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SCREENING TOMATO AND PEPPER GERMPLASM FOR RESISTANCE TO BEGOMOVIRUSES AND ROOT KNOT NEMATODES
(Pwani University, 2015)
Tomato and pepper are among the most popular vegetable crops grown worldwide, owing to their nutritive value and diversified uses. In the few areas along the coast region where tomato and pepper are grown, production ...
ASSESSMENT OF COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION IN DEVELOPMENT INITIATIVES ON ACCESS TO ENVIRONMENTAL RESOURCES AT THE COAST OF KENYA: A CASE STUDY OF “HAZINA YA MAENDELEO YA PWANI’’
(Pwani University, 2020-04-23)
Community participation, a popular concept among development practitioners is considered an essential ingredient in enhancing the value and meaning of development practice. This research analyzed the application of community ...
RELIABILITY AND ACCURACY OF ANTHROPOMETRIC MEASUREMENTS PERFORMED BY STUDENT NURSES AMONG INFANTS AGED BETWEEN ZERO TO ONE YEAR IN KILIFI COUNTY HOSPITAL, KENYA
(Pwani Unversity, 2017-05-12)
Anthropometric measurements are inexpensive and non-invasive way of assessing nutritional status of children. Reliable and accurate anthropometric data is fundamental in monitoring and improving health status of children. ...
ROLE OF INDIGENOUS KNOWLEDGE IN MANAGEMENT OF MARINE RESOURCES; CASE ANALYSIS OF KURUWITU AND MKUNGUNI FISHING VILLAGES IN KENYA
(Pwani University, 2016-11)
The use of indigenous knowledge in conservation of natural resources, and especially marine, has received increasing attention in recent years. This is partly attributed to its extensive contribution to the management of ...
METAGENOMIC BARCODING OF MICROBIOMES FROM SEAGRASS FOUND IN COASTAL KENYA USING 16S rRNA SEQUENCING
(Pwani Unversity, 2017-11-07)
Sea grasses are unique flowering plants that live entirely in the marine environment. They form large meadows that provide habitats for marine life and physical anchoring systems. Microbes have been found to have a significant ...
ASSESSMENT OF WOMEN’S PARTICIPATION IN LIVELIHOOD DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITIES IN KWALE COUNTY, KENYA
(Pwani University, 2018-05)
Women participation in various fields of livelihood development has proven to bring positive outcomes to their families and the society at large. In most developing countries women are faced with tremendous constraints and ...
A STUDY OF TEACHERS’ STRATEGIES FOR COPING WITH CHALLENGES OF TEACHING INTEGRATED ENGLISH IN PUBLIC SECONDARY SCHOOLS IN MOMBASA COUNTY,KENYA
(Pwani Unversity, 2015-05-06)
In Kenya’s education system English is a core subject as well as the language of
instruction. It is through English that content for other subjects is taught and examined,
except for Kiswahili and foreign languages. ...
THE EFFECT OF HERMANSON’S SPATIAL DIELECTRIC FUNCTION ON THE DENSITY OF IMPURITY STATES IN A GALLIUM ARSENIDE QUANTUM DOT (GaAs QD) OF RECTANGULAR CROSS-SECTION
(Pwani Unversity, 2018-04-08)
In this work, a theoretical study of the effect of Hermansons dielectric function (screening) on the density of impurity states (DOIS) of a donor impurity located in the center of a Gallium Arsenide (GaAs) Quantum Well Dot ...
EFFECT OF SELECTED ORGANIC MULCHES ON SOIL PROPERTIES, GROWTH AND YIELD OF AMARANTHUS IN KILIFI COUNTY
(Pwani University, 2019-08-29)
Amaranthus is an indigenous vegetable which acts as a source of nutrition and income within Kilifi County. However, soil moisture stress due to unpredictable rains within the area is the major constraint to Agricultural ...
UPTAKE OF CERVICAL CANCER SCREENING AMONG WOMEN AGED18-49 YEARS IN MALINDI SUB COUNTY HOSPITAL
(Pwani Unversity, 2015-11-08)
Cervical cancer is the third most common cancer among women worldwide with an
estimated annual incidence of 0.5 million cases and 300,000 deaths. More than 85% of
new cases and deaths occur in developing countries. In ...