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Early Biting of the Anopheles Gambiae S.S. and its Challenges to Vector Control Using Insecticide Treated Nets in Western Kenya Highlands
(Elsevier, 2015)Long term use of insecticides in malaria vector control has been shown to alter the behavior of vectors. Such behavioral shifts have the potential of undermining the effectiveness of insecticide-based control interventions. ... -
Early Childhood Care and Education in Kenya
(2012-10-05)Recent years have seen a global endeavor to prioritize early childhood care and education as a foundation for later learning and development, as evidenced by the Global Guidelines for Early Childhood Education and Care ... -
Early Childhood Education for the Pre-School Age Going Children: The Issue of Low Enrolments in Kenya
(Journal of Education and Practise, 2012)There is a continuous trend of low enrolments of children in Early Childhood Education Centers in Kenya. Failure to adequately meet pre-school children’s basic needs such as food, water and health care has resulted to low ... -
Early Childhood Music Education in Kenya: Between Broad National Policies and Local Realities
(Taylor & Francis, 2007)The historical development of early childhood music education (ECE) in Kenya reveals the challenging circumstances under which it has, and continues, to progress. Poverty remains the most formidable hindrance to ... -
Early Identification of Learning Disabilities among Standard Three Pupils of Public Primary Schools in Butere District, Kenya
(Scholarlink Resource Centre, 2012)Learning Disability is a condition in which children who though appear ‘normal’ are unable to perform commensurate with their age and ability levels due to a basic psychological problem. The purpose of this study was to ... -
Early management of traumatic brain injury in a Tertiary hospital in Central Kenya: A clinical audit
(Medknow Publications, 2016)Background: Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is a major cause of death and disability worldwide and is mostly attributed to road traffic accidents in resource‑poor areas. However, access to neurosurgical care is poor in ... -
East African runners: their genetics, lifestyle and athletic prowess.
(PubMed, 2009-02)East African runners have dominated distance running events for over 5 decades. Some explanations have been advanced to explain why such a small population has dominated distance running events over time. Suggested reasons ... -
Ebola virus disease: a biological and epidemiological perspective of a virulent virus
(OMICS International, 2016)Understanding factors for the re-emergence of Ebola viral disease (EVD), its pathogenesis as well as understanding the biology of Ebola virus in its natural reservoir is one of the most difficult scientific problems ... -
Eco-certification and Insertion of Socioeconomic and Cultural Best Practices in Ecotourism Operations in Kenya
(International Journal of Humanities and Social Science, 2013-03)The eco - rating scheme, a certification initiative for the tourism sector has existed in Kenya since the year 2003 when eco - labels were awarded to the first five tourism accommodation facilities. Since then, interest ... -
The eco-sensitive carwash technology in management of waste water in river ecosystems
(2015)Kenya aspires to become a middle income country as envisioned in Kenya vision 2030. This means better living standards powered by the middle level income population. This will translate to many cars on our roads, ... -
Ecological management of cereal stem borers in Ethiopia
(2014-06-23)Three lepidopterous stem borers were reported on maize in Ethiopia. Although complete crop loss is evident in some areas, the average yield loss of maize caused by cereal stem borers in Ethiopia can be estimated between ... -
Ecological relationships between agromyzidae feeding on leguminous plants and species-area effects in Kenya
(Cambridge University Press, 1993-12)This is a description of species area effects for Agromyzidae associated with leguminous plants. The data on geographic area was extracted from the National Museums of Kenya (Herbarium section). The geographic area species ... -
Ecological Studies of Helminth Parasites of the Largemouth Bass, Micropterus Salmoides, from Lake Naivasha and the Oloidien Bay, Kenya.
(PubMed, 1999-06)The parasites of 541 largemouth bass, Micropterus salmoides, were studied over a period of 12 months. The results showed that the bass from Lake Naivasha are paratenic hosts of Contracaecum sp. larva and final hosts for ... -
An econometric analysis of effect of poverty on health status in Kenya
(Scientific & Academic Publishing, 2018)One of the most important social-goal world-over is the achievement of good health. This is because, apart from been a fundamental right, it is also an invaluable asset and a prerequisite for improved productivity. However, ... -
Economic analysis of maize-tepary bean production using a soil fertility replenishment product (PREP-PAC) in semi-arid Eastern Kenya
(WFL publisher, 2005-04)Continuous cropping without external nutrient inputs to soils has led to the expression of poorly productive patches in farmers’ fields in semi-arid Eastern Kenya. The smallholder farmers attempting to correct these ... -
Economic Effects of Inter-community conflicts in Kenya: evidence of the importance of peace in the realization of sustainable development
(2016-11)The sixteenth goal of the United Nations’ seventeen sustainable development goals (SDGs) seeks to promote peaceful and inclusive societies for sustainable development. Therefore including the reduction of all forms of ... -
Economic evaluation of integrated management of fruit fly in mango production in Embu County, Kenya
(2015-12)This paper evaluated the economic benefits of managing mango-infesting fruit flies in Embu County, Kenya using an integrated pest management (IPM) package composed of male annihilation technique (MAT), protein bait spray, ... -
Economic evaluation of local inputs in Meru South District, Kenya
(Springer Dordrecht ,The Netherlands, 2007-01)Declining land productivity is a major problem facing smallholder farmers in Kenya today. This decline is as a result of reduced soil fertility caused by continuous cultivation without adequate addition of manures and ... -
Economics of using different nitrogen sources and mulching materials for producing fresh market greenhouse cucumbers in Kenya.
(Agricultura Tropica, 2006-01)There is increasing need for environmentally safe and economically profitable farming systems. Greenhouse trials for the production of cucumber was carried out in Kenya at Egerton University, Department of Horticulture in ... -
Ecosystem services in adaptation projects in West Africa
(Emerald Publishing Limited, 2017)Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to assess the extent to which adaptation projects have incorporated ecosystem services, as well as their redesigning options. The projects selected are listed under National Adaptation ...
