Research and Publications: Recent submissions
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The Combined Contribution of Bus Voltage and Frequency of a High Voltage AC in Load Shedding
(2015)Load shedding schemes proposed in literature so far use voltage and frequency parameters separately. The individual consideration of these indices may not be reliable or effective, and may even lead to the over load shedding ... -
Group identities in Kenyan SMS messages
(University of the Free State, 2010)Short Message Service (SMS) as a new form of Computer Mediated Communication (CMC) seems to dissolve interaction and social hierarchies, thus resulting in the emergence of social groups. To determine how SMS has resulted ... -
Impact of Community Health Strategy on Provision of Health Services Among Residents of Nakuru Central
(International Journal of Scientific and Research Publications, Volume 5, Issue 8, August 2015, 2015)Community health strategy (CHS) is an approach of one of the Kenyan Vision 2030 flagship projects that intends to improve the health status of communities, through initiation and implementation of ... -
Syntactic Aspects in Text Messaging
(Sciedu Press, 2011)Online interactive media such as text messaging has influenced syntactic aspects of language. In order to determine how text messaging has resulted in paradigm shift in the traditional uses of language, this paper explores ... -
Precursors to effectiveness of public procurement audits for Constituency Development Funds (CDF) in Kenya
(European Scientific Journal, 2012)This study examined the factors that affect effectiveness of public procurement audits for constituency development funds in Kenya. Specifically it sought to investigate the effect of the legal framework, auditor’s ... -
Biodegradation of carbofuran in soils within Nzoia River Basin, Kenya
(Taylor & Francis, 2015)Carbofuran (2,3-dihydro-2,2-dimethylbenzofuran-7-yl methylcarbamate) has been used within the Nzoia River Basin (NRB), especially in Bunyala Rice Irrigation Schemes, in Kenya for the control of pests. In this study, the ... -
Intensification of Agriculture as the Driving Force in the Degradation of Nzoia River Basin: the Challenges of Watershed Management
(2007)The Lake Victoria riparian countries suffer from devastating effects of floods and droughts occasioned by severe weather related natural phenomena. The floods often follow prolonged droughts that have become a mark of ... -
Isolation and Identification of Hexazinone-Degrading Bacterium from Sugarcane-Cultivated Soil in Kenya
(Springer US, 2014)The s-triazine herbicide hexazinone [3-cyclohexyl-6-dimethylamino-1-methyl-1,3,5-triazine-2,4(1H,3H)- dione], is widely used in agriculture for weed control. Laboratory biodegradation experiments for hexazinone in ... -
Degradation characteristics of metribuzin in soils within the Nzoia River Drainage Basin, Kenya
(Taylor & Francis, 2016)Metribuzin, a triazinone herbicide, is heavily used within the expansive Nzoia River Drainage Basin in Kenya for the optimization of sugarcane yields. For field experiments, soils were spiked with metribuzin and amended ... -
Comparison of lead levels with calcium, zinc and phosphorus levels in human blood
(European Centre for Research Training and Development UK, 2013)The purpose of the study was to determine how the levels of calcium, phosphorus and zinc affected the levels of lead in the human blood. The levels of lead, calcium, zinc and phosphorus in human blood of subjects from ... -
The dissipation and degradation of methoxy‐ 14C malathion in soil under tropical conditions
(Taylor & Francis Group, 2000)l4C-malathion[S-1,2-bis(ethoxycarbonyl) ethyl O,O-dimethyl phosphorodithioate] has been studied in soil under tropical field conditions by applying the 14C-malathion pesticide to soil in Polyvinyl chloride (PVC) pipes ... -
Biodegradation of phenylurea herbicide diuron by microorganisms from long-term-treated sugarcane-cultivated soils in Kenya
(Taylor & Francis, 2011)The phenylurea herbicide diuron [N-(3,4-dichlorophenyl)-N,N-dimethylurea] is widely used alone or in a broad range of herbicide formulations. Its degradation in sugarcane-cultivated soils which have been impacted by the ... -
METRIBUZIN SORPTION DYNAMICS IN ACID SOILS OF NZOIA SUGARCANE ZONE IN WESTERN KENYA
(2011)The adsorption, desorption and leaching of metribuzin in agricultural soil samples taken from Nzoia sugarcane farming area in Kenya were determined using standard methods. The Freundlich adsorption isotherm constants ... -
Soil properties effects and management of organic residues to improve C sequestration, reduce N losses and improve crop yields
(2010)Rates of decomposition of organic materials in soil determine the amount of carbon (C) which is mineralized and released as CO2 versus the amount of C that is retained in various forms in the soil. Decomposition rates ... -
Drivers of Forest Cover Change and Indicators of Climate Change in Katimok Forest Reserve
(2016)The conversion of forests into other land uses as well as unsustainable utilization of forest resources leads to a reduction in the area, quality and quantity of the forest cover and ecosystem services. Changes in ... -
Rainfall Variability Effects on Pastoral Pasture Availability in Turkana Central Sub-County, Kenya
(Science Domain, 2016)This study was conducted to analyse rainfall variability and assess its effects on pasture availability, over the period 1983 to 2014. Study Design: The study employed causal research design, in order to highlight the ... -
Assessment of the Extent of Land Degradation in the River Loboi Watershed of Baringo County, Kenya
(2015)Increased human population pressure and climate change constitute the global underlying root causes of accelerated and devastating land degradation processes in the Arid and Semi-Arid Lands (ASALs). River Loboi watershed, ... -
Modelling Climate-based changes of sugarcane growing areas in Western Kenya
(2016)Sugar cane (Saccharum spp. hybrids) is an important cash crop for Kenya’s sugar industry contributing significantly to the country’s economy through farming and employment. Its production in Kenya is both irrigation and ... -
Effects of Climate Variability on Foraging Behaviour of Bees: A Case Study of Marigat and Ratat locations in Baringo County, Kenya
(2018)Beekeeping is among the livelihood diversification strategies likely affected by climate variability. The variation in temperature and rainfall influence forage phenology impacting on honey production in arid and semi-arid ...
