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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 ...
Garden Project Bears Fruit in School Display
(UoEm, 2023-11-11)
Pine Bluff Junior High School recently displayed its garden during a visit by Karleah Harris, assistant professor for the Department of Human Sciences at the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff, along with UAPB alumni and ...
Nutritional and Phytochemical Composition of Bambara Groundnut (Vigna subterranea [L.] Verdc) Landraces in Kenya
(UoEM, 2023-06-02)
Bambara groundnut (Vigna subterranea) is a highly nutritious legume with good drought tolerance attributes and is therefore a suitable candidate for food and nutritional security especially in drought prone areas. This ...
HIV Virologic Failure among Patients with Persistent Low-Level Viremia in Nairobi, Kenya: It Is Time to Review the >1000 Virologic Failure Threshold
(Hindawi, 2023-04-27)
Persistent low-level viremia (PLLV) of 200-999 copies/ml has been reported as a risk factor for HIV virologic failure (VF). This
retrospective study was aimed at characterizing patients with PLLV, determining factors ...
Determinants of adoption and adoption intensity of integrated soil fertility management technologies among sorghum farmers in Upper Eastern Kenya
(UoEm, 2023-08-03)
Climate change manifestations and population pressure are some of the most
critical challenges that affect agricultural productivity. Integrated soil fertility
management (ISFM) technologies are among the agricultural ...
Integrated Soil Fertility and Water Management Practices for Enhanced Agricultural Productivity
(UoeM, 2023-06-23)
Declining agricultural productivity has been a challenge worldwide and especially in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). Low agricultural
productivity has been attributed to factors such as poor farm management practices, soil ...
Mapping brucellosis risk in Kenya and its implications for control strategies in sub‑Saharan Africa
(UoEm, 2023-11-30)
In Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA), effective brucellosis control is limited, in part, by the lack of long-term commitments by governments to control the disease and the absence of reliable national human and livestock population-based ...
Do afroalpine plants differ from other alpine plants by their leaf functional traits?
(UoEm, 2023-06-16)
Afroalpine plants develop under specific climate with great daily fluctuations and
weak seasonal dynamics of temperature. Do leaf functional traits of the plants
in Mt. Kenya differ from those of temperate plants in ...
Efficacy of Metarhizium anisopliae (Mechnikov) Sorokin ICIPE 69 against the melon fly Zeugodacus cucurbitae (Coquillett) infesting courgette (Cucurbita pepo L.) in field cages
(UoEm, 2023-07-21)
Effective integrated pest management (IPM) of the melon fly Zeugodacus cucurbitae
(Coquillett),
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Modelling and Simulation of Competition for Students’ Population with Holling Type II Response
(UoEm, 2023)
Te increase in the country’s population attracted the establishment of more schools, both public and private schools, to cater for
the increasing number of students. However, there have been dynamics of students’ population ...