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NUTRIENTS LIMITING SOYBEAN (Glycine max L) PRODUCTION IN ACRISOLS AND FERRALSOLS OF KAKAMEGA AND BUSIA COUNTIES
(2016-05-23)
Soybean is a good source of protein and calories and therefore important for food security. Soybean yields in western Kenya stand at 0.6 t ha-1 season-1against a potential of 3 to 3.6 t ha-1 season-1. This has been attributed ...
EFFECT OF METHANOLIC EXTRACTS OF Sida cuneifolia ROOTS
(2016-05-23)
The importance of plant extracts in mammalian reproductive physiology has not been fully studied. This study therefore determined the effects of Sida cuneifolia root extracts on the reproductive systems of albino rats ...
AN EVALUATION OF A NUTRITION PROGRAM, POSITIVE DEVIANCE
(2016-05-23)
Positive Deviance Hearth program is designed to rehabilitate malnourished children, enable the families to sustain their rehabilitation at home on their own and to prevent malnutrition in younger siblings. However, PD ...
EFFECTS OF PREVENTIVE MAINTENANCE OF ASSETS ON QUALITY OF PRODUCTION AND SERVICE DELIVERY IN SELECTED HOTELS IN KENYA
(2016-05-23)
The hospitality industry in Kenya is regulated by the central government and all hotels are categorized into five classifications (1-Star to 5-Star). The classification and ranking of hotels reflect the operational ...
INTEGRATED HEAT ENERGY AND NUTRIENTS RECOVERY
(2016-05-23)
Sugarcane processing industry produces bagasse, molasses and press mud as wastes.
Both bagasse and press mud have high energy content while press mud is rich in
nutrients phosphates, calcium and nitrates. However, when ...
IMPACTS OF FLUORSPAR MINING ON THE PHYSICAL ENVIRONMENT: A CASE STUDY OF KIMWARER AREA KERIO VALLEY, ELGEYOMARAKWET COUNTY, KENYA
(2016-05-23)
The research is based on the Impacts of mining fluorspar on the physical environment at Kimwarer Area, Kerio Valley Elgeyo-Marakwet County, Kenya. Therefore this study has been carried out to establish environmental impacts ...
ORGANIC STABILIZATION AND NUTRIENTS PRODUCTION WITH RESOURCE RECOVERY FROM ANAEROBIC PASTEURISATION DIGESTER LATRINE
(2016-05-23)
Pit latrines are the most common human excreta disposal systems in low- income countries. Their use is on the rise as countries aim to meet the sanitation-related target of the Millennium Development Goals. However, there ...
ASSESSMENT OF EFFICACY OF UNSTABILIZED PYRETHRINS AND DIATOMACEOUS EARTH ADMIXTURE ON SITOPHILUS ZEAMAIS IN MAIZE GRAINS
(2016-05-23)
Maize crop provides source of livelihood to all groups of people that depend on it. Its adaptability to different agro-ecological zones has led to its increased production and consumption worldwide. In Kenya maize is ...
EPIDEMIOLOGY OF INTESTINAL PARASITIC INFECTIONS AMONG HIV INFECTED POPULATION, IN BUNGOMA COUNTY- KENYA
(2016-05-23)
Intestinal parasitic infections are parasites that populate the gastro-intestinal tract of humans adding stress to both the humoral and cellular arms of the immune system already weakened by human immunodeficiency virus ...
INVESTIGATION OF POLLUTANT LEVELS AND EFFICIENCY OF HEAVY
(2016-05-23)
An increase in population initiating rapid industrialization has been found to consequently increase the effluents and domestic wastewater into the aquatic system. This has resulted in heavy metal pollution which has become ...