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ABUNDANCE, RESIDENCY PATTERNS AND HOME-RANGE OF BOTTLENOSE DOLPHINS (Tursiops aduncus) INHABITING MALINDI-WATAMU MARINE PROTECTED AREA, KENYA.
(Pwani University, 2017-04)The Indo-Pacific bottlenose dolphin Tursiops aduncus is globally distributed in the Indo-West pacific region. Along the Kenyan coast, the species has been recorded in the Malindi-Watamu Marine Protected Area (MPA) and the ... -
Access and Utilization of Healthcare services
(LAP Lambert Academic Publishing, 2013-09-09)This work examines the factors that influence household access and utilization of healthcare services. This is motivated by the fact that healthcare is becoming increasingly recognized as becoming inaccessible and worrisome ... -
Access to Water in Kenya’s Coast Region: A Challenge to Community Development and Poverty Alleviation in Lamu County
(Kenya Aquatica Journal, 2018-11-30)Water is considered a basic commodity and essential for life - living on planet earth is dependent on it. However, access to water has been and will continue to be a dilemma for a majority of the residents at the coast of ... -
ACHONYI BURIAL RITUALS: A CRITICAL EXAMINATION OF THEIR EFFECTS IN LIGHT OF PRACTICES ON CHRISTIAN WIDOWS OF CHASIMBA WARD, KILIFI COUNTY, KENYA.
(Pwani University, 2023-02-15)practices which are an important aspect of their African Traditional Religion and culture. It is believed that it is an integral part of giving the dead a befitting sendoff and connecting the world of the living and the ... -
Acquisition of naturally occurring antibody responses to recombinant protein domains of Plasmodium falciparum erythrocyte membrane protein 1
(2008-08-16)Background: Antibodies targeting variant antigens expressed on the surface of Plasmodium falciparum infected erythrocytes have been associated with protection from clinical malaria. The precise target for these antibodies ... -
Activation of Spent Bleaching Earth for Dehumidification Application
(wajbasarhives.webs.com, 2013-10)To circumvent the current pollution-prone disposal of the spent bleaching earth (SBE), an experimental program was conducted to recover the waste SBE and to use it for air dehumidification application. Waste SBE was obtained ... -
Additive main effects and multiplicative interaction analysis of genotype x environmental interaction among sweetpotato genotypes
(Journal of Animal & Plant Sciences, 2009)Sweetpotato is an important food, feed and cash crop in Eastern Africa. Highly stable and adaptable genotypes are important in sweetpotato productivity and evaluation across sites would form a basis for breeding varieties ... -
ADOPTION OF TREATED WASTEWATER USE FOR SUSTAINABLE COMMUNITY LIVELIHOODS IN RUAI, NAIROBI COUNTY, KENYA
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African Traditional Plant Knowledge Today: An ethnobotanical study of the Digo at the Kenya Coast (Beitrage zur Afrikaforschung)
(LIT Verlag, 2006-04-28)This book is an unusually exploration of the ethnobotanical study, through interdisciplinary approach, that combines linguistics, botany and anthropological aspects. It gives an in-depth account of the practical life of ... -
Age-Specific Immunoglobulin G (IgG) and IgA to Pneumococcal Protein Antigens in a Population in Coastal Kenya
(Infection and Immunity, 2004-06)Streptococcus pneumoniae is the primary etiological agent of community-acquired pneumonia and a major cause of meningitis and bacteremia. Three conserved pneumococcal proteins—pneumolysin, pneumococcal surface adhesin A ... -
AIDS monies and the NGO-isation of Catholic response to HIV and AIDS in South Africa between 2000 and 2005: a histo-critical perspective
(UNISA, 2012-12)At the beginning of 2000, the Southern African Catholic Bishops’ Conference (SACBC) mentioned 61 programmes that were concerned with the treatment and care of AIDS patients. Most of them were poorly funded and heavily ... -
Alkaline active maltohexaose-forming α-amylase from Bacillus halodurans LBK 34
(Elsevier Inc., 2005)The gene encoding Amy 34, a maltohexaose-forming α-amylase from Bacillus halodurans LBK 34 isolated from Lake Bogoria, Kenya, was cloned and sequenced. The mature peptide consists of 958 amino acids with a theoretical ... -
An alkaline active maltooligosaccharide forming alpha-amylase from Bacillus halodurans
(Suhaila Hashim, 2004)Title An alkaline active maltooligosaccharide forming alpha-amylase from Bacillus halodurans Author/s Suhaila Hashim Department/s Biotechnology (LTH) Full-text Full text is not available in this archive Defence date ... -
ANALYSIS OF BIOGAS TECHNOLOGY ADOPTION AMONG HOUSEHOLDS IN KILIFI COUNTY
(Pwani Unversity, 2015-08-05)Biogas technology adoption has been advanced around the world as a renewable source of energy by various organizations such as government agencies and Nongovernmental Organizations. The advancement of the technology is ... -
ANALYSIS OF CEREBROSPINAL FLUID TRANSCRIPTOME TO ELUCIDATE THE AETIOLOGY OF PEDIATRIC ACUTE NON- TRAUMATIC COMA OF UNKNOWN CAUSE IN KILIFI, KENYA
(Pwani University, 2023-01-14)Background: Acute non-traumatic coma is a prevalent symptom in childhood illnesses, often linked to high mortality and neurological consequences. While conditions like bacterial meningitis and cerebral malaria contribute, ... -
AN ANALYSIS OF CHURCH CONFLICT: THE CASE OF EMMANUEL CHURCH KENGELENI- MOMBASA DIOCESE (2000-2010)
(Pwani Unversity, 2018-06-07)The study set out to analyze conflict that characterized Emmanuel Church Kengeleni of Mombasa Diocese in the Anglican Church of Kenya (ACK) between 2000 -2010. Emmanuel Kengeleni is the second oldest church in Kenya after ... -
ANALYSIS OF EXPRESSION LEVELS OF APOPTOTIC GENES IN BREAST CANCER AMONG KENYAN, AFRICAN-AMERICAN AND CAUCASIAN WOMEN
(Pwani University, 2022-12-11)Breast cancer is the most common type of cancer diagnosed in women worldwide and also one of the highest-ranking causes of cancer-related deaths. The histogenesis of breast cancer is well studied with five different molecular ... -
ANALYSIS OF FACTORS INFLUENCING THE FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE OF YOUTH OWNED ENTERPRISES IN KILIFI COUNTY, KENYA
(Pwani University, 2021-01-15)Youth owned enterprises are businesses which are owned and run by individuals within the age bracket of 18-35 years. These enterprises are usually small in size with low entry barriers coupled with low capital requirements. ... -
ANALYSIS OF PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM DRUG RESISTANCE MARKERS IN SCHOOLS IN WESTERN KENYA
(Pwani University, 2022-09-26)Malaria is a killer disease despite all the advances made in controlling it. Control measures such as using bed nets that have been treated by insecticides nets and treating malaria with artemisinin-based drugs have reduced ... -
AN ANALYSIS OF THE BURIAL RITES CONFLICT BETWEEN AGIRIAMA CHRISTIANS AND AFRICAN RELIGIOUS ADHERENTS, KILIFI COUNTY KENYA
(Pwani Unversity, 2018-11-07)This work is an analysis of the burial rites conflicts between Agiriama Christians and the adherents of ATR in Kilifi County Kenya, a case study of PEFA. The objectives of the Study were: i) to analyze the Agiriama A.T.R ...