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Impact of a habitat management system and BT-maize on stemborrer natural enemies and biodiversity of arthropods and soil fauna in Kenya and South Africa
(2011-12-29)
Lepidopteran stemborers are a major constraint to efficient production of cereals in Subsaharan Africa. As part of continuing efforts to manage these pests, the International Centre of Insect Physiology and Ecology and its ...
Entrepreneurial Orientation and Access to New Markets by Small-Scale Earthenware Manufacturers in Kenya
(2011-08-03)
Accessing new markets remains a major challenge to MSEs in Kenya. While factors that influence access to new markets continue to attract much literal attention, the role of entrepreneurial is not clear. This study examined ...
Phytochemical and pharmacological investigation of four Tanzanian medicinal plants for anti-protozoal activity
(2011-08-03)
Protozoal diseases like malaria, trypanosomiasis and leishmaniasis, caused by Plasmodium, Trypanosoma and Leishmania, respectively, have overwhelming impact on public health in developing regions. Due to their prevalence, ...
A critical analysis of conformity and subvertion in Gikuyu children's oral poetry
(2011-12-02)
Children's oral poetry is an important genre in the way it uses verse to inculcate social values and conditions the child's mind to conform to social expectations. It is potent in lodging in the child's memory social lessons ...
The status and challenges of open and distance learning in Kenya's public universities
(2011-07-26)
The ever increasing demand for university education, overstretched residential facilities and the need for continued learning have led to the emergence of Open and Distance Learning (ODL) in Kenya. These ODL programmes ...
Host suitability and interspecific competition among the West African stemborer egg parasitoid Telenomus isis and other indigenous egg parasitoids in Kenya
(2011-07-11)
In East and Southern Africa (ESA), the noctuid Busseola fusca and the exotic crambid Chilo partellus are among the most important lepidopteran stemborer pests of cereal crops. In western Africa, the scelionid egg parasitoids ...
A genre analysis of selected Master of Arts (MA) and master of science (MSc) Theses in Kenyan public universities
(2011-07-19)
The present study is a genre of analysis of selected Master of Arts (MA) and Master of Science (MSc) theses of Kenyan universities. First, the study uncovers the competencies expected in the MSc and MA thesis. Second, ...
Expression of fcyrilll, cr3 intracellular tumor necrosis factor-alpha and nitric oxide production by monocytes from children with plasmodium falciparum malaria
(2011-07-19)
Malaria is a major cause of childhood morbidity and mortality in tiub-Saharan Africa. Most of the mortality is the result of severe Plasmodium falciparum (P. falciparum) disease complications such as severe malarial anemia ...
Antiretroviral resistance and genetic diversity of human immunodeficiency virus among antenatal clinic respondents on nevirapine from North-Rift Kenya
(2011-07-11)
Mother-to-child transmission (MTCT) of HIV-1 is responsible for infection of hundreds of thousands of infants every year. It is estimated that 600,000 newborns are infected yearly worldwide, with MTCT accounting for 90% ...
The ecology and economic potential of wild silkmoth Anaphe Panda (Boisduval) (Lepidoptera:Thaumetopoeidae) in the Kakamega forest
(2011-07-11)
The superiority of silk as a textile fibre has been recognized from time immemorial, the
luxurious look: sleek feel and lustre of silk fabric are unquestionably inimitable. The demand
for silk is constantly increasing ...