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Best practices to solid waste management within informal settlement - the case of Kisumu
(JOOUST, 2015-06-24)Kisumu City generates about 437 tons of solid waste per day, 63% of which is organic in nature. With a collection efficiency of 20%, most of the solid waste remains uncollected especially within the informal settlements ... -
Beyond research and teaching: the role of higher public educational institutions in management of forests in the era of climate change
(JOOUST, 2015-06-24)Climate change is one of the most important long-term environmental issues of out time and requires both mitigation and adaptation. Interventions in forest establishment and management are some of the proven mechanisms for ... -
Birth preparedness among women attending antenatal care clinic in health facilities within Bureti Sub County of Kericho county, Kenya
(JOOUST, 2015-06-24)Maternal mortality remains a major public health problem in Kenya with 488 deaths per 100,000 live births. Birth preparedness and complication readiness is one of the recommended strategies by the major global initiatives ... -
Black soldier fly larvae (hermetia illucens) organic waste bioremediation potential
(JOOUST, 2015-06-24)The world faces an imminent shortage of proteins to cater for a rising demand, which in turn will result in price rise of the few protein diets available in the market because of the scarcity and high cost of fishmeal and ... -
Blended Course Experience at Jaramogi Oginga Odinga University of Science and Technology
(Commonwealth of Learning, 2021)This is the report of a survey conducted at Jaramogi Oginga Odinga University of Science and Technology (JOOUST) to evaluate the implementation of technology-enabled learning. The research was conducted among students and ... -
Cadmium uptake and distribution to edible organs in African indigenous vegetables
(Albrecht Daniel Thaer-Institute of Agricultural and Horticultural Sciences (ADTI),, 2015-09)Cadmium (Cd) is toxic to humans. The most important source for dietary intake is consumption of plant products, whereby Cd concentrations in leafy vegetables are particularly high. In peri-urban areas, soils are often ... -
The case of pandemic cancer in Kenya: a preventive and corrective measure model
(JOOUST, 2015-06-24)Cancer is a global pandemic. According to the World Health Organization (WHO) the number of new cases will rise by about 70% over the next two decades yet this can be prevented. In Kenya, cancer is now rated third among ... -
Certain properties of normaloid operators
(JOOUST, 6/24/2015)In this paper we establish new conditions for contractivity of normaloid operators. We employ some results for contractivity due to Furuta, Nakomoto, Arandelovic and Dragomir. A particular generalization is also given. -
Cities Coping with COVID-19:
(Tylor and Francis Group, 2021-03-29)This Symposium represents an experimental format within CITY, as the latest part of the relaunched journal’s efforts to diversify its contents and attract new readers, especially among communities of practice engaged in ... -
Community based alternative ways of nutritional and herbal supplements used by women to manage uterine fibroids
(Research gate, 2016)In alternative management of fibroids in the community, many plants have been used in traditional herbal medicines in an attempt to treat women with uterine fibroids. The plants and herbal formulations discussed in this ... -
Community based-sorghum seed multiplication as a strategy for enhancing sorghum production for improved smallholder incomes and livelihoods in Siaya County
(JOOUST, 2015-06-24)A significant proportion of the Kenyan population experiences food insecurity and malnutrition. The most affected are children and expectant mothers who depend on maize meal for food. Maize is a staple food in Kenya with ... -
The concentrations of zinc, magnesium and iron in some selected medicinal plants used by the Chuka community in Kenya
(JOOUST, 2015-06-24)Medicinal plants are essential components of primary health care, especially for rural communities in developing countries. The medicinal plants contain mineral elements that are beneficial therapeutically. ... -
Culture and value trade-offs for successful entrepreneurship in Africa
(2017)In Africa slowly but steadily a transformation is taking place in the management styles of enterprises. There is a trend towards more precise time management, more precision in dealing with increasingly sophisticated ... -
A culture dependant biodiversity study of extreme haloalkaliphilic bacteria from Magadi soda Lake Kenya
(JOOUST, 2015-06-24)The present study that aimed at studying the microbial ecology of Lake Magadi, isolated 37 isolates from Lake Magadi using mineral and carbon rich media types. They were characterized bycultural, biochemical and molecular ... -
Development of decision support system for sustainable participatory sub-catchment water resources management in the face of deteriorating climatic conditions
(JOOUST, 2015-06-24)Kenya has put in a lot of effort to enhance water resources management for the last 20years. This is evident in the review of the National Policies on Water Resources Management to focus on separation of functions, ... -
Diversity and distribution of mosquitoes transmitting malaria and rift valley fever in Baringo County, Kenya
(JOOUST, 2015-06-24)Vector borne diseases, like malaria and Rift Valley Fever (RVF), have been linked to climate change. They are transmitted to humans and animals by pathogen-infected mosquitoes. The distribution and population dynamics of ... -
Ecological niche modelling and spatial distribution of rift valley fever vectors in Baringo County, Kenya
(JOOUST, 2015-06-24)The Rift Valley fever (RVF) is a vector-borne zoonotic disease that has an impact on human health and animal productivity. It is caused by the Rift Valley Fever Virus (RVFV) which is primarily transmitted by flood water ... -
Economically feasible, but not financially sound? Charity and/or business in rural development
(14th Rural Entrepreneurship Conference, 2016)Instead of presenting a business approach or a community (NGO) approach towards development as an either-or alternative, these two in actual fact constitute a continuum. This is particularly the case if the bottom of the ... -
The effect of different levels of NPK fertilizers on the yield and yield components of mango (mangifera indica l)
(JOOUST, 2015-06-20)To maintain productivity of trees in the long term and sustain production capacity of mango trees, application of nutrients, particularly of nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium (NPK) based on its availability in the soil ... -
Effect of enrollment on performance of chemistry in public day secondary schools in Bondo Sub County
(2015-06-24)Siaya County is among the counties that perform well in the national examinations. However, Bondo Sub- County is one among its Sub-Counties with low student performance in national examinations in Science subjects in general ...