Journal Articles: Recent submissions
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Studies on DNA Molecules in Identification of Unclaimed or Missing Dead Bodies Presumed Death in Western Kenya Utilizing Physical Comparison Standards
(Highlights on Medicine and Medical Science Vol. 1, 2021)Medico-legal form bench-mark of health determinants and provide integrated services towards criminal justice support in health. Investigations of medico-legal approaches are multifaceted and require expertise of multidisciplinary ... -
Burden of disease and risk factors for mortality amongst hospitalized newborns in Nigeria and Kenya
(Public Library of Science, 2021)Objective To describe the patient population, priority diseases and outcomes in newborns admitted <48 hours old to neonatal units in both Kenya and Nigeria. Study design In a network of seven secondary and tertiary ... -
Case report: Acute Kidney Injury, Liver impairment, Severe Anemia in a child with Malaria and Hyperparasitaemia
(Global Journal of Medical and Clinical Case Report, 2021)Severe Malaria is a medical emergency mainly because of its rapid progression to complications and death if not promptly and adequately treated. In 2018 WHO put the incidence of P. falciparum Malaria in the African region ... -
Clinical laboratory hematology reference values among infants aged 1month to 17 months in Kombewa Sub-County, Kisumu: A cross sectional study of rural population in Western Kenya
(Public Library of Science, 2021)There is an urgent need for reliable region-specific hematological reference values for clinical monitoring. Laboratory reference ranges are important for assessing study participant eligibility, toxicity grading and ... -
Longitudinal Trajectories of Four Domains of Parenting in Relation to Adolescent Age and Puberty in Nine Countries
(Child development, 2021)Children, mothers, and fathers in 12 ethnic and regional groups in nine countries (N = 1,338 families) were interviewed annually for 8 years (Mage child = 8–16 years) to model four domains of parenting as a function of ... -
Four Domains Of Parenting In Kenya
(Routledge, 2021)The goals of this study were to track changes in parental warmth and rules/limit-setting over time and to examine parents’ age at the time of their child’s birth, parents’ education, and child gender in relation to changes ... -
Effect of nitrogen application on the expression of drought-induced root plasticity of upland NERICA rice (vol 22, pg 180, 2019)
(TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD, 2020)This study evaluated the effect of three N fertilization levels 60 (low), 120 (medium), and 180 (high) kg N ha−1 and soil moisture content gradients created by a line-source sprinkler on the expression of plasticity in ... -
Ecosystem productivity and CO2 exchange response to the interaction of livestock grazing and rainfall manipulation in a Kenyan savanna
(Environmental and Sustainability Indicators, 2021)Savanna ecosystems in Kenya are experiencing altered rainfall amount and increased grazing pressure. These environmental alterations occur simultaneously and impact on productivity and CO2 exchange of the savanna in unclear ... -
Correction: Costs of continuing RTS, S/ASO1E malaria vaccination in the three malaria vaccine pilot implementation countries
(Public Library of Science, 2021)Cost estimates under additional vaccine price assumptions are not included in the main result Table (Table 3). Please view S4 Table,“Unit cost of continuing to vaccinate in pilot areas at various vaccine prices,” for results ... -
The Effect of Early Supplier Involvement on Supply Chain Performance in Moi Teaching and Referral Hospital in Kenya
(Journal of Economics, Management Sciences & Procurement, 2021)Purpose: The main aim of this study was to investigate the effects the of early supplier involvement on supply chain performance in Moi Teaching and Referral Hospital in Kenya. Material/method: This study adopted a ... -
HIV/AIDS and its impact on the environment and poverty in the Lake Victoria basin.
(Maseno University, 2000)An article is presented discussing the limited ability of current approaches in the Lake Victoria basin in Kenya, to stop or reduce disease transmission rates, treat those who are already affected, and resolve issues of ... -
Sustainable environmental management and agricultural production as a poverty alleviation strategy.
(Maseno University, 2000)A review is presented on the development of sustainable environmental issues that affect agricultural production in the Lake Victoria basin in Africa with a specific aim of reducing poverty in the region. The pollution ... -
The role of horticulture in poverty alleviation in the Lake Victoria Region.
(Maseno University, 2000)This paper looks at the need to optimally utilize the irrigation potential of the Lake Victoria region of Kenya in order to facilitate the development of the horticulture industry and consequently alleviate poverty in the ... -
The use of biotechnology as a poverty alleviation strategy
(Maseno University, 2000)The application of biotechnology in agriculture in the Lake Victoria region in Kenya is discussed. Some tissue culture and genetic transformation strategies applied are described. The risks of genetic modification in plants ... -
Environment and food security for poverty alleviation in the Lake Victoria basin
(Maseno University, 2000)This paper presents the food security situation in Kenya, as well as the factors that affect it: lack of proper food and nutrition, land policy, investment in rural infrastructure, and research on Kenyan food crops, ... -
Relationship Between Types of Intelligence And Career Choice Among Undergraduate Students Of Maseno University, Kenya
(Journal of Education and Practice, 2019)Training institutions in most parts of the world place high premium on those who excel in examinations based on scholastic intelligence. In Kenya, students are admitted into available undergraduate degree programmes ... -
New compounds with antimicrobial activities from Elaeodendron buchananii stem bark
(Journal of Asian Natural Products Research, 2018)The plant species Elaeodendron buchananii Loes is widely used in folklore medicine to manage microbial infections in Kenya. Previous studies on the plant fruits and root bark revealed the presence of steroids and ... -
Role of livestock projects in empowering women smallholder farmers for sustainable food security in rural Kenya
(African Journal of Food, Agriculture, Nutrition and Development, 2009)Women are a major human resource and assure adequate nutrition, health and cognitive development of their households and children in their formative years. However, women are over-represented among the poor, suffer heavy ... -
The Performance of South African and Kenyan Universities on the World Wide Web: a Web Link Analysis
(Cybermetrics: International Journal of Scientometrics, Informetrics and Bibliometrics, 2007)The study used Link Analysis to compare Kenyan and South African universities according to several Web-based indicators, some of which include the number of pages, and the number of in and out-links. The authors examined ... -
Consumption, indigeneous knowledge and cultural values of the lakefly species within the Lake Victoria region
(African Journal of Environmental Science and Technology, 2016)Of the edible insects, lakeflies (Chaoborus and Chironomus sp) are least documented as items of human consumption. They are eaten by the Luo communities living within the Lake Victoria basin. The purpose of this study was ...
