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Determinants of Rural Household Choice of Income Dependency Strategies in Eastern Mau, Kenya
(African Journal of Education, Science and Technology, 2020)
The rural households living in the forest fringes of Eastern Mau have become poor over the
last five decades due to constraints related to socio-economic and demographic
characteristics, low holding asset and contextual ...
Sources of Water Pollution and Selected Physicochemical Parameters of the Nyakomisaro River in Kisii County, Kenya
(American Journal of Biological and Environmental Statistics, 2020)
Water is the most vital natural resource in existence as all forms of life depend on it. However, this resource is
constantly polluted by human activities. Pollution of rivers is a big challenge not only in Kisii County ...
High Altitude as an Environmental Economic Good: Estimating Its Economic Value Using Willingness to Incur Costs by Athletes
(2020)
High altitude training provides acclimatization to athletes by enhancing endurance; however, this environmental
service has remained unaccounted and un-priced. Therefore, this study sought to estimate economic value of ...
Stratigraphy and Fluoride Levels Variation in Borehole Water: A Case of River Njoro Catchment
(Open Access Library Journal, 2020)
Boreholes are main sources of water for human use in the Rift Valley. How ever these boreholes have fluoride levels higher than the World Health Or ganization (WHO) recommended levels of 1.5 mg/l and consequently have ...
Utilization and Management of Wetland Resources of Kingwal Wetland by the Riparian Community.
(Journal of Environmental Science, Toxicology and Food Technology (IOSR-JESTFT), 2020-11)
The uncontrolled utilization of wetland resources continues to impact negatively on wetland natural resource
including plant and animal resources species composition, abundance, diversity and consequently on the
ecological ...
Variation of Fluoride Levels in Surface Geology: A Study of River Njoro Catchment, Kenya
(African Journal of Education, Science and Technology, 2020)
Fluoride levels in water that is higher than the World Health Organization (WHO)
recommended levels of 1.5mg/l have raised concerns to the health of human.
Subsequently fluoride contamination in water is a pertinent ...
EFFECTS OF GEOLOGICAL VARIABILITY AND SELECTED PHYSICAL PARAMETERS OF WATER QUALITY ON FLUORIDE LEVELS IN RIVER NJORO CATCHMENT, KENYA
(University of Eldoret, 2020)
Fluoride levels higher than the World Health Organization (WHO) recommended levels of 1.5 mg/l have to raise serious health issues. Therefore fluoride contamination is a pertinent matter that calls for concern by all people ...
Identity, Preparation, Dosages and Conservation Knowledge of the Antidiabetic Herbs Used by The Tugen Living in Baringo County-Kenya
(African Journal of Health Sciences, 2020)
INTRODUCTION
The primary goal of managing Diabetes Mellitus (DM) is to regulate blood sugar levels
within the physiologic limits (3Mmol/l to7Mmmol/l-fasting blood sugars). This can be either done
pharmacologically ...
Impact of Pteridium aquilinum on vegetation in Nyungwe Forest, Rwanda
(Heliyon, 2020)
Pteridium aquilinum acts as an important ecological filters in dominated communities. A study to investigate the
effects of its dominance in the vegetation of Nyungwe was conducted. Sampling was done in Mubuga and
Uwajerome ...
Determinants of Rural Households’ Decision Making to Forgo Income for Bequeathed Woodlot in Uasin Gishu County, Kenya
(frica Journal of Technical & Vocational Education & Training, 2020)
Forests are an important economic good in providing dependable products by rural households
such as fuel wood, food supply, natural insurance and as habitat for pollinators; however,
unchecked household characteristics ...