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Alley cropping of maize with calliandra and leucaena in the subhumid highlands of Kenya Part 1. Soil-fertility changes and maize yield
(Kluwer Academic Publishers, 1999-06)Although N-rich leaf biomass of multipurpose trees is known to be a good source of N to crops, integrating such trees into crop production systems is a major challenge in the development of viable agroforestry systems. ... -
Alley cropping of maize with calliandra and leucaena in the subhumid highlands of Kenya Part 2. Biomass decomposition, N mineralization, and N uptake by maize
(Kluwer Academic Publishers, 1999-06)A major challenge in developing agroforestry approaches that utilize tree-leaf biomass for provision of N to crops is to ensure synchrony between the N released from decomposing prunings and N demand by crops. A study was ... -
Alternative methods of harvesting and storage of grass biomass in a semi-arid region
(Academic Journals, 2012-04-12)Biomass is considered a potential feedstock for many renewable energy production systems and interest especially in grass production has increased markedly in the last two decades. The present work focuses on grass biomass ... -
An Alternative Use of Horticultural Crops: Stressed Plants as Biofactories of Bioactive Phenolic Compounds
(2012)Plants subjected to abiotic stresses synthesize secondary metabolites with potential application in the functional foods, dietary supplements, pharmaceutical, cosmetics and agrochemical markets. This approach can be ... -
Alumni Tracer System
(University of Embu, 2019)The Alumni Tracer System for communication with alumni embodies one of many ways how university can keep tracking its graduate. The system created collects actual information about working experience of graduates, ... -
Ameliorating effects of Cissus populnea aqueous stem bark extract on some parameters in diabetic Wistar rats
(African Science Publications, 2021-04-05)This study investigated the effects of aqueous stem bark of Cissus populnea (C.p) extract on some parameters in diabetic Wistar rats. Fresh stem bark of C.p was air dried, pulverized, and mixed with distilled water at room ... -
Ameliorative potentials of methanol leaf extract of Newbouldia laevis on monosodium glutamate induced toxicity in female albino rats
(African Science Publications, 2020-07-09)Newbouldia laevis is a valuable tropical plant belonging to the family of Bigoniaceae. The plant is believed by most herbal practitioners to be the tree of fertility and of immense medicinal benefits to humans. This study ... -
Amino acid neurotoxins in feathers of the Lesser Flamingo, Phoeniconaias minor
(Elsevier, 2013-01)The Lesser Flamingo (Phoeniconaias minor) is known to use cyanobacteria (primarily Arthrospira) as a major food source in the East African Rift Valley lakes. Periodically, mass mortalities have occurred, associated with ... -
Amplicon-based assessment of bacterial diversity and community structure in three tropical forest soils in Kenya
(Heliyon, 2022-11)Forest soils provide a multitude of habitats for diverse communities of bacteria. In this study, we selected three tropical forests in Kenya to determine the diversity and community structure of soil bacteria inhabiting ... -
Anaesthetic Challenges in Cardiac Interventional Procedures
(Scientific Research, 2014-11)The increasing scope of interventions in the cardiac catheterization laboratory (CCL) and electrophysiological laboratory (EPL) has resulted in new challenges for the anaesthesia teams where they deal with different ... -
An Analogical Hermeneutic Approach to Bioethics
(Scientific Research, 2018-02)Bioethics has the hermeneutical task of interpreting scientific knowledge produced by the biological and social sciences in order to propose moral norms and values that are adequate to it. Therefore, it needs to account ... -
Analyses of word-of-mouth communication and Its effect on students’ university preferences
(Elsevier, 2016-01)Word-of-mouth is totally formed by satisfaction of customer and transparent communication based methods. The power and meaning of word-of-mouth is relevant to speaker’s relationship with the product or service, satisfaction ... -
Analysis of Cabbage Enterprise Profitability Among Small Scale Farmers in Kanyasa Ward Migori County
(University of Embu, 2020)The horticultural subsector is recorded to be on the rise in the recent past. The trend should reflect on the lives of the Kenyan and especially the Kanyasa residents, following the research by Omondi on the increase in ... -
Analysis of certain biochemical indices on alloxan induced diabetic rats administered with protein isolated and purified from Vernonia amygdalina
(African Journal of Biological Sciences, 2019-04-12)This study investigated the effect of protein isolate from leaf extract of Vernonia amygdalina in diabetic rats. Thirty (30) adults male Wistar rats were randomly divided into six (6) groups of five (5) each based on their ... -
Analysis of Cr Atoms Three-Dimensional Deposition Characteristics
(Scientific Research, 2011-09)The semi-classical model is used to simulate the three-dimensional trajectory and deposition distribution of the chromium atoms in the Gaussian laser standing wave field using the Runge-Kutta method, and then the three ... -
Analysis of Factors Affecting Snow Peas Production in Kipipiri Constituency, Nyandarua County
(University of Embu, 2020)Horticultural sector is an important sector in production of food and generation of income. According to Kenya’s vision 2030, crop cultivation is one of the main pillars of unlocking the potential of Kenya through increased ... -
Analysis of factors influencing access to credit services by women entrepreneurs in Kenya
(IISTE, 2014)The purpose of this study was to analyze the factors influencing access to credit services by women entrepreneurs in Kenya; a case of Isiolo town. Entrepreneurship has been regarded as a major contributing factor to the ... -
Analysis of Factors Influencing Youth Participation in Agricultural Production Case Study of Manyatta Sub County, Embu County
(University of Embu, 2020)This study sort to analyze the factors that influence the youth participation in agriculture production in Manvatta sub county Embu County, Kenya. This research was necessitated by the fact that, despite the awareness ... -
Analysis of Fish Fillet Drying Rates under Three Solar Energy Drying Systems
(2009-02-20)A small Box type solar dryer with controllable air inlet was designed and tested. The dryer had a mild steel absorber plate and a polyvinyl chloride (pvc) transparent cover and could be adjusted to allow variation in airflow ... -
Analysis of genetic diversity in Eucalyptus grandis (Hill ex Maiden) seed sources using inter simple sequence repeats (ISSR) molecular markers
(Academic Journals, 2008-07-04)Eucalyptus grandis is an economically important tree species that is native to the Australian continent and its northern neighbours, where it is grown primarily for its hard wood timber and pulp for paper industries. It ...