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Growth changes of seven Amaranthus (spp) during the vegetative and reproductive stages of development as influenced by variations in soil water deficit
(International Journal of Research and Innovations in Earth Science, 2015)Soil water deficit is a principal a biotic factor that limits plant growth and development in dry areas. Insufficient moisture contributes to soil water deficit and some negative effects on Amaranthus (spp) such as reduced ... -
Growth changes of seven Amaranthus (spp) during the vegetative and reproductive stages of development as influenced by variations in soil water deficit
(International Journal of Research and Innovations in Earth Science, 2015)Soil water deficit is a principal a biotic factor that limits plant growth and development in dry areas. Insufficient moisture contributes to soil water deficit and some negative effects on Amaranthus (spp) such as reduced ... -
Growth characteristics of Bambara groundnuts (Vigna subterranea) and Nerica rice (Oryza sativa) under intercrop system.
(IDOSI Publications, 2009)Intercropping offers advantage if well planned including improved soil fertility and yields. Bambara groundnuts have been shown to yield in low fertility soils and have been described as a complete food. Nerica rice has ... -
Growth of avocado plants under saline conditions
(Taylor & Francis Group, 2007-12-13)Avocado (Persea americana Mill.) is an important multipurpose tree crop. A study was conducted to investigate the growth and gas exchange characteristics of avocado seedlings growing under different salinity levels. Plants ... -
Growth performance of bamboo in tobacco-growing regions in South Nyanza, Kenya
(Academic Journals, 2008)The study was carried out on 120 field experimentation sites where 2420 bamboo cuttings were planted under the same natural tobacco growing conditions in five different zones (that is, zone A = hillside/steep sloping ... -
GROWTH RATE OF AFRICAN CATFISH (Clarias gariepinus) AND PLANKTON DIVERSITY IN PONDS UNDER ORGANIC AND INORGANIC FERTILIZATION
(African journal of food agriculture nutrition and development, 2021)Aquaculture offers the opportunity for safeguarding local and global food security in the face of declining capture fisheries. However, the form of aquaculture that is commonly practised in Kenya is characterized by the ... -
A Guide to Adventurous Tourism
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Halitusis: Analysis of the various contribution sites
(university of Nairobi reaserch archive, 2002)o remove or modify fluorotic enamel stains using a combined chemical micro-abrasion and bleaching technique. Design: An in-vivo study was carried out. A sample of 21 participants was randomly selected from patients ... -
Health care provider practices in diagnosis and treatment of malaria in rural communities in Kisumu County, Kenya
(BioMed Central, 2022)Accurate malaria diagnosis and appropriate treatment at local health facilities are critical to reducing morbidity and human reservoir of infectious gametocytes. The current study assessed the accuracy of malaria diagnosis ... -
Health care provider practices in diagnosis and treatment of malaria in rural communities in Kisumu County, Kenya
(BioMed Central, 2022)Accurate malaria diagnosis and appropriate treatment at local health facilities are critical to reducing morbidity and human reservoir of infectious gametocytes. The current study assessed the accuracy of malaria diagnosis ... -
Health facility practices and patterns of prescription influencing health-seeking behaviour among caregivers of children diagnosed with pneumonia in Endebess Sub-county, Kenya
(International Society of Global Health, 2022-06)Pneumonia accounts for 16% of all child deaths in Kenya, and it is the second killer of children under the age of five. Pneumonia burden is attributed to inadequate access to healthcare and poor health-seeking by caregivers. ... -
Helminth parasites of farmed fish and water birds in Kirinyaga County, Kenya
(International Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Studies 2018; 6(3): 06-12, 2018)Aquaculture products demand has increased due to population growth, declining natural fish stocks and government aquaculture promotion. Intensification alters natural fish environment and new infections emerge. Parasite ... -
Hematological Characteristics of Infants and Young Children Presenting with Different Levels of Malarial Anemia at a Rural District Hospital in Western Kenya.
(American Society of Hematology, 2006)n areas of intense P. falciparum exposure, such as western Kenya, the most lethal complication of malaria is severe malarial anemia (SMA). The pathogenesis of SMA is multi-factorial and not fully understood. Our ongoing ... -
heoretical Realization of a Two Qubit Quantum Controlled-NOT Logic Gate and a Single Qubit Quantum Hadamard Logic Gate in the Anti-Jaynes-Cummings Mode
(ResearchGate, 2021)The interactive and cumulative effect of temperature and rainfall on land cover change is a priority at global, regional and local scale. This study examined changes in six land cover categories (forestland, grasslands, ... -
Hepatitis B virus genetic multiplicity and the associated HBV lamivudine resistance mutations in HBV/HIV co-infection in Western Kenya: A review article
(Elsevier, 2021)ackground: Hepatitis B virus (HBV) and human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) co-infections are common as the two viruses use same routes of transmission. Studies show that HIV infection modifies the natural course of chronic ... -
High concentrations of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons found in water and sediments of car wash and kisat areas of Winam Gulf, Lake Victoria-Kenya
(Springer-Verlag, 2009-01-09)Mean concentrations of selected USEPA priority polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) in surface sediments and water samples from Car Wash and Kisat areas of Winam Gulf, Lake Victoria in Kenya have been determined ... -
Hormonal correlates of natal dispersal and rank attainment in wild male baboons
(Academic Press, 2017-08-01)In many mammals, maturational milestones such as dispersal and the attainment of adult dominance rank mark stages in the onset of reproductive activity and depend on a coordinated set of hormonal and socio-behavioral ... -
Hormonal correlates of natal dispersal and rank attainment in wild male baboons
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An HPTLC-densitometry method for the quantification of pharmacologically active alkaloids in Sceletium tortuosum raw material and products
(Akadémiai Kiadó, 2012)Mesembrine-type alkaloids are reported to be responsible for the psychoactive properties of Sceletium tortuosum. The aim of the study was to develop a simple, rapid, and precise high-performance thin-layer chromatography ... -
[HTML] from rsc.org Effect of thermal treatment on ZnO: Tb 3+ nano-crystalline thin films and application for spectral conversion in inverted organic solar cells
(Royal Society of Chemistry, 2018)Down conversion has been applied to minimize thermalization losses in photovoltaic devices. In this study, terbium-doped ZnO (ZnO:Tb3+) thin films were deposited on ITO-coated glass, quartz and silicon substrates using ...