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Suitability of Hedgerow Planting System in Managing Bee (Hymenoptera: Apoidae) Pollinators in Farmlands of Kenya
(Kenyatta University, 2016)
Bee presence in the farmland is crucial for provision of essential crop pollination
service. However, this is highly determined by the availability of forage resources
and nesting sites among others. Therefore, the overall ...
The ecological role of elephants in restructuring plant and animal communities in different eco-climatic zones in Kenya and their impacts on land-use patterns
(2012-05-07)
Poaching habitat fragmentation and the high demand for land from an increasing human population have caused the eradication of elephants from most parts of their natural ranges and compressed them in few fragmented areas. ...
Isolation and identification of behaviourally active semiochemicals from human foot odour as attractants for African malaria vectors
(2012-01-10)
Despite their small size and short lifetime, mosquitoes (Diptera: Culicidae) are vectors of diseases of vast economic and medical importance. They transmit life threatening human and animal diseases, in addition to their ...
Insect pest problems and their management in planted fallow crop rotation in western Kenya
(2012-01-20)
Improved fallows as a soil fertility replenishing technology is widely tested by farmers in western Kenya. Sesbania sesban, Crotalaria grahamiana and Tephrosia vogelii are among the promising species planted as short ...
Ecological studies on Rhipicephalus Appendiculatus, neumann, and amblyomma variegatum, fabricius (acari: ixodidae): drop-off rhythms, development, survival, and sseasonal population dynamics
(2012-04-18)
Diurnal drop-off rhythms of R. appendiculatus and A. variegatum engorging on Zebu cattle were studied under range and zero grazing conditions by monitoring detachment at 2-hr intervals. Effects of seasons, site and ...
Revenue diversification in Kenya's public universities and implications for efficiency and equity: an analysis of educational finance in the African context
(2012-01-12)
Despite their role in teaching, undertaking research and training of skilled manpower for economic development, public universities in developing nations especially those in Africa are facing financing crises. Over the ...
Health Consequences Responses and Prevention Strategies of Sexual Violence among Survivors in Selected Hospitals
(2013-03-20)
Sexual violence (SV) is a serious public health problem with profound immediate and
long-term impact on physical, social and mental health, both immediately and many
years after the assault. While women and girls are the ...
Induction of resistance to rhipicephalus appendiculatus neumann in New Zealand white rabbits through immunisation with commercial moulting hormones and tick-derived haemolymph
(2012-05-07)
This study was conducted to assess the possibility of immunizing rabbits against Rhipicephalus appendicuatu Neumann, the vector for East Coast fever and Corridor disease, the most important tick borne diseases in East and ...
The vervet monkey model for leishmaniasis: characterization, protective immunity and vaccination against Leishmania major infection
(2012-01-20)
Leishmaniasis encompasses a group of infectious diseases caused by trypanosomatic protozoa of the genus Leishmania and transmitted by Phlebotomine sandfly vectors. These diseases have a world wide distribution with a ...
Genetic variation in cytokines and effects as determinants of susceptibility and clinical outcomes of severe malarial anaemia in children in western Kenya
(2011-11-24)
Plasmodium falciparum malaria still affects 350-500 million people resulting in 0.7-2.7 million deaths annually. This cross-sectional study conducted in western Kenya focused on defining host genetic factors that influence ...