Mathematical Modelling and Optimal Controls for Controlling Pneumonia-HIV Co-Infection
2021 KIBU Authors Nebert Kituni Wafula Boniface Otieno Kwach Vincent Nyongesa Marani VIEW ON PUBLISHER SITE Abstract Bacterial infections like Pneumonia have emerged as an important cause of morbidity and mortality in individuals infected with HIV giving rise to their co-infection. There are mathematical models that describe; the co-dynamics, treatment and protection mechanisms of Pneumonia […]
Impact Of Anthropogenic Activities On Tree Species Density And Stem Size Distribution In Kisere Fragment Of The Kakamega Forest, Kenya
2021 KIBU Authors Martha Konje VIEW ON PUBLISHER SITE Abstract Tropical rain forests are under intense exploitation by humans because of their subsistence and commercial values. This study was carried out in Kisere Forest, to determine the impact of anthropogenic activities on density and stem size distribution of tree species. Data on forest use were […]
Spatio-temporal Variation In Forage Production In A Key Resource Area In Succulent Karoo Rangeland, South Africa
2021 KIBU Authors Martha Konje VIEW ON PUBLISHER SITE Abstract For herbivores to survive in arid rangelands, they largely depend on landscapes that act as grazing reserves during the dry seasons. In Richtersveld National Park, the dry season forage consists of browse from tree branches, litter and grass that grow along the Orange River. The […]
Rainfall and Soils, Not Grazing Intensity, Determine the Composition and Productivity of Annual Plants in a Biodiverse Arid Winter Rainfall Region
2021 KIBU Authors Martha M. Konje VIEW ON PUBLISHER SITE Abstract Concentration of grazer activity around watering points and stock posts has led to well-documented vegetation impacts in arid and semi-arid rangelands. Effect of grazing and abiotic factors on perennial plant diversity have been reported in the bio-diverse winter rainfall vegetation of the Succulent Karoo […]
Spatial-temporal variation of biomass production by shrubs in the succulent karoo, South Africa
2021 KIBU Authors Martha Konje VIEW ON PUBLISHER SITE Abstract Forage production in arid and semi-arid rangelands is not uniform but varies with seasons and in various landscapes. The aim of this study was to investigate the spatial and temporal variation in forage production in RNP. Plants sampling was carried out in 225 plots distributed […]
A Promising Early Maturing Sugarcane Variety from the East African Sugar Development Project (EASDP)
2022 KIBU Authors Jonathan Mutonyi VIEW ON PUBLISHER SITE Abstract Variety FR 95-2345 imported from Visacane, Cirad germplasm collection in Montpellier, France through the East African Sugar Development Project was evaluated along with five locally bred sugarcane varieties KEN 98-530, KEN 98-533, KEN 00-3811, KEN 82-472 and KEN 83-737 from 2017-2019 at Mumias in Western […]
Socio-economic Determinants of Sugarcane-Soybean Intercropping among Smallholder Farmers in Awendo Sub-County, Kenya
2022 KIBU Authors Jonathan Mutonyi VIEW ON PUBLISHER SITE Abstract Global climate change and decreases in available land are significant challenges humans currently face. Alternative management approaches for sugarcane fields have great potential to help mitigate these problems in Kenya. Intercropping as a crop diversification strategy is a crucial coping mechanism for agriculture’s income, production, […]
Natural radioactivity levels in agricultural soils in trans Nzoia county, Kenya
2022 KIBU Authors Michael Nakitare Waswa Peter Khakina VIEW ON PUBLISHER SITE Abstract Samples of soil were collected from the selected regions of agricultural activities in Trans – Nzoia county, Kenya. Three adjacent soil samples were mixed up from each sampling point to get twenty representative (composite) soil samples. The soil samples were dried at […]
DETERMINATION OF HAZARDOUS LEVELS OF HARVESTED CONSTRUCTION SAND IN SELECTED RIVERS OF BUNGOMA COUNTY, KENYA
2022 KIBU Authors Michael Nakitare Waswa Francis Maingi VIEW ON PUBLISHER SITE Abstract The average activity concentration for the three primordial radioactive nuclides were; 2±0.1Bq/kg with a range of 0± 0.03Bq/kg to 4±0.24Bq/kg for 238U, 55±2.78Bq/kg with a minimum value of 32±1.6Bq/kg and a maximum value of 87±4.38Bq/kg for 232Th and 51±2,56Bq/kg with a minimum […]
Measurement of radiological parameters in harvested sand in Bungoma county rivers, Kenya
2022 KIBU Authors Michael Nakitare Waswa Francis Maingi VIEW ON PUBLISHER SITE Abstract samples of sand were collected along the course of ten selected rivers two from each river through random sampling. Activity concentration of 238U, 232Th and 40K were measured using high resolution NaI(Ti) gamma ray spectrometer. Activity concentration of the three primordial radionuclides […]