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Natural Infection of Sandfly Vector and Reservoir Hosts Species with Leishmania Parasites in Mt. Elgon Cave Habitats in Kenya
(International Journal of TROPICAL DISEASE & Health, 2023-02)Leishmaniasis is a major public health problem caused by a parasite of the genus Leishmania which is transmitted through the bite of an infected female phlebotomine sandfly. However, the disease epidemiology on interactions ... -
Need to make people believe science-science is reliable and means truth
(Open Journal of Social Science,, 2019)Science is the engine that drives the wheel of development. Consequently, there is a need for people to have faith in science and believe its facts and truths. This paper has looked into ... -
NEMATODE INFECTION EFFECTS ON IMMUNOPATHOLOGICAL RESPONSE TO VACCINE AND MYCOPLASMA CAPRICOLUM CAPRIPNEUMONIAE ANTIGENS IN GOATS
(University of Eldoret, 2018)Contagious Caprine Pleuropneumonia (CCPP), caused by Mycoplasma capricolum capripneumoniae (Mccp), is a highly contagious disease of goats with high morbidity and mortality in naïve goats and a major threat to food security. ... -
Neodomestication and Its Effect on Growth and Production of Wild Yam in Baringo and Uasin Gishu Counties of Kenya
(African Environmental Review Journal, 2022)Wild yam (Dioscorea spp.), particularly, Dioscorea schimperiana Kunth tubers have been used as food during times of severe famine. However, there is no documentation on attempted wild yam domestication in Kenya. Therefore, ... -
NUCLEATION OF SUPERCONDUCTING VORTICES BY EXCITING ACOUSTIC STANDING WAVES IN A TYPE - II SUPERCONDUCTOR
(University of Eldoret, 2014)Superconductivity nucleation phenomenon in superconductors under an applied magnetic field close to the upper critical field HC3 has been studied by many authors. Physicists Saint-James and De Gennes were the first to study ... -
NUCLEON-NUCLEON INTERACTION IN RHENIUM- 186Re.
(University of Eldoret, 2014)Properties of nuclear matter and large finite nuclei have been studied using different types of nucleon-nucleon (NN) interaction potential. In this study, focus is on the thermodynamic properties of a large nucleus of ... -
NUMERICAL SIMULATION OF EFFECTS OF VELOCITY AND DIFFUSION COEFFICIENT ON CONCENTRATION OF CONTAMINANTS IN FLUID FLOW
(University of Eldoret, 2022)The study developed and implemented Implicit and explicit schemes for solving one dimensional convection –diffusion equation modeling concentration of contaminant in a fluid flow .The study uses method of lines and exact ... -
NUTRITIONAL COMPOSITION OF SELECTED INDIGENOUS VEGETABLES IN KENDU BAY AREA-HOMA BAY COUNTY
(2016-05-23)Nutrient analysis of vegetables plays a crucial role in assessing their nutritional significance. Plant foods provide almost all essential nutrients for human diet. Many stakeholders in human nutrition have emphasized the ... -
Nutritive Value, Tannin Bioassay and Processing Effects of Acacia brevispica, A. mellifera and A. tortilis Pods as Potential Supplements for Growing Small East African Goats (SEAGs) in Baringo County-Kenya
(African Journal of Education, Science and Technology, 2022-06)This study was conducted in Radat sub-location, Mogotio sub-county, Baringo county. The objective of the study was to evaluate nutritive value, tannin bio assay and processing effects of mature green Acacia species pods ... -
OCCURRENCE AND MANAGEMENT OF ALTERNARIA LEAF SPOT IN SPINACH USING EXTRACTS FROM GINGER AND TUMERIC PLANTS
(University of Eldoret, 2019)Spinach (Spinacia oleracea) is an economically important vegetable crop in Kenya cultivated by small-scale farmers for domestic consumption. Alternaria leaf spot caused by Alternaria alternata is one of the diseases of ... -
The Occurrence and Pathological Characterization of Rust Causing Fungi of Brachiaria Grass in Kenya
(African Journal of Education Science and Technology, 2019)Brachiaria grass is one of the most important grasses distributed throughout the tropics especially in Africa. The quality of forage yields and biomass of brachiaria is negatively affected by diseases among which leaf spot, ... -
ON ALMOST SIMILARITY AND SOME CLASSES OF OPERATORS IN HILBERT SPACES
(University of Eldoret, 2021)Similarity is a recent area of study on classes of operators in Hilbert spaces. The study of operators, under similarity and quasisimilarity concepts, motivated researchers to extend their research to almost similarity ... -
ON NUMERICAL RANGE OF SOME CLASSES OF OPERATORS IN HILBERT SPACES
(University of Eldoret, 2021)The numerical range of operators in Hilbert spaces has been researched by several authors. The properties of the numerical range play an important role in identifying the behaviour of operators in Hilbert spaces. It ... -
ON THE NORM OF AN ELEMENTARY OPERATOR OF FINITE LENGTH IN A 𝑪∗ALGEBRA
(Journal of Progressive Research in Mathematics(JPRM), 2018)Properties of elementary operators have been studied over the past years especially the norm aspect. Various results have been obtained on elementary operatorsof different lengths using different approaches. ... -
On the Norm of Basic Elementary Operator in a Tensor Product
(International Journal of Scientific and Innovative Mathematical Research., 2019)In this paper, we determine the norm of an elementary operator in a tensor product. More precisely, we investigate the bounds of the norm of a basic elementary operator in a tensor product. We employ the techniques of ... -
On Unitary Invariance of Some Classes of Operators in Hilbert Spaces
(Pure Mathematical Sciences, 2020)It is a known fact in operator theory that two similar operators have equal spectra but they do not necessarily have to belong to the same class of operators. However, under the stronger relation of unitary equivalence ... -
OPTICAL AND STRUCTURAL STUDIES OF ANODIC COPPER PIGMENTED TITANIUM PHOTOCATALYST
(University of Eldoret, 2020)Thousands of lives have been lost worldwide due to the shortage of clean water resources caused by waste water disposal challenges from manufacturing and processing industries, population growth and long-term droughts. ... -
OPTICAL NOISE PERFORMANCE IN SMF-REACH AND SMF-REDUCED SLOPE FOR RAMAN FIBRE AMPLIFICATION USING DIFFERENT PUMPING TECHNIQUES
(2016-05-19)Signal amplification in optical fibres during transmission has become one of the techniques in improving capacity and reach in telecommunication networks. Fibre Raman amplifiers (FRAs) are currently being adopted in many ... -
OPTICAL SIGNAL TRANSMISSION IN NEW GENERATION FIBRES USING ADVANCED MODULATION FORMATS AND VCSEL TRANSMITER
(University of Eldoret, 2021)In the current society, the data transmitted using the internet is tremendous and has been occasioned by the rapid broadening of communication infrastructure. The use of traditional NRZ format is becoming less applicable ... -
OPTIMAL DESIGN FOR SECOND-DEGREE KRONECKER MODEL MIXTURE EXPERIMENTS FOR MAXIMAL PARAMETER SUBSYSTEM
(University of Eldoret, 2014)Products in many disciplines frequently involve blending two or more ingredients together. The design factors in a mixture experiment are the proportions of the components of a blend, and the response variables vary ...