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Antimicrobial Properties of Medicinal Plants Against Staphylococcus aureus, Escherichia coli and Candida albicans Bacteria
(University of Eldoret, 2023-04)Herbal medicine has been used in Africa for centuries and continues to be an important aspect of traditional medicine in many African communities. While Euclea divinorum, Carissa edulis and Prunus africana has a long ... -
ANTIMICROBIAL PROPERTIES, PHYTOCHEMICAL COMPOSITION AND CYTOTOXICITY OF Launaea cornuta, Maesa lanceolata and Bidens pilosa
(University of Eldoret, 2018)Drug resistant pathogenic microorganisms have become an emerging clinical and public health challenge globally. Medicinal plants contain natural products of therapeutic value to human health due to their antimicrobial ... -
ANTIPLASMODIAL ACTIVITY OF EXTRACTS OF CROTON MACROSTACHYUS (EUPHORBIACEAE) AGAINST PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM (D6) AND PLASMODIUM BERGHEI (ANKA)
(University of Eldoret, 2015)Medicinal plants have been used to cure malaria and parasitic diseases for centuries. This study was aimed at determining the effects of Croton macrostachyus (Euphorbiaceae) extracts in vitro using chloroquine sensitive ... -
Application of ARIMA, and hybrid ARIMA Models in predicting and forecasting tuberculosis incidences among children in Homa Bay and Turkana Counties, Kenya
(PLOS DIGITAL HEALTH, 2023-02)Tuberculosis (TB) infections among children (below 15 years) is a growing concern, particularly in resource-limited settings. However, the TB burden among children is relatively unknown in Kenya where two-thirds of ... -
APPLICATION OF GAMMA INDUCED MUTATION IN BREEDING FOR BACTERIAL WILT (Ralstonia solanacearum) DISEASE RESISTANCE IN POTATO (Solanum tuberosum L.)
(University of Eldoret, 2018)Potato (Solanum tuberosum L.) is the second most important staple food crop in Kenya after maize and fourth in the world, therefore, plays a vital role in food and nutrition security, and sustainable development. Despite ... -
Application of Gamma Induced Mutation in Breeding Potato for Bacterial Wilt Disease Resistance
(International Journal of Pathogen Research, 2020)Aims: Potato (Solanum tuberosum L.) production in Kenya has not been achieved in its full potential due to susceptibility of potato varieties to pest and diseases among others. Bacterial wilt, caused by Ralstonia ... -
APPLICATION OF GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS (GIS) FOR SITING A SANITARY LAND FILL: A CASE OF FINLAY’S TEA (K) LIMITED KERICHO, KENYA
(University of Eldoret, 2015)Solid waste disposal is one of the most troublesome challenges facing many developing countries including Kenya. Not only has the volume of solid waste increased rapidly in the past few years, but the available sites meeting ... -
AN APPLICATION OF MIXTURE EXPERIMENTS IN FORMULATION OF POULTRY FEED FOR MODELLING CHICK WEIGHT
(University of Eldoret, 2019)Poultry farming in Africa has significantly grown over the years. It is highly dependent on the economy and type of feed used. The quality, components, proportions, rations and storage of feeds is quite critical in poultry ... -
Application of Mixture Experiments in Poultry Feed Formulation, African Journal of Education, Science and Technology Vol 5, No. 3, 2019 "
(African Journal of Education, Science and Technology, 2019)The quality, components, proportions and storage of feeds is critical in poultry farming. The rising prices and poor quality of feeds has constantly led to low returns due to low final weights among birds. ... -
Application of Principal Component Analysis to Crime Data, Case Study: Mathare Slums, Nairobi County in Kenya
(AmericanJournalofTheoreticalandAppliedStatistics, 2019)The study focuses on statistical analysis of causes of crimes in Mathare slums, Nairobi county using data collected via questionnaires in April 2018.The Correlation analysis was carried out to explain the ... -
APPLICATIONS OF BAYESIAN METHODS IN ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE
(2016-05-20)Analysis of variance (ANOVA) is a standard method for describing and estimating heterogeneity among the means of a response variable across the levels of multiple categorical factors. In most experimental settings, ANOVA ... -
Are Large Herbivores Vectors of Terrestrial Subsidies for Riverine Food Webs?
(Springer Science+Business Media New York, 2015-03-17)The tropical savannas of Africa have witnessed a dramatic reduction in native large mammalian herbivore populations. The consequences of these changes for terrestrial-aquatic food-web linkages are poorly documented. ... -
ARTHROPOD PESTS OF OYSTER MUSHROOM (PLEUROTUS OSTREATUS) AND THEIR MANAGEMENT IN WESTERN KENYA
(University of Eldoret, 2015)Oyster mushroom Pleurotus ostreatus is a major source of food and income in western Kenya. The production of oyster mushroom in this region has been hampered by arthropod pests that cause serious production losses in ... -
ASSEMBLAGE STRUCTURE OF DECAPOD CRUSTACEANS IN THE MALINDI-UNGWANA BAY, KENYA.
(2016-05-19)Decapod crustaceans support both the artisanal and semi-industrial fisheries in Kenya and the Western Indian Ocean (WIO) region. Despite their commercial value, data on their assemblage structure is lacking in most of the ... -
Assessing community participation in the strategic environmental assessment and land use plan of Yala Wetland ecosystem, Lake Victoria, Kenya
(African Journal of Environmental Science and Technology (AJEST), 2021-03)Effective community participation in Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA) and Land Use Planning (LUP) is key to wetlands’ sustainable management. Yala Wetland key challenges of land and water resource use for competing ... -
ASSESSING THE DEMAND FOR THE ESTABLISHMENT OF TECHNICAL AND VOCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS IN SUBA DISTRICT
(2016-05-23)Technical and Vocational Education is deemed central towards the effort to attain and foster sustainable academic development in Suba District. Technical education and training has to take cognizance of the changing trends ... -
ASSESSING THE DEMAND FOR THE ESTABLISHMENT OF TECHNICAL AND VOCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS IN SUBA DISTRICT
(University of Eldoret, 2015)Technical and Vocational Education is deemed central towards the effort to attain and foster sustainable academic development in Suba District. Technical education and training has to take cognizance of the changing trends ... -
Assessing The Effect of Nutritional Knowledge on Menu Choice Decisions among Customers in Star-Rated Hotels in Nakuru County, Kenya
(International Journal of Academic Research in Business and Social Sciences, 2023-08)Menus occupy a significant position in hotel business as they purpose to navigate customers to achieve satisfaction and exceed expectations in their food choices. Eating out has become an integral part of our modern society, ... -
Assessing the Influence of Formal Training Practices on innovation performance of Pharmaceutical Firms in Kenya
(International Journal of Research and Innovation in Social Science (IJRISS), 2020-10)The study was conducted by exploring the influences of formal training practices as a component of innovation firm performance. It considered the influences of formal training practices as one of the factors of the ... -
ASSESSING THE INFLUENCE OF TEACHING AND LEARNING STRATEGIES ON LEARNERS’ PERFORMANCE IN ENGLISH COMPOSITION IN PRIMARY SCHOOLS IN ELDORET WEST SUB COUNTY, KENYA
(2018)Composition writing skills avail to the learner a means by which the exposition of ideas and responses to given tasks that can be tackled within the communicative nature of a language. However, despite the significant ...