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Where to Fish in the Forest? Tree Characteristics and Contiguous Seagrass Features Predict Mangrove Forest Quality for Fishes and Crustaceans
(Journal of Applied Ecology, 2023)1. Mangroves often support rich fish and crustacean communities, although faunal abundance and diversity show strong spatiotemporal variability. Consistent patterns in mangrove animal communities might be dictated by ... -
Forecasting the Potential Effects of Climate Change on Malaria in the Lake Victoria Basin Using Regionalized Climate Projections
(Springer Nature, 2022-08-12)Background Malaria epidemics are increasing in East Africa since the 1980s, coincident with rising temperature and widening climate variability. A projected 1–3.5 °C rise in average global temperatures by 2100 could ... -
Relationship between Infections and poverty levels in Njoro District in Kenya
(Kosin Journal of Health Sciences, 2020)A cross-sectional study was conducted in selected rural areas of Njoro in Kenya to determine the socio-economic variables, poverty levels and disease control practices among the residents in 336 homesteads. The objective ... -
Seroprevalence of non-typhoidal Salmonella disease and associated factors in children in Mukuru settlement in Nairobi County, Kenya
(PLoS ONE, 2023)Non-typhoidal Salmonella (NTS) infections remain a significant public health challenge especially in sub-Saharan Africa. NTS disease is endemic in Kenya and is associated with sporadic fatal outbreaks in several regions ... -
Physicochemical Characteristics of Undrainable Water Dams Utilized For Fish Rearing in the Semi-Arid Naromoru Area, Central Kenya
(2012)nya. Its water sources include a few permanent rivers such as Nairobi River, intermittent streams and a large number of undrainable water reservoirs. Most of the undrainable water resources have been stocked with fish ... -
Pollination and Reproductive Relationship of Four Mangroves Species in Zanzibar, Tanzania
(Mutagens, 2016)Relationship between flowers and fruits can occur as a result of several factors; including temperature, soil, rainfall, light intensity, plant resources, and genetic structure. This study was designed to investigate ... -
Dietary Administration of Probiotics Modulates Non-Specific Immunity and Gut Microbiota of Nile Tilapia (Oreochromis Niloticus) Cultured In Low Input Ponds
(Taylor \& Francis, 2019)Poor culture conditions in low input ponds make fish highly susceptible to infectious pathogens which lead to diseases and mortalities yet the effects of probiotics on immunity, gut microbiota and microbiological quality ... -
Different Levels of Probiotics Affect Growth, Survival and Body Composition of Nile Tilapia (Oreochromis Niloticus) Cultured In Low Input Ponds
(Elsevier, 2019)A 7-month experiment was carried out to determine the effects of different levels of probiotics (baker’s yeast (Saccharomyces cerevisiae) and Bacillus subtilis) on Nile tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus) reared in low input ... -
The Performance of Rapid Diagnostic Test for Malaria Parasite Diagnosis Compared To Microscopic Test in Meru South Sub-County, Tharaka-Nithi County, Kenya
(www.iiste.org, 2017)Despite intensive worldwide attempt to control malaria, it remains one of the most fatal and widespread protozoan infection of mankind. About 2.4 billon people inhabit malaria prone regions which is about forty percentage ... -
Status of Plasmodium Falciparum Resistance to Sulfadoxine Pyrimethamine in Kwale County, Kenya
(Advanced Research publication, 2019)Background: Malaria persists to be one of the major significant diseases in the world. A range of antimalarial drugs are readily accessible but management of the disease remains a problem. Despite the broadened spread ... -
Disease Susceptibility and Cytokine Production in F1 Generation of Mice Cross Breed of Swiss Albino with BALB/C Mice (SAB) Following Leishmania Donovani Infection
(2019)he difference between Swiss albino (resistant) and BALB/c (susceptible) strains in response to L. donovani infection has been linked to inheritable genes, and the GATAq and Lsh group of genes plays a key role in disease ... -
Effect of Cow Parity and Calf Characteristics on Milk Production and Reproduction of Friesian Dairy Cows
(2019)Viability and profitability of livestock enterprise is evaluated by the percentage of pregnant females over a period of time after exposure to bulls and amount of milk yield per lactation. This attribute was tested using ... -
Relationships between Land Use Changes and Benthic Macroinvertebrates’ Community Structure in an East African Riverine Environment
(JGEESI, 2023-07-04)Anthropogenic land use activities affects the health status of river ecosystems in supporting aquatic biodiversity. Undisturbed wetlands ensure water bodies are ecologically healthy for community livelihoods. Recent years ... -
Riproximin Exhibits Diversity in Sugar Binding, and Modulates Some Metastasis-Related Proteins with Lectin Like Properties in Pancreatic Ductal Adenocarcinoma
(Frontiers Media SA, 2020)termed lactosyl-sepharose binding proteins (LSBPs). The role of these proteins in cancer progression was investigated at mRNA level using chip array data of Suit2-007 and ASML cells re-isolated from nude rats. These data ... -
Zoonotic Helminths and Protozoa Infesting Commercially Important Marine Crustaceans along the Kenyan Coast
(AJOL, 2023)Marine crustaceans support important small-scale fisheries along the Kenyan coast. Annual catches have been declining, with climate change, pollution, overfishing and parasites proposed as causes. It is unknown whether ...
