• QUANTIFYING ALLO-COPROPHAGY IN LABORATORY RATS FROM DEEP SHOTGUN SEQUENCING DATA OF THE GUT 

  KAUTHAR, MWANAMKUU OMAR (PWANI UNIVERSITY, 2023-10-24)

  Commensal microorganisms can be transferred between humans who come in contact and/or who share a living space. The transmission of these commensal microorganisms could have important health consequences. It is therefore ...

• UNRAVELING THE GENETIC BASIS AND ADAPTIVE SIGNIFICANCE OF ISOENZYME POLYMORPHISM IN TRYPANOSOMA VIVAX: A COMPARATIVE SEQUENCE ANALYSIS APPROACH 

  ALEX, KIMANI GACHANJA (PWANI UNIVERSITY, 2023-06-24)

  Trypanosoma vivax is a hemoprotozoan cattle pathogen that affects the livelihood of many herders. It shows variation between strains in East and West Africa, which was observed by analyzing various isoenzymes in 13 ...

• CHARACTERIZATION OF HUMAN MILK PROTEOME AND DETERMINATION OF FACTORS UNDERLYING GROWTH AND NUTRITIONAL STATUS AMONG INFANTS HOSPITALIZED WITH ACUTE ILLNESS 

  BRENDA, MUTHONI KAMAU (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 ...

• CHLOROPHYLL FLUORESCENCE TO SCORE FINGER MILLET BLAST DISEASE USING MACHINE LEARNING MODEL IN EASTERN AFRICA 

  Hesborn, Omwandho Obura (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 ...

• COMPARATIVE GENOMICS OF GENE GAIN AND LOSS IN A MICROSPORIDIA ENDOSYMBIONT OF THE ANOPHELES MOSQUITO (MICROSPORIDIA MB) AND OTHER MICROSPORIDIA SPECIES 

  Manase, Onyango Aloo (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 ...

• PREDICTION OF ALTERNATIVE SPLICING EVENTS ON PANTRANSCRIPTS 

  STEPHEN, NJUGUNA KURIA (2024-06-24)

  Alternative Splicing (AS) is a regulation mechanism that contributes to protein diversity and is also associated to many diseases and tumors. Alternative splicing events quantification from RNA-Seq reads is a crucial ...

• EVOLUTIONARY DYNAMICS OF INFLUENZA B VIRUS IN KILIFI, KENYA AND UGANDA FROM 2010 TO 2022 

  BRENDA, KIAGE NYARANGO (PWANI UNIVERSITY, 2024-04-24)

  This study focused on the understanding the evolutionary dynamics of Influenza B virus (IBV) in Kilifi, Kenya and Uganda from 2010 to 2022. IBV is a significant cause of upper and lower respiratory infections contributing ...

• EVALUATION OF ECOSYSTEM FUNCTIONS ACROSS THREE ECOSYSTEM TYPES IN TAITA HILLS, KENYA 

  MWANIA, FELISTAS MBINYA (PWANI UNIVERSITY, 2023-12-24)

  Background: Ecosystem functions are key natural processes and components with the capacity of providing goods and services to humans either directly or indirectly. Ecological functions are significantly higher in ...

• INVESTIGATING THE ROLE OF SOLUBLE IMMUNE CHECKPOINT MARKERS IN INFLAMMATORY DISEASES 

  JOHN, KATANA JOSEPH (PWANI UNIVERSITY, 2023-05-24)

  Introduction: Membrane-bound immune checkpoint markers (mICMs) are inhibitory and activatory receptors and ligands expressed on immune cells and are associated with immune regulation. Studies have reported the association ...

• ASSESSING IMMUNE GENE ASSOCIATION WITH FIBROPAPILLOMATOSIS IN GREEN SEA TURTLES (CHELONIA MYDAS) IN KENYA. 

  LILIAN, HALIMA NICHOLAS (PWANI UNIVERSITY, 2024-02-24)

  Background: Sea turtles are reptiles that play indispensable roles in marine ecosystems, especially coral reefs and sea grass. However, their populations are in danger of extinction due to fibropapillomatosis (FP), a ...

