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PARALLELIZING LONG-READ DE NOVO GENOME ASSEMBLERS ON MIXED ARCHITECTURES (CPU/GPU) WITH COMPUTE UNIFIED DEVICE ARCHITECTURE (CUDA)
(Pwani University, 2022-04-11)The computational challenge of de novo genome assembly (when no reference genome is available) is hard to tackle when millions to billions of short reads must be assembled into contigs and further into scaffolds. Current ... -
A participatory approach to the evaluation of the efficiency of animal recording practices based on institutional analysis and development framework
(Cambridge, 2010-05-10)Animal recording is an interactive process that involves several practices. The efficiency of the process is essential to ensure the utility of outcomes necessary for sustainable participation. Most evaluation approaches ... -
PATTERNS, REPETITION AND VISUAL IMAGERY IN BANGO SONGS: AN ANALYSIS OF SELECTED SONGS BY JOSEPH NGALA
(Pwani University, 2022-06-01)This study investigated the patterns of composition, systems of repetition and visual imagery in five of Mzee Joseph Katana Ngala’s bango songs: “Kadzo”, “Simba”, “Adam na Hawa”, “Vituko” and “Moyo Tulia”. The objectives ... -
PEDAGOGICAL CHALLENGES IN THE IMPLEMENTATION OF INCLUSIVE EDUCATION FOR PUPILS WITH HEARING IMPAIRMENTS IN PUBLIC PRIMARY SCHOOLS IN MOMBASA COUNTY, KENYA
(Pwani University, 2021-05-10)The purpose of this study was to investigate the pedagogical challenges encountered by teachers and the strategies that the teachers apply in implementing inclusive practices for pupils with hearing impairments in public ... -
Perception of Parents of Children with Mental Health in Kisii County, Kenya
(Asian Journal of Advanced Research and Reports, 2024-11-08)Many studies done on families and hospitals have shown a high prevalence of children's mental illnesses. Due to discrimination and stigmatization connected to mental illness in children, few parents take their children to ... -
PERCEPTIONS REGARDING THE STATUS OF LIVELIHOODS; THE CASE OF THE COMMUNITY IN LOWER TANA DELTA CONSERVANCY, TANA RIVER COUNTY
(Pwani Unversity, 2017-06)Protected areas (Conservancies) are amongst the most important conservation initiatives that help to halt biodiversity loss. There have been conflicts among the different communities that cohabit in the three locations ... -
Performance of sweet potato varieties across environments in Kenya
(http://www.innspub.net, 2012-09-11)Sweetpotato is an important food, feed and cash crop in Eastern Africa but its adoption as a dual purpose crop has not been exploited. Varieties giving high tuber and vine yields would be ideal for small scale farmers who ... -
Peripheral blood dendritic cells in children with acute Plasmodium falciparum Malaria
(Blood, 2001)The importance of dendritic cells (DCs) for the initiation and regulation of immune responses not only to foreign organisms but also to the self has raised considerable interest in the qualitative and quantitative ... -
A perspective on proteomics: current applications, challenges and potential uses
(ScienceHuβ, http://www.scihub.org/ABJNA, 2010)Biological sciences are experiencing an ongoing information revolution. Proteome-wide functional classification using bioinformatics approaches is becoming an important method for revealing unknown protein functions. ... -
A Phase 2b Randomised Trial of the Candidate Malaria Vaccines FP9 ME-TRAP and MVA ME-TRAP among Children in Kenya
(PLoS Clinical Trials, 2006)Objective: The objective was to measure the efficacy of the vaccination regimen FFM METRAP in preventing episodes of clinical malaria among children in a malaria endemic area. FFM ME-TRAP is sequential immunisation with ... -
PHENOTYPIC AND GENOTYPIC VARIATION IN TROPICAL MAIZE INBRED LINES FOR RESISTANCE TO THE MAIZE WEEVIL AND LARGER GRAIN BORER
(TJPRC Pvt. Ltd., 2012)The maize weevil (Sitophilus zeamais) and larger grain borer (Prostephanus truncatus) are economicallyimportant postharvest insect pests that cause severe losses in stored grain. The use of host-plant resistance is the ... -
Phenotypic diversity in local coastal maize landraces in Kenya
(International Journal of Agricultural Sciences, 2013-12)Crop genetic diversity is the basis of our food supply and survival. Determination of the phenotypic diversity of Kenya local coastal maize landraces (LCML) was important to understand the dynamics of maize genetic ... -
PHYLOGENETIC EVOLUTION AND GEOGRAPHIC TRANSMISSION PATTERNS OF THE RICE BLAST PATHOGEN MAGNAPORTHE ORYZAE IN AFRICA
(Pwani University, 2020-01-23)Rice blast disease, caused by the fungal pathogen Magnaporthe oryzae, is the most disastrous disease in rice, and adversely constrains the growth and productivity of the crop worldwide. Outbreaks of the disease reoccur in ... -
Physicochemical Properties of Bottom Sediments in Maruba Dam Reservoir, Machakos, Kenya
(Hindawi, 2022)Bottom sediments form an integral part of the aquatic ecosystem, where they serve as important sinks for contaminants. However, management options for bottom sediments require an analysis of the physical and chemical ... -
PHYTOREMEDIATION OF KIPEVU WASTE WATER USING VETIVER GRASS (Chrysopogon Zizanioides)
(2016-09)Treatment of wastewater worldwide has mainly been done using physical, chemical and biological wastewater treatment systems such as activated sludge and biological nutrient removal technologies (Bedewi, 2010).Mombasa ... -
PLANT BIODIVERSITY AND ETHNOBOTANICAL APPLICATIONS IN TWO KAYA FORESTS IN KILIFI COUNTY
(Pwani University, 2021-10-21)The sacred Kaya Kauma and Tsolokero forests in Kenya's Kilifi county are under the management of a council of elders and are gazetted as National Monuments. Eight out of the more than 52 Kaya forests are designated UNESCO ... -
Plant regeneration from leaf mesophyll derived protoplasts of cassava (Manihot esculenta Crantz)
(PLOS ONE, 2022)A high yield of isolated protoplast and reliable regeneration system are prerequisite for suc- cessful somatic hybridization and genome editing research. However, reproducible plant regeneration from protoplasts remains ... -
Police intensify patrol on highway
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Policy Influence on Genetic Modification: Innovations in Enhancing Crop Nutrition
(Partners Universal Multidisciplinary Research Journal (PUMRJ), 2024-11)This research provides a graphic overview of how best to form the most influential policy on the usage of genetic modification in crop nutritional content improvement. It explains and critically describes new emerging GM ... -
Pollution of groundwater in the coastal Kwale District, Kenya
(IAHS,, 1997)Groundwater is a “last-resort” source of domestic water supply at the Kenya coast because of the scarcity of surface water sources. NGOS, the Kenya government, and international aid organizations have promoted the drilling ...