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Genetic Diversity of Selected Antibiotic Resistant Bacterial Strains from Industrial Effluents in Nairobi County, Kenya
(Journal of Advances in Microbiology, 2025)Abstract Antibiotic resistance represents a critical global health challenge driven by the dissemination of resistant bacterial genes across households, livestock and environmental reservoirs. Horizontal gene transfer and ... -
Surveillance of Antibiotic Resistance in Gram-Negative Bacteria from Industrial Wastewater in Nairobi
(Chemical Science International Journal, 2025)The environmental dispersal of antibiotic resistant bacteria (ARB) and antibiotic resistance genes (ARGs) represents an increasing global public health concern. This challenge is especially pronounced ... -
A review of participatory epidemiology application in human health and nutrition and future directions
(African Journal of Science, Technology and Social Sciences, 2023)Participatory Epidemiology (PE) developed as a branch of veterinary epidemiology and has been widely used in infectious disease control and early warning in resource-limited settings. In the beginning, Participatory ... -
Visceral Leishmaniasis (Kala-azar) in Merti Sub-County, Isiolo County: A Case of Socio-Cultural Challenges
(African Journal of Science, Technology and Social Sciences, 2024)Introduction: Visceral Leishmaniasis (VL) also known as Kala-azar is a fatal neglected tropical disease (NTD) with a 95% fatality rate among untreated cases. Although there is little information available about the disease's ... -
The one health approach: combating the persistent Visceral Leishmaniasis (Kala-azar) outbreaks in Isiolo County, Kenya
(International Journal of Community Medicine and Public Health, 2024)ABSTRACT Background: Visceral leishmaniasis has remained a public health problem in Kenya despite Ministry of Health’s numerous efforts. This is associated with absence of a multidisciplinary response to outbreaks. We ... -
Community Conversations: A Tool in Improving Health Outcomes and Reducing the Burden of Visceral Leishmaniasis (Kala-azar) in Isiolo County, Kenya
(European Journal of Medical and Health Sciences, 2024)Visceral Leishmaniasis (Kala-azar) is a neglected tropical disease (NTD)caused byLeishmania speciesthat affects human. Transmission is throughthe bite ofPhlebotomussandflies. Globally, WHO ranks Kala-azar as thesecond ... -
Policy Imperatives for Curbing the Rising Burden of VisceralLeishmaniasis in Kenya
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Spatial and Temporal Distributions of Visceral Leishmaniasis (Kala-azar) in Selected Communities of Isiolo County, Kenya
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Predicting Blood Donor Retention with Light GBM: A High-Performance Gradient Boosting Framework
(International Journal of Computer Applications, 2025)Blood donation is critical for ensuring a stable and reliable supply of blood, yet blood donor retention remains a complex and persistent challenge. Previous attempts to develop predictive models for blood donor retention ... -
CA-g-CS/PLA film packaging improved storage stability through the MAPK signaling pathway of postharvest Agaricus bisporus
(Elsevier, 2024-03)In this study, caffeic acid-graft-chitosan/polylactic acid (CA-g-CS/PLA) packaging was shown to be effective in enhancing the storage stability of postharvest Agaricus bisporus, and its regulatory pathway was further ... -
Effectiveness of financial regulations on growth of deposit taking Savings and Credit Cooperative in Mount Kenya Region
(Meru University of Science and Technology, 2023)Savings and Credit Cooperative (SACCO) societies are key players in providing financial services to Kenyans. Over the years, the expansion of SACCO has been seen as panacea to alleviate poverty in the society through ... -
Influence of corporate social responsibility activities on financial performance of commercial banks in Meru town, Meru County
(Internal of Economics and Business Administration, 2015)There has been an increased and contained expenditure by a number of corporate organizations on activities that relate to corporate social responsibility (CSR) over the years globally. It is now accepted and expected that ... -
Influence of Perceived Health Risk Factors on Adoption of Community-Led Total Sanitation: A Case of Turkana Central Sub-County, Turkana County, Kenya
(, 2024)The primary objective of Sustainable Development Goal 6 target 2 is to achieve widespread accessibility to sufficient sanitation and hygiene facilities, therefore eliminating the practice of open defecation by the year ... -
A numerical investigation of the effect of curvature and Reynolds number to radial velocity in a curved porous pipe
(International Journal of Advances in Applied Mathematics and Mechanics, 2017)Different irrigation methods are being used in agriculture. However, due to scarcity of water, irrigation methods that use water efficiently are needed. The motivation of this study is the increasing use of porous pipes ... -
Modeling Open Channel Fluid Flow with Trapezoidal Cross Section and a Segment Base
(Journal of Applied & Computational Mathematics, 2016)This study investigates the suitability of trapezoidal cross-section with segment base in drainage system design. The study has considered steady uniform open channel flow. The saint-Venant partial differential equations ... -
Financial management challenges facing implementation of free day secondary education in Imenti North District, Kenya
(Journal of Business and Management, 2014)Almost all modern organizations, including schools have the characteristics of the five basic functions performed by all managers which are planning, organizing, commanding, coordinating and controlling. The launch of Free ... -
Internal Control System as Means of Fraud Control in Deposit Taking Financial Institutions in Imenti North Sub-County
(Research Journal of Finance and Accounting, 2015)The purpose of the study was to establish the relationship between internal control systems (ICS) and fraud control in deposit taking financial institutions. ICS was analyzed based on its component which include; Control ... -
Factors Influencing Growth of Dairy Farming Business in Imenti South District of Meru County, Kenya
(IOSR Journal of Business and Management, 2014)National level production of livestock and livestock products in Kenya has increased over the years even though many households involved in livestock production have continued to be poor and food insecure. It is perceived ... -
Accessibility of Women Enterprise Fund among small and Micro Women Enterprise Owners in Tharaka South District, Kenya
(IOSR Journal of Business and Management, 2014)Since the inception of women enterprise fund in2009 women entrepreneurs in different parts of the country have accessed the fund; these funds assist women in financing their enterprises and the growth of the enterprises ... -
Effects of Personal Selling on Sales: A Case of Women Groups in Imenti North District, Meru County, Kenya
(Human Resource Management Academic Research Society, 2015)As firms increase in number, modern marketing calls for more than just producing the products, pricing them and making them accessible to the target market, in addition, they must also communicate to present ...
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