Research Articles: Recent submissions
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Effects of dibenzylbutyrolactone lignans arctigenin and trachelogenin on the motility of isolated rat ileum
(Elsevier, 2022)Dibenzylbutyrolactone-type lignans are phenolic compounds of medical importance. The purpose of the study was to determine the effects of two such lignans, arctigenin and trachelogenin on the motility of isolated rat ileum ... -
Transitivity Action of the Cartesian Product of the Alternating Group Acting on a Cartesian Product of Ordered Sets of Triples
(Asian Research Journal of Mathematics, 2021-12)In this paper, we investigate some transitivity action properties of the cartesian product of the alternating group 𝐴𝑛 (𝑛 ≥ 5) acting on a cartesian product of ordered sets of triples using the Orbit-Stabilizer ... -
Spectral Picture Of Almost Similar Operators
(Journal of Multidisciplinary Engineering Science and Technology (JMEST), 2022)Various results that relate to almost similarity and other classes of operators such as isometry, normal, unitary and compact operators have been extensively discussed. In this paper, we describe the spectral picture ... -
INFLUENCE OF UTILIZATION OF IMPROVISED MATERIALS ON ACQUISITION OF NUMBER WORK SKILLS AMONG PRE-PRIMARY SCHOOL LEARNERS IN KIAMBU SUB-COUNTY, KIAMBU COUNTY, KENYA
(African Journal of Emerging Issues (AJOEI), 2022)Background Information: Use of instructional media resources plays an important role in enhancing learners’ acquisition of number work skills. However, in Kiambu Sub-county, acquisition of number work skills by pre-primary ... -
INFLUENCE OF NUTRITION ON QUALITY OF PRE-PRIMARY IN TURKANA CENTRAL SUB-COUNTY, TURKANA COUNTY, KENYA
(African Journal of Emerging Issues (AJOEI), 2022)Statement of the Problem: Nurturing care plays an important role in enhancing the quality of pre-primary school education. However, in Turkana Central Sub-county, the quality of preprimary school education is a challenge. ... -
Norm- Attainability of Generalized Finite Operators on C*- Algebra
(Modern Scientific Press Company, 2022)Norm -attainability of elementary operators on Hilbert and Banach spaces have been Characterized by many mathematicians. However, there is little information on Normattainability of generalized finite operators on C*-algebra. ... -
APPLICATION OF BOX-BEHNKEN DESIGN AND RESPONSE SURFACE METHODOLOGY FOR OPTIMISATION OF BUTTERNUT (CUCURBITA MOSCHATA) FRUIT YIELD USING FERTILISERS AND PINCHING
(Afr. J. Hort. Sci., 2022)Butternut (Cucurbita moschata) production is constrained by poor agronomic practices such as suboptimal application of fertilizers and lack of appropriate pinching practices aimed at improving the number of female flowers. ... -
Effects of Agricultural Land Use Practices on Soil Organic Carbon Stocks, Total Nitrogen and Available Phosphorous in Smallholder Farms in Embu County, Kenya
(Asian Journal of Environment & Ecology, 2022-04)A study was conducted to determine soil organic carbon stocks (SOCs), total nitrogen (TN) and available phosphorous (AP) changes in agricultural land use practices with a focus on maize and coffee based agricultural ... -
Effect of Rhizobium Inoculation and Phosphate Rock Fertilizer Application on Biomass Production, Nutrient use Efficiency and Yield Parameters of Green Gram (Vigna radiata)
(Kenya Plant Health Inspectorate (KEPHIS), Kenya, 2022)The research was focused on an ecologically sound and highly production of legumes particularly green gram through the application of Rhizobium and rock phosphate fertilizer. Therefore, biomass production, nutrient use ... -
Use of Cost-Effective Biofertilizers Interventions for Enhanced food Security and Soil Management Amidst Covid-19 Crisis. Review
