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Values of Caring and Knowing: A case of Malaria
(2016)Health care is a universal right for all human beings; individuals or families or communities. Care is a universal need for all humans. The relationship between caring and knowing is complex and involves ... -
Variation and Association of Cup Quality Attributes and Resistance to Coffee Berry Disease in Coffea Arabica L. Composite Cultivar, Ruiru 11
(2013-12)Majority of reported work on coffee breeding primarily concerns agronomic improvement that directly impinges on coffee quality. However, it is crucial that coffee breeding programmes for disease resistance also include ... -
Variation in Seagrass Carbon Stocks Between Tropical Estuarine and Marine Mangrove-Fringed Creeks
(Frontiers in Marine Science, 2020-08)Seagrass and associated blue carbon ecosystems are important carbon sinks, and hence understanding their spatial and temporal variability is vital in appreciating their potential roles in climate change mitigation and ... -
Vascular inflammation, atherosclerosis, and lipid metabolism and the occurrence of non high albuminuria diabetic kidney disease: A cross-sectional study
(Sage, 2021-02-09)Aim: Atherosclerosis involves vascular endothelial damage and lipid metabolism disorder, which is closely related to the occurrence and development of diabetic kidney disease (DKD). However, studies on non-high albuminuria ... -
Vertical Distribution of Plant-Parasitic Nematodes in Sweet Potato
(Sciendo., 2022)Plant-parasitic nematodes (PPN) are harmful pests that have become a severe threat to crop production worldwide. Diversity of PPN at horizontal and spatial scales influence the effectiveness of control strategies. This ... -
Witchweed’s Suicidal Germination: Can Slenderleaf Help?
(MDPI, 2020-06)The parasitic plant Striga hermonthica (Delile) Benth. is stimulated to germinate by biomolecules (strigolactones) produced in the roots of host and some non-host plants. Non-hosts induce Striga’s suicidal germination ... -
Women Empowerment and Skilled Attendance/Facility Delivery in a Rural Community of Western Kenya
(2014-04)It is estimated that over 500,000 women die annually due to maternity complications, majority occur in the developing countries. In Kenya, maternal mortality ratio still remains high despite increased maternal health ... -
Working Capital Management Practices and Financial Performance of tea Processing Firm in kenya
(2017-05-11)The tea sector is the most important agricultural sub-sector in Kenya contributing about 26 percent of the total foreign exchange earnings. The sector has been listed by the government as one of the pillars of achieving ... -
Working capital management practices and financial performance of tea processing firms in Kenya.
(University of Embu, 2017-08)The tea sector is the most important agricultural sub-sector in Kenya contributing about 26 percent of the total foreign exchange earnings. The sector has been listed by the government as one of the pillars of achieving ... -
Yeast Extract Peptone Based Co-cultivation Media Promotes Transient GUS Expression in Tropical Maize Genotypes
(2017)Background and Objective: Tropical maize is the most cultivated crop in sub-Saharan Africa and is a staple food to over 220 million people. This study, evaluated the competence of four tropical maize (Zea mays L.) inbred ... -
Yield of three Commercial Watermelon Cultivars in Kenya as compared to a local landrace
(2010)High yield is a major goal for watermelon (Citrullus lanatus) breeders. The objective of this study was to measure the yield potential of some watermelon accessions available in Kenya and identify high yielding ones for ... -
Yield Selection within Coffea arabica cv. Ruiru 11
(SCIENCEDOMAIN international, 2012-08-17)Aims: This study was aimed at identifying high yielding Ruiru 11 sibs in varying growing conditions. The study also intended to measure the extent to which cherry yields of Ruiru 11 are affected by the environment. Study ... -
Youth Radicalisation in Kenya University Perspective
(2017-11)The aim of this research is to investigate the youth radicalisation in Kenya. The study sought to investigate recruitment of youth to the unlawful groups, sponsors of unlawful groups, gender prone to unlawful groups, ...
