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Review of current state of knowledge of microcystin and its impacts on fish in Lake Victoria
(Wiley, 2020)Microcystins are part of algal toxins produced intracellularly within algal cells, being in the family of hepatotoxic cyclic peptides from various species of blue-green algae. Blue-green algae are widely abundant in many ... -
The spleen bacteriome of wild rodents and shrews from Marigat, Baringo County, Kenya
(PeerJ Inc., 2021)There is a global increase in reports of emerging diseases, some of which have emerged as spillover events from wild animals. The spleen is a major phagocytic organ and can therefore be probed for systemic microbiome. This ... -
Mediation Role of Revenue Management Practices on the Linkage between Hotel Determinants and Financial Performance of Hotels in Kenya
(Scientific Research Publishing, 2021)The study aimed at investigating the mediation role of revenue management (RM) practices on the linkage between the internal and external hotel determinants and the financial performance of hotels in Kenya. The study used ... -
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 ... -
Assessment of Factors that Limit Optimal Use of Organic Fertilizers in Subsistence Food Production in Vihiga County, Kenya
(IJECC, 2021)In the face of skyrocketing prices of inorganic fertilizers, organic materials are considered the alternative sources of fertilizers. Research institutions have over the years succeeded in demonstrating high yield responses ... -
The Effect of Rainfall Variability on Maize and Coffee Farming Activities between 1990 – 2014 in Machakos Sub County, Kenya
(International Journal of Multidisciplinary and Current Research, 2019)Varying climatic conditions with increased uncertainty mainly in rainfall and temperature are salient features in marginal areas globally, adversely affecting farming activities particularly in Africa. Kenya experiences ... -
Heavy metals in surface sediments of lake naivasha, kenya: Spatial distribution, source identification and ecological risk assessment
(Springer International Publishing, 2020)Heavy metals retained in sediments pose a threat to aquatic ecosystem and society. Knowledge of the status and sustainability of lake sediment in areas undergoing rapid economic development is scarce, and yet it is required ... -
Influence of forest fragmentation on tree fragmentation on tree speciesdiversity in the detachment portions of Kakamega Forest, Kakamega County, Kenya
(East African Scholars Publisher, 2020)Forest fragmentation occurs when large continuous forests are perforated by small holes or broken up into edges and smaller patches to form a non-perforated matrix of open spaces. In various tropical developing countries, ... -
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 ... -
Effect of land use on soil quality in Rivers Nyando and Yala catchments of Lake Victoria Basin, Western Kenya
(Agricultural Science Research Journal, 2020)Soil, as a major subsystem of land, is rapidly changing with time as a result of changes in its’ environment or management. Periodic soil quality assessment is thus vital in evaluating agro-ecosystem sustainability, soil ... -
Spatio-Temporal Dynamics in Urban Land Use/Land Cover Change in Urbanizing Sub-Catchments In The Upper Ewaso Ng’iro North River Basin, Kenya
(East African Scholars Publisher, 2021)Massive expansion of urban areas leads to land use/land cover (LULC) changes which significantly alter the hydrology of river basins. Yet, systematic and logical information on the spatio-temporal dynamics of urban LULC ... -
Archives of Ecotoxicology
(Archives of Ecotoxicology, 2021)Medicinal plants have served as sources of medicine to treat and suppress the diseases, because many pathogens are gaining resistance to the current synthetic drugs. In addition, high cost and adverse side effects are ... -
Factors predisposing women and children to indoor air pollution in Trans Nzoia County, Kenya
(Resarch Square, 2021)Background: Indoor air pollution (IAP) is an increasing public health hazard in developing countries. Although fuelwood and kerosene are still heavily relied on as energy sources among households in the Sub-Saharan Africa, ... -
Taxonomic Studies of Lippia javanica (Burm F.) Spreng. Complex (Verbenaceae) in East African Flora
(Asian Journal of Research in Botany, 2021)Lippia javanica complex is widely spread in Eastern, Central and Southern Africa; however, there exist a taxonomic conflict in the aforementioned species complex where morphologically similar forms of the species occur in ... -
Burden of disease and risk factors for mortality amongst hospitalized newborns in Nigeria and Kenya
(Public Library of Science, 2021)Objective To describe the patient population, priority diseases and outcomes in newborns admitted <48 hours old to neonatal units in both Kenya and Nigeria. Study design In a network of seven secondary and tertiary level ... -
Antenatal iron supplementation, FGF23, and bone metabolism in Kenyan women and their offspring: secondary analysis of a randomized controlled trial
(Oxford University Press, 2021)Background: Fibroblast growth factor-23 (FGF23) regulates body phosphate homeostasis primarily by increasing phosphaturia. It also acts as a vitamin D-regulating hormone. Maternal iron deficiency is associated with perturbed ... -
Mentoring Beginning Teachers: Bridging the Gap between Pre-Service Training and In-Practice Realities.
(Journal of International Education and Leadership. 432 Rittiman Road, San Antonio, Texas 78209, 2015)Research on quality and relevance of pre-service teacher training programmes has found out that their products are ill-prepared for service delivery in schools. This is because there seems to be a disconnect between the ... -
Molecular surveillance reveals widespread colonisation by carbapenemase and extended spectrum beta-lactamase producing organisms in neonatal units in Kenya and Nigeria
(Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press, 2022-01-01)Objectives Neonatal sepsis, a major cause of death amongst infants in sub-Saharan Africa, is often gut derived. Impairments in immunity and the gut barrier in sick neonates allow colonisation by opportunistic pathogens ... -
The status of research on Lake Victoria fisheries: Historical and current data on fisheries and the lake environment
(AfricArXiv, 2019)Lake Victoria which is the second largest freshwater lake in the world supports a large population living around it through provision of food; fish and employment; both directly and indirectly. Due to its varied uses, ...