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Modelling Vaccination Strategies against Rift Valley Fever in Livestock in Kenya

Gachohi, John M.; Njenga, M. Kariuki; Kitala, Philip; Bett, Bernard (2017-03-29)

Background The impacts of vaccination on the transmission of Rift Valley fever virus (RVFV) have not been evaluated. We have developed a RVFV transmission model comprising two hostsÐ cattle as a separate host and sheep ...

Moderating Effect of CEO Tenure and Managerial Experience on Firm Specific Determinants of Corporate Cash Holdings

Nduati Kariuki, Samuel; Namusonge, Gregory S.; . Orwa, George O (2017-03-07)

The study examines the moderating effect of CEO tenure and managerial experience on firm specific determinants of corporate cash holdings among private manufacturing firms in Kenya. The research employed the upper ...

THE MODERATING EFFECT OF OWNERSHIP STRUCTURE ON THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE GROWTH STRATEGIES AND THE PERFORMANCE OF FIRMS WITHIN THE INSURANCE INDUSTRY IN KENYA

Mwau, Philip Musembi; Oloko, Margaret; Muturi, Willy (2017-02-08)

Extensive research exists on the strategies applied by insurance firms to improve their performances. Very few of these studies focus on the growth strategies applied by these firms within the insurance industry. The ...

The Moderating Effects Of E-Government On The Relationship Between Administrative Decentralization And Service Delivery In County Governments In Kenya

Wagana, Duncan M.; Iravo, Mike A.; Nzulwa, Joyce D.; Kihoro, John M. (European Scientific Journal, 2017-06-08)

This study sought to explore the relationship between the devolved governance aspect of administrative decentralization and service delivery in county governments in Kenya. The study also tested the moderating role of ...

MODIFIABLE FACTORS ASSOCIATED WITH ACTIVE PULMONARY TUBERCULOSIS IN A KENYAN PRISON

AMWAYI, A. S.; KIKUVI, G. M.; MUCHIRI, E. M. (East African Medical Journal, 2017-05-24)

Objectives: To establish modifiable factors associated with active pulmonary tuberculosis (PTB) among prisoners. Design: Retrospective matched case-control study. Setting: Nakuru GK prison in Kenya. Subjects: A total ...

Modification in the Functional Properties of Sodium Caseinate-based Imitation Cheese through Use of Whey Protein and Stabilizer

Hosseini, M.; Habibi Najafi, M. B.; Mohebbi, M. (JKUAT, 2018-02-22)

Guar gum and whey proteins concentrate (WPC-35) were used as functional additives to improve the functional characteristics (hardness and meltability) of the Na-caseinatebased imitation cheese. Also, the alterations in ...

Molecular and Biological Characterization of the Ir anian Isolate of the Australian Grapevine Viroid

Zaki-Aghl, M.; Izadpanah, K.; Niazi, A.; Behjatnia, S. A. A.; Afsharifar, A. R. (JKUAT, 2018-02-28)

Australian grapevine viroid (AGVd), an apscaviroid of the family Pospiviroidae , was recently identified in vineyards of southern Iran. It had a relatively wide host range and caused stunting, leaf ...

Molecular Characterization of Rhizobia from Reverta nts of Non-nodulating Cultivar and Normal Cultivar of Chic kpea

Suneja, P.; Piplani, S.; Dahiya, P.; Dudeja, S. S. (JKUAT, 2018-02-07)

The normal nodulating chickpea cultivar (HC5) and r evertant of non-nodulating cultivar ICC 4993 NN designated as ICC 4993 (R) wer e used to study and characterize the rhizobia infecting both cultivars. On ...

Molecular Cloning and Characterization of a Cyclotide Gene Family in Viola modesta Fenzl

Kodari, N .; Bahramnejad, B.; Rostamzadeh, J.; Maroofi, H.; Torkaman, S. (JKUAT, 2018-02-02)

Cyclotides are small disulfide-rich proteins that h ave the unusual feature of a cyclic backbone. Cyclotides have a range of interesting bi ological activities and are found in a variety of ...

Molecular Detection and Characterization of Theileria Infecting Wildebeest (Connochaetes taurinus) in the Maasai Mara National Reserve, Kenya

Wamuyu, Lucy; Obanda, Vincent; Kariuki, Daniel; Gakuya, Francis; Makanda, Moni; Otiende, Moses; Ommeh, Sheila (2016-09-21)

Theileria is a genus of tick-borne protozoan that is globally widespread and infects nearly all ungulates in which they cause either latent infection or lethal disease. Wild animals are considered reservoir hosts of many ...

