Journal Articles: Recent submissions
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Socio-economic factors influencing the spread of drinking water diseases in rural Africa: case study of Bondo sub-county, Kenya.
(2014)Socio-economic and medical information on Bondo sub-county community was studied to help establish the relationship between the water quality challenges, community health and water rights conditions. Health challenges have ... -
Photo Catalytic Inactivation of Escherichia coli Using Titanium(IV) Oxide-Tungsten (VI) Oxide Nanoparticies Composite. International Journal of Photocatalysis. P
(2014)Abstract This work focused on synthesis of Titanium (IV) Oxide and Tungsten (VI) Oxide compos'ite and testing the composite as a photocatalyst in deactivation of Escherichi coli in water. Modified wet chemistry method ... -
Options for efficient utilisation of high fibre feed resources in low input ruminant production systems in a changing climate: A review
(University of Nairobi, 2013)One of the major effects of climate change is disruption in normal weather patterns, especially an increase in long-term annual temperature, and more frequent and intense droughts and floods. These changes have impact on ... -
Nutritional contents of Balanites aegyptiaca and its contribution to human diet
(University of Nairobi, 2014)Wild edible plants are used as food and energy sources. However, their uses are not as the potential inherent in the resources. Balanites aegyptiaca is a multipurpose species in semiarid areas including Ethiopia. Hence, ... -
Extracting diagnosis patterns in electronic medical records using association rule mining
(2014)Data mining technologies have been used extensively in the commercial retail sectors to extract data from their “big data” warehouses. In healthcare, data mining has been used as well in various aspects which we explore. ... -
Acute Borehole Poisoning in Livestock in Kargi, Marsabit, Kenya: A Case Report
(University of Nairobi, 2014)In January in the year 2000, sudden deaths of an estimated 7,000 heads of livestock occurred following drinking of water from a Government managed borehole in Kargi settlement, Marsabit District. The incidence was investigated ... -
Application of GIS spatial interpolation methods in auto insurance risk territory segmentation and rating
(2014)Evolution in the field of Geographic Information Systems (GIS) has given rise to sophisticated scientific techniques for collection, analysis and visualization of location based data. These GIS analysis processes are used ... -
Status of insecticide susceptibility in Anopheles gambiae sensu lato and Anopheles funestus mosquitoes from Western Kenya
(2008)The status of resistance was investigated in Anopheles gambiae sensu lato and An. funestus (Diptera: Culicidae) mosquitoes from western Kenya to four classes of insecticides approved by World Health Organization for indoor ... -
Assessment of policies on air pollution in Africa
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ICT4D and Global Connectivity
(2015)Many countries in the global South are dramatically expanding their broadband infrastructure as part of national plans to use domestic and global connectivity to achieve accelerated social and economic development. This ... -
Physical Parameters of Tropical Wetlands in Lake Victoria Basin: A Case Study of Kigwal/Kimondi, Nyando and Nzoia Wetlands
(2015)This study entailed the assessment of physical parameters of selected tropical wetlands within Lake Victoria Basin. The research study measured rainfall, flw rate, turbidity, and pH of Kigwal/Kimondi, Nyando and Nzoia ... -
Factors determining community participation in afforestation projects in River Nyando basin, Kenya
(2010)Factors determining community participation in afforestation projects were investigated. Data was collected from 150 respondents who were selected from a sample population of 1,928 households using systematic random sampling ... -
Effect of incorporating lablab biomass in soils on root rot disease complex and yield of beans intercropped with maize
(University of Nairobi, 2014)Root rot is a major constraint to bean production in western Kenya causing poor crop stand and high yield losses. The disease is caused by a complex different pathogens which together exhibit synergistic ... -
Field Evaluation of a Push-Pull System to Reduce Malaria Transmission
(2015)Malaria continues to place a disease burden on millions of people throughout the tropics, especially in sub-Saharan Africa. Although efforts to control mosquito populations and reduce human-vector contact, such as long-lasting ... -
Antimalarial activity and acute toxicity of four plants traditionally used in treatment of malaria in Msambweni District of Kenya
(2014)Malaria is a major and constant public health problem in the world. It kills more than one million people per year especially in developing countries where opportunities for treatment are minimal. Since plants have been ... -
The Growth Resources Enhancing Lipids for Bio-diesel Production in Chlamydomonas reinhardtii.
(2014)The growth of the microalgae can be enhanced by optimizing the resources which will boost its growth rate and lipid yield. These resources include growth conditions and nutrient concentration and availability. This ...
