School of Science: Recent submissions
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AN INVESTIGATION OF EFFECTS OF BOUNDARY LAYER THICKNESS ON A THIN FILM OF LIQUID FLOW DOWN AN INCLINED PLANE
(University of Eldoret, 2013)The motion of fluid substances can be described by the Navier-Stokes equations. These equations arise from the application of Newton's second Law of motion to a fluid. In this study, Navier-Stokes equations in two ... -
THEORETICAL DETERMINATION OF SPECIFIC HEAT AND CRITICAL TEMPERATURE OF HIGH-TC CUPRATE SUPERCONDUCTORS BASED ON INTRALAYER AND INTERLAYER INTERACTIONS
(University of Eldoret, 2013)The role of attractive interlayer and intralayer interactions in layered high-Tc Cuprate superconductors was investigated using a two-layer Hamiltonian. The Hamiltonian was formulated and diagonalized using Bogoliubov ... -
IMPACT OF WATER AND SEDIMENT QUALITY ON BACTERIAL DENSITIES AND DIVERSITIES IN MARINE POND CULTURE SYSTEM IN MTWAPA CREEK, KENYA
(University of Eldoret, 2013)The purpose of the present study was to analyze the impact of water quality and sediment quality on temporal variations of bacterial densities and diversities in marine pond culture system in Mtwapa Creek. The work was ... -
CONCENTRATION OF SELECTED HEAVY METALS IN WATER AND THE CUMMULATIVE EFFECT ON SELECTED ORGANS OF OREO-CHROMIS NILOTICUS AND CLARIAS GARIEPINUS FROM LAKE VICTORIA, KENYA
(University of Eldoret, 2019)The presence of heavy metals in aquatic ecosystems has been of great concern be-cause of their toxicity to man when their concentrations are more than the permissi-ble levels. These metals enter the environment through ... -
FUNGAL SPECIES AND AFLATOXIN CONTAMINATION IN PEANUTS FROM FORMAL AND INFORMAL MARKETS IN ELDORET AND KERICHO TOWNS IN RIFT VALLEY, KENYA
(University of Eldoret, 2013)Aflatoxins are a group of mycotoxins mainly produced by Aspergillus flavus and A. parasiticus mostly on cereals and peanuts. Aflatoxins adversely affect food and feed safety thereby affecting human and animal health as ... -
FOOD VALUE AND CONSUMER PREFERENCE OF TERMITES (Isoptera: Termitidae: Pseudocanthotermes grandiceps) IN WESTERN KENYA: COMPARISON WITH BEEF AND FISH
(University of Eldoret, 2015)Kenya faces acute food shortages to satisfy the increasing population as traditional food stocks continue to be depleted as a result of environmental changes and increasing population. Faced with problems of food insecurity, ... -
EPIDEMIOLOGY OF INTESTINAL PARASITIC INFECTIONS AMONG HIV INFECTED POPULATION, IN BUNGOMA COUNTY- KENYA
(University of Eldoret, 2013)Intestinal parasitic infections are parasites that populate the gastro-intestinal tract of humans adding stress to both the humoral and cellular arms of the immune system already weakened by human immunodeficiency virus ... -
CHARACTERISATION, ANTIFUNGAL AND MOSQUITOCIDAL ACTIVITIES OF MORMODICA FOETIDA LEAF EXTRACTS AND THEIR FORMULATION INTO DROP PILLS.
