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Environ. Res. Commun.1(2019)125003https://doi.org/10.1088/2515-7620/ab50f6PAPERComputational and experimental study of a hydro-dynamicallandslide model based on laboratoryflume tests
(Environmental Research Communications, 2019)Hydrological factors such as volumetric water content(VWC)and pore-water content(PWC)havebeen cited widely as significant factors that trigger slope failures especially shallow landslides anddebrisflows. Over the years, ... -
ENVIRONMENT, PHYSIOLOGICAL AND BIOCHEMICAL EFFECTS ON SEED GERMINATION CHARACTERISTICS OF AFRICAN EGGPLANT (Solanum aethiopicum L.)
(University of Eldoret, 2022-06)The Gilo group of the African eggplant (Solanum aethiopicum L.) is one of the most important vegetable crops cultivated by smallholder farmers in Ghana and other West African countries. In the absence of a formal quality ... -
ENVIRONMENTAL AND HUMAN INFLUENCES ON INDIGENOUS PLANT COMMUNITY STRUCTURE OF EMBOBUT FOREST RESERVE IN ELGEYO MARAKWET COUNTY, KENYA
(University of Eldoret, 2021)Embobut Forest Reserve is affected by the natural environmental variation and human activities that have not been studied. This study determined the plant species composition, abundance and diversity in relation to ... -
Environmental Conditions and the Growth Patterns of Acacia melanoxylon in Highland Humid Forests in North Tinderet Forest Block (Kenya)
(University of Eldoret, 2023-04)Acacia species represent one of the most important alien invasive species in many forest ecosystems. The number of quantitative studies exploring their response to environmental heterogeneity is few, especially in tropical, ... -
ENVIRONMENTAL EFFECTS OF ARTISANAL GOLD MINING AT ABANDONED ROSTERMAN MINE AND ITS SURROUNDING, KAKAMEGA COUNTY, KENYA
(2016-05-23)Rosterman mine is an abandoned gold mine located in Kakamega County, of Western Kenya. The mine was started in 1935 and was abandoned without rehabilitation in 1952 with deep open excavations and huge amount of tailings ... -
ENVIRONMENTAL EFFECTS OF ARTISANAL GOLD MINING AT ABANDONED ROSTERMAN MINE AND ITS SURROUNDING, KAKAMEGA COUNTY, KENYA
(University of Eldoret, 2013)Rosterman mine is an abandoned gold mine located in Kakamega County, of Western Kenya. The mine was started in 1935 and was abandoned without rehabilitation in 1952 with deep open excavations and huge amount of tailings ... -
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPLICATIONS OF SMALL SCALE WATER SUPPLIERS IN EMBAKASI LOCATION, NAIROBI, KENYA
(2016-05-20)Water is a basic human need. It is required for both domestic and industrial use. In Nairobi, the institution charged with provision of water to the residents is Nairobi Water and Sewerage Company (NWSC). However, NWSC ... -
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPLICATIONS OF SMALL SCALE WATER SUPPLIERS IN EMBAKASI LOCATION, NAIROBI, KENYA
(University of Eldoret, 2013)Water is a basic human need. It is required for both domestic and industrial use. In Nairobi, the institution charged with provision of water to the residents is Nairobi Water and Sewerage Company (NWSC). However, NWSC ... -
EPIDEMIOLOGY OF BOVINE TRYPANOSOMIASIS IN KILIFI AND KWALE COUNTIES, COASTAL KENYA
(University of Eldoret, 2022-09)Trypanosomiasis is a neglected tropical disease of human and animal populations in sub saharan Africa. Tsetse fly is the cyclical vector that transmits trypanosome parasites to animals and humans causing Animal African ... -
EPIDEMIOLOGY OF GASTROINTESINAL PARASITES OF HIROLA (BEATRAGUS HUNTERI, SCLATER, 1889) AND LIVESTOCK IN SOUTHERN KENYA
(2016-05-20)The rapid decline in the population of Hirola over the last century has caused great concern among conservationists. Together with factors such as predation, drought, habitat loss, competition for resources with livestock ... -
