School of Science: Recent submissions
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Safety evaluation and antihyperglycaemic effect of root extract of Maerua decumbens (Brongn.) DeWolf in Wistar rats
(Elsevier, 2020)Local communities living in rural regions of Kenya use the plant, Maerua decumbens (Brongn.) DeWolf for various purposes including water purification (roots), as food (roots and fruits) and medicinal (various parts of ... -
THE POTENTIAL OF WATER FROM KIPLOLOK BUBBLING SPRINGS IN NANDI COUNTY FOR USE AS NATURAL CARBONATED MINERAL WATER
(University of Eldoret, 2021)The demand for carbonated water in Kenya, just like the rest of the world, is on the rise, owing to increasing lifestyle diseases like obesity, which requires that for a healthy lifestyle a lot of carbonated water, should ... -
ANTIMICROBIAL PROPERTIES, PHYTOCHEMICAL COMPOSITION AND CYTOTOXICITY OF Launaea cornuta, Maesa lanceolata and Bidens pilosa
(University of Eldoret, 2018)Drug resistant pathogenic microorganisms have become an emerging clinical and public health challenge globally. Medicinal plants contain natural products of therapeutic value to human health due to their antimicrobial ... -
INCOMMENSURATE CRYSTALLIZATION OF NEUTRON MATTER IN NEUTRON STARS
(EAST EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF PHYSICS, 2020)The composition of the neutron stars from its surface region, outer-core, inner-core, and to its center is still being investigated. One can only surmise on the properties of neutron stars from the spectroscopic data ... -
CULCASIA FALCIFOLIA ETHANOL LEAF EXTRACT EFFICACY AND SAFETY IN THE TREATMENT OF EPILEPSY INDUCED BY PENTYLENETETRAZOLE IN LABORATORY MICE
(University of Eldoret, 2019)Culcasia falcifolia is a therapeutic plant conventionally used in the form of ash in Nandi County, Kenya in the treatment of epilepsy. The study intended to evaluate the antiepileptic activity of ethanol extract of C. ... -
THE EFFECT OF SOIL AND CLIMATIC FACTORS ON ANTIMICROBIAL AND PHYTOCHEMICAL COMPOSITION OF STINGING NETTLE (Urtica massaica)
(University of Eldoret, 2019)Emerging multidrug resistance by many microorganisms callsfor exploration of new sources of drug alternatives. Plants are largely unexplored source of drug repository. Medicinal plants have great potential for providing ... -
PHYSIOLOGY OF SEEDS OF Ekebergia capensis (Sparmm) DRIED TO VARIED MOISTURE CONTENTS AND STORED AT SELECTED TEMPERATURE REGIMES
(University of Eldoret, 2019)Ekebergia capensis is a popular indigenous multipurpose tree species valued for alternative medicine, furniture, light construction, poles and tool handles. Production of seedlings of this tree is through seeds. There are ... -
ANTIPLASMODIAL ACTIVITY OF EXTRACTS OF CROTON MACROSTACHYUS (EUPHORBIACEAE) AGAINST PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM (D6) AND PLASMODIUM BERGHEI (ANKA)
(University of Eldoret, 2015)Medicinal plants have been used to cure malaria and parasitic diseases for centuries. This study was aimed at determining the effects of Croton macrostachyus (Euphorbiaceae) extracts in vitro using chloroquine sensitive ... -
INTESTINAL GEOHELMINTH NEMATODES INFECTIONS IN LANGAS PRIMARY SCHOOL CHILDREN IN ELDORET MUNICIPALITY, KENYA
(University of Eldoret, 2013)The prevalence and intensity of intestinal geohelminth nematodes was assessed among school children in Langas Primary School in Eldoret Municipality. The main objective of the study was to determine the relationships between ... -
SIMPLE SEQUENCE REPEAT ANALYSIS OF 2015 WHEAT STEM RUST PATHOGEN (Puccinia graminis f. sp. Tritici); (Pgt) POPULATION IN KENYA.
