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Item Confirmed alcohol use among female and male commercial sex workers visiting a drop in centre in Mombasa county, Kenya(UoEM, 2023-10-25) Kemunto, Phyllys; Kissinger, George; Ngari, Moses; Budambula, Nancy L.M.; Budambula, ValentineItem Polydrug use among student in a public Universities in coastal Kenya(UoEM, 2023-10-25) Jelagat, Joan; Ngari, Moses; Bundambula L.M., Nancy; Budambula, ValentineItem Improvement of edible crotalaria spp through artificial pollination(UoEm, 2023-11-23) Wasonga, M.A; Arunga, E.E; Muli, J.K.; Budambula, N.L.MSlender leaf (Crotalaria ochroleuca and Crotalaria brevidens) are indigenous leafy vegetables commonly cultivated in Kenya with high nutritive value and medicinal benefits. Despite the benefits of the vegetable it is grown and consumed only in some parts of the world and has been neglected in terms of research. Artificial pollination of any crop forms the basis of improvement however, there is limited information on the breeding of Crotalaria. The study aimed to cross two distinct species of Crotalaria using artificial pollination. Two landraces from two counties in Kenya were crossed in a completely randomized design set up within the greenhouse. A six-day-old flower bud of C. ochroleuca of, the female parent was emasculated. A fully opened flower of C. brevidens was used as a pollen source. The pollen was rubbed on the stigma of the female parent and inserted back into the keel petal. Data were collected on the total number of mature pods and seeds then subjected to analysis of variance. The artificial pollination cross of C. ochroleuca and C. brevidens showed a success rate of 75%. The time of crossing did not have significant effect on the success rate, pod and seed production. The rubbing method was the best method of artificial interspecific pollination of Crotalaria. Successful interspecies pollination is a foundation for the improvement of edible Crotalaria through hybridizationItem Association between land use change and exposure to zoonotic pathogens – Evidence from selected case studies in Africa.(Elsevier, 2018-09) Bett, B.; Ngwili, N.; Nthiwa, Daniel, M.; Alonso, S.The demand for food and other ecosystem services have risen in the recent past in many parts of the world due to increasing human population. This has promoted agricultural intensification and increased extraction of natural resources particularly in the sub-Saharan Africa where people derive livelihoods from their local environments. These developments invariably influence transmission patterns (positively or negatively) for a wide range of infectious diseases. In this paper, three case studies from East and southern Africa are used to demonstrate linkages between land use change and risk of exposure to zoonotic diseases. They identify two common processes that influence disease risk including (i) modification of vector, pathogen and host niches, and (ii) changes in reservoir host population distribution. Potential ways of managing disease risks in each case are also discussed.Item World Economic Plants: A Standard Reference(Kluwer Academic Publishers, 2001) Nair, P.K.; Mugendi, Daniel N.Use of scientific (Latin) names of living organisms is a basic norm in all scientific literature. Yet, to write these names correctly is a daunting task for not only the novices, but even seasoned professionals. This is particularly true in agroforestry literature, where we often deal with little-known and underexploited species. Many authors have a tendency to refer to them with common or parochial names only. But different plants may have the same common name and the same plant may have different common names in different places. Furthermore, as knowledge evolves continuously, the Latin names of some of the plants, especially the little-studied ones that are common in agroforestry, may be revised according to the rules of the International Code of Botanical Nomenclature. Therefore, it is essential that unambiguous and currently accepted Latin names of plants are given in scientific literature and even in international commerce. Authoritative books and well-researched reference materials that accurately give this information, though a must for scientific writing, are hard to find. This remarkable book fills that void. It is a thoroughly researched and comprehensive publication, which contains taxonomic information for nearly 10,000 species of economically important vascular plants from all over the world. That the book was reviewed before its publication by 150 specialists is a feature that most other publications cannot claim. The book contains two major parts, each arranged alphabetically. The first, 536 pages long, is the ‘Catalog of Economic Plants.’ It contains scientific names of vascular plants along with associated data such as synonymy, common names, economic impacts, and geographical distributions. The second part, the ‘Index to Common Names,’ is 213 pages of information in small print, providing a list of 19,200 common names, including nearly 7,500 non-English derivations, of the plants included in Part one. Thus, starting from a common name of a plant, a user can locate its relevant botanical data in Part one. As already mentioned, a reference book of this nature is a must for all agroforestry students and researchers. Almost all the trees that this reviewer has looked for randomly are listed in the book. If some are not (e.g., Allophyllus africanus P. Beauv., Conocarpus lancifolius Engl., and Rothmania spp.), it could well be that the species have undergone name changes, about which the reviewer is not aware. Admittedly, the common names are not exhaustive, especially when it comes to non- English derivations; but it is almost impossible, nor is it necessary, to list all the innumerable local names of all the species in a compilation like this. Readers need to be cautioned, however, that this book is not a species-identification guide. The hard-bound book is very well produced. Its consistency of formatting is admirable. All in all, it is an invaluable reference book. By producing this book, its authors and the Agricultural Research Service of the United States Department of Agriculture that supported the compilation of the book have provided an outstanding service to plant-research community all over the world.