EPIDEMIOLOGY OF GASTROINTESINAL PARASITES OF HIROLA (BEATRAGUS HUNTERI, SCLATER, 1889) AND LIVESTOCK IN SOUTHERN KENYA
(University of Eldoret, 2013)The rapid decline in the population of Hirola over the last century has caused great concern among conservationists. Together with factors such as predation, drought, habitat loss, competition for resources with livestock ... -
EPIDEMIOLOGY OF INTESTINAL PARASITIC INFECTIONS AMONG HIV INFECTED POPULATION, IN BUNGOMA COUNTY- KENYA
(2016-05-23)Intestinal parasitic infections are parasites that populate the gastro-intestinal tract of humans adding stress to both the humoral and cellular arms of the immune system already weakened by human immunodeficiency virus ... -
EPIDEMIOLOGY OF INTESTINAL PARASITIC INFECTIONS AMONG HIV INFECTED POPULATION, IN BUNGOMA COUNTY- KENYA
(University of Eldoret, 2013)Intestinal parasitic infections are parasites that populate the gastro-intestinal tract of humans adding stress to both the humoral and cellular arms of the immune system already weakened by human immunodeficiency virus ... -
Epstein barr virus IgG and EBER-1 in Burkitt’s lymphoma children at a referral hospital in western Kenya
(Pan African Medical Journal, 2019)Burkitt's lymphoma (BL) is a frequent childhood B cell non-Hodgkin's lymphoma (NHL) in equatorial Africa associated with infections. Chronic Epstein Barr virus (EBV) infections can lead to host immune stimulation that ... -
Establishment and early growth of Brachiaria grass cultivars in Coastal Lowlands of Kenya
(International Journal of Agronomy and Agricultural Research (IJAAR), 2021-11)A study was conducted to evaluate the establishment and early growth of Brachiaria cultivars; Brachiaria decumbens cv. Basilisk, Brachiaria. brizantha cvs. Marandu, Piata, Xaraes and MG-4, Brachiaria hybrid cv. Mulato ... -
ESTIMATION OF ENERGY OF EUCALYPTUS PLANTATIONS FOR FUELWOOD SUPPLY TO TEA FACTORIES
(2018-11-30)Trees and woodlots in plantation establishments are prominent features for wood biomass. In Kenya fuelwood remains the major supplier of energy, making its contribution to total energy supply crucial. However, there is ... -
ESTIMATION OF ENERGY OF EUCALYPTUS PLANTATIONS FOR FUELWOOD SUPPLY TO TEA FACTORIES IN NANDI COUNTY (KENYA)
(University of Eldoret, 2018)Trees and woodlots in plantation establishments are prominent features for wood biomass. In Kenya fuelwood remains the major supplier of energy, making its contribution to total energy supply crucial. However, there ... -
Estimation of Soil Erosion as a Function of Land Use and Rainfall Using rMMF Model on Amukura Hills, Busia County
(African Environmental Review Journal, 2022-06)Soil erosion by water is considered as the most critical problem on cultivated steeply sloping lands in Kenya. On the Amukura hills in Busia County, Kenya, there have been increased farming activities and indiscriminate ... -
Ethnic Conflicts and Students Participation in Secondary Education in Lowland Areas of Baringo County, Kenya
(International Journal of Education and Research, 2019)This paper looks at how ethnic conflicts in lowland areas of Baringo County have influenced students’ participation in secondary education in schools. The study was conducted to establish how the students’ participation ... -
An Ethnobotanical Study of Traditional Knowledge and Uses of Medicinal Wild Plants among the Marakwet Community in Kenya
(Hindawi, 2020)Traditional plant knowledge and uses of medicinal wild plants were investigated among the Marakwet community in Kenya. Data were collected through interviews with seven traditional healers and 157 questionnaires for local ...