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Performance Evaluation of Proximal Sensors for Soil Assessment in Smallholder Farms in Embu County, Kenya
(MDPI, 2016)
Four proximal soil sensors were tested at four smallholder farms in Embu County, Kenya:
a portable X-ray fluorescence sensor (PXRF), a mobile phone application for soil color determination
by photography, a dual-depth ...
A survey of root knot nematodes and resistance to Meloidogyne incognita in sweet potato varieties from Kenyan fields
(Elsevier, 2016-11)
The root knot nematode, Meloidogyne is one of the most economically damaging plant parasitic nematode
groups, and are widely distributed in Kenyan agro-ecosystems. The aim of this study was to
determine the diversity of ...
Factors influencing Financial Management in Public Secondary Schools in Nakuru County, Kenya
(2016-09)
Proper management of finances in secondary schools is very imperative to their operations.
There are, however, serious financial challenges in public secondary schools in Kenya as
characterized by unprecedented high fees ...
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 ...
Genetic Diversity of Aphid Species Attacking Amaranth and Nightshades in Different Agro-Ecological Zones of Kenya and Tanzania
(University of Embu, 2016-09)
Aphids are the major pests of vegetables leading to a significant yield loss in African indigenous vegetables including amaranth and nightshades. Information on the types of aphids that infest these vegetables and their ...
Direction Finding with the Sensors' Gains Suffering Bayesian Uncertainty — Hybrid CRB and MAP Estimation
(IEEE, 2016-08)
The paper analyzes how a sensor array's direction-finding accuracy may be degraded by any stochastic uncertainty in the sensors' complex value gains, modeled here as complex value Gaussian random variables. This analysis ...
Tuberculosis model, a case study of tigania west, Kenya
(2016)
Tuberculosis (TB) is a bacterial disease caused by mycobacterium tuberculosis. Many mathematical models for TB have been developed but not specifically for Kenya. This study develops a deterministic model based on ...
Bacteria and Archaea diversity within the hot springs of Lake Magadi and Little Magadi in Kenya
(2016-07)
Background: Lake Magadi and little Magadi are hypersaline, alkaline lakes situated in the southern part of Kenyan
Rift Valley. Solutes are supplied mainly by a series of alkaline hot springs with temperatures as high as ...
Isolation and characterization of some gut microbial symbionts from fungus-cultivating termites (Macrotermes and Odontotermes spp.)
(2016-07)
Microbiota of termites is crucial for nitrogen cycle activities and degradation of recalcitrant components
of plant biomass that influence soil structure and carbon mineralization in tropical and subtropical
regions. The ...
Foreign capital inflows and economic growth in Kenya
(2016-11)
Foreign Aid, Foreign Direct Investment and Remittances remain important and stable source of foreign capital
inflows to developing countries, as they bring in large amounts of foreign currency that help sustain the balance ...