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AN ASSESSMENT OF PUBLIC WATER FACILITIES IN RURAL AREAS OF OYO STATE, NIGERIA
(University of Ibadan,, 2019-09-05)
This study investigates public water facilities in Rural Areas of Oyo State. Multistage sampling was
used to select 144 respondents from 3 Rural Local Governments in Oyo State. The availability,
conditions, access, ...
Chemical constituents of Ocimum kilimandscharicum Guerke acclimatized in Kakamega Forest, Kenya
(Chemical Society of Ethiopia, 2019)
The genus Ocimum belongs to the Lamiaceae family and is made of almost 200 species of herbs and shrubs which have potential medicinal properties. The species are native to the tropical and temperate climate zones around ...
Phytochemicals and Antibacterial Activities of Leaf Extract of Tridax procumbens Linn. On Staphylococcus aureus and Escherichia coli
(East African Scholars Journal of Biotechnology and Genetics, 2019)
Medicinal plants have been used as remedies for human diseases because they contain components of
therapeutic value. Plants serve as the greatest source to obtain new antimicrobials. An increasing interest in herbal
remedies ...
Fasciola gigantica: ultrastructural cytochemistry of the tegumental surface in newly-excysted metacercariae and in vitro-penetrated juvenile flukes informs a concept of parasite defence at the interface with the host
(Elsevier, 2019)
Cytochemical staining techniques were carried out en bloc with in vitro excysted and gut-penetrated Fasciola gigantica larvae in order to visualise the glycocalyx of the tegument, a structure which comprises the parasite ...
Comparison of GeneXpert and line probe assay for detection of Mycobacterium tuberculosis and rifampicin-mono resistance at the National Tuberculosis Reference Laboratory, Kenya
(Springer Nature, 2019-10-15)
The dual challenge of low diagnostic sensitivity of microscopy test and technical challenge of performing a TB culture test poses a problem for case detection and initiation of Tuberculosis (TB) second-line treatment. There ...
Effect Of Deposition Temperature On The optical Properties Of Iron-Doped Cadmium Stannate Thin Films Deposited By Spray Pyrolysis
(IJSTRE, 2019)
: Spray Pyrolysis Technique (SPT) was used to deposit thin films (TFs) of cadmium stannate, doped
with iron (Fe) for the first time. The precursor solutions that were used wereprepared at a concentration of
0.1M, doped ...
Bacterial biofilm cells quantification techniques: where is consensus in over two decades?
(Faculty of Biotechnology and Food Sciences in Nitra, Slovakia, 2019-01-12)
It is widely accepted that bacterial biofilms are overly resistant to antibiotics, host immunity and disinfectants. Biofilms develop on
various food-processing surfaces hence pose major risks in food industries. Biofilms ...
Radiation Use Efficiency and Yield Responses of Clonal Tea (Camellia sinensis) to Locations of Production
(International Society of Tea Science, 2019)
Tea in Kenya is grown in the high and medium rainfall areas of the Kenyan highlands in east and west of the Rift Valley, at altitudes ranging from 1300 to 2700 m above mean sea level. Variability in responses of tea genotypes ...
Effects of Varying Storage Conditions on the Vigour of Fresh Seeds of Ekebergia capensis
(AER, 2019)
Ekebergia capensis is a popular indigenous tree valued for its medicinal uses. However, it is
an endangered tree species because of overexploitation and its slow regeneration rate in
nature. Production of this tree is ...
Perception of Graduate Tourism Employees and Tourism Employers on Relevance of Tourism Education Attributes to Effective Tourism Work Performance in Kenya
(THE INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF HUMANITIES & SOCIAL STUDIES, 2019)
Continued sustenance of tourism industry requires human capital with the right skills, knowledge and competency.
Kenya has a number of tertiary tourism education institutions that graduates potential employees for the ...