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Evaluation of advanced wheat ( Triticum aestivum L.) lines for stem rust ( Puccinia graminis f. sp. tritici ) resistance and yield
(International Journal of Agronomy and Agricultural Research (IJAAR), 2015)
Stem rust disease caused by Puccinia graminis f. sp tritici is a major challenge to wheat (Triticum aestivum) production in Kenya and other wheat growing countries of Africa and Asia. The current study aimed at evaluating ...
Assessment of the Impact of Urban Runoff from Migor i Town on the Concentration Levels of Selected Heavy Metals i n Migori River, Kenya
(Journal of Environment and Earth Science, 2015)
Water pollution and decreasing water quality is a major threat to water resources in urban set ups in the developing world. The key culprits include; agricultural runoff, untreated industrial and ...
Assessment of the Impact of Urban Runoff from Migori Town on the Concentration Levels of Selected Heavy Metals in Migori River, Kenya
(Journal of Environment and Earth Science, 2015-10)
Water pollution and decreasing water quality is a major threat to water resources in urban set ups in the developing world. The key culprits include; agricultural runoff, untreated industrial and domestic wastewater, storm ...
Assessment of iron status among preschool children (6 to 59 months) with and without malaria in Western Province, Kenya
(Pan African Medical Journal, 2015-05-05)
Iron deficiency is a major public health concern. Globally, iron deficiency ranks number 9 and is responsible for about 60% of all
anemia cases among preschool children. In Africa iron deficiency is 43-52% while in Kenya, ...
Factors Contributing to Iodide Deficiency in Coast Province of Kenya
(European Journal of Research in Medical Sciences, 2015)
Background: Iodide deficiency has serious effects on body growth and mental development. Iodide deficiency disorders are major public health problem in several areas of the world. At least 350 million Africans are at risk ...
Prevalence of Anaemia and Associated Factors Among Preschool Children (6-59 Months) in Western Province, Kenya
(American Institute of Science, 2015)
Background: Anaemia is the most prevalent nutritional deficiency globally and of major public health concern in preschool children and pregnant women in developing world. In Kenya current anaemia rates are about 69 % among ...
Institutional pluralism, access and use of wetland resources in the Nyando Papyrus Wetland, Kenya
(Academic journal, 2015-03)
Wetlands support livelihoods of communities living around them as in the Nyando Papyrus Wetland in
Kenya. The Nyando Papyrus Wetlands provide multiple resources hence there are multiple uses and
users who often overlap ...
Lugha na utambulisho: tofauti katika matumizi ya kiswahili nchini Tanzania na kenya
(Mount Kenya University, 2015-10)
Matumizi ya lugha moja hutofautiana kwa kutegemea mambo kama vile umri, jinsia, tabaka na
maeneo ya kijiografia miongoni mwa mengine. Matokeo ya hali ni kuwa matumizi ya lugha
huishia kutoa mchango mkubwa katika utambulisho ...
The Extent the Ban Policy Has Been A Success in Eliminating Private Supplementary Tuition In Secondary Schools: A Case Study of Selected Schools in Borabu District of Nyamira County, Kenya
(2015-05)
Private supplementary tuition has been described globally as a “shadow education system’’ because it is substantially influenced by the mainstream formal education system and its features are less distinct. The government ...
Tapping Indigenous Knowledge to Power the National Development Agenda: the Indigenous Knowledge Resource Centre Approach
(Maktaba Journal of Library and Information Studies, 2015)
The world is witnessing unprecedented impetus to leverage Indigenous Knowledge (IK) as a
means of spurring development interventions. This momentum derives primarily from the
appreciation that IK is vital for development ...