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ANTI-MALARIAL ACTIVITIES AND TOXICITY LEVELS OF EXTRACTS OF FOUR SELECTED MEDICINAL PLANTS USED IN PARTS OF KENYA
(University of Eldoret, 2015)Malaria is a life threatening vector borne disease and with a long history in Africa South of Sahara. Conventional drugs have been used to manage malaria only during the last 5 decades. The spectacular results of western ... -
ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITIES, ALLELOPATHIC EFFECTS AND PHYTOCHEMICAL COMPOSITION OF Centella asiatica, Dichondra repens AND Hydrocotyle mannii
(University of Eldoret, 2022)Indigenous communities depend almost entirely on herbal remedies as the main source of their demands for primary healthcare. Medicinal plants like Centella asiatica, Dichondra repens and Hydrocotyle mannii have been ... -
ANTIBIOTIC PROFILES OF ENTEROBACTERIACEAE ISOLATED FROM DIARRHOEIC STOOL OF CHILDREN BELOW FIVE YEARS AT MUKURU SLUMS, NAIROBI- KENYA
(University of Eldoret, 2014)Diarrhoea in young children continues to be a major public health concern in developing countries, including Kenya. Poor sanitation among other factors can predispose a child to diarrhoea. Faecal carriage of bacteria with ... -
ANTIBIOTIC SUSCEPTIBILITY AND PREVALENCE OF CAMPYLOBACTER jejuni, ESCHERICHIA coli, SALMONELLA AND SHIGELLA IN DIARRHOIC CHILDREN AT KAPSABET COUNTY REFERRAL HOSPITAL.
(University of Eldoret, 2015)Diarrhoea causes significant morbidity and mortality among children in Kenya, but it is also a devious problem in children less than 5 years of age in most developing countries with substantial illness among rural sub-Saharan ... -
ANTIDIABETIC ACTIVITY AND SAFETY OF Maerua decumbens METHANOLIC ROOT EXTRACT IN WISTAR RATS
(University of Eldoret, 2018)Diabetes mellitus (DM) is increasingly affecting many people worldwide. Use of conventional antidiabetic drugs is expensive and is also associated with undesirable side effects that necessitates the need to find ... -
ANTIDIABETIC PROPERTIES OF Tarchonanthus camphoratus IN FRUCTOSE-INDUCED DIABETIC WISTAR RATS
(University of Eldoret, 2023-10)Tarchonantus camphoratus (TC) has been used traditionally to manage several diseases such as diabetes mellitus (DM) including in Kenya but its anti-diabetic efficacy has not been scientifically evaluated. Therefore, this ... -
ANTIFERTILITY PROPERTIES OF SELECTED KENYAN MEDICINAL
(2016-05-20)It has been reported that many deaths occur in developing countries due to pregnancy related complications as well as during illegal abortions. The abortions are mainly due to unplanned pregnancies that can be avoided ... -
Antifungal Potential of Curcuma longa (Tumeric) and Zingiber officinale (Ginger) against Alternaria alternata Infecting Spinach in Kenya
(World Journal of Agricultural Research, 2019)Spinach diseases caused by Alternaria spp. are one of the most significant devastating pathogens to spinach in Kenya and worldwide. Alternaria alternata has been associated with great losses in spinach both in total ... -
The antimicrobial activity of the leaves of Urtica massaica on Staphylococcus aureus, Escherichia coli.
(Journal of Medicinal Plants Studies, 2019)Medicinal plants have great potential for providing novel drug leads with novel mechanism of action. The present study aimed at determining the antimicrobial activityand phytochemical profile of methanol and ... -
ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY OF WARBURGIA UGANDENSIS, EUCLEA DIVINORUM, RHUS VULGARIS, OCIMUM GRATISSIMUM AND CLAUSENA ANISATA AGAINST ORAL PATHOGENIC MICROORGANISMS
(2018)Oral infections are the most prevalent diseases in man. Oral microbiota, which cause oral diseases, have developed resistance against some antibacterial agents such as metronidazole, tetracycline, erythromycin, cephalosporin ... -
ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY, PHYTOCHEMICAL PROFILE AND CYTOTOXICITY OF SELECTED MEDICINAL PLANTS FOUND IN KAPTUMO DIVISION IN NANDI COUNTY, KENYA
(University of Eldoret, 2014)In Kenya, medicinal plants have been used by the local people as traditional medicine to treat different human ailments from time immemorial. The efficacy and safety of most of these plants has not been determined hence ... -
ANTIMICROBIAL PROPERTIES AND PHYTOCHEMICAL COMPOSITION OF SOLANUM NIGRUM COMPLEX (BLACK NIGHT SHADE)
(2016-05-20)Solanum nigrum complex is a group of plants used as indigenous vegetables and also a source of traditional medicine in Kenya and other parts of the world. There are many species in the S. nigrum complex which include Solanum ... -
ANTIMICROBIAL PROPERTIES OF BLACK NIGHT SHADE (SOLANUM NIGRUM) GROWN IN THE RIFT VALLEY, WESTERN AND NYANZA REGIONS OF KENYA
(2019)Solanum nigrum complex comprises of plant species that belong to Solanum section Solanum used as indigenous leafy vegetables in Kenya. The S. nigrum complex species have been used traditionally as medicine. Many species ... -
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 ... -
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 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 ... -
Assessing the Potential of Using Satellite Data on Radiation in the Analysis of Earth’s Climate System to Complement the Scarce Radiation Data Measured from the Ground Stations
(Asian Journal of Probability and Statistics, 2018)High quality solar radiation data is required for the appropriate monitoring and analysis of the Earth’s climate system as well as efficient planning and operation of solar energy systems. However, well maintained ...