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Feasible E-Health Strategies to Reduce Maternal Mortality in Kenya
(2020)Maternal mortality remains a persistent cause of death in Sub-Saharan Africa. Although e-health technologies are rapidly advancing, many technologies are infeasible given the infrastructure constraints and context of ... -
Field Abundance Patterns and Odor-Mediated Host Choice by Clover Seed Weevils, Apion fulvipes and Apion trifolii (Coleoptera: Apionidae)
(2015-02)The clover seed weevils Apion fulvipes Geoffroy, 1785 and Apion trifolii L., 1768 (Coleoptera: Apionidae) cause major losses to seed production of white clover (Trifolium repens L.) and red clover (Trifolium pratense ... -
Field Abundance Patterns and Odor-Mediated Host Choice by Clover Seed Weevils, Apion fulvipes and Apion trifolii (Coleoptera: Apionidae)
(2015-02-05)The clover seed weevils Apion fulvipes Geoffroy, 1785 and Apion trifolii L., 1768 (Coleoptera: Apionidae) cause major losses to seed production of white clover (Trifolium repens L.) and red clover (Trifolium pratense ... -
Field Screening of Selected Coffea arabica L. Genotypes Against Coffee Leaf Rust
(2012-06)Coffee Leaf Rust (CLR) is a fungal disease caused by Hemileia vastatrix Berk et Br. and is one of the major diseases of coffee. It causes premature leaf fall, yield loss and even death of the tree in severe cases. Coffee ... -
Financial factors influencing growth of Horticultural sector in Nakuru County, Kenya
(2016-09)This study evaluated the financial factors influencing growth of horticultural sector in Nakuru County, Kenya. Of particular interest was the extent to which credit access and working capital affected the growth of ... -
Financial Statements Manipulations Using Beneish Model and Probit Regression Model. A Case of Banking Sector in Kenya
(2020-03)The main objective of the study was to establish whether the banks in Kenya were involved in financial statement manipulations. The study involved all the banks registered and operating in Kenya and whose financial ... -
Fine particle matters induce DNA damage and G2/M cell cycle arrest in human bronchial epithelial BEAS-2B cells
(SpringerLink, 2017-11)There is compelling evidence that exposure to particulate matter (PM) is linked to lung tumorigenesis. However, there is not enough experimental evidence to support the specific mechanisms of PM2.5-induced DNA damage and ... -
Fine particulate matter induces vascular endothelial activation 4 via IL-6 dependent JAK1/STAT3 signaling pathway. Toxicol.
(2016-04)Exposure to PM2.5 has been strongly linked to endothelial dysfunction. However, the underlying mechanism of PM2.5 on the vascular endothelial function is poorly understood. This study examined the toxic effect and ... -
Fintech, Asset Portfolio Modeling and Financial Performance of Investment Firms in Kenya
(IDOSI Publications, 2021)The purpose of this study is to determine the influence of fintech asset portfolio modeling on the financial performance of investment firms in Kenya. The study was guided by capital asset pricing model. Both descriptive ... -
Firm Characteristics and Corporate Cash Holdings: A Managerial Perspective from Kenyan Private Manufacturing Firms
(GreenField Advanced Research Publishing House, 2015-04)The purpose of this study was to investigate the managerial perspectives on the firm characteristics and corporate cash holdings among in private manufacturing firms in Kenya. Several international ... -
Fiscal Policy and Public Debt in Kenya
(IOSR Journal of Economics and Finance, 2018-09)Fiscal policy in Kenya has been unstable. Fiscal balance to GDP ratio worsened from a surplus of 0.2 percent to a deficit of 7.6 percentwhile debt to GDP ratio rose from 25.4 to 56.2 percent between 1963 and 2015. This ... -
Fish Species Composition and Diversity of Small Riverine Ecosystems in the Lake Victoria Basin, Kenya
(2012-09)Riverine ecosystems in the Lake Victoria Basin (LVB) significantly contribute to the lake’s water budget and aquatic biodiversity. Despite their significance to the lakes fisheries, only limited biodiversity studies have ... -
Fish Species Composition and Diversity of Small Riverine Ecosystems in the Lake Victoria Basin, Kenya
(International Journal of Science and Technology, 2012-09)Riverine ecosystems in the Lake Victoria Basin (LVB) significantly contribute to the lake’s water budget and aquatic biodiversity. Despite their significance to the lakes fisheries, only limited biodiversity studies have ... -
Flower visitors of Streptocarpus teitensis: implications for conservation of a critically endangered African violet species in Kenya
(PeerJ, 2021-01)Background: The African violets are endangered plant species restricted mainly to the Eastern Arc Mountains biodiversity hotspots in Kenya and Tanzania. These plants grow well in shaded environments with high humidity. ... -
Fluctuating algal food populations and the occurrence of lesser flamingos (Phoeniconaias minor) in three Kenyan rift valley lakes
(2010-06)The last two decades have witnessed increasing episodes of lesser flamingo die-offs in East Africa. Based on data on phytoplankton composition, biomass, and flamingo population density in three alkaline-saline lakes ... -
Foetal Position: Can It Be Used to Predict the Sex of Unborn Baby?
(Scientific Research, 2021-01-14)Sex is used to define the biological categorization of a human being as either a male or female. Globally, most of the pregnant women have expressed desire to know the sex of their babies prenatally. To determine sex of ... -
Foetal Position: Can It Be Used to Predict the Sex of Unborn Baby?
(Scientific research publication, 2020-10)Sex is used to define the biological categorization of a human being as either a male or female. Globally, most of the pregnant women have expressed desire to know the sex of their babies prenatally. To determine sex of ... -
Foetal Position: Can It Be Used to Predict the Sex of Unborn Baby?
(Scientific research publishing, 2020-10)Sex is used to define the biological categorization of a human being as either a male or female. Globally, most of the pregnant women have expressed desire to know the sex of their babies prenatally. To determine sex of ... -
Food algae for Lesser Flamingos: a stocktaking
(Springer, 2016-07)Lesser Flamingo, the flagship species of saline wetlands of Africa and India, is a specialised feeder subsisting on microscopic cyanobacteria and algae. To establish the relationship between flamingo occurrence and food ... -
Food web structure of nematode communities in irrigated rice fields
(Heliyon, 2023-02)Nematodes are a key component of the soil food web and they play an important role in the provision of ecosystem services. Rice cultivation in Mwea, Kenya involves the intensive use of fertilizers and pesticides which ...