Department of Biological Sciences: Recent submissions
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EFFECT OF HYPERTENSION ON RENAL FUNCTIONS IN DIABETICS
(2016-05-19)Hypertension affects and progressively reduces the filtering function of the kidney leading to chronic kidney disease. There are many incidences of people with high blood pressure hence chronic kidney disease is expected ... -
EVALUATION OF CHILDHOOD MALARIA MANIFESTATIONS, DIAGNOSTIC AND MANAGEMENT PRACTICES IN WESTERN KENYA HIGHLANDS
(2016-05-19)Malaria remains a major killer in many parts of the world and challenges in accurate malaria diagnosis regrettably encourage widespread presumptive malaria treatment. The study conducted between September 2009 and May 2011 ... -
INTESTINAL GEOHELMINTH NEMATODES INFECTIONS IN LANGAS
(2016-05-19)The prevalence and intensity of intestinal geohelminth nematodes was assessed among school children in Langas Primary School in Eldoret Municipality. The main objective of the study was to determine the relationships between ... -
INVESTIGATION OF ETHREL GAMETOCIDE IN FINGER MILLET (Eleusine coracana, L. Gaertn) HYBRIDS THROUGH GENETIC ANALYSIS
(2016-05-19)Finger millet is a staple food crop of in Africa due to; desirable attributes like being highly nutritious, good grain storagability and strong cultural value. In Kenya, therefore, finger millet is on high demand for food, ... -
INTEGRATION OF Allium cepa AQUEOUS EXTRACTS AND FARMYARD MANURES IN THE CONTROL OF Aphis fabae AND Tetranychus evansi INFESTING Solanum nigrum CULTIVARS IN WESTERN KENYA
(2016-05-19)The black nightshade, Solanum nigrum Linnaeus (Solanaceae), is a widely distributed tropical plant used as a nutritive vegetable and herbal medicine in East Africa. This plant expresses high levels of secondary metabolites ... -
COMMUNITY STRUCTURE AND PRIMARY PRODUCTIVITY OF
(2016-05-19)River impoundments transform lotic aquatic systems to lentic with changes in physical and chemical properties, biotic assemblage and productivity. Chebara reservoir is located at 3605E and 022S and situated within ... -
EVALUATION OF BEAUVERIA BASSIANA (Hyphomycetes) ISOLATES AS POTENTIAL AGENTS FOR CONTROL OF TEA WEEVILS
(2016-05-18)ABSTRACT Tea (Camellia sinensisKuntze) is an important cash crop in Kenya. Several insect pests, however, have been recorded on tea affecting production; prominent among which is the tea weevil. Common tea weevils reported ... -
EFFICACY OF FIPRONYL 200 G/L AND TERMIDOR IN CONTROLLING TERMITES.A LABORATORY AND GRAVEYARD TRIAL TEST
(2016-05-18)Fipronyl is chemical formulations of phenyl pyrazole insecticide acting on the chloride channel of nervous system of insects to hinder chloride metabolism of γ- amino butyric acid of insect’s nervous system. It has good ...
