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Effect of soil fertility management practices and Bacillus subtilis on plant parasitic nematodes associated with common bean, Phaseolus vulgaris
(Tropical and Subtropical Agroecosystems, 2011)
On-farm and on-station field experiments were carried out to determine the potential of combining Bacillus subtilis with soil fertility management practices
for controlling plant parasitic nematodes associated with common ...
Mukhebi theory of economic development: lionizing the Kenyan economy
(American International Journal of Contemporary Research, 2016-04)
The author argues that since independence in 1963, Kenya’s national mission has been to eradicate three evils of poverty, ignorance and disease. However, these afflictions are to-day endemic in the country and have grown ...
Experience and perceptions on preterm births among women attending ANC Clinic at Kisumu County Hospital, Kenya
(Researchjournali’s Journal of Public Health, 2018-03)
Preterm birth is one of the main causes of neonatal death, and it is now the second leading cause of death after
pneumonia in children under the age of five. Kenya is estimated to have 12.3% preterm births and 22 ...
Isolation, characterization and identification of Diazinon degrading bacteria from the soil and gut of macrotermes
(Journal of Biodiversity and Environmental Sciences (JBES), 2013-09-14)
Diazinon degrading bacteria were isolated from the soil and gut of fungus cultivating termites Macrotermes michaelseni using MM7 media supplemented with pesticide as the sole source of carbon and energy. The isolates were ...
Translating policies into informal settlements' critical services: Reframing, anchoring and muddling through
(Wiley Online Library, 2016-12-22)
This paper examines how policies and plans are translated into informal settlements' practice. It builds on literature on policy implementation practice and organization studies, and more particularly, it applies the ...
The effects of home-based lunch provision on child retention in primary schools in Mbita Sub-County Kenya.
(Journal Articles, 2014-12)
Despite the introduction of Free Primary Education in 2003 by the Kenya government in its quest to increasing access, retention and equity in education provision, child survival rate in primary schools in Mbita Sub-county ...
Estimation of carbon balance components for an agricultural landscape in South Korea
(2011)
The goal of our work is to evaluate as far as possible carbon budget components for an agriculturally dominated landscape in South Korea. In the last decades, rapid changes of land use and land cover due to economic ...
An assessment of effectiveness of drug rehabilitation programs in Kisii County- Kenya
(Health Education Research & Development, 2016-02)
According to the World Drug Report, approximately 200 million people, about 5% of the World’s population aged
between 15 and 64 years have either been forced or voluntarily sought the help of rehabilitation centers ...
Distance Effects on Diversity and Abundance of the Flower Visitors of Ocimum kilimandscharicum in the Kakamega Forest Ecosystem
(Hindawi International Journal of Biodiversity, 2018-08-28)
Pollination is an important ecosystem service in the maintenance of biodiversity and most importantly in food production. Pollination is on the decline due to habitat loss, exotic species invasions, pollution, overharvesting, ...
Land access and outmigration in densely populated areas of rural Kenya
(2016)
One of the key drivers of youth migration of inequitable distribution of land which denies them access to work environment. Youths hold limited small land sizes even when they migrate and this limits there involvement in ...