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Where to Fish in the Forest? Tree Characteristics and Contiguous Seagrass Features Predict Mangrove Forest Quality for Fishes and Crustaceans
(Journal of Applied Ecology, 2023)1. Mangroves often support rich fish and crustacean communities, although faunal abundance and diversity show strong spatiotemporal variability. Consistent patterns in mangrove animal communities might be dictated by ... -
Forecasting the Potential Effects of Climate Change on Malaria in the Lake Victoria Basin Using Regionalized Climate Projections
(Springer Nature, 2022-08-12)Background Malaria epidemics are increasing in East Africa since the 1980s, coincident with rising temperature and widening climate variability. A projected 1–3.5 °C rise in average global temperatures by 2100 could ... -
Relationship between Infections and poverty levels in Njoro District in Kenya
(Kosin Journal of Health Sciences, 2020)A cross-sectional study was conducted in selected rural areas of Njoro in Kenya to determine the socio-economic variables, poverty levels and disease control practices among the residents in 336 homesteads. The objective ... -
Seroprevalence of non-typhoidal Salmonella disease and associated factors in children in Mukuru settlement in Nairobi County, Kenya
(PLoS ONE, 2023)Non-typhoidal Salmonella (NTS) infections remain a significant public health challenge especially in sub-Saharan Africa. NTS disease is endemic in Kenya and is associated with sporadic fatal outbreaks in several regions ... -
Physicochemical Characteristics of Undrainable Water Dams Utilized For Fish Rearing in the Semi-Arid Naromoru Area, Central Kenya
(2012)nya. Its water sources include a few permanent rivers such as Nairobi River, intermittent streams and a large number of undrainable water reservoirs. Most of the undrainable water resources have been stocked with fish ... -
Pollination and Reproductive Relationship of Four Mangroves Species in Zanzibar, Tanzania
(Mutagens, 2016)Relationship between flowers and fruits can occur as a result of several factors; including temperature, soil, rainfall, light intensity, plant resources, and genetic structure. This study was designed to investigate ... -
Dietary Administration of Probiotics Modulates Non-Specific Immunity and Gut Microbiota of Nile Tilapia (Oreochromis Niloticus) Cultured In Low Input Ponds
(Taylor \& Francis, 2019)Poor culture conditions in low input ponds make fish highly susceptible to infectious pathogens which lead to diseases and mortalities yet the effects of probiotics on immunity, gut microbiota and microbiological quality ... -
Different Levels of Probiotics Affect Growth, Survival and Body Composition of Nile Tilapia (Oreochromis Niloticus) Cultured In Low Input Ponds
(Elsevier, 2019)A 7-month experiment was carried out to determine the effects of different levels of probiotics (baker’s yeast (Saccharomyces cerevisiae) and Bacillus subtilis) on Nile tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus) reared in low input ... -
The Performance of Rapid Diagnostic Test for Malaria Parasite Diagnosis Compared To Microscopic Test in Meru South Sub-County, Tharaka-Nithi County, Kenya
(www.iiste.org, 2017)Despite intensive worldwide attempt to control malaria, it remains one of the most fatal and widespread protozoan infection of mankind. About 2.4 billon people inhabit malaria prone regions which is about forty percentage ... -
Status of Plasmodium Falciparum Resistance to Sulfadoxine Pyrimethamine in Kwale County, Kenya
(Advanced Research publication, 2019)Background: Malaria persists to be one of the major significant diseases in the world. A range of antimalarial drugs are readily accessible but management of the disease remains a problem. Despite the broadened spread ... -
