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Physicochemical Characteristics of undrainable Water Dams Utilized for Fish rearing In The Semi-Arid Naromoru Area, Central Kenya
(Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology, 2012)Naromoru is a semiarid area in Central Kenya, occurring on the leeward side of Mt. Kenya. Its water sources include a few permanent rivers such as Nairobi River, intermittent streams and a large number of undrainable water ... -
Physicochemical Characteristics of undrainable Water Dams Utilized for Fish rearing In The Semi-Arid Naromoru Area, Central Kenya
(Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology, 2012)Naromoru is a semiarid area in Central Kenya, occurring on the leeward side of Mt. Kenya. Its water sources include a few permanent rivers such as Nairobi River, intermittent streams and a large number of undrainable water ... -
Physicochemical Performance of Portland-Rice Husk Ash-Calcined Clay-Dried Acetylene Lime Sludge Cement in Sulphate and Chloride Media
(Hindawi, 2019-03)This paper reports leach and/or intake of SO42−, Cl−, Ca2+, Na+, and K+ from and/or into cement mortar cubes made from a novel cementious material in naturally encountered environmental simulated media. The paper also ... -
Physiological and Agronomic Performance of Domesticated and Wild Cotton Germplasm from Selected Regions of Kenya
(2017-05)making cooking oil, soup and seed cake for animal feed industry among other uses. Performance of wild cotton germplasm in Kenya has not been well studied and therefore there is need for understanding the correlation of ... -
Picocystis salinarum (Chlorophyta) in saline lakes and hot springs of East Africa.
(2012-01)The occurrence of Picocystis salinarum in saline inland waters of East Africa was investigated using a polyphasic approach of small-subunit (SSU) rDNA phylogeny and light microscope observations. Recent studies have found ... -
Plant Hybridization as an Alternative Technique in Plant Breeding Improvement
(2019-05)For ages, plant breeders have relied on the genetic variability that results from sexually crossing plants within the same species. However, the variability that exists within species populations is inadequate, hence the ... -
Plant parasitic nematode assemblages associated with sweet potato in Kenya and their relationship with environmental variables
(Springer, 2016-11)Sweet potato is one of the most important staple food crops consumed in Kenya and throughout Africa but yields are greatly reduced by plant parasitic nematodes (PPN). The aim of this study was to determine the prevalence ... -
Planting Pits’ Effects on Soil Nutrients in a Sorghum and Pigeon Pea Rotation in Semi-arid Areas of Eastern Kenya
(Science Domain International, 2016-12)Planting pits are rain water harvesting structures that trap water and nutrients in surface runoff and rain water falling directly into the pits. Planting pits have been promoted for improving crop yields without considering ... -
Policy and practice in the assessment of juvenile offenders in public juvenile rehabilitation schools in Kenya.
(2015-07)Historically assessment of juvenile offenders began during colonial era, when every young people who disobeyed colonial rules of regional zoning, labour provision, and hut tax among others were considered offenders and ... -
Political Environment and Implementation of Public Private Partnership Infrastructure Development in Kenya
(European Scientific Journal, 2019-07)Public Private Partnership (PPP) is a long term agreement between the public and private sector where risks and rewards are shared in developing a public facility. Private sector play a monumental role in bridging ... -
Pollination Ecology of Desmodium Setigerum (Fabaceae) in Uganda; Do Big Bees Do It Better?
(2016-08)Explosive pollen release is documented in many plant families, including the Fabaceae. Desmodium setigerum E. Mey (Fabaceae) is a perennial herb with single trip explosive pollen release found in eastern Africa, and the ... -
Poly-drug use among female and male commercial sex workers visiting a drop in centre in Mombasa County, Kenya
(PLOS GLOBAL PUBLIC HEALTH, 2022-11-11)The relationship between commercial sex work and drug use is complex and the two exacerbate each other. In Kenya, Mombasa County has one of the highest populations of drug users and commercial sex workers. Despite ... -
Populations of Biomphalaria spp. Snails Isolates in Kenya Show Variable Resistance to Schistosome Infection
(Trade Science Inc., 2018-10)Fresh water snails of genus Biomphlaria, Bulinus and Ocomelinia are important vectors for human schistosomiasis. Human contact patterns with water infested with cercaria are important factors in transmission of schistosomiasis ... -
Portrayal of the Contemporary African Politician in Swahili Poetry
(2015-09)This study was, in a broader sense, intended to identify the many political, social and economic changes that the continent of Africa has undergone since independence. Among the significant changes witnessed are those of ... -
The potential for second generation bio-ethanol production from agro-industrial waste in South Africa
(Academic Journals, 2013)There has been a sustained and growing interest in the production of liquid fuel from biomass in recent years. South Africa is a large producer of sugar, maize and wheat among other agricultural products that release big ... -
Potential human pathogenic bacteria in five hot springs in Eritrea revealed by next generation sequencing
(PLOS ONE, 2018-03)Human pathogens can survive and grow in hot springs. For water quality assessment, Escherichia coli or Enterococci are the main thermotolerant enteric bacteria commonly used to estimate the load of pathogenic bacteria ... -
The Potential of a Low Cost Technology for The Greywater Treatment
(2011)Greywater (GW) is household wastewater effluent originating from baths, showers, kitchen and hand wash basins and laundry and constitutes 50-80% of indoor household water use. It represents water that can potentially be ... -
Potential of Bio-/Agro-Terrorism in Kenya
(2015-08)The growing Biotechnology and Bio-Engineering may have by commensurate measure contributed to bio-terrorism. This has led to stringent measures to deal with it especially, in developed economies like the ... -
Potential of deterministic and geostatistical rainfall interpolation under high rainfall variability and dry spells: case of Kenya’s Central Highlands
(Springer Vienna, 2015-03)Drier parts of Kenya’s Central Highlands endure persistent crop failure and declining agricultural productivity. These have, in part, attributed to high temperatures, prolonged dry spells and erratic rainfall. Understanding ... -
Potential of deterministic and geostatistical rainfall interpolation under high rainfall variability and dry spells: case of Kenya’s Central Highlands
(Springer, 2015-03)Drier parts of Kenya’s Central Highlands endure persistent crop failure and declining agricultural productivity. These have, in part, attributed to high temperatures, prolonged dry spells and erratic rainfall. Understanding ...