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ROLE OF ENTOMOLOGICAL FACTORS IN SUSTENANCE OF RESIDUAL MALARIA PARASITE TRANSMISSION IN KILIFI COUNTY, KENYAN COAST
(Pwani Unversity, 2018-03-08)
Malaria vector control strategies have been rolled out in malaria endemic areas leading to reduction in disease transmission and morbidity in some regions. However, the persistence in local malaria transmission has not ...
URBAN ECOLOGY OF CULEX QUINQUEFASCIATUS AND AEDES AEGYPTI MOSQUITOES AND TRANSMISSION DYNAMICS OF ARBOVIRUSES IN COASTAL KENYA
(Pwani University, 2018-08)
round: The emergence and re-emergence of arboviral infections in humans around the world threatens global health and security. Although there are several arthropod borne viruses, the most prevalent and pose great risk are ...
UTENZI WA AL-INKISHAFI: DHIHIRISHO LA UHALISIAJABU KATIKA KUENDELEZA MAUDHUI YA DINI YA KIISLAMU
(Pwani University, 2018-05)
Utafiti huu unahusu uchanganuzi wa kihalisiajabu kuendeleza maudhui ya dini katika Utenzi wa Al-Inkishafi wa Sayyid Abdallah bin Ali bin Nassir, mshairi mtajika aliyeishi katika kisiwa cha Pate baina ya 1718-1815 (Chiraghdin, ...
EFFECT OF ORGANIC AND INORGANIC FERTILIZERS ON THE PERFORMANCE OF WATERMELON (Citrulluslanatus Thunb.) IN COASTAL KENYA
(Pwani Unversity, 2017-10-06)
Watermelon (Citrullus lanatus (Thunb.) Matsum. & Nakai) is a high value vegetable
crop that has gained importance in Kenya. Its production is constrained by low soil
fertility, the use of blanket recommendations for ...
ROLE OF PIGEON PEA IN MAIZE FARMING SYSTEMS AND SOIL FERTILITY MANAGEMENT IN KILIFI COUNTY
(Pwani University, 2017-07)
Soil fertility improvement and maintenance is constrained by high cost and low adoption
of inorganic fertilizers in Coastal region. About 10% of the farmers in the Coastal region
of Kenya using chemical fertilizers apply ...
ASSESSMENT OF WATER QUALITY IN BOREHOLES AND WELLS IN WAA LOCATION, KWALE COUNTY - KENYA
(Pwani University, 2016-05)
Water from boreholes and dug wells is extensively used in Kwale County, especially by
rural communities living away from established market centers, where piped water is
commonly available. The study aimed to assess the ...
THE POTENTIAL OF SEAGRASS LITTER AS ORGANIC FERTILIZER IN KILIFI KENYA
(Pwani Unversity, 2017-03)
ABSTRACT
Beach-cast seagrass litter deposits are common in many coastal areas with extended seagrass meadows. Seagrass litter abundance on the shoreline is a contentious issue on the aesthetics of the beaches and as an ...
SEWAGE LINKED CONTAMINATION OF PUBLIC RECREATIONAL BEACH WATERS IN MOMBASA COUNTY KENYA
(Pwani Unversity, 2017-11-07)
Population increase and coastal development causes marine pollution. The increasing
influx of sewage to coastal waters poses a direct threat to human and environmental
health upon which the economy relies (Murray, 2007). ...
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 ...
ASSESSMENT OF THE STRUCTURE AND BIOMASS ACCUMULATION IN MANGROVE FOREST OF KILIFI CREEK, KENYA
(Pwani Unversity, 2016-02-08)
Mangroves are typical marine ecosystems in tropical and sub-tropical coasts and are one of the most productive systems in the world. In Kenya, mangroves have formed well developed forests in sheltered coastlines such as ...