Disease Susceptibility and Cytokine Production in F1 Generation of Mice Cross Breed of Swiss Albino with BALB/C Mice (SAB) Following Leishmania Donovani Infection
(2019)he difference between Swiss albino (resistant) and BALB/c (susceptible) strains in response to L. donovani infection has been linked to inheritable genes, and the GATAq and Lsh group of genes plays a key role in disease ... -
Effect of Cow Parity and Calf Characteristics on Milk Production and Reproduction of Friesian Dairy Cows
(2019)Viability and profitability of livestock enterprise is evaluated by the percentage of pregnant females over a period of time after exposure to bulls and amount of milk yield per lactation. This attribute was tested using ... -
Relationships between Land Use Changes and Benthic Macroinvertebrates’ Community Structure in an East African Riverine Environment
(JGEESI, 2023-07-04)Anthropogenic land use activities affects the health status of river ecosystems in supporting aquatic biodiversity. Undisturbed wetlands ensure water bodies are ecologically healthy for community livelihoods. Recent years ... -
Riproximin Exhibits Diversity in Sugar Binding, and Modulates Some Metastasis-Related Proteins with Lectin Like Properties in Pancreatic Ductal Adenocarcinoma
(Frontiers Media SA, 2020)termed lactosyl-sepharose binding proteins (LSBPs). The role of these proteins in cancer progression was investigated at mRNA level using chip array data of Suit2-007 and ASML cells re-isolated from nude rats. These data ... -
Zoonotic Helminths and Protozoa Infesting Commercially Important Marine Crustaceans along the Kenyan Coast
(AJOL, 2023)Marine crustaceans support important small-scale fisheries along the Kenyan coast. Annual catches have been declining, with climate change, pollution, overfishing and parasites proposed as causes. It is unknown whether ... -
Patterns of Aedes Aegypti Abundance, Survival, Humanblood Feeding and Relationship with Dengue Risk, Kenya
(Frontiers, 2023)Dengue virus (DENV) transmission risk is influenced by the bionomic traits of the key vector, Aedes aegypti. We investigated patterns of abundance, survival, and human blood-feeding of Ae. aegypti populations in two ... -
Effects of the Juvenile Hormone Mimic NC-184 on the Development of the Reproductive Organs and Mating Behaviour of Nymphs of the Desert Locust, Schistocerca Gregaria (Orthoptera: Acrididae)
(2019)The insect growth regulator NC-184, a juvenile hormone mimic, prevents moulting to the adult stage in the desert locust, Schistocerca gregaria (Forskål) (Orthoptera: Acrididae). Male nymphs treated in the penultimate or ... -
Prevalence of Listeria Species in Ready to Take Milk and Meat Products in Nairobi and Its Environs, Kenya
(Unique Scientific Publishers, 2022)Listeriosis is one of the leading causes of death in food-borne infections globally. The disease has mortality rates between 30-50%, especially in high-risk groups. The disease is caused by Listeria monocytogenes, a ... -
Terminalia brownii Fresen: Stem Bark Dichloromethane Extract Alleviates Pyrogallol-Induced Suppression of Innate Immune Responses in Swiss Albino Mice
(Hindawi, 2023)Terminalia brownii is widely used in folklore medicine and has diverse biological activities. However, its efect on the immune system is yet to be studied. Terefore, our study evaluated the immunomodulatory efect of T. ... -
Acute and Sub-acute Oral Toxicity Profile of Root Bark Methanol Extract of Carissa Edulis Vahl
(Pharmacognosy Journal, 2023)Background: Carissa edulis is widely used in traditional medicine to manage numerous ailments. However, few studies have assessed its toxicity. Therefore, this study aimed to determine acute and sub-toxicity levels of ...
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