School of Science

ENVIRONMENTAL OCCURRENCE AND ECOTOXICOLOGICAL RISKS OF CONTAMINANTS OF EMERGING CONCERN IN THE RIVER ATHI BASIN, KENYA: ANALYTICAL AND KINETIC ADSORPTION STUDIES USING AGRICULTURAL WASTE BIOCHARS

CHEBII, FAITH JELAGAT (University of Eldoret, 2024)

Globally, the environmental occurrence of Contaminants of Emerging Concern (CECs) including Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients (APIs), Personal Care Products (PCPs) and pesticides has raised ecological and human health ...

MORPHOMERISTIC AND GENETIC CHARACTERIZATION OF Enteromius SPECIES (PISCES: CYPRINIDAE) FROM SELECTED RIVERS AND RESERVOIRS OF THE NORTH RIFT, KENYA

JEPLETING, HILDAH (University of Eldoret, 2024)

The Enteromius species of the family Cyprinidae, are known to have high genetic diversity and distinct population structure. They are widely distributed in rivers and reservoirs across Africa Because of the diversity in ...

PROFILING AND EVALUATION OF BACTERIAL CONSORTIA FOR EFFICIENT BIOGAS PRODUCTION IN SMALL SCALE BIODIGESTERS WITHIN UASIN-GISHU COUNTY

OSESO, FLORENCE (University of Eldoret, 2024)

Anaerobic digestion is a sequential biological activity that accepts the efficient capture of methane for energy production. The dependence on fossil and wood fuels as a primary energy source has led to multitudes of ...

CELLULOLYTIC ACTIVITY AND DIVERSITY OF BACTERIA ISOLATED FROM THE WHOLE BODY OF (Macrotermes michaelseni) FROM NANDI AND VIHIGA COUNTY

MIYAYO, RAHELI NEEMA (University of Eldoret, 2024)

The accumulation of plant waste in the environment has increased recently since plants are not easily degraded. Consequently, there is a rising demand for efficient cellulolytic bacteria that can break done cellulose ...

CONTROL OF DELTAMETHRIN RESISTANT Anopheles gambiae FROM WESTERN KENYA HIGHLANDS USING Datura stramonium AND Tamarindus indica

OKUMU, NAOMI AWINO (University of Eldoret, 2024)

Malaria, the most important mosquito-borne disease affecting millions of people globally. The disease is spread from one person to another by the bite of Anopheles mosquitoes infected with Plasmodium parasite. Malaria ...

ON THE NORM OF JORDAN ELEMENTARY OPERATOR IN TENSOR PRODUCT OF C*-ALGEBRAS

Muiruri, Peter Guchu; King'ang'i, Denis Njue; Musundi, Sammy Wabomba (Int. J. Mathematics, 2024)

The norm property of different types of Elementary operators has attracted a lot of researchers due to its wide range applications in functional analysis. From available literature the norm of Jordan elementary operator ...

On The Norm of Finite Length Elementary Operator in Tensor Product of C*-Algebras

Muiruri, Peter Guchu; King’ang’i, Denis Njue; Wabomba, Sammy Musundi (International Journal of Mathematics and Computer Research, 2024)

Many properties of Elementary operators, including spectrum, numerical ranges, compactness, rank, and norm have been studied in depth and some results have been obtained. However, little has been done in determining the ...

On unitary equivalence and almost similarity of some classes of operators in Hilbert spaces

Kiprop, Sammy Karani; King’ang’i, Denis Njue; Khalagai, Jairus Mutekhele (International Journal of Statistics and Applied Mathematics, 2020)

In operator theory, it is a well-known fact that two similar operators have equal spectra even if they do not belong to the same class of operators. However, under a stronger relation of unitary equivalence it can be ...

On Norm of Elementary Operator: An Application of Stampfli’s Maximal Numerical Range

Kingangi, Denis Njue (Pure and Applied Mathematics Journal, 2018)

Many researchers in operator theory have attempted to determine the relationship between the norm of an elementary operator of finite length and the norms of its coefficient operators. Various results have been obtained ...

Growth Inhibitory Effect of Datura stramonium and Tamarindus indica on Resistant Malaria Mosquito Body Surface and Gut Microbiota

Okumu, Naomi; et. al... (Journal of Aquatic and Terrestrial Ecosystems, 2024)

Bacteria mediated resistance which possibly is initiated when the vectors pick insecticides through feeding, inhalation or contact of their cuticle is threatening effective malaria vector control. This study tested growth ...

Ethnobotanical Study of Medicinal Plants Used to Treat Malarial Infections by the Marakwet Community in Kenya

Rotich, Charles; et. al... (2022)

Malaria continues to have a devastating impact on public health in Kenya. Resistance to conventional antimalarial drugs is a threat to the treatment of malaria. Globally, medicinal plants have been used to treat malaria ...

Neonatal Factors Predisposing Neonates to Nosocomial Infections at Moi Teaching and Referral Hospital

Koech, Cynthia,; et. al... (International Journal of Education, Science and Social Sciences, 2024)

Nosocomial infections occur during healthcare service delivery as an adverse outcome of medical care. They account for approximately 40% of all childhood mortality and are more common among premature neonates and those ...

Antimicrobial Susceptibility Status of Bloodstream Infections in Children Presenting with Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia at Moi Teaching and Referral Hospital in Kenya

Rotich, C. Ruth; Rono, Salinah; Ngeiywa, Moses (African Journal of Education, Science and Technology, 2023)

Acute Lymphoblastic Leukaemia occurs mainly in children leading to immunocompromised patients susceptible to bloodstream infections. Choice of antimicrobial treatment requires the epidemiological knowledge of pathogens, ...