• ASSESSING THE ABUNDANCE AND NESTING BEHAVIOUR OF GOLDEN-RUMPED ELEPHANT-SHREWS (GRES) (Rhynchocyon chrysopygus) IN ARABUKO-SOKOKE FOREST, KILIFI COUNTY, KENYA 

  NYANCHAMA, ONDORO RAEL NELLY (Pwani University, 2020-05-24)

  he Golden-rumped Elephant-shrew (GRES) (Rhynchocyon chrysopygus) is an insectivorous mammal endemic to Arabuko-Sokoke Forest (ASF) and environs. It is listed as Endangered by the International Union for Conservation of ...

• IMMUNOGLOBULIN ANNOTATION OPTIMIZING AND BENCHMARKING; NOVEL GERMLINE ALLELE DISCOVERY IN SELECTED AFRICAN BOVINE BREEDS 

  KOFIA, LANDI MICHAEL (Pwani University, 2020-09-24)

  Antibodies are critical molecules of the adaptive immune response of vertebrates. For an animal to neutralize the pathogens it will encounter in its lifetime, the diversity of antibodies it will need to produce is enormous. ...

• BIOLOGICAL AND ECONOMIC EFFICIENCY OF ARTIFICIAL INCUBATION AND BROODING FOR INDIGENOUS CHICKEN PRODUCTION SYSTEM IN KILIFI COUNTY, KENYA 

  KAFAHAMU, KALAMA MWACHIRO (Pwani University, 2020-09-23)

  Consistent supply of indigenous chicken (IC) products has been lacking in the industry with farmers unable to keep up with the normal consumer/market demands in Kilifi and the country at large. Optimization of indigenous ...

• FACTORS AFFECTING FINANCIAL GROWTH OF SAVINGS AND CREDIT CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETIES IN KENYA: A CASE STUDY OF KILIFI COUNTY 

  KAHINDI, PHILISTER KATHUMU (Pwani University, 2020-09-23)

  While the main function of SACCOS is to mobilize members’ savings and grant them credit for their growth and development, it has been hard for the SACCOS to achieve this objective due to weak financial policies and controls. ...

• COMPARISON OF THE PATTERNS OF SPREAD OF HUMAN METAPNEUMOVIRUS (HMPV) AND RESPIRATORY SYNCYTIAL VIRUS (RSV) IN AFRICA USING VIRUS SEQUENCE DATA 

  OKETCH, JOHN WANYANDE (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 ...

• FACTORS INFLUENCING WOMEN PARTICIPATION IN POLITICS IN KILIFI NORTH SUB-COUNTY, KENYA 

  MUSA, TIMOTHY MWAKA (Pwani University, 2020-07-23)

  Women participation in politics is not only a human right but is also fundamental aspect in the achievement of comprehensive, unbiased and sustainable development. Women need to participate actively in politics for inclusive ...

• AN EXPANDED MOTIF ASSESSMENT AND RANKING SUITE FOR HUMAN AND INSECT RESEARCH 

  MOKAYA, NYASIMI FESTUS (Pwani University, 2020-09-23)

  Motif Assessment and Ranking Suite (MARS - http://bioinf.ict.ru.ac.za/) is a benchmark web server for MARSTools developed to evaluate, assess, rank and elucidate transcription factor (TF) binding motifs in Position Weight ...

• POPULATION STRUCTURE AND GENETIC DIVERSITY ASSESSMENT OF EASTERN AFRICA FINGER MILLET BLAST FUNGUS USING GENOME-WIDE SNPS 

  Atemia, Joseph Mulama (Pwani University, 2020-09-23)

  Finger millet (Eleusine coracana) is a key staple crop in eastern Africa cultivated mainly by smallholder farmers. It can withstand high temperatures, salinity, drought stress and low soil fertility. The use of unimproved ...

• ASSESSMENT OF LAND TENURE, LAND USE AND LAND COVER CHANGES IN TAITA HILLS FOREST FRAGMENTS: A CASE STUDY OF NGERENYI FOREST FRAGMENTS IN TAITA TAVETA COUNTY, KENYA 

  MKUZI, HAMISI TSAMA (Pwani University, 2020-01-23)

  The indigenous Taita Hills cloud forest is fragmented to 5ha or less forest cover, except Chawia, Ngangao, and Mbololo forests which are fragments of more than 5ha. This fragmentation due to changing land uses, threatens ...

