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CARBON SEQUESTRATION IN THE SEAGRASS MEADOWS OF MALINDI MARINE PARK AND RESERVE, KENYA
(Pwani Unversity, 2017-07-12)Seagrass meadows are efficient carbon dioxide (CO2) sinks sequestering about 10% of the annual organic carbon (Corg) burial in the global oceans. Corg sequestered by seagrass beds in Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) in ... -
CD4 T Cell Responses to a Variant Antigen of the Malaria Parasite Plasmodium falciparum, Erythrocyte Membrane Protein–1, in Individuals Living in Malaria-Endemic Areas
(Infectious Diseases, 2002)Plasmodium falciparum erythrocyte membrane protein–1 (PfEMP-1) is a variant antigen on the surface of malaria-infected red blood cells. Antibody responses to PfEMP-1 correlate with immunity, and, therefore, PfEMP-1 may ... -
CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES IN THE IMPLEMENTATION OF A COMMON MADRASA CURRICULUM FOR NURSERY, PRIMARY AND INTERMEDIATE LEVELS IN KILIFI NORTH AND KILIFI SOUTH SUB COUNTIES
(Pwani University, 2022-08-13)Madrasas and chuo have been playing significant roles as Muslim learning institutions in Kilifi North and Kilifi South sub counties for the last seventy years. In this period, madrasas operated under different curriculum ... -
CHALLENGES OF MOTHERS BEARING CHILDREN WITH HYDROCEPHALUS: A CASE STUDY OF MOMBASA COUNTY, KENYA
(pwani university, 2022-11-14)Caregiving serves as an important part of the development of human beings. Significant to note is that Africa’s informal care backbone is formed by mothers. Despite the disadvantages of resources, mothers give proficient ... -
CHARACTERIZATION OF AFLATOXIN-PRODUCING ASPERGILLUS SPECIES IN CASHEW NUTS COLLECTED FROM THE COASTAL REGION OF KENYA
(Pwani University, 2022-12-13)Cashew trees (Anacardium occidentale) are among the main cash crops in coastal Kenya grown for their nut and apples. Cashew nuts have a high nutritional value which makes them highly susceptible to fungal growth and mold ... -
CHARACTERIZATION OF FISHERIES RESOURCES IN WATER RESERVOIRS OF THE SOLAR SALTWORKS IN UNGWANA BAY, KENYA
(Pwani University, 2016-07)The reservoirs of the salt works in Magarini Constituency within Ungwana Bay, Kenya support livelihoods of local fishers and fish traders in the area. However, despite this importance, information about their fisheries ... -
CHARACTERIZATION OF FISHERY RESOURCES AND IMPACTS OF ARTISANAL FISHING ON SEAGRASS MEADOWS OF GAZI BAY, SOUTH COAST, KENYA
(Pwani University, 2019-09-28)isheries resources are critical to coastal communities livelihoods, providing food and income. The exploitation of fisheries resources in the tropics is mainly small-scale in nature characterized by being multi-species and ... -
CHARACTERIZATION OF HUMAN MILK PROTEOME AND DETERMINATION OF FACTORS UNDERLYING GROWTH AND NUTRITIONAL STATUS AMONG INFANTS HOSPITALIZED WITH ACUTE ILLNESS
(PWANI UNIVERSITY, 2023-11-24)There have been significant efforts to reduce childhood deaths such as increased access to health care, childhood vaccination, better hygiene and sanitation, and improved nutrition. Despite these efforts infants and ... -
CHARACTERIZATION OF IONOSPHERIC DYNAMICS OVER THE EAST AFRICAN DIP EQUATORIAL REGION USING GPS-DERIVED TOTAL ELECTRON CONTENT.