• ANALYSIS OF EXPRESSION LEVELS OF APOPTOTIC GENES IN BREAST CANCER AMONG KENYAN, AFRICAN-AMERICAN AND CAUCASIAN WOMEN 

  NYAMARI, MARION NYABOKE (Pwani University, 2022-12-11)

  Breast cancer is the most common type of cancer diagnosed in women worldwide and also one of the highest-ranking causes of cancer-related deaths. The histogenesis of breast cancer is well studied with five different molecular ...

• GENOME-WIDE ASSOCIATION STUDY OF VITAMIN D STATUS IN KENYAN CHILDREN IN KILIFI AND GAMBIAN CHILDREN IN WEST KIANG 

  KING’ORI, PAULINE WANGECI (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 ...

• METATRANSCRIPTOMICS ANALYSIS OF CORAL MUCUS-ASSOCIATED MICROBIOME IN THE KENYAN COAST 

  Mlay, Clement Dastan (Pwani University, 2022-12-16)

  Coral reefs are significant marine ecosystems located in shallow tropical and subtropical seas that provide important services. More than 25% of all marine species depend on coral reefs as breeding and feeding sites, as ...

• DEVELOPMENT OF A PRE-PROCESSING WORKFLOW FOR LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY TANDEM MASS SPECTROMETRY PROTEOMICS DATA 

  Njuguna, Eunice Waithira (2022-11-15)

  Introduction: Omics technological advancements have improved the ability to quickly collect significant amounts of data and efficiently support scientific research. The Proteomics platform is not an exception as the large ...

• ASSESSING THE IMPACTS OF BEACH SEINES ON THE POPULATION STRUCTURE OF Leptoscarus vaigiensis QUOY AND GAIMARD, 1824 AND Siganus sutor VALENCIENNES, 1835 IN SOUTH COAST KENYA 

  AKWEYU, SHIKAMI KENNEDY (Pwani University, 2021-10-13)

  The small-scale fishery in Kenya is an important source of food and livelihood for the coastal fishing communities. The fishery is characterized by multi-species, multi-gear, open access, and poor management. This has ...

• OPTO-ELECTRICAL CHARACTERIZATION OF BIO-DYE EXTRACT FROM Adansonia digitata (BAOBAB) AND Azadirachta indica (NEEM TREE) LEAVES FOR DYE SENSITIZED SOLAR CELL APPLICATION 

  Onsate, Wislay Nyangau (Pwani University, 2022-12-13)

  Solar power harvesting research has been primarily focused on developing solar cells that are both affordable and environmentally friendly. Among the extensively researched technologies are Perovskite, Quantum Dot (Q.D), ...

• CHARACTERIZATION OF AFLATOXIN-PRODUCING ASPERGILLUS SPECIES IN CASHEW NUTS COLLECTED FROM THE COASTAL REGION OF KENYA 

  Rhoda, Musangi Colletah (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 ...

• EFFECTIVENESS OF LIGHT-EMITTING DIODES IN REDUCTION OF SEA TURTLE BYCATCH IN ARTISANAL BOTTOM-SET GILLNET FISHERY IN SELECTED SITES, NORTH-COAST KENYA 

  KAKAI, TIMOTHY MUNYIKANA (Pwani University, 2022-03-13)

  The artisanal gillnet fishery is found in most of the world's oceans and is responsible for a high rate of sea turtle bycatch. Between December 2016 and December 2017, this study assessed the effectiveness of light-emitting ...

• POPULATION GENETIC STRUCTURE OF THE WHITE TEATFISH, HOLOTHURIA FUSCOGILVA, IN SOUTH-COAST, KENYA 

  KARAN, DIANA JEPKOECH (Pwani University, 2022-02-13)

  The white teatfish, Holothuria fuscogilva, is widely distributed in coastal areas, around coral reefs and sea grasses in the Indo-Pacific region. In Kenya, the species is distributed in areas of shallow reefs, with higher ...

• INVESTIGATING Pf-PHISTb AS TARGET FOR NATURALLY ACQUIRED IMMUNITY AND THEIR UTILITY IN BLOCKING GAMETOCYTE TRANSMISSION 

  Kaimba, Njogu Alphaxand (Pwani University, 2022-09-01)

  Introduction: Plasmodium falciparum is a major parasite causing malaria predominantly in sub-Saharan Africa region and a leading cause of morbidity and mortality. A lot of effort has been made to understand the malaria ...

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