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SOIL FERTILITY AMENDEMENT USING MOLASSES WASTEWATER AND PIGWASTE AND THEIR INFLUENCE ON SOIL CHARACTERISTICS AND YIELD OF COWPEAS (Vigna unguiculata)
(University of Eldoret, 2014)
Soil fertility is the number-one natural resource in Africa. However, due to high soil acidity and low fertility, food production has declined over the last decade. A case in point is in Uasin Gishu County, where farmers ...
Investigation of Selected Heavy Metal Ions in Irrigation Water, Soil and Managu (Solanum Nigrum) from Homahills, Homabay County, Kenya
(Journal of Health and Environmental Research, 2019)
Levels of selected heavy metals of Mn, Cd, Pb, Zn, Fe and Co were evaluated in irrigation water, soil and managu
(Solanum Nigrum) from Homahills, Homabay County, Kenya. The samples were collected purposively and randomly ...
CHEMICAL CHARACTERIZATION AND THE EFFICACY OF THE ESSENTIAL OILS OF TAGETES MINUTA L. AND CYMBOPOGON CITRATUS STAPF. AGAINST PHLEBOTOMUS DUBOSCQI NEVEU- LEMAIRE
(University of Eldoret, 2016)
Phlebotomine sandflies transmit leishmaniases, a group of diseases which, the World Health Organization (WHO) estimates that over 2.3 million new cases occur each year and that, at least 12 million people are presently ...
BIOACTIVITY OF Ricinus communis AND Azadirachta indica EXTRACTS ON Leishmania major INFECTION IN BALB/c MICE
(University of Eldoret, 2014)
Leishmaniasis is endemic in over 88 countries in the world and 350 million people are considered at risk. The standard drugs for treatment of leishmaniases are toxic, expensive and resistance against them is increasing. ...
BAYESIAN SEMI-PARAMETRIC AND NON-PARAMETRIC ESTIMATION OF RECEIVER OPERATING CHARACTERISTIC (ROC) SURFACE
(University of Eldoret, 2015)
Receiver operating characteristic curve analysis is widely used in biomedical research to assess the performance of diagnostic tests. Estimation of receiver operating characteristic curves based on parametric approach has ...
DETERMINATION OF POLYPHENOL CONTENT, ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY, CAFFEINE AND LEVELS OF ZINC AND IRON IN SELECTED COMMERCIALLY AVAILABLE BEVERAGES IN ELDORET TOWN
(University of Eldoret, 2016)
Coffee, tea and soya, are widely consumed beverages in Eldoret town. However there is scanty information available on the level of components of these products in the market. A study was conducted to determine the polyphenol ...
PROPERTIES OF CESIUM IODIDEWITH INTRINSIC POINT DEFECTS : A DENSITY FUNCTIONAL THEORY STUDY
(University of Eldoret, 2016)
Cesium Iodide is one of the fastest scintillators with a very short decay time of 16ns.
This has made the material to attract a lot of attention in research and imaging industry
especially regarding how to make it a ...
MECHANICAL AND ELECTRONIC PROPERTIES OF CUBIC BORON NITRIDE AND CARBON BORON NITRIDE: A QUANTUM MONTE CARLO STUDY
(University of Eldoret, 2013)
Carbon Boron Nitride (BC2N) has attracted a lot of attention in research and
industry since it was first synthesized and continues to maintain this interest due to
the fascinating mechanical and electronic properties ...
SEASONALVARIATIONS ON FLAVONOID BIOSYNTHETIC PATHWAY PROCESSES IN Camellia sinensis (L) O Kuntze OF SELECTED KENYAN CULTIVARS
(University of Eldoret, 2019)
Globally, production of black tea has been on an increasing trend. This has posed a challenge on the market prices due to glut in the market. Thus need for diversification of tea products. Flavonoids are good antioxidants ...
HYPOGLYCEMIC, HYPOLIPIDEMIC AND HEPATOPROTECTIVE EFFECTS OF Polyscias fulva ETHANOLIC BARK EXTRACT IN DIABETIC RATS
(University of Eldoret, 2018)
Diabetes Mellitus (DM) has been on the alarming rise worldwide and medicinal plants
may play a role in its treatment including Polyscias fulva (P. fulva) stem bark that is
presumed to have anti-diabetic activity but not ...