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Father of terror suspect happy his son is alive, calls for fair trial
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Faunal Remains from Kaya Bate, an Ancient Mijikenda Settlement on the Northern Kenya Coast
(Dar es Salaam University Press, 2007)This chapter presents the results of the analysis of faunal remains from Kaya Bate site on the Kenya coast. The evidence shows that the inhabitants of the site, dated to the period between the 7th-10th centuries AD were ... -
Feminist Cultural Hermeneutics and a Theology of Women Empowerment: Musimbi R. A. Kanyoro’s Global Pilgrimages of Justice
(University of Bamberg Press, 2024-03-28)Religion and sacred texts remain central to the spirituality of many African women. Therefore, when women take the center stage in the interpretation of sacred texts it is possible to underscore ways in which religious ... -
A field bioassay for assessing ivermectin bio-efficacy in wild malaria vectors
(BMC, 2023-09)Background Ivermectin (IVM) mass drug administration is a candidate complementary malaria vector control tool. Ingestion of blood from IVM treated hosts results in reduced survival in mosquitoes. Estimating bio-efficacy ... -
Fish and complementary feeding practices for young children: Qualitative research findings from coastal Kenya
(PLOS ONE, 2022-03-14)This study examines barriers to fish consumption during the complementary feeding period in two coastal counties of Kenya with high rates of child malnutrition. Study findings indicate that young child fish consumption ... -
FISH RECRUITMENT DYNAMICS IN SEAGRASS HABITATS OF VARYING COVERAGE IN WATAMU, NORTHERN COASTAL KENYA
(Pwani University, 2022-07-21)Seagrass habitats are important nursery and recruitment areas for marine fishes; hence their conservation is an important aspect in fishery management. This study examined patterns in fish recruitment in seagrass habitats ... -
Fishing industry:A sleeping giant in coast
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Fluid/mineralequilibriumcalculations for geothermalfluids and chemicalgeothermometry
(ELSELVIER, 1993)Aquifer temperatures of 13 geothermal wells in Iceland whose measured reservoir temperatures range from 47 to 325°C have been estimated from the chemical composition of the discharged fluid by considering simultaneously ... -
Fluorescencedetection of aminoacids in the postcleavageconversions for manualsequencing of apeptide
(ELSELVIER, 2008-03-15)A modified Edman degradation method where fluorescent derivatives of aminoacids were generated from the postcleavage products of apeptide is described. In the method, the target peptide was applied onto double glass fiber ... -
Food Residue Analysis on Prehistoric Pottery from Kaya Bate Site on The Coastal Hinterland of Kenya New Methodological Applications in the Region
(E&D Vision, 2009)This paper explores the potential of archaeological potsherds for micro-food residue analysis. It is a report on the progress of microscopic analysis of food residues on pottery from Kaya Bate in the coastal-hinterland of ... -
FUNGAL DIVERSITY IN THE PHYLLOSPHERE OF CASHEW (ANACARDIUM OCCIDENTALE) FROM COASTAL KENYA
(PWANI UNIVERSITY, 2023-09-24)Cashew trees (Anacardium occidentale) grown within coastal Kenya are a key cash crop with associated economic and nutritional values from nuts and apples. Cashew ecosystems host diverse fungal communities as epiphytes ... -
Genetic and economic evaluation of a basic breeding programme for Kenya Boran cattle.
(Springer, 2009-08-27)The objective of this study is to describe the present organisational structure of Boran cattle breeding and develop a model breeding programme using a deterministic approach under the current structure of the Boran Cattle ... -
Genetic diversity for resistance to larger grain borer in maize hybrids and open pollinated varieties in Kenya
(2010-09)Modern maize varieties and hybrids possess improved agronomic performance and tolerance to abiotic and biotic stresses. However, breeding for the traits that contribute to resistance to post harvest pests have not been ... -
Genetic evaluation of growth of Dorper sheep in semi-arid Kenya using random regression models
(ELSELVIER, 2010-10)Data consisting of 8922 weight records from 2642 Dorpersheep from 20 to 380 days of age spanning 1981–1996 were used to model the growth trajectory using randomregression (RR) and estimate genetic parameters. The independent ... -
Genetic variation in the marbled lungfish Protopterus aethiopicus in Lake Victoria and introduction to Lake Baringo, Kenya
(ResearchGate, 2006-11)Marbled lungfish Protopterus aethiopicus in Lake Victoria and two nearby smaller lakes were found to have high levels of DNA sequence variation in their mitochondrial control regions (35 haplotypes in 61 fish) but no ... -
GENOME-WIDE ASSOCIATION STUDY FOR AGRO-MORPHOLOGICAL TRAITS AND PIPELINE DEVELOPMENT TO ASSESS POPULATION STRUCTURE IN FINGER MILLET
(Pwani University, 2022-11-03)Finger millet is a small-grained millet that is ranked as the third most important after pearl millet and foxtail millet. There are diverse finger millet varieties that are grown in eastern Africa characterized by diverse ... -
GENOME-WIDE ASSOCIATION STUDY OF VITAMIN D STATUS IN KENYAN CHILDREN IN KILIFI AND GAMBIAN CHILDREN IN WEST KIANG
(Pwani University, 2022-11-11)Vitamin D deficiency is a major public health issue linked to autoimmune disorders, cancer, cardiovascular and musculoskeletal diseases among other medical conditions. The link between vitamin D status and these diseases ... -
GENOMIC AND SUB-GENOMIC CHARACTERIZATION OF SARS-COV-2 SAMPLES IN KENYA
(Pwani University, 2022-02-03)Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), the etiological agent of Corona Virus Disease 2019 (COVID-19), has spread rapidly across the human population, resulting in up to 213 million confirmed cases ... -
Geochemicalstudies of the geothermal systems in Kenya: II. The Majimoto geothermal field
(Elsevier, 1992)The Majimoto geothermal field discharges at the boundary between metamorphic schists and gneisses of Precambrian age, and Pleistocene volcanic ashes. The waters are near neutral, low salinity waters. Calculated ... -
Geology of the IthangaHills are in Kenya
(ELSELVIER, 1985)The geology of the IthangaHillsarea is composed of high grade late Precambrian metamorphic rocks of the Mozambique belt, Tertiary (?) volcanics, largely tuffs, that overlie the Mozambiquian rocks unconformably and Recent ...