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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 ...
Influence of Resource Based Management on Strategic Renewal of Insurance Firms in Kenya
(Strategic Journals, 2018-08)
The objective of the study was to determine the effect of resource based management on the strategic renewal of insurance firms in Kenya. Two dimensions of strategic renewal were studied: the insurance firms’ deliberate ...
Global, regional, and national age-sex-specific mortality for 282 causes of death in 195 countries and territories, 1980–2017: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2017
(Elsevier, 2018-11)
progress. To meet this need, the Global Burden of Diseases, Injuries, and Risk Factors Study (GBD) 2016 estimated
global, regional, national, and, for selected locations, subnational cause-specific mortality beginning in ...
Seagrass Removal Leads to Rapid Changes in Fauna and Loss of Carbon
(Frontiers, 2019-03)
Seagrass habitats are important natural carbon sinks, with an average of ∼14 kg C
m−2 buried in their sediments. The fate of this carbon following seagrass removal
or damage has major environmental implications but is ...
Effects of biocementation on some properties of cement-based materials incorporating Bacillus Species bacteria – a review
(Taylor and Francis, 2019-11)
There is a growing need in the construction industry to improve transfer and
durability aspects of Portland pozzolana cement. Ureolytic bacteria have recently
emerged as potential micro-organisms well known for precipitation ...
From Shiny Shoes to Muddy Reality: Understanding How Meso-State Actors Negotiate the Implementation Gap in Participatory Forest Management
(Routledge, 2017-11)
Recent research on participatory forest management (PFM) in the
global south has highlighted the existence of a widespread
“implementation gap” between the ambitious intent enshrined in
legislation and the often partial, ...