University of Eldoret Institutional Repository: Recent submissions
Now showing items 1061-1080 ya 2006
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FUELWOOD CONSUMPTION PATTERNS IN MBARALI DISTRICT, SOUTH-WESTERN TANZANIA
(University of Eldoret, 2015)Biomass fuels account for much of domestic energy consumption in many developing countries. Despite the significance of these fuels in domestic energy provision, their unsustainable consumption often occurs at the expense ... -
OPTIMISING A RESTING BOX TO ENHANCE ADULT GRAVID FEMALE MOSQUITOE AUTO-DISSEMINATE LARVICIDE IN A SEMI FIELD
(University of Eldoret, 2018)Malaria control strategies that target adult mosquitoes are challenged by the emergence of insecticide resistance and behavioral changes of vectors. The conventional approach of applying larvicides is limited by high ... -
MANAGEMENT OF STRIGA IN FINGER MILLET (Eleusine coracana) BY INTERCROPPING WITH DESMODIUM (Desmodium intortum)
(University of Eldoret, 2021)Striga hermonthica (Del.) Benth is one of the major constraints affecting finger millet production in western Kenya causing significant yield losses. Research efforts have resulted in production of some improved finger ... -
Effect of Replacing Fish Meal by Soybean-Blood Meal Mixture on Performance of Tilapia (Oreochromis Niloticus)
(THE INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SCIENCE & TECHNOLEDGE, 2018)Commercial fish feeds are highly expensive and unaffordable to majority of fish famers, usually fish meal which is scarce and expensive is used in compounding fish feeds. A fourteen-week study was done to determine growth ... -
What Is (Not) a Baboon?
(International Journal of Primatology, 2018)The term Bbaboon^ is the common name used for a subset of terrestrial Cercopithecines with large bodies and protruding snouts. Although the application of the term has changed considerably over the years, we argue that ... -
Impact of Seasons on Soil Physico-Chemical Properties and Tea Yields Based on Enriched Sheep Manure Used in Kericho, Kenya
(Journal of Agricultural Chemistry and Environment, 2019)Tea (Camellia sinensis (L) O. Kuntze) is a perennial crop grown for beverage consumption. Its production is the leading foreign exchange earner in Kenya contributing about 26% foreign exchange and 4% GDP. Nitrogen (N), ... -
Assessment of the Ploidy Level Diversity by Chloroplast Counts in Stomatal Guard Cells of Potato (Solanum tuberosum L.) Mutants
(Asian Journal of Research in Crop Science, 2019)Aims: Potato (Solanum tuberosum L.) is the most important staple food in the world and plays an important role in food and nutritional security. Induced mutation generates variation within potato germplasm to widen the ... -
Multiple drug resistance of Campylobacter jejuni and Shigella isolated from diarrhoeic children at Kapsabet County referral hospital, Kenya
(BMC Infectious Diseases, 2021)Background: Diarrhoea is a common cause of mortality and morbidity in children under five years old. In Kenya, it has a 21% case fatality with Enteropathogenic E. coli, Campylobacter jejuni, Shigella spp. and Salmonella ... -
Dynamics of Inclusion Policy on Quality of Higher Education in Selected Universities, in Kenya
(Journal of Advances in Education and Philosophy, 2021)Universities have played a basic role in research, training and teaching professionals in different fields of knowledge. The importance of these Universities had been re-empowered, particularly with the development of ... -
INFRASTRUCTURAL RESOURCE PLANNING DYNAMICS AND PERFORMANCE OF UPGRADED EXTRA-COUNTY SCHOOLS TO NATIONAL STATUS IN WESTERN KENYA COUNTIES
(European Journal of Education studies, 2021)Infrastructure resource planning is important to ensure provision of quality education in public secondary schools. When the extra county public secondary schools were upgraded to national status, it was expected that ... -
Improving Students’ Application of Moment of Force Concepts in Physics through Experimental Approach, a case of Secondary Schools in Marakwet West Sub-County, Elgeyo Marakwet County, Kenya
(African Journal of Education, Science and Technology, 2021)An investigation was carried out to ascertain the effectiveness of experimental approach on students’ application of moment of force concepts in Physics in secondary schools in Marakwet West Sub-county, Elgeyo Marakwet ... -
Insecticidal Activity of Chrysanthemum Cinerariifolium & Allium Sativa Natural Oils against Prostephanus truncatus
(African Journal of Education, Science and Technology, 2021)The larger grain borer (Prostephanus truncatus) is one of the most destructive post-harvest pest that affects maize and other crops like cassava. Synergists are substances added to pyrethrin increase efficacy and also ... -
Water Defluoridation by Adsorption Using Aluminium Modified Chicken Feathers
(African Journal of Education, Science and Technology, 2021)Sufficient fluoride (F- ) ingestion through food, soil and water is necessary for the development of healthy bones and teeth while excess of it results in dental, skeletal and soft tissue damage. To protect people ... -
Effects of Storage Moisture and Temperature Conditions on The Longevity of Seeds of Ekebergia Capensis Sparrm
(African Journal of Education, Science and Technology, 2021)Ekebergia capensis is an indigenous tree valued for its medicinal uses. However, it is facing extinction due to excessive utilization without counter efforts to restore them, and its slow regeneration rate in nature. ... -
Effect of Tillage Techniques on Depth, Furrow Slice and Water Retention in Maugo Smallholder Rice Scheme in Kenya
(Turkish Journal of Agriculture - Food Science and Technology, 2021)This study was conducted with the aim of determining the influence of tillage techniques on depth, furrow slice and water retention in Maugo Smallholder Rice Scheme in Kenya. Treatments were arranged in randomized ... -
Refocusing Public Participation for a New Management Era in Kenya: Insights from Literature
(African Journal of Education, Science and Technology, 2021)This study was about a new model of public participation in the wake of globalization, democratization and technological advancement. The model gave ordinary people opportunity to meaningfully contribute to matters ... -
Product Quality as a Determinant of Spa Choice Decisions Amongst Customers in Eldoret Town, Kenya
(African Journal of Education, Science and Technology, 2021)The choice decisions individuals make to visit a spa is not current. Over a thousand years ago people sought spas for health and cure through the use of communal baths, to socialize, worship, or relax until when the ... -
Manifestations of boys’ under participation in education in Kenya: the case of Busia and Kirinyaga counties
(Routledge Taylor and Francis, 2021)There has been a growing concern in Kenya that boys have gradually been left out of the gender equation with little research capturing their schooling experiences. When examined, boys’ underachievement is treated with ... -
Analysis of CSRZ and CSNRZ Coding for DQPSK and OQPSK Transmitter Configurations for Optical Microwave Generation Signals Based on Stimulated Brillouin Scattering
(World Scientific News, 2020)The use of Carrier Suppressed Non-Return to Zero (CSNRZ) and Carrier Suppressed Return to Zero (CSRZ) modulation formats in Dense Wavelength Division Multiplexing (DWDM) channels at 1 Gb/s and 10 Gb/s is investigated. ... -
A review of the populations of tilapiine species in lakes Victoria and Naivasha, East Africa
(African Journal of Aquatic Science, 2021)This paper discusses the catch trends, population attributes and biological characteristics of tilapiine species that are both native and that have been introduced into Lake Victoria and Lake Naivasha. Predation by Lates ...
