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Influence of Adherence to Quality Management System Standards on Access to Water and Sanitation Services in Kenya
(IOSR Journal Of Humanities And Social Science, 2018-02)
In Kenya, over 3,100 children die annually for using unsafe water and poor sanitation. In the 2015/2016 financial year, access to water in Kenya stood at 54% for urban and 51% for rural areas. This low access to water and ...
Assessment of drivers of forest changes using multi-temporal analysis and boosted regression trees model: a case study of Nyeri County, Central Region of Kenya
(Modeling Earth Systems and Environment, 2020-05-06)
The Central Region of Kenya has undergone significant changes in land cover due to a broad range of drivers. These changes are more pronounced in forestland conversions. Past researches within the study area have identified ...
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 ...
Pre-Disposing Factors Contributing to the Prevalence of Intestinal Parasitic Infections (IPI) among the HIV/AIDS Patients in Bungoma County, Kenya
(International Journal of Science and Research (IJSR), 2014-12)
The role of HIV infection on the pathognomomic of HIV infections is not clearly understood. The aim of the current study was to determine the epidemiology of IPI and predisposing factors among HIV/AIDS patients in Bungoma ...
Metazoan Parasites of Some Commercially Important Fish along the Kenyan Coast
(WIOMSA, 2004)
The parasitic fauna of some commercial fish species along the Kenyan coast was
investigated at four localities between August 2001 and March 2002. The study was carried out to establish the extent of parasitisation of ...
Environmental assessment of the East African Rift Valley lakes
(Aquatic Sciences, 2003)
An assessment of the East African Rift Valley lakes was initiated by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) with funding from Global Environment Facility as part of the Global International Waters Assessment (GIWA). ...
Encroachment of open grasslands and Acacia drepanolobium Harms ex B.Y.Sjöstedt habitats by Euclea divinorum Hiern in Ol Pejeta Conservancy, Kenya
(African Journal of Ecology , Wiley online Library, 2013-03)
Euclea divinorum, a fast establishing, unpalatable, and fire resistant bush is considered an invasive species in some parts of its range. In Ol Pejeta Conservancy (OPC), Kenya, E. divinorum bushes cover ˜27% of the total ...
Prevalence of intestinal parasitic infections in certified food-handlers working in food establishments in the City of Nairobi, Kenya
(Journal of Biomedical Research, 2012-03)
Most intestinal parasites are cosmopolitan with the highest prevalence in the tropics and subtopics. Rural-to-urban migration rapidly increases the number of food eating places in towns and their environs. Some of these ...
Biological diversity of the Yala Swamp lakes, with special emphasis on fish species composition, in relation to changes in the Lake Victoria Basin (Kenya): threats and conservation measures
(Biodiversity & Conservation, 2003-05)
During the second half of the last century, the Lake Victoria ecosystem has undergone drastic ecological changes. Most notable has been the decline in the populations of many endemic cichlid fishes. The lake has lost nearly ...
Characterization of the nutritional quality of amaranth leaf protein concentrates and suitability of fish meal replacement in Nile tilapia feeds
(Elsevier, 2017)
A number of leafy vegetables,their protein concentrates and hydrolasates are under evaluation as alternative protein ingredients to fish meal(FM)in aqua feeds. This study evaluated the nutritional characteristics and ...