(University of Eldoret, 2019)Wheat (Triticum aestivium) production in Kenya is severely hampered by emerging and re-emerging pathogens, stem rust Ug99 and related race group being one of the major constraints. The challenge has been largely attributed ... -
SPATIAL VARIATION IN SOME ASPECTS OF BIOLOGY OF Barbus altianalis(Boulenger, 1900) ALONG RIVER NYANDO, KENYA
(University of Eldoret, 2016)This study aimed at determining the spatial variation in condition factor and growth patterns, fecundity, gonadal maturity stages and feeding habits of B. altianalis and further correlates its feeding aspects with selected ... -
EFFECTIVENESS OF CHARCOAL FILTERS INTEGRATED WITH Moringa oleifera SEED EXTRACTS IN PURIFYING WATER FROM UNPROTECTED SOURCES OF KAPSERET DIVISION, UASIN GISHU COUNTY, KENYA
(University of Eldoret, 2019)Moringa oleifera Lam (MO) is a pan tropical, multipurpose tree whose seeds contains high quality edible oil (up to 40% by weight) and water soluble proteins that act as effective coagulants for water and wastewater treatment. ... -
THE INFLUENCE OF TRIMESTERS ON PROGESTERONE AND Escherichia coli URINARY TRACT INFECTION IN PREGNANT WOMEN ATTENDING MOI TEACHING AND REFERRAL HOSPITAL ANTENATAL CLINIC
(University of Eldoret, 2018)Urinary tract infections (UTIs) are common health problem among pregnant women. The UTIs presents as either symptomatic or asymptomatic bacteriuria, which is a major predisposing factor for pyelonephritis that is linked ... -
ANTI-MALARIAL ACTIVITIES AND TOXICITY LEVELS OF EXTRACTS OF FOUR SELECTED MEDICINAL PLANTS USED IN PARTS OF KENYA
(University of Eldoret, 2015)Malaria is a life threatening vector borne disease and with a long history in Africa South of Sahara. Conventional drugs have been used to manage malaria only during the last 5 decades. The spectacular results of western ... -
USE OF CONSTRUCTED WETLANDS AND SAND FILTERS TO IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF WATER IN BOMACHOGE-BORABU, KENYA
(University of Eldoret, 2016)Degradation of aquatic ecosystems resulting from pollution, poor waste disposal management practices and inadequate knowledge is of concern. Water sources in developing countries are abundantly contaminated with animal and ... -
PHYTOCHEMICAL COMPOSITION AND ANTIBACTERIAL EFFECT OF Sida cuneifolia Vollesen ON SELECTED PATHOGENIC BACTERIA
(University of Eldoret, 2016)During the last decade, the use of traditional medicine has escalated globally. With the increase in antibiotic resistance, there is need for increased search for new plants that possess antimicrobial properties. Sida ... -
SYNTHESIS AND CHARACTERIZATION OF NOVEL TBAF-PROMOTED DESILYLATION OF FLUOROGENIC 3-CYANO-7-HYDROXY-4-METHYLCOUMARIN DERIVATIVES AS POTENTIAL RAPID FLUORIDE DETECTORS IN POTABLE WATER
(University of Eldoret, 2021)Over the years, Fluoride has been identified as a contaminant of great global concern on drinking water safety. The need to prevent the population from consuming higher fluoride content in water lies in fluoride sensing. ... -
CRYSTALLIZATION OF HELIUM-3 AND NEUTRON MATTER FERMIONS IN CONDENSED MATTER PHYSICS
(University of Eldoret, 2017)In this Thesis crystallization of a hard-sphere assembly of fermions with densities ranging from low to high values has been theoretically investigated, the fermions are very close to each other, and the interaction between ... -
USE OF TAYLOR’S SERIES EXPANSION IN DEVELOPING FINITE DIFFERENCE METHODS FOR SOLVING THE WAVE EQUATION
(University of Eldoret, 2021)Hyperbolic partial differential equations (PDEs) are used to model physical phenomena such as wave propagation. Among the simplest hyperbolic equations are the 1-D advection equation which is a first order PDE and the 1-D ... -
EFFECTS OF ALLIUM SATIVUM EXTRACT TREATMENT ON CARDIAC AND RENAL REGULATION OF BLOOD PRESSURE IN HYPERTENSION-INDUCED LABORATORY RATS (Rattus norvigecus)
(University of Eldoret, 2019)Hypertension is a major cause of morbidity and mortality due to its association with coronary heart disease, cerebrovascular disease and renal disease. Fresh Allium sativum bulbs have been alleged to have blood pressure ...
