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The 'Cake on the plate' syndrome ... and how specialist tansy aphids avoid extinction by hungry predators and parasitoids: insights from the use of polymorphic microsatellite markers
(2008)
It was initially shown from 12.2 m high suction trap aerial density data and later confirmed using polymorphic molecular markers (initially allozymes, later high resolution DNA markers, especially microsatellites), that ...
The Aesthetic Function of the style of Masking as used In V.S. Naipaul’s Collection of Sketches, Miguel Street
(2016-06)
The study is based on the assumption that literary style is paramount to literary communication and the meaning we derive out of a work of literature. Literary meaning cannot therefore be divorced from literary style. The ...
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 ...
Effects of increased residential mobility and reduced public spaces mobility in containing COVID-19 in Africa.
(UoEm, 2020-09-28)
The rising COVID-19 crisis threatens to disproportionately hit African countries. As a result, most African governments have temporarily closed schools and non-essential businesses or banned social gatherings to contain ...
Foetal Position: Can It Be Used to Predict the Sex of Unborn Baby?
(Scientific Research, 2021-01-14)
Sex is used to define the biological categorization of a human being as either a
male or female. Globally, most of the pregnant women have expressed desire
to know the sex of their babies prenatally. To determine sex of ...
Performance Evaluation of Internet of Things Prototype for Preeclampsia Monitoring in Antenatal Care
(2020-12)
Globally, Preeclampsia has been an alarming
condition, thus creating a major concern in its prevention and
monitoring. Software developers have implemented several
Internet of Things systems to transform human society ...
Factors affecting health seeking behaviour in hypertensive patients of Imenti North sub county, Kenya
(2021-01-14)
Background: Prevalence of non-communicable diseases like hypertension is raising hence a burden to low resource countries like Kenya. Purpose of the study was to determine factors affecting health seeking behaviour in ...