Macadamia tree is a low-input crop with high returns per unit area and hence has high potential in poverty reduction and wealth creation. However, the genetic diversity of Macadamia germplasm in Kenya is not yet known. ...

Fungal co-infection with Mycobacterium tuberculosis is most likely because most of the pulmonary tuberculosis patients are co-infected infected with HIV/AIDS making them highly immunocompromised with high risk of acquiring ...

Globally, over 300 million people are afflicted with serious mycoses infections and out of these; 25 million are at a high risk of dying. Estimates for the global burden of mycoses diseases are based on population and ...

Neural tube defects are severe, preventable congenital anomalies of the central nervous system. They affect 5/10,000 births in Kenya annually. Socio-demographic characteristics and antenatal practices may alter a woman’s ...

Globally, the threat of emerging and re-emerging arboviral infections continues to be a major public health concern. The detection and diagnosis of many of these diseases remains a challenge, and it is clear that novel ...

This paper numerically investigates the parametric effects of differently located frictionless revolute clearance joints on the overall dynamic characteristics of a multi-body system. A typical planar slider–crank mechanism ...

Most of the nutritional surveys that have been carried out in Kenya have concentrated on children aged five years and below who are under the care of their parent(s). On the other hand, HIV/ AIDS, conflicts, natural ...

Assessment of nutritional status in the pediatric population is useful in estimating growth patterns and identifying signs and symptoms associated with malnutrition. However, it has become increasingly apparent that pediatric ...

Nutritional status is the degree to which the individual’s physiological need for nutrients is being met by the foods that an individual is eating. It is the state of balanced diet in the individual between the nutrient ...

Nutritional status is a significant predictor of survival rate in adult People Living with HIV/AIDS (PLWHA). While public opinion assumes that PLWHA are prone to malnutrition, there is very little documented data about ...