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Common Cerambycid Pheromone Components as Attractants for Longhorn Beetles (Cerambycidae) Breeding in Ephemeral Oak Substrates in Northern Europe
(Springer, 2019-06)
Longhorn beetles are ecologically important insects in forest ecosystems as decomposers of woody substrates, microhabitat engineers,
and as components of forest food webs. These species can be greatly affected both ...
Properties of activated blended cement containing high content of calcined clay
(Elsevier, 2018-08)
This paper presents findings of an experimental investigation on sodium sulphate
(Na2SO4) activated calcined clay e Portland cement blends in sulphuric acid media.
Calcined clays were blended with Ordinary Portland Cement ...
Influence of Organisational Staff Capacity on the Implementation of Electronic Project Monitoring Information System in Public Tertiary Institutions in Kenya
(2015-10)
This article highlights on the urgent need for staff training on new
technologies, provision of adequate ICT infrastructure and staff attitudinal
change trainings for effective implementation of new electronic based
systems. ...
Pathogenicity of Colletotrichumkahawae in Kenya
(2017-05)
This study was aimed at determining the virulence diversity of Colletotrichumkahawae, and their correlation with coffee
growing regions and interaction with coffee varieties in Kenya. A total of 34 single conidia isolates ...
A 24-hour ambulatory blood pressure monitoring system for preeclampsia management in antenatal care
(Elsevier, 2019-06)
The burden of preeclampsia has been a major concern worldwide both in developed and developing countries,
making its prevention and management a major concern. Although motherhood is a fulfilling experience in
society, ...
Introgression of Stem Rust Resistance into Popular Kenyan Wheat Varieties to Improve Production
(2018-02)
Aim: The objective of this study was to assess the introgression of the stem rust resistance genes
into the BC1F1 plants using molecular markers.
Place and Duration of Study: Field experiments were carried out in a ...
Inoculated Soybean Yields Response to Nitrogen and Phosphorus Application
(SCIENCEDOMAIN international, 2016)
Inherent low soil nitrogen (N) and phosphorus (P) is one of the major hindrances of increased
soybean productivity in Malawian soils. Although, inoculation of legumes with rhizobia, has been
advocated for decades as a ...
An Assessment of Suitable and Affordable Smart armband for preeclampsia Management in Antenatal Care
(2019-06)
Blood pressure is one of the measurements that is taken during antenatal care visits. Though motherhood is a fulfilling experience in the society, it is connected to ill-health and even death in some women leading to ...
A uniform circular array of isotropic sensors that stochastically dislocate in three dimensions—The hybrid Cramér-Rao bound of direction-of-arrival estimation
(2019-07)
An array’s constituent sensors could be spatially dislocated from their nominal positions. This
paper investigates how such sensor dislocation would degrade a uniform circular array (UCA) of
isotropic sensors (like ...
Diversity of esterase and lipase producing haloalkaliphilic bacteria from Lake Magadi in Kenya
(2019-09)
Lipids are hydrocarbons comprised of long‐chain fatty acids and are found in all
living things. In the environment, microorganisms degrade them to obtain
energy using esterases and lipases. These enzymes are nowadays ...