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ABUNDANCE, RESIDENCY PATTERNS AND HOME-RANGE OF BOTTLENOSE DOLPHINS (Tursiops aduncus) INHABITING MALINDI-WATAMU MARINE PROTECTED AREA, KENYA.
(Pwani University, 2017-04)The Indo-Pacific bottlenose dolphin Tursiops aduncus is globally distributed in the Indo-West pacific region. Along the Kenyan coast, the species has been recorded in the Malindi-Watamu Marine Protected Area (MPA) and the ... -
ANALYSIS OF EXPRESSION LEVELS OF APOPTOTIC GENES IN BREAST CANCER AMONG KENYAN, AFRICAN-AMERICAN AND CAUCASIAN WOMEN
(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 ... -
APPLICATION OF MACHINE LEARNING IN IDENTIFYING ASSOCIATIONS BETWEEN CONGENITAL INFECTIONS AND IMMUNE DEVELOPMENT IN INFANTS
(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 ... -
ASSESSING IMMUNE GENE ASSOCIATION WITH FIBROPAPILLOMATOSIS IN GREEN SEA TURTLES (CHELONIA MYDAS) IN KENYA.
(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 ... -
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
(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 ... -
ASSESSMENT OF MARINE MEGA-FAUNA BY-CATCH IN THE ARTISANAL FISHERY ALONG NORTH COAST KENYA
(Pwani University, 2017-06)The populations of long-lived marine mega-fauna including elasmobranchs, marine mammals and sea turtles is declining around the world because of their high vulnerability to fishing activities and mortality. Most mega-fauna ... -
ASSESSMENT OF THE ECOLOGICAL INTEGRITY OF LOWER SABAKI RIVER USING MACRO-BENTHIC INVERTEBRATES AS BIOLOGICAL INDICATORS
(Pwani University, 2016-11)The present study was conducted at the lower reaches of the Athi-Galana-Sabaki River system that empties its water into the Indian Ocean.The objective of the study was to assess the ecological integrity of the lower Sabaki ... -
BIOENGINEERING OF PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM SPECIFIC MONOCLONAL ANTIBODIES FOR ENHANCED NEUTROPHIL FUNCTION
(Pwani University, 2022-10-17)Introduction: Malaria remains a major public health concern. In the last two decades, malaria control strategies have significantly reduced the global disease burden. However, these malaria control gains have recently ... -
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 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, 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 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 ... -
DESCRIBING THE PREVALENCE OF ASYMPTOMATIC MALARIA AND VIRAL INFECTIONS AMONG BLOOD DONORS IN COASTAL KENYA
(Pwani University, 2019-07)Blood transfusion is a practice that has saved millions of lives of patients with severe anemia. Although blood transfusion is life saving, the practice poses a great threat to the health of the recipient due to transmission ... -
DETERMINATION OF PREVALENCE OF DEFAULTING AND ASSOCIATED FACTORS FROM TREATMENT AMONG TUBERCULOSIS PATIENTS IN KILIFI NORTH SUB COUNTY
(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 ... -
DETERMINATION OF PREVALENCE OF DEFAULTING AND ASSOCIATED FACTORS FROM TREATMENT AMONG TUBERCULOSIS PATIENTS IN KILIFI NORTH SUB COUNTY
(Pwani University, 2019-09-28)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 ...