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Selected heavy metal levels in water and fish from winam gulf in Lake Victoria near Kisumu city, Kenya
(International Journal of Environmental and Ecology Research, 2019)
Lake Victoria is the largest freshwater and fishery lake in Africa. Kisumu City, located at the shore of Winam Gulf has industrial activities discharging effluents into the lake with potential of contaminating the lake ...
Interactive influence of rainfall manipulation and livestock grazing on species diversity of the herbaceous layer community in a humid savannah in Kenya
(Elsevier, 2019-06-01)
Changes in rainfall regime and grazing pressure affect vegetation composition and diversity with ecological implications for savannahs. The savannah in East Africa has experienced increased livestock grazing and rainfall ...
Photospins in the quantum Rabi model
(Research gate, 2019)
This article provides a systematic interpretation of the quantum Rabi model as a model of
photospins formed in the atom-field Jaynes-Cummings and anti-Jaynes-Cummings interaction
mechanisms. A photospin is a quantized ...
Correlation Between Malaria-Specific Antibody Profiles and Responses to Artemisinin Combination Therapy for Treatment of Uncomplicated Malaria in Western Kenya
(Oxford University Press, 2019)
The impact of preexisting immunity on the efficacy of artemisinin combination therapy must be examined to
monitor resistance, and for implementation of new treatment strategies
Response of Plain Black Tea Parameters, Individual Theaflavins and Yields Due to Location of Production and Clones within Lake Victoria Basin
(International Society of Tea Science, 2019)
Tea (Camellia sinensis) is a major cash crop and leading foreign exchange earner, contributing to poverty alleviation by providing employment and livelihood to many stakeholders in the producing countries. Production has ...
Comparison of non-magnetic and magnetic beads multiplex assay for assessment of Plasmodium falciparum antibodies
(PeerJ Inc., 2019)
Background. New reagents have emerged allowing researchers to assess a growing
number of vaccine-associated immune parameters. Multiplex immunoassay(s) are
emerging as efficient high-throughput assays in malaria serology. ...
Influence of Geographical Area of Production on the Caffeine and Flavan-3-ol Profiles of Selected Clonal Green Tea Leaves from Smallholder Tea Farms in Kenya
(International Society of Tea Science, 2019)
Despite the use of similar cultivars in the smallholder tea sector in Kenya, resultant black tea quality varies. These variations could in part be arising from the formation of varying quantities and ratios of the black ...
Distribution and Diversity Land Snails in Human Inhabited Landscapes of Trans Nzoia County, Kenya
(South Asian Journal of Parasitology, 2019)
The study evaluated the distribution and some ecological aspects of land snails in croplands of Trans Nzoia, Kenya from January to December 2016. Snails were collected monthly during the study period and sampled using a ...
Influence of NPK Blended Fertilizer Application on Chlorophyll Content and Tissue Mineral Contents of Two Finger Millet Varieties Grown in Acid Soils of Kakamega, Western Kenya
(International Journal of Plant & Soil Science, 2019)
Acidic soils with high exchangeable aluminium ions occur in most parts of Kenya, western Kenya
inclusive. Aluminium toxicity is a serious environmental problem that affects crop productivity in
Western Kenya region. The ...
Factors Determining Tertiary Tourism Education Quality in Kenya: The Perspectives of Tourism Graduate Employees and Tourism Employers
(THE INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF HUMANITIES & SOCIAL STUDIES, 2019)
Tourism industry is one of the contributors to the growth of the Kenyan economy. Given its economic importance, both
the government and the private sectors have invested heavily in the training and human capacity building ...