Molecular Identification and Characterization of Ph osphate Solubilizing Pseudomonas sp. Isolated from Rhizosphere of Mash Bean ( Vigna Mungo L . ) for Growth Promotion in Wheat

Ehsan, M.; Ahmed, I.; Hayat, R.; Iqbal, M.; Bibi, N.; Khalid, N. (JKUAT, 2018-02-07)

Bio-inoculants have potential role in plant growth promotion. The present study evaluated the potential of Pseudomonas strains as bio-inoculants in wheat on the basis of plant growth promotion and ...

Molecular Identification and Detection of Lysiphlebus fabarum (Hym.: Braconidae): A Key Parasitoid of Aphids, by Using Polymerase Chain Reaction

Kaldeh, S. Rahimi; Hosseini, R.; Hajizadeh, J.; Sohani, M. M. (JKUAT, 2018-02-28)

All species in the genus Lysiphlebus Förster (Hymenoptera: Braconidae, Aphidiinae) are solitary endoparasitoids of aphids, which are one of the most difficult and unknown taxonomic groups to identify. A pair of ...

Molecular Identification of an Isolate of Peanut Mottle Virus (PeMoV) in Iran

Beikzadeh, N.; Hassani-Mehraban, A.; Peters, D. (JKUAT, 2018-02-19)

Peanut plants showing mottling, yellow and necrotic spots on leaves were collected from peanut fields in Golestan province. Electron m icroscopic studies revealed the presence of flexuous ...

Molecular Identification of Physiological Races of Fusarium oxysporum f. sp . lycopersici and radicis lycopersici Causal Agent of Fusarium Wilt of Tomato in Iran

Pirayesh, S.; Zamanizadeh, H.; Morid, B. (JKUAT, 2018-01-24)

Recently, vascular wilt disease has caused considerable damages in tomato greenhouses. Fusarium oxysporum is a common pathogen of tomato and produces a variety of toxins, pigments, and phytohormones. It ...

Molecular Screening and Bioactivity of Native Bacillus thuringiensis Isolates

Unalmis, S.; Ayvaz, A.; Yilmaz, S.; Azizoglu, U. (JKUAT, 2018-02-05)

Bacillus thuringiensis strains were isolated from various soil samples co llected from different regions of Kahramanmara ş in Turkey and were characterized by their colony morphology, PCR ...

Mollisol: Biological Characterization under Zero Tillage with Different Crops Sequences

Silvestro, L. B.; Biganzoli, F.; Forjan, H.; Albanesi, A.; Arambarri, A. M.; Manso, L.; Moreno, M. V. (JKUAT, 2018-01-26)

Zero tillage practices have a direct effect on soil microbial communities modifying soil productivity and sustainability. The crop sequences used can change the aforementioned properties, too. In this study, we evaluated ...

Morpho-chemical Diversity among Iranian Teucrium polium L. (Lamiaceae) Populations in Fars Province

Shabankare, H. Gorgini; Asgharipour, M. R.; Fakheri, B. (JKUAT, 2018-02-19)

Differentiation among populations of the Iranian Teucrium polium L. was analyzed on the basis of morphological and phytochemical variab ility, to evaluate the level and distribution of diversity ...

Morpho-physiological Responses of Strawberry ( Fragaria×ananassa ) to Exogenous Salicylic Acid Application under Drought Stress

Ghaderi, N.; Normohammadi, S.; Javadi, T. (JKUAT, 2018-02-21)

Salicylic acid has been found to play an important role in the regulation of plant growth and development in response to environmental stress es. In the present study, the effect of salicylic acid (SA) (0 and ...

Morpho-pomological and Chemical Diversity of Pomegranate Accessions Grown in Eastern Mediterranean Region of Turkey

Caliskan, O.; Bayazit, S. (JKUAT, 2018-02-26)

Selecting within local pomegranate accessions is the main method used to identify new cultivars. Total of 76 pomegranate accessions from Hatay, Turkey, were collected and their morpho-pomological and chemical characteristics ...

Morphological and Molecular Identification and PCR Amplification to Determine the Toxigenic Potential of Fusarium graminearum Species Complex (FGSC) Isolated from Wild Grasses in Iran

Chehri, Kh.; Hajeb, S.; Maassoumi, S. M. (JKUAT, 2018-01-10)

In order to explo re biodiversity of Fusarium species associated with the inflorescences of gramineus weeds, heads and inflorescences were collected from wild grasses in west of Iran. Sixty samples, ...

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