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Role of Zinc in Human Health with Reference to African Elderly: A Review
(African Journal of Food, Agriculture, Nutrition and Development, 2012-10)
This review of the literature was conducted to assess dietary zinc intake among the African elderly, discuss the potential impact of current levels of zinc intake on their health, and to recommend strategies for improving ...
Evaluation of In vivo Toxicity of Methanolic Leaf Extract of Vernonia lasiopus (O. Hoffman)
(Journal of Pharmacognosy & Natural Products, 2017)
The main objective of this study was to evaluate the in vivo toxicity of methanolic leaf extract of Vernonia lasiopus. To provide information on the safety of V. lasiopus, we evaluated its acute and sub-chronic toxicity ...
Comparing Tree Heights among Montane Forest Blocks of Kenya Using LiDAR Data from GLAS
(Scientific Research Publishing, 2015)
This study was designed to use LiDAR data to research tree heights in montane forest blocks of Kenya. It uses a completely randomised block design to asses if differences exist in forest heights: 1) among montane forest ...
Relationship between Management Strategies used on Students` Strike and Academic Performance in Central Kenya
(Kenya Journal Of Educational Planning, Economics & Management, 2017)
Strikes have been a problem in many schools in Kenya where by students go on rampage resulting to property destruction, loss of life which is detrimental to academic performance. As such this study seeks to assess management ...
A Cognitive Semantics Analysis of Fulstop and Valentine Taarab Songs by Khadija Kopa and Mzee Yusuf
(International Journal of Psychology Research, 2017)
The Taarab composers and singers Khadija Kopa and Mzee Yusuf have gained appeal for their hilarious and metaphorical songs. In particular, the songs, Fulstop by Khadija Kopa and Valentine by Mzee Yusuf have been a massive ...
An Introduction to Differential Geometry: The Theory of Surfaces
(Science Publishing Group, 2017)
From a mathematical perspective, a surface is a generalization of a plane which does not necessarily require being flat, that is, the curvature is not necessarily zero. Often, a surface is defined by equations that are ...
Species Composition, Distribution, and Seasonal Abundance of Liriomyza Leafminers (Diptera: Agromyzidae) Under Different Vegetable Production Systems and Agroecological Zones in Kenya
(Environmental Entomology, 2015-02-03)
A longitudinal study to identify the species of Liriomyza leafminer, their distribution, relative abundance, and seasonal variation, including their host range, was conducted in vegetable fields at three altitudes in Kenya ...
Interaction between Phaedrotoma scabriventris Nixon and Opius dissitus Muesebeck (Hymenoptera: Braconidae): endoparasitoids of Liriomyza leafminer
(African Entomology, 2015)
The exotic parasitoid, Phaedrotoma scabriventris Nixon, was imported from Peru for the
biological control of invasive Liriomyza species in vegetable and ornamental crops in Kenya where Opius dissitus Muesebeck is the most ...
Selection of promising fungal biological control agent of the western flower thrips Frankliniella occidentalis (Pergande)
(Letters of Applied Microbiology, 2012-02)
Aims: Larval stages of Frankliniella occidentalis are known to be refractory to fungal infection compared with the adult stage. The objective of this study was to identify promising fungal isolate(s) for the control of ...
Are stingless bees the primary vector in spread of banana Xanthomonas wilt in Central Uganda?
(International Journal of Ecology and Ecosolution, 2014-09)
Stingless bees were speculated to be the primary vectors in the spread of the bacterial agent responsible for banana Xanthomonas wilt (BXW) in Uganda. It was hypothesized that the vector entered the banana plant through ...