Mwendwa Geoffrey , Motochi Isaac and Otieno Fredrick(2020)
This study aimed at evaluating Matisaa gray rock (MGR) for clinker production. MGR is naturally
abundant in Matisaa, a rural area in Mwingi West District, Kitui county, Kenya. It is locally used as
a gabion filler and ...
Njoroge G. Ndegwa, Ndiritu F.G., Golicha Hussein, Kamweru P. K.(2014)
Experimental investigations on the performance of a flat plate solar air heater (SAH) with brown sand as absorber and clear HDPE paper as top cover was done. The efficiency, heat gain factor and heat loss coefficient were ...
ABSTRACT: We prove the existence of an asymptotically stable periodic solution of a system of
delay differential equations with a small time delay τ > 0. To achieve this, we transform the system
of equations into a ...
Tinga Nyale ∗ , Adu Wasike, Makwata Harun, John Matuya(2024)
We model a periodic chemostat with allelopathic growth inhibition. The operating parameters including
the nutrient supply, washout rate and nutrient uptake function are allowed to be periodic functions of time
with ...
The chapters in this module are called units. Each unit contains a self - diagnosis, a list of specific objectives, an introduction, the unit text, an overview, questions, and notes, activities written exercises, written ...
A. Gracelyn Portia , D. M. Mwaniki , A. G. M. Ng’wena and P. M. Wanjala(2018)
Aim: To investigate the phytochemicals and the anticonvulsant activity of the ethanol leaf extract of
Culcasia falcifolia used in the traditional medical treatment of epilepsy.
Methodology: The phytochemical screening ...
Tithonia diversifolia is a tropical woody herb or succulent shrub cultivated in many countries; it’s an annual or perennial medicinal plant that has been a subject of
research due to its various benefi ts in the treatment ...
John Wamumwe Mwangi , Denis Kiragu , Bakari Chaka(2024)
Bioactive compounds and other constituents of plants have been shown to vary by cultivation
region, species, environmental conditions and method of extraction among others. Phytochemical
analysis of Cucurbita pepos farmed ...
Robert W. Nyukuri; Stella C. Kirui; Everlyn Cheramgoi; Elizabeth Chirchir; Ruth Mwale(2014)
This study aimed at determining the phytogeography of stem borer species of Zea mays L. and Sorghum bicolor L. and refugia graminae. It involved two growing gramineous crops: maize Zea mays L. and Sorghum bicolor L. and ...
Robert W. Nyukuri*1 Stella C. Kirui2 , Everlyn Cheramgoi3 , Elizabeth Chirchir 1 and Ruth Mwale4(2014)
This study aimed at determining the phytogeography of stem borer species of Zea mays L. and Sorghum
bicolor L. and refugia graminae. It involved two growing gramineous crops: maize Zea mays L. and
Sorghum bicolor L. and ...
Chiedza F. Munyeza, Aloys M. Osano, Justin K. Maghanga, and Patricia B.C. Forbes(2019)
Abstract: In developing countries, household energy use is highly variable and complex, yet emissions arising from fuel
combustion indoors are typically poorly quantified. Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) are emitted ...
Muthui Z. W.1, Kamweru P. K., Nderitu F. G, Hussein S. A. Golicha, Ngumbu R. and Njoroge G. N.(2015)
Polyethylene (PE) films are widely used in packaging. PE is a thermoplastic manufactured from nonrenewable petroleum resources. Due to its non–biodegradability, its films have posed serious pollution problems e.g. visual ...
Samuel Sindayigaya, Nyongesa L. Kennedy, Adu A.M. Wasike(2016)
This paper discusses on simple birth-death-immigration-emigration (BDIE) processes with genocide to stochastic differential equations (SDE) model. The general Solution for the distribution of the size of the population at ...
Fresh water snails of genus Biomphlaria, Bulinus and Ocomelinia are important vectors for human schistosomiasis. Human contact patterns with water infested with cercaria are important factors in transmission of schistosomiasis ...
Purpose
In 2009 we conducted a study to explore Ugandan nurses’ practice of universal precautions while caring for persons living with HIV. During our interviews about universal precautions, nurses’ also shared their ...
Due to challenges of controlling leishmaniasis in Kenya through the vector, the efficacy of pyrethrin EC (Pymos™ 0.6% W/V) a mosquito adulticide was evaluated against Phlebotomus duboscqi while incorporated in sucrose as ...