Department of Biological Sciences: Recent submissions
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POTENTIAL OF SELECTED SORGHUM LINES FOR PRODUCTION OF HYBRIDS FOR DRY AGRO-ECOLOGIES OF EAST AFRICA
(University of Eldoret, 2015)Sorghum (Sorghum bicolor L. Moench) is staple crop to farmers living in dry lands and sub-humid areas of East Africa, but yield is low (<1tha-1) due to lack of hybrids. Hybrid sorghum can significantly increase productivity. ... -
MORPHOMETRIC, GENETIC STRUCTURE AND PHYLOGENETIC STUDIES OF Barbus altianalis (Boulenger 1900) POPULATIONS IN LAKE VICTORIA WATERSHED
(University of Eldoret, 2014)The ichthyofauna of the Lake Victoria ecosystem are some of the most globally threatened biodiversity as a result of anthropogenic and other ecological impacts. The morphological plasticity of barbs (genus Barbus) makes ... -
PREVALENCE AND THE EFFECT OF PARASITES ON HAEMATOLOGICAL PARAMETERS OF LIVESTOCK IN THE UPPER KERIO VALLEY, KENYA
(University of Eldoret, 2019)Livestock remains the mainstay of many communities in Kenya yet its production has been negatively impacted by animal diseases especially parasitic infections. Vector borne haemoparasites and intestinal parasites cause ... -
IMPACT OF WATER AND SEDIMENT QUALITY ON BACTERIAL DENSITIES AND DIVERSITIES IN MARINE POND CULTURE SYSTEM IN MTWAPA CREEK, KENYA
(University of Eldoret, 2013)The purpose of the present study was to analyze the impact of water quality and sediment quality on temporal variations of bacterial densities and diversities in marine pond culture system in Mtwapa Creek. The work was ... -
CONCENTRATION OF SELECTED HEAVY METALS IN WATER AND THE CUMMULATIVE EFFECT ON SELECTED ORGANS OF OREO-CHROMIS NILOTICUS AND CLARIAS GARIEPINUS FROM LAKE VICTORIA, KENYA
(University of Eldoret, 2019)The presence of heavy metals in aquatic ecosystems has been of great concern be-cause of their toxicity to man when their concentrations are more than the permissi-ble levels. These metals enter the environment through ... -
FUNGAL SPECIES AND AFLATOXIN CONTAMINATION IN PEANUTS FROM FORMAL AND INFORMAL MARKETS IN ELDORET AND KERICHO TOWNS IN RIFT VALLEY, KENYA
(University of Eldoret, 2013)Aflatoxins are a group of mycotoxins mainly produced by Aspergillus flavus and A. parasiticus mostly on cereals and peanuts. Aflatoxins adversely affect food and feed safety thereby affecting human and animal health as ... -
FOOD VALUE AND CONSUMER PREFERENCE OF TERMITES (Isoptera: Termitidae: Pseudocanthotermes grandiceps) IN WESTERN KENYA: COMPARISON WITH BEEF AND FISH
(University of Eldoret, 2015)Kenya faces acute food shortages to satisfy the increasing population as traditional food stocks continue to be depleted as a result of environmental changes and increasing population. Faced with problems of food insecurity, ... -
EPIDEMIOLOGY OF INTESTINAL PARASITIC INFECTIONS AMONG HIV INFECTED POPULATION, IN BUNGOMA COUNTY- KENYA
(University of Eldoret, 2013)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 ... -
THE DISTRIBUTION OF CURCULIONID WEEVILS, BIOCONTROL MEASURES AND THEIR EFFECTS ON TEA YIELDS IN EASTERN REGIONS OF KENYA
(University of Eldoret, 2015)Two curculionid weevils namely: Entypotrachelus meyeri [Micans/Kolbe] (Kangaita weevil) and Sphrigodes mixtus [Hustache] (Nyambene weevil) defoliate tea bushes and affect tea production. Studies were conducted to determine ... -
Optimizing a Gravid Mosquito Resting Box to Enhance Auto-dissemination of Larvicides under Semi-Field Conditions in Western Kenya
(Journal of Mosquito Research, 2019)Malaria control strategies are challenged by emergence of insecticide resistance and behavioral changes of the vector. New vector management tools are required to avert control failure. The aim of this study was to ... -
The Susceptibility of Biomphalaria spp. from Mwea Irrigation Scheme in Kenya against Schistosoma mansoni Miracidia Infection
