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Potential side effects of biocontrol and plant-growth promoting Bacillus amyloliquefaciens bacteria on earthworms
(Elsevier, 2015-08)Many bacteria strains are now successfully used for plant-growth promotion (PGPR) and as biocontrol agents (BCA) against plant diseases. Mechanisms behind their action involve production of enzymes and antibiotics, which ... -
Poultry System Desktop Application
(University of Embu, 2019)This document gives brief overview of the existing manual projecting system which is 90% paper work. It highlights problem faced by farmers while managing poultry farm. It comes with solution of developing PSDA which ... -
Power Efficient Scheduled-Based Medium Access Control Protocol over Wireless Sensor Networks
(Scientific Research Publishing, 2016-02)The flexible use of sensors has made them an attractive device to be deployed in almost every field of life such as health, military and home. Recent advancement in electronics and wireless communications has witnessed the ... -
Practical Approaches to Securing an IT Environment
(Communication and Network, 2017-11)There are a number of IT Security journals available in the literature but none of these research papers have practically specified approaches to secure the IT environment at large. In this paper, more emphases will be ... -
Practices of policy and the implementation of inclusive education in public secondary schools in tharaka-nithi county- kenya
(UoEm, 2020-09-15)Practices of policy are critical towards the successful implementation of inclusive education in schools. The approach recognizes the learners’ diversity, enabling them to access course content, fully participate in ... -
Practices of Policy and the Implementation of Inclusive Education in Public Secondary Schools in Tharaka-Nithi County- Kenya
(University of Embu, 2020-12-11)Practices of policy are critical towards the successful implementation of inclusive education in schools. The approach recognizes the learners’ diversity, enabling them to access course content, fully participate in ... -
A Pragmatic Analysis of Gichuka Request Patterns
(2019-05)Pragmatics studies the way language is used, the choices that the speakers have to make when constrained by socio-cultural context of a given language situation and the effect that using language in a particular way has ... -
A pragmatic analysis of politeness in Gichuka Request Expressions
(University of Embu, 2018-09)Gichuka is a dialect of the Kimeru language - a Bantu language of the Niger Congo family- spoken by the Chuka people of Tharaka-Nithi County, Chuka Igamba- Ng’ombe Constituency. Chuka people reside in the Eastern slopes ... -
Pre-service primary school teachers’ knowledge of informal statistical inference
(Springer Netherlands, 2018-03)The ability to reason inferentially is increasingly important in today’s society. It is hypothesized here that engaging primary school students in informal statistical reasoning (ISI), defined as making generalizations ... -
Precision Agriculture for Resource Use Efficiency in Smallholder Farming Systems in Sub-Saharan Africa: A Systematic Review
(MDPI, 2021-01-21)Opportunities exist for adoption of precision agriculture technologies in all parts of the world. The form of precision agriculture may vary from region to region depending on technologies available, knowledge levels and ... -
Precision agriculture research in sub‑Saharan Africa countries a systematic map
(Springer, 2021-01-15)Precision agriculture (PA) has a huge potential for growth in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA), but it faces a number of social-economic and technological challenges. This study sought to map existing PA research and application ... -
Predicting decomposition patterns of tree biomass in tropical highland microregions of Kenya
(Kluwer Academic Publishers, 1997)Decomposition- and nitrogen-release patterns of biomass from three agroforestry multipurpose trees (Calliandra calothyrsus, Cordia africana and Grevillea robusta) were investigated in four contrasting environments ... -
Predicting the Entrepreneurial Intentions of University Students: Applying the Theory of Planned Behaviour in Zambia, Africa
(Scientific Research, 2017-10)The current paper contributes to the entrepreneurial intention (EI) literature by applying the theory of planned behaviour (TPB) in a developing African country with unique socio-economic and cultural context. Thus it ... -
A preliminary study of Thermoluminescence of beta-irradiated SrAl2O4:Eu2+, Dy3+ phosphors
(2015)Eu2+ doped and Dy3+ co-doped strontium aluminate (SrAl2O4:Eu2+,Dy3+) phosphors were synthesized by the solution - combustion technique at 500 oC using urea as a reducer, a widely known method for preparing nano sized ... -
Preparation and Properties of Long Afterglow CaAl2O4 Phosphors Activated by Rare Earth Metal Ions
(University of the Free State Republic of South Africa, 2011-11)This work comprises of several aspects of calcium-aluminate phosphor activated with rare earth metal ions i.e. (CaAl2O4:Eu2+, Nd3+, and Dy3+). In particular the luminescent and structural properties of the long afterglow ... -
Presenting Oneself as a Nurse: A Social and Professional Reality Construction
(Unisa Press, 2002-11)The paper examined the historical development of nursing education and practice in two selected African countries as a background for analysing the image of nurses and nursing. Mead's (1934) Symbolic InteractionistTheof\' was ... -
Prevalence and host resistance to Common bean rust Disease In Central and Western Kenya
(UoEm, 2023-08)Rust (Uromyces appendiculatus) (Pers.:Pers.) Unger., is among the most destructive pathogens constraining the production of common beans (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) in Kenya. The study's objectives were to (i) determine the ... -
Prevalence and Incidence of HIV Infection among Fishermen along Lake Victoria Beaches in Kisumu County, Kenya
(Scientific Research, 2014-06)Background: Herpes simplex virus type-2 (HSV-2) and human papillomavirus (HPV) are common sexually transmitted infections (STIs) among fishing communities and are associated with high HIV prevalence in this underserved ... -
Prevalence and Risk Factors of Human Herpes Virus Type 8 (HHV-8), Human Immunodeficiency Virus-1 (HIV-1), and Syphilis among Female Sex Workers in Malindi, Kenya
(Hindawi, 2019-06)The prevalence of Human Herpes Virus type 8 (HHV-8), Human Immunodeficiency virus (HIV), and syphilis is high in Sub- Saharan Africa. Studies on HHV-8 in Kenya are few and data on its coinfection with HIV and syphilis ... -
Prevalence of Metabolic Syndrome Among an Urban Population in Kenya
(2012-04)OBJECTIVE: Developing countries are undergoing an epidemiologic transition accompanied by increasing burden of cardiovascular disease (CVD) linked to urbanization and lifestyle modifications. Metabolic syndrome is a cluster ...