human milk from Nairobi City revealed ...