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Prevalence Of Haemoparasites In Free-range Local Duck
(University of Nairobi, Kenya, 2012)A study was conducted between November 2008 and March 2009 to determine the prevalence of haemoparasites in different age and sex groups of free-range local ducks in Nairobi and its environs. The ducks were categorized ... -
Prevalence of porcine cysticercosis and associated risk factors in Homa Bay District, Kenya
(BioMed Central, 2012)aenia solium is an important zoonosis in many developing countries. Cysticercosis poses a serious public health risk and leads to economic losses to the pig production industry. Due to scarcity of data on the epidemiology ... -
Prevalence of porcine cysticercosis and risk factors for Taenia solim cysticercosis/taeniosis in three divisions of Busia district, Kenya
(Inter-African Bureau for Animal Resources, 2006)Prevalence of porcine cysticercosis and risk factors for Taenia solim cysticercosis/taeniosis in three divisions of Busia district, Kenya. -
Prevalence of Porcine Cysticercosis and Risk Factors for Taenia Solium Cysticercosis in Homa Bay District, Kenya
(Masaimara university, 2010)A cross sectional study was carried out to determine the occurrence of cysticercus cellulosae amongst the free range pigs of Homa Bay district. Occurrence of risk factors was sourced through structured questionnaire and ... -
Prevalence Of Porcine Cysticercosis And Risk Factors For Taenia Solium Cysticercosis/taeniosis In Three Divisions Of Homa Bay District, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, Kenya, 2010)A cross sectional study was undertaken to determine the prevalence of Cysticercus cellolulosae in three divisions of Homa Bay District. Pig farming in the district is mainly by free-range, with most farmers keeping ... -
Prevalence of porcine cysticercosis and risk factors for Taenia solium taeniosis in Funyula Division of Busia District, Kenya
(Kenya veterinarian, 2005)The prevalence of Cysticercus cellulosae in pigs was studied by antemortem lingual examination while the risk factors for Taenia solium taeniosis were evaluated by administration of a standard questionnaire. Antemortem ... -
Prevalence, intensity and pathological lesions associated with contracaecum species infection in farmed and wild catfish in the upper Tana river basin, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2012)A total of 108 randomly selected farmed and wild Clarias gariepinus (catfish) obtained from the upper Tana river basin were examined for intestinal helminthes between July 2007 and April 2008. Over fifty nine point three ... -
Prevalence, Progression and Associated Risk Factors of Asymptomatic Peripheral Arterial Disease
(The Surgical Society of Kenya, 2017-01)Introduction: The prevalence of peripheral arterial disease (PAD) ranges between 4.5% and 57% and is independently associated with cardiovascular disease burden irrespective of symptoms. Two thirds of cases are thought to ... -
Probing the stoichiometry dependent catalytic activity of nickel selenide counter electrodes in the redox reaction of iodide/triiodide electrolyte in dye sensitized solar cells
(Royal Society of Chemistry, 2020)Nickel selenide (NixSey) systems have received much attention in recent years as potential low cost counter electrodes (CEs) in dye sensitized solar cells (DSSCs). Their electrocatalytic activities are comparable to ... -
Processed products of termites and lake flies: improving entomophagy for food security within the Lake Victoria region
(African Journal of Food, Agriculture, Nutrition and Development, 2010)Among the factors contributing to food shortage in Africa are lack of appropriate preservation and storage facilities, tropical heat and poor road network for marketing produce. High food spoilage caused by high temperatures ... -
Processed products of termites and lake flies: improving entomophagy for food security within the Lake Victoria region
(Academic Journals, 2010)Among the factors contributing to food shortage in Africa are lack of appropriate preservation and storage facilities, tropical heat and poor road network for marketing produce. High food spoilage caused by high temperatures ... -
Production and characterization of activated carbons from sugarcane bagasse from Chemelil sugar factory, compared with commercial activated carbons
(Journal of Engineering in Agriculture and the Environment, 2020)In Kenya activated carbon is imported yet we have enough bagasse that can be used in its production. The activated carbon from bagasse adds economic value to the bagasse and the processing excess bagasse provides for ... -
Productivity and nitrogen use of tea plantations in relation to age and genotype
(Elsevier, 2008-07-11)Lack of science-based knowledge on responses of tea bushes to nitrogen (N) in ageing tea plantations hampers the development of ecologically sound and economically profitable N-management strategies. It is hypothesized ... -
Progressively accurate WKB approximations through factorization and successive boost transformations
(Research gate, 2015)This paper develops a procedure for obtaining progressively improving approximate solutions of the WKB (semiclassical ) model of the stationary Schroedinger equation through factorization and successive boost transformations ... -
Puberty and dispersal in a wild primate population
(Academic Press, 2013-07-01)This article is part of a Special Issue “Puberty and Adolescence”. The onset of reproduction is preceded by a host of organismal adjustments and transformations, involving morphological, physiological, and behavioral ... -
Pull Motivation Factors Influencing Tourists’ Destination Loyalty in the Lake Victoria Region Tourism Circuit, Kenya
(www.ajpojournal.org, 2021)Purpose:The purpose of this study was to identify pull motivation factors influencing tourists’ destination loyalty in the Lake Victoria Region Tourism Circuit, Kenya. Methodology:Thestudy adopted anexplanatoryresearch ... -
Push Motivation Factors Influencing Tourists’ Destination Loyalty in the Lake Victoria Region Tourism Circuit, Kenya
(Journal of Hospitality and Tourism, 2021)Purpose:The purpose of this study was to identify push motivation factors influencing tourists’ destination loyalty in the Lake Victoria Region Tourism Circuit, Kenya. Methodology:Thestudy adopted an explanatory research ... -
The pyrrolizidine alkaloids of Senecio syringifolius and S. hadiensis from Kenya
(Pergamon, 1993-01-01)Angularine, rosmarinine and 12-O-acetylrosmarine, together with their N-oxides were isolated from epigeal parts of S. syringifolius, while