(J. Biomedical Science and Engineering, 2019)Schistosomiasis as a neglected disease is second to malaria in its adverse effect to public health and socioeconomics impact in the tropics and sub-tropical of the developing coun tries where 90% of 249 million people ... -
Microscopy Underestimates the Prevalence of Trypanosomes’ Infection in Asymptomatic Cattle and Sheep in a Lowland Area within the Kenyan Rift Valley
(Open Journal of Veterinary Medicine, 2019)Animal trypanosomosis continues to impede animal production in sub-Saharan Africa mostly in locations where tsetse flies are endemic. This has ended up devastating many livelihoods where majority of the people depend ... -
MALARIA AND GEO-HELMINTH CO-INFECTIONS AND SYNDEMICS AMONG PREGNANT WOMEN AT NANDI-HILLS SUB-COUNTY HOSPITAL, KENYA
(University of Eldoret, 2016)This study was carried out in Nandi Hills Sub-county Hospital to investigate malaria and geo-helminth co-infections and associated syndemic factors among pregnant women. A cross sectional study was used to collect data ... -
EVALUATION OF CHILDHOOD MALARIA MANIFESTATIONS, DIAGNOSTIC AND MANAGEMENT PRACTICES IN WESTERN KENYA HIGHLANDS
(University of Eldoret, 2013)Malaria remains a major killer in many parts of the world and challenges in accurate malaria diagnosis regrettably encourage widespread presumptive malaria treatment. The study conducted between September 2009 and May 2011 ... -
Antifungal Potential of Curcuma longa (Tumeric) and Zingiber officinale (Ginger) against Alternaria alternata Infecting Spinach in Kenya
(World Journal of Agricultural Research, 2019)Spinach diseases caused by Alternaria spp. are one of the most significant devastating pathogens to spinach in Kenya and worldwide. Alternaria alternata has been associated with great losses in spinach both in total ... -
EFFECTS OF MALARIA ON IMMUNE RESPONSE AGAINST TUBERCULOSIS AMONG CHILDREN IN UASIN GISHU COUNTY, KENYA
(University of Eldoret, 2015)Among tuberculosis (TB) high incidence regions, Sub-Saharan Africa is particularly affected with approximately 1.6 million new cases every year and 1 million people die from malaria every year (most are children 2 - 5 years ... -
Effect of Charcoal Filters Integrated with Moringa oleifera Seed Extracts on Microbial Population in Water from Unprotected Sources of Kapseret Division, Kenya
(Journal of Advances in Microbiology, 2019)This study was carried out in Kapseret Division of Uasin Gishu County. Random sampling was used to identify 5 different rivers in the study area from which water samples were collected and analyzed using standard ... -
RELATIVE ABUNDANCE AND DISTRIBUTION OF STEM BORERS IN INTERCROPS OF Zea mays L., Sorghum bicolor L. AND THREE GRAMINAE REFUGIA IN TRANS-NZOIA COUNTY.
(University of Eldoret, 2012)This study aimed at determining the relative abundance and distribution of stem borers in intercrops of Zea mays L. and Sorghum bicolor L. and three graminae refugia due to the great economic damages caused by the stem ... -
IMMUNOHISTOCHEMICAL AND MOLECULAR CHARACTERIZATION OF BURKITT’S LYMPHOMA IN CHILDREN FROM P. FALCIPARUM, HIV AND EBV PREVALENT SETTING AT MTRH IN WESTERN KENYA
(University of Eldoret, 2016)Burkitt’s lymphoma (BL) is a B cell non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma (NHL) that affects children in equatorial belt of Africa. The region overlaps geographic areas with high prevalences of infectious diseases. Differential diagnosis ... -
NEMATODE INFECTION EFFECTS ON IMMUNOPATHOLOGICAL RESPONSE TO VACCINE AND MYCOPLASMA CAPRICOLUM CAPRIPNEUMONIAE ANTIGENS IN GOATS
(University of Eldoret, 2018)Contagious Caprine Pleuropneumonia (CCPP), caused by Mycoplasma capricolum capripneumoniae (Mccp), is a highly contagious disease of goats with high morbidity and mortality in naïve goats and a major threat to food security. ...