(Infogain Publication, 2022-04)Current soil management strategies are mainly dependent on inorganic chemical-based fertilizers, which are expensive and have led to a serious threat to human health and environment. Moreover, COVID-19 pandemic caused ... -
RHIZOCTONIA SOLANI OF POTATO AND ITS MANAGEMENT: A REVIEW
(EScience Press, 2021)Potatoes are an annual and the most cultivated tuberous crop worldwide. Potatoes play an important role to fulfil the world’s basic food requirements because of enriched nutrients and delicious taste. Rhizoctonia solani ... -
Enhancing Household Livelihood Outcomes through Resilient Agri-Food Systems among Small-scale farmers in Kitui County, Kenya
(EAST AFRICAN NATURE & SCIENCE ORGANIZATION, 2022-06)The practice of resilient agri-food systems, especially in arid and semi-arid areas, is considered key to attaining sustainable livelihoods. Changes in climatic conditions have forced small-scale farmers to develop ... -
Features Selection in Statistical Classification of High Dimensional Image Derived Maize (Zea Mays L.) Phenomic Data
(Science and Education Publishing, 2022)Phenotyping has advanced with the application of high throughput phenotyping techniques such automated imaging. This has led to derivation of large quantities of high dimensional phenotypic data that could not have been ... -
INFLUENCE OF LAND TENURE AND FARMER INCOME ON ADOPTION OF INDIGENOUS AGRICULTURAL PRACTICES IN CHUKA SUB-COUNTY, KENYA
(, 2021)Indigenous agricultural practices (IAPs) are environmentally and agriculturally sustainable. Among the widely applied IAPs include crop rotation, agroforestry, intercropping, organic manure application, and minimum tillage. ... -
Extension Education Needs for Improved Adoption of Sustainable Organic Agriculture in Central Kenya
(American Journal of Geographic Information System, 2021)The study highlights organic agriculture (OA) information gaps that need to be filled in order to upscale the adoption of OA practices. The survey data were gathered from 329 organic farmers selected through stratified ... -
The Effect of Adaptive Learning Rate on the Accuracy of Neural Networks
((IJACSA) International Journal of Advanced Computer Science and Applications, 2021)Learning rates in gradient descent algorithms have significant effects especially on the accuracy of a Capsule Neural Network (CNN). Choosing an appropriate learning rate is still an issue to date. Many developers still ... -
Impact of land use/land cover changes on ecosystem service values in the cherangany hills water tower, Kenya
(Elsevier, 2022)Land Use/Land Cover (LULC) changes alter the ecosystem structure and function, resulting in variations of the Ecosystem Service Values (ESVs). This study investigated the impacts of LULC changes on ESVs over 37 years in ... -
Crystal structure of chlorido-(η6 - toluene)(2,2′-bipyridine-κ2 N,N′)ruthenium(II) hexafluorophosphate, C17H16ClN2RuPF6
(De Gruyter, 2022)C17H16ClN2RuPF6, monoclinic, P21/c (no. 14), a = 14.4426(9) Å, b = 8.3311(5) Å, c = 16.413(1) Å, β = 109.2690°, V = 1864.2(2) Å3 , Z = 4, Rgt(F) = 0.0309, wRref(F2 ) = 0.0697, T = 173 K. -
Maximizing the Value of Information Communication Technologies (ICTs) and Its Implications on Library Operations in Public Universities in Kenya: Potential and Challenges
(Centre for Democracy, Research and Development (CEDRED), Nairobi, Kenya., 2022)The advent of information age has significantly changed the environment in which libraries operate in the 21st century. Technological encroachment has forced librarians to adopt various technologies for their continued ... -
Evaluation of Endogenous Phytocomponents and Amino Acids Associated with Direct Somatic Embryogenesis of Coffee (Coffea arabicaL.)
(Journal of Advances in Agriculture, 2022)Coffee is one of the mostimportant cropscultivated in the world for use in beverages and confectionaries. Embryogenesis is a complex process that begins with a single cell and ends with the formation ...