(University of Eldoret, 2015)The upsurge in the prevalence of resistance to many synthetic antifungal agents and incidence of multidrug resistant mosquito-borne diseases has spurred scientists to research for new plant-based antifungal and mosquitocidal ... -
THE DISTRIBUTION OF CURCULIONID WEEVILS, BIOCONTROL MEASURES AND THEIR EFFECTS ON TEA YIELDS IN EASTERN REGIONS OF KENYA
(University of Eldoret, 2015)Two curculionid weevils namely: Entypotrachelus meyeri [Micans/Kolbe] (Kangaita weevil) and Sphrigodes mixtus [Hustache] (Nyambene weevil) defoliate tea bushes and affect tea production. Studies were conducted to determine ... -
Transformer mineral oil ingestion induces systemic sub-acute toxicity in Wistar rats
(Heliyon, 2019)We investigated the potential toxicities associated with the sub-acute ingestion of transformer mineral oil (TMO) at a heated low dose (HLD-50 mg/kg), heated high dose (HHD-500 mg/kg) and unheated high dose (UHD-500 mg/kg) ... -
Optimizing a Gravid Mosquito Resting Box to Enhance Auto-dissemination of Larvicides under Semi-Field Conditions in Western Kenya
(Journal of Mosquito Research, 2019)Malaria control strategies are challenged by emergence of insecticide resistance and behavioral changes of the vector. New vector management tools are required to avert control failure. The aim of this study was to ... -
The Susceptibility of Biomphalaria spp. from Mwea Irrigation Scheme in Kenya against Schistosoma mansoni Miracidia Infection
(J. Biomedical Science and Engineering, 2019)Schistosomiasis as a neglected disease is second to malaria in its adverse effect to public health and socioeconomics impact in the tropics and sub-tropical of the developing coun tries where 90% of 249 million people ... -
PROXIMATE AND ESSENTIAL NUTRIENTS EVALUATION OF TWO INDIGENOUS VEGETABLES: COMMELINA AFRICANA AND AMARANTHUS THUNBERGII FROM AINAMOI DIVISION, KERICHO COUNTY
(University of Eldoret, 2016)In Kenya there are many indigenous leafy vegetables available. Despite this there is inadequate information on their nutritional diversity and how they can best be used in reducing malnutrition. This study was carried out ... -
Microscopy Underestimates the Prevalence of Trypanosomes’ Infection in Asymptomatic Cattle and Sheep in a Lowland Area within the Kenyan Rift Valley
(Open Journal of Veterinary Medicine, 2019)Animal trypanosomosis continues to impede animal production in sub-Saharan Africa mostly in locations where tsetse flies are endemic. This has ended up devastating many livelihoods where majority of the people depend ... -
Chemical compositions of essential oils of some Kenyan Ocimum species
(American Journal of Essential Oils and Natural Products, 2019)The natural aroma of Ocimum species varies, implying that variations in chemical compositions of their essential oils are likely to be observed. Steam distilled essential oils from leaves and flowers of Ocimum kenyense, ... -
Chemical compositions of fresh volatiles aromas of some Kenyan Ocimum species
(Journal of Pharmacognosy and Phytochemistry, 2019)Plants of genus Ocimum have unique aromas hence the likelihood of chemical profiles of their fresh volatiles being different. Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry (GC-MS) analysis of head space volatiles of fresh aerial ... -
MALARIA AND GEO-HELMINTH CO-INFECTIONS AND SYNDEMICS AMONG PREGNANT WOMEN AT NANDI-HILLS SUB-COUNTY HOSPITAL, KENYA
(University of Eldoret, 2016)This study was carried out in Nandi Hills Sub-county Hospital to investigate malaria and geo-helminth co-infections and associated syndemic factors among pregnant women. A cross sectional study was used to collect data ... -
VARIATION OF LEVELS OF SELECTED METAL POLLUTANTS WITH DEPTH IN PETROLEUM CONTAMINATED SOILS AND THEIR IMPLICATIONS
(University of Eldoret, 2014)Human activities have led to increased metal contamination in the environment, among these is petroleum spillage. Effect of petroleum spillage on the Fe, Pb, Ni, Zn, Cd and Cu levels extracted from petroleum-contaminated ... -
EVALUATION OF CHILDHOOD MALARIA MANIFESTATIONS, DIAGNOSTIC AND MANAGEMENT PRACTICES IN WESTERN KENYA HIGHLANDS
(University of Eldoret, 2013)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 ... -
MODELING THE EFFECTIVENESS OF CONTROL MEASURES TOWARDS HIV/AIDS AND PNEUMONIA CO-INFECTION
(University of Eldoret, 2013)The lungs are a principal target of HIV-associated complications and persons with HIV-infection are at an increased risk for a wide spectrum of opportunistic Pneumonias. In this research an HIV/AIDS and Pneumonia co-infection ...
