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POTENTIAL OF SELECTED SORGHUM LINES FOR PRODUCTION OF HYBRIDS FOR DRY AGRO-ECOLOGIES OF EAST AFRICA
(University of Eldoret, 2015)
Sorghum (Sorghum bicolor L. Moench) is staple crop to farmers living in dry lands and sub-humid areas of East Africa, but yield is low (<1tha-1) due to lack of hybrids. Hybrid sorghum can significantly increase productivity. ...
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 ...
PHASE TRANSITION IN SUPERCONDUCTORS
(University of Eldoret, 2015)
Superconductivity is the disappearance of DC electrical resistance in a material
when it is cooled to a certain critical temperature, when a material changes from
normal state to superconducting state when it is cooled ...
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 ...
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 ...
ASSESSMENT OF WIND CHARACTERISTICS AND POWER POTENTIAL AT KESSES LOCATION - UASIN-GISHU COUNTY, KENYA
(University of Eldoret, 2015)
Wind energy is increasingly becoming popular all over the world as a green energy
source for electricity generation since it is renewable and environmentally friendly.
Pioneer wind turbines for electricity generation ...
BOVINE TICK BORNE DISEASE OCCURRENCE IN SOUTHERN RIFT VALLEY OF KENYA
(University of Eldoret, 2015)
Tick borne protozoan diseases, are among the most important diseases affecting the productivity of livestock worldwide and result in high economic losses. A prerequisite for the control of these diseases is to study their ...
ASSESSMENT OF LEVELS OF SELECTED HEAVY METALS AND COLIFORM BACTERIA IN SOIL AND VEGETABLES GROWN AT ELDORET MUNICIPAL DUMPSITE
(University of Eldoret, 2015)
Agricultural practices are on the rise in urban areas of developing countries; Kenya
included due to the high rate of urbanization which comes with associated challenges
such as increased demand for food and employment. ...
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 ...
BIOLOGY AND AQUACULTURE POTENTIAL OF Labeo victorianus (Boulenger, 1901) UNDER DIFFERENT CULTURE SYSTEMS, DIETS AND STOCKING DENSITIES.
(University of Eldoret, 2015)
A study on the biology and aquaculture potential of Labeo victorianus as an aquaculture candidate was conducted at KMFRI Sagana and Sangoro Aquaculture Stations. There was a significant spawning time difference between ...