The mortality rate in the world continues to increase due to severe challenge of multidrug resistance in treating a host of bacterial infections. Therefore, an effort to develop new antibacterial agents with novel mechanisms ...
Most wild biodiversity is found outside protected areas, in human-modified landscapes, it is therefore important to study the influence of human activities in these landscapes. Such studies guide how best to manage especially ...
Modern wound dressings keep the wound hydrated but they lack antimicrobial properties hence they cannot prevent infections. In this study, wound dressings were made from tempo oxidized cellulose chitosan nanocomposite ...
Pain is the most common stimuli experienced by pediatric patients. It is mainly managed based on the intensity which is determined through utilization of pain rating scales. Utilization of pain measurement tools in pediatric ...
Approximately half of all demises in children below 5 years of age in low-to-middle-income countries (LMICs) are attributed to undernutrition. Despite efforts to curb undernutrition, it’s still a major public health problem ...
The universal objective of this study is to establish the relationship between market anomalies and financial distress of listed firms in NSE, Kenya. From the overall objective, this study sought to find out if fundamental, ...
Efficient use of energy in processing plants is one of the ways of reducing production costs. Among the existing tools, pinch analysis presents opportunities for process design engineers to have an integrative approach to ...
Last two decades, around 47 per cent of the global population lived in urban areas; this number increased to 55 per cent in 2018 and it is expected to reach 60 per cent by 2030. Rural urban migration in the low-income ...
The construction industry is perceived to have low levels of innovation when compared to the fast paced industries like Information Technology and the Motor Industry. This has been attributed to several aspects of the ...
Intensive Care Unit Acquired Urinary tract infection is a complication which is common in critical illness and has been associated with increased patient morbidity. Urinary tract infections are the most common type of ...
Asthma control is the extent to which the various manifestations of asthma have been reduced or removed by treatment. In developing countries including Kenya, many children continue to visit hospitals with acute symptoms ...
The world energy need is primarily met by fossil fuel such as coal and petroleum oil. Theseareutilisedinelectricitygeneration,industrialheatingandtransportation. However,continuedutilisationoffossilfuelssuchascoalisadver ...
Ngware, Stephen Githaiga(JKUAT-COHRED, 2021-09-17)
It is complicated to efficiently manage bank’s portfolio, simultaneously maximize returns and minimize risks while being subject to managerial and regulatory constraints. This paper has discussed pertinent issues in bank ...
Plasmodium falciparum is known to cause the deadliest form of malaria in sub-Saharan Africa. Upon infection, remodeling of infected host red blood cells (iRBCs) by parasite-exported surface proteins occurs providing a ...
Currently, most critical industries in Kenya have employed conventional methods to effect changeover processes from one power source to another for ensuring uninterrupted and efficient supply of power to their plants. ...
Culex (Cx.) pipiens bioforms and Cx. torrentium are vectors of pathogens known to transmit diseases such as West Nile virus in human populations. Traditional classification has remained a challenge in their identification ...
Whereas leverage as a source of financing is expected to influence financial management decisions, it is not clear whether and how firm financial characteristics do influence leverage decisions of non-financial firms listed ...
Researchers continue to demonstrate the contribution of Arbuscular Mycorrhiza fungi on crop productivity, especially under adverse soil conditions. In sub Saharan Africa, mycorrhizal studies on major fruit crop seedlings ...
The aviation industry plays a key role in the Kenya sector of economy and GDP, however it has been considered as weak in performance and has been having poor declining profits yearly a feature that has seen some airlines ...
Hepatitis C virus is a major global health problem estimated to infect over 170 million people globally with the most common route of infection being injecting drug use (IDU). Treatment for HCV infection has traditionally ...