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Bacteria and Archaea diversity within the hot springs of Lake Magadi and Little Magadi in Kenya
(2016-07)Background: Lake Magadi and little Magadi are hypersaline, alkaline lakes situated in the southern part of Kenyan Rift Valley. Solutes are supplied mainly by a series of alkaline hot springs with temperatures as high as ... -
Bacteria and Archaea diversity within the hot springs of Lake Magadi and Little Magadi in Kenya
(BioMed Central, 2016-06)Background: Lake Magadi and little Magadi are hypersaline, alkaline lakes situated in the southern part of Kenyan Rift Valley. Solutes are supplied mainly by a series of alkaline hot springs with temperatures as high as ... -
Bacteria Isolated from Lake Magadi Soil with Potential for Utilization of Different Substrates
(University of Embu, 2020)There is a wide distribution of soda lakes in the world, but most are found in arid and semi-arid areas. Soda lakes contain high salt concentration with a high pH. This study was done in Lake Magadi, located in the ... -
Bacteria Isolates from Microbial Mats in Lake Magadi with Potential for Substrate Utilization
(University of Embu, 2019)Lake Magadi is an alkaline, hypersaline environment with extreme environmental conditions that allow specific microorganisms with specific characteristics to flourish. Its pH ranges from 9-11.5, very high temperatures, ... -
Bacterial biological control agents in the management of bacterial wilt(curtobacterium Flaccumfaciens PV.Flaccumfaciens) in the common bean
(UoEm, 2023-08)Common beans (Phaseolus vulgaris) are widely grown throughout the world and provide valuable protein, vitamins and other nutrients. If the challenges related to its production are resolved, food security can be guaranteed ... -
Bacterial Diversity in the Haloalkaline Lake Elmenteita
(Springer-Verlag, 2010-06)Lake Elmenteita is one of the alkaline saline lakes within the Kenyan Rift valley. The lake is situated on the floor of the Kenyan Rift Valley at 1,776 m above sea level and has no direct outlet. The microbial diversity ... -
Bacteriological quality of kunu-zaki sold on the streets of owerri metropolis, Nigeria
(African Journal of Biological Sciences, 2019-01-16)Kunu-zaki is a nourishing non-alcoholic beverage widely consumed in Nigeria. There is no standardized method for its preparation thus production practices differ amongst retailers. This study was undertaken to evaluate the ... -
BAE 201: Transport Economics
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Balancing Scales of Language Injustice
(Scientific Research, 2015-01)This paper addresses the ways in which our everyday usage of the common phrase “people of color” perpetuates a basic inequality in language use. A suggestion to eliminate inequality in teaching is proposed. -
Bandwidth Enhancement and Size Reduction of Microstrip Patch Antenna by Magnetoinductive Waveguide Loading
(Scientific Research Publishing, 2011-01)A planar magnetoinductive (MI) waveguide loaded rectangular microstrip patch antenna is presented and discussed. The MI waveguide consists of two planar metamaterial split squared ring resonators (SSRRs) placed in between ... -
Bandwidth selection in smoothing functions
(2006)A simple criterion for selecting a bandwidth parameter that controls the amount of smoothing in functions is described. The procedure is computationally inexpensive and, hence, worth adopting. We argue that the bandwidth ... -
Bank Capitalisation and Stock Market Liquidity: Assessing the Evidence
(Scientific Research, 2017-10)This paper provides both theoretical and empirical evidence for assessing the relationship between bank capitalisation and stock market liquidity. It estimates a bivariate VAR-GARCH (1.1) model to examine the linkage ... -
Bantu and Nilotic Children’s Singing Games: A Comparative Study of their Value Communication
(University of Cape Town South Africa, 2009-07)This study is based on the premise that Luo and Luhya children’s singing games are creative works that subtly reflect the aesthetics of the two communities. The aim is to critically examine how the performance of the ... -
Barriers to Immediate Post-Partum Intra-Uterine Contraceptive Device Uptake among Mothers Delivering at Meru Hospital
(Scientific Research Publishing, 2019-03)Global contraceptive use is at 64%, Africa lagging behind at 33.4%. Kenya has an unmet need for family planning at 23%. Hormonal injections are the most used in Africa at 9.8% and Intra-Uterine Contraceptive Devices at ... -
Based on Adaptive Backstepping Error Control for Permanent Magnet Synchronous Motor
(Scientific Research Publishing, 2016-05)Permanent Magnet Synchronous Motor (PMSM) displays chaotic phenomenon when PMSM in power on or power off. At present, there are many methods to control chaos in PMSM. However, there appears oscillation in course of control ... -
Basic Capabilities Effect: Collective Management of Pastoral Resources in South Western Kenya.
(Elsevier, 2016-03)Collective action, such as common resource user groups, has gained importance in the management of pastoral natural resources. This study aims at analyzing the effects of basic capabilities, among other factors, on households' ... -
Bax promoter G(-248)A polymorphism in a Turkish clinical breast cancer patients: A case-control study
(Scientific Research Publishing, 2013-01)Bax is an important protein involved in apoptotic process. Mutations of the Bax gene are known to af- fect protein expression and function. A promotor polymorphism G(-248)A in the 5’UTR of Bax gene may alter regulation of ... -
BBA 051: Principle of Management
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BBA 053: Business Communication Skills
(University of Embu, 2019-08) -
BBA 054: International Business
(University of Embu, 2020-01)