• EFFECT OF IRRIGATION REGIME, SUPER-ABSORBENT POLYMER AND RABBIT MANURE ON GROWTH AND YIELD OF EGGPLANT (Solanum melongena L.) IN KILIFI COUNTY 

  MNYIKA, ANNAH WANJALA (Pwani University, 2020-10-23)

  Production of eggplant in Kilifi County is greatly influenced by limited soil moisture and declining fertility conditions that affect its growth, yield and quality. Consequently, there is need for identifying and developing ...

• APPLICATION OF MACHINE LEARNING IN IDENTIFYING ASSOCIATIONS BETWEEN CONGENITAL INFECTIONS AND IMMUNE DEVELOPMENT IN INFANTS 

  KABAGENYI, JOYCE (Pwani University, 2020-09-23)

  The first year of life is a crucial window in the development of an infant’s immune system. Importantly, vaccination for almost all vaccine preventable infections is primarily given within this time. Congenital infections ...

• COMPARING MITOCHONDRIAL GENE SEQUENCES OF AEDES AEGYPTI IN EAST AFRICA TO THE GLOBAL ANTHROPOPHILIC STRAIN 

  EDWARD, BRIAN BWANYA (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 ...

• PHYLOGENETIC EVOLUTION AND GEOGRAPHIC TRANSMISSION PATTERNS OF THE RICE BLAST PATHOGEN MAGNAPORTHE ORYZAE IN AFRICA 

  WANJIKU, MARGARET (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 ...

• EFFICIENCY OF MAERUA SUBCORDATA ROOT POWDER IN FLUORIDES AND MICROBES REMOVAL FROM WATER: A CASE STUDY OF THIKA AREA- UPPER TANA BASIN 

  ATINDA, MICHIRA JUSTINE (Pwani University, 2020-12-23)

  It is common in Kenya to see people with brown teeth. This could be attributed partly to high concentrations of fluoride in the water that they drink. Apart from fluoride causing browning of teeth - a condition referred ...

• EVALUATION OF THE EFFECTIVENESS OF A WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT AT THE EXPORT PROCESSING ZONE IN REDUCING CONCENTRATIONS OF POLLUTANTS DISCHARGED INTO RIVER ATHI, KENYA 

  WAFULA, GODFREY WABWILE (Pwani University, 2020-10-23)

  Information about the effectiveness of a wastewater treatment plant is vital in ensuring that the water quality discharged into water bodies and the environment in general meets set standards. In this study, the performance ...

• ASSESSMENT OF STRUCTURE AND NATURAL REGENERATION CAPACITY OF Avicennia marina and Bruguiera gymnorrhiza SPECIES OF MANGROVES IN MIDA CREEK KILIFI COUNTY, KENYA 

  ERASTO, DAVID AMAKANGA (Pwani University, 2021-03-23)

  The study assessed the structure, natural regeneration capacity and Biotic agents of Avicennia marina and Bruguiera gymnorrhiza species in Mida creek, Kilifi County. The study used both cross section and descriptive research ...

• KINETICS OF RTS, S/AS01-INDUCED ANTI-CSP ANTIBODIES IN YOUNG KENYAN CHILDREN 

  MUGENDI, MUGO ROBERT (Pwani University, 2021-05-23)

  RTS,S/AS01, the leading malaria vaccine, is currently under a pilot study with the aim of introducing it in routine immunization of children. Though there are no well-established correlates of protection, specific anti-CSP ...

• EXPLORING VIRUS SEQUENCE DIVERSITY USING GENOME GRAPHS 

  Mwaniki, Moses Njagi (Pwani University, 2020-11-23)

  Linear reference genomes are a consensus of the most frequent base at a given position. Graph-based reference genomes represent a genome as a network of alternative paths, thereby providing information on variant bases. ...

• ELUCIDATING HUMAN RHINOVIRUS TRANSMISSION PATHWAYS AT DIFFERING SCALES OF SOCIAL ORGANISATION USING SEQUENCE DATA 

  LUKA, MARTHA MUTHINA (Pwani University, 2020-09-25)

  Background: Human rhinovirus (HRV) is a common viral agent associated with high diversity and a broad spectrum of respiratory disease. Its epidemiological understanding is currently restricted to observations on the ...

• DETERMINATION OF PREVALENCE OF DEFAULTING AND ASSOCIATED FACTORS FROM TREATMENT AMONG TUBERCULOSIS PATIENTS IN KILIFI NORTH SUB COUNTY 

  University, Pwani (Pwani University, 2019-09)

  Tuberculosis is a major public health problem and remains one of the deadliest communicable diseases. Understanding the characteristics of patients who default from treatment for tuberculosis will help modify the strategies ...

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