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Effect Of Integrated Pest Management Technology On The Livelihoods Of Small-Scale Maize Producers
(Review of Agricultural and Applied Economics (RAAE), 2021)Research background: In Kenya, maize production has been severely constrained by parasitic pests and weeds such as Striga, stem borer, and fall armyworm. The government of Kenya and its partners have developed, disseminated, ... -
Analysis of extent of credit access among women farm-entrepreneurs based on membership in table banking (TB)
(Emerald Publishing Limited, 2021)Purpose Inadequate finance is considered a major factor limiting the growth of small-scale women-owned farm enterprises in Sub-Saharan Africa. Women empowerment programs such as table banking (TB) and women enterprise ... -
INTEREST AND SCIENCE PERFORMANCE AMONG SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS IN MIGORI COUNTY, KENYA: GENDER AS A MODERATOR
(Research and Analysis Journal, 2020)The purpose of this study was to establish the moderating role of gender in the influence of interest on science performance among secondary school students in Migori county. A sample of 327 Form Four students in Migori ... -
Combined chemotherapy manifest less severe immunopathology effects in helminth-protozoa comorbidity
(Experimental parasitology, 2019)Background Co-infection with Leishmania major and Schistosoma mansoni may have significant consequences for disease progression, severity and subsequent transmission dynamics. Pentavalent antimonials and Praziquantel (PZQ) ... -
Microscopy Underestimates the Prevalence of Trypanosomes’ Infection in Asymptomatic Cattle and Sheep in a Lowland Area within the Kenyan Rift Valley
(Scientific Research Publishing, 2019)Animal trypanosomosis continues to impede animal production in sub-Saharan Africa mostly in locations where tsetse flies are endemic. This has ended up devastating many livelihoods where majority of the people depend on ... -
Identity, Preparation, Dosages and Conservation Knowledge of the Antidiabetic Herbs Used by The Tugen Living in Baringo County-Kenya
(African Journal of Health Sciences, 2020)The primary goal of managing Diabetes Mellitus (DM) is to regulate blood sugar levels within the physiologic limits (3Mmol/l to7Mmmol/l-fasting blood sugars). This can be either done pharmacologically (conventional or ... -
Effects of Allium Sativum Ethanolic Extract on Trypanosoma brucei brucei Parasites’ Morphometric Parameters and Clinical Outcome in White Albino Laboratory Rats
(African Journal of Health Sciences, 2021)Background: Trypanosomosis affects humans as well as wild and domestic vertebrates, yet has no successful prophylaxis, chemotherapy nor cure. Objectives: The study was to investigate the effects of Allium sativum extract ... -
Intensity, duration and frequency of exercise needed to achieve change in metabolic profiles in prediabetes at Moi Teaching and Referral Hospital in Uasin Gishu County in Kenya
(East African Medical Journal, 2021)Objective: To establish the intensity, duration and frequency of exercise needed to achieve change in metabolic profiles of pre-diabetes at Moi Teaching and Referral Hospital, Eldoret, Kenya. Design: A randomized ... -
The Compliance of Management on Registration Requirements in Regard to Physical Infrastructure of Primary Teacher Training Colleges in Bungoma County, Kenya
(European Journal of Education Studies, 2020)Demand for basic education by communities in Bungoma County has led to proliferation of many teacher training colleges. However, safety of learners in these colleges remains a major challenge to all college administrators. ... -
SEROPREVALENCE OF CHLAMYDOPHILA PSITTACIAMONG EMPLOYEES OF TWO GERMAN DUCK FARMS
(Akadémiai Kiadó, 2017)Psittacosis is a zoonotic infectious disease that is caused by Chlamydophila psittaci. To determine the occupational risk of getting the infection, we investigated the seroprevalence of C. psittaci among employees of two ... -
Proteotyping as alternate typing method to differentiate Campylobacter coli clades
(Nature Publishing Group, 2019)Besides Campylobacter jejuni, Campylobacter coli is the most common bacterial cause of gastroenteritis worldwide. C. coli is subdivided into three clades, which are associated with sample source. Clade 1 isolates are ... -
Proteome Profiling by Label‐Free Mass Spectrometry Reveals Differentiated Response of Campylobacter jejuni 81–176 to Sublethal Concentrations of Bile Acids
(PROTEOMICS–Clinical Applications, 2019)Purpose Bile acids are crucial components of the intestinal antimicrobial defense and represent a significant stress factor for enteric pathogens. Adaptation processes of Campylobacter jejuni to this hostile environment ... -
Describing Growth Pattern Using Gompertz Growth Function–A Case Study of Kuchi Chicken in Kenya
(Gorgan University Of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources, 2020)This study was conducted to determine the growth patterns of the Kuchi ecotype of chicken in Kenya. Data was obtained from intensively reared Kuchi birds at Indigenous Chicken Improvement Programme (INCIP) facility at ... -
Factors influencing anti-retroviral therapy uptake among HIV positive and exposed children aged below 14 years in Meru North District, Kenya
(EAST AFRICAN MEDICAL JOURNAL, 2018)Anti-retroviral Therapy (ART) is a major intervention for children infected and exposed to HIV infection and it influences their morbidity and mortality.Objective: To investigate factors influencing ARV uptake in HIV ... -
The Role of Income Generating Activities in Sustainable Retention of Community Health Volunteers in Primary Health-Care Service Provision in Bungoma County, Kenya
(Annals of Community Health, 2020)The role of community health volunteers (CHVs) in provision of primary health-care (PHC) has been widely acclaimed as poignant. CHVs help not only in addressing shortage in trained health workers but also in improving ... -
Esteem Needs and the Retention of Community Health Volunteers in Primary Health Care Service Provision in Bungoma County, Kenya
(Annals of Community Health, 2020)The main objective of this study was to investigate how the self-esteem of the Community health volunteers (CHVs) influences the retention of CHVs in primary health-care (PHC) service provision. The study design was ... -
Prevalence, Genetic Diversity and Antimicrobial Susceptibility Pattern of Clinical Salmonella Isolates from Kapsabet and Kisumu District Hospitals in Kenya
(Maseno University, 2014)The re-emergence of invasive non typhoidal Salmonella (NTS) is exacerbated by antimicrobial resistance (AMR) to most commonly available antimicrobials. Extreme climatic changes, in addition to increase in susceptible ... -
Effects of Computer Based Learning Use on Academic Performance in Mathematics Among Learners with Physical Disabilities in Secondary Schools in Kenya
(Maseno University, 2016)Learners with special needs in education are of diverse categories and include those wttiT physical disabilities (PD). Among the PD are those with postures that make them strain when they stay in a given position for ... -
Genetic Variability of Maize Streak Virus (Msv) for Virulence and Resistance in Maize
(Maseno University, 2014)Maizestreakdisease (MSD), caused by Maize streak virus (MSV), reduces maize yields in an infectedmaize plant by up to 100% even in high potential zones. The geographical range of MSVis restricted to Africa and its ... -
Effects of Physico-Chemical Properties of Sodium Exchanged Zeolites on the Fate of Malathion in Waste Water
(Maseno University, 2017)Adsorbents are applied in the removal of organic pollutants from wastewaters. One 0 f the main adsorbents that have been widely used is activated carbon. However, activated carb on is associated with high operational ...