(2015-03-18)The structure of electron density in the ionosphere and ionospheric irregularities can be monitored using Global Position System (GPS) in near real time. Compared to other observation techniques, GPS satellites offers a ... -
CHARACTERIZATION OF THE SMALL-SCALE TUNA FISHERY IN KENYA
(Pwani Unversity, 2017-05-09)una are marine fish that belong to the family Scombridae. Worldwide, they provide major source of income, food and livelihood to the coastal fishing communities. They are widely distributed in tropical waters with vast ... -
CHLOROPHYLL FLUORESCENCE TO SCORE FINGER MILLET BLAST DISEASE USING MACHINE LEARNING MODEL IN EASTERN AFRICA
(PWANI UNIVERSITY, 2023-10-24)Finger millet blast disease caused by filamentous fungus Magnaporthe oryzae is the most economically significant constraint to finger millet production worldwide causing up to 90% of yield losses. Visual identification ... -
CLONING AND CHARACTERIZATION OF PWL1 AND PWL2 HOST-SPECIES SPECIFICITY GENES OF THE FINGER MILLET BLAST PATHOGEN, MAGNAPORTHE ORYZAE
(Pwani University, 2020-12-02)Blast disease, caused by the filamentous ascomycete fungus, Magnaporthe oryzae, is the most devastating disease affecting finger millet (Eleusine coracana subsp. coracana) production in eastern Africa. The fungus also ... -
CLONING, EXPRESSION AND IMMUNOLOGICAL SCREENING OF DENGUE VIRUS ENVELOPE PROTEIN CONSTRUCTS
(Pwani University, 2022-03-17)Dengue virus (DENV) infects humans by causing mild fever and sometimes, advances to severe haemorrhagic fever characterized by capillary leakage. The mosquito vector Aedes aegypti is found predominantly in the tropical ... -
COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS OF NATURALLY ACQUIRED AND VACCINE INDUCED RIFT VALLEY FEVER ANTIBODY LEVELS IN LIVESTOC
(Pwani University, 2024-07-03)Rift Valley Fever (RVF) is a viral zoonosis that is spread by mosquitoes and majorly affects livestock causing high abortion rates among gestating animals and death in neonates. However, the disease can spill over to ... -
COMPARATIVE GENOMICS OF GENE GAIN AND LOSS IN A MICROSPORIDIA ENDOSYMBIONT OF THE ANOPHELES MOSQUITO (MICROSPORIDIA MB) AND OTHER MICROSPORIDIA SPECIES
(PWANI UNIVERSITY, 2024-03-24)This study addresses the urgent need for innovative strategies to combat malaria, focusing on Microsporidia MB, a naturally occurring endosymbiont which is vertically and horizontally transmitted in Anopheles mosquitoes ... -
COMPARING MITOCHONDRIAL GENE SEQUENCES OF AEDES AEGYPTI IN EAST AFRICA TO THE GLOBAL ANTHROPOPHILIC STRAIN
(Pwani University, 2020-09-23)Advances in genotyping methods have shed more light into mosquito genetics and improved our understanding of vector-borne disease transmission cycles. Outside of Africa, Aedes aegypti, the main vector of arboviruses such ... -
COMPARISON OF THE PATTERNS OF SPREAD OF HUMAN METAPNEUMOVIRUS (HMPV) AND RESPIRATORY SYNCYTIAL VIRUS (RSV) IN AFRICA USING VIRUS SEQUENCE DATA
(Pwani University, 2021-01-23)Background: Human metapneumovirus (HMPV) and respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) are the leading causes of viral severe acute respiratory disease in childhood. They are related viruses from the Pneumoviridae family and show ... -
THE CONCENTRATION OF SELECTED HEAVY METALS IN RIVER MUKURUMUDZI , KWALE COUNTY
(Pwani University, 2016-11)Rivers are the major sources of water used in cities and its suburbs. This water may either be treated or untreated. River banks could be very busy, with varied activities ranging from farming to industries and other ... -
CONCOMITANT CO-INFECTIONS OF MALARIA AND SCHISTOSOMIASIS AMONG SCHOOL GOING CHILDREN IN KWALE COUNTY, KENYA
(Pwani Unversity, 2017-08-07)Background: The wide and overlapping distribution of parasites in Africa often results in high co-infection rates. The main factors influencing this phenomenon, also known as multi-parasitism, include high frequencies of ... -
CONCOMITANT HEROIN USE AMONG RECIPIENTS OF MEDICALLY (METHADONE) ASSISTED THERAPY ENROLLED IN MALINDI SUB-COUNTY HOSPITAL
(Pwani Unversity, 2017-09-05)Concomitant Heroine Use (CHU) negatively impacts the success of Medically (Methadone) Assisted Therapy (MAT) against substance abuse among addicts. We aimed to assess the prevalence, risks factors and context of CHU among ...