Tinega, G. M.; Magiri, E.; Kinyua, J.; Njahira, M.; Erume, J.; Ejobi, F.; Tegule, S.; Mutua, F.(JKUAT, Journal of Agriculture Science and Technology, 2017-02-03)
Globally, non-typhoidal salmonellosis accounts for approximately 80.3 million cases of
human infections annually. Estimates of salmonellosis due to consumption of pork or
pork products is difficult to determine but, it ...
Mbuya, T. O.; Odera, B. O.; Ng’ang’a, S. P.; Oduori, F. M.(JKUAT, Journal of Agriculture Science and Technology, 2017-01-30)
A method of effective recycling of aluminium castings suitable for small foundries
was investigated. Automotive cast aluminium scrap obtained from various scrap
vendors was sorted into groups of similar components, namely; ...
Muthusi, E.; Kinyua, R.; Mburu, C.(Journal of Agricultural Science and Technology, JKUAT, 2017-01-30)
The purpose of the study was to evaluate the suitability of the ultraviolet (UV) light personal protective equipment (PPE) used by arc welders in the informal sector. Primary data were collected through a survey in the ...
Mungai, N.W; Karubiu, N. M.(Journal of Agricultural Science and Technology, JKUAT, 2017-01-30)
Bean production in Kenya barely meets half the demand because of low soil fertility
among other factors. While use of rhizobia inoculants can substantially increase bean
yields, less than 1% of the farming population is ...
Touré, A.; Maranga, R.; Hassanali, A.; Kubasu, S.; Osir, E. O.; Nyandat, E.(Journal of Agricultural Science and Technology, JKUAT, 2017-01-26)
The efficacy of a trap baited with an attractant blend comprising of attractionaggregation-
attachment pheromone (AAAP), 1-octen-3-ol and CO2 and treated
with Neem (Azadirachta indica) cake extracts (0.6% of azadirachtin) ...
Okoth, E. M.; Kinyanjui, P. K.; Kinyuru, J. N.; Juma, F. O.(Journal of Agricultural Science and Technology, JKUAT, 2017-01-26)
Rheological properties of yoghurt are known to be influenced by several factors
during processing including the milk composition, additives, the type of culture
(ropy or non ropy), heat treatment and mechanical processes ...
Kamweya, A. M.; Mwangi, E. M.; Njonge, F. K.(Journal of Agricultural Science and Technology, JKUAT, 2017-01-26)
Rapid human population growth has drastically reduced elephant range by
reducing habitats and blocking traditional migration routes over the last several
decades. Attempts to reopen migration routes have been met with ...
Kangogo, M. C.; Wanyoike, W.; Revathi, G.; Wakibia, J. G.; Bii, C.(Journal of Agricultural Science and Technology, JKUAT, 2017-01-26)
In the recent years the number of serious opportunistic yeast infections,
particularly in immunocompromised patients has increased significantly. The
increased incidence of these infections has paralleled the emergence ...
Mundia, S. M.; Gichuhi, A. W.; Kihoro, J. M.(Journal of Agricultural Science and Technology, JKUAT, 2017-01-26)
Statistically, change point is the location or the time point such that observations
follow one distribution up to the point and then another afterwards. Change point
problems are encountered in our daily life and in ...
Kemboi, K. E.; Odera, P. A.(Journal of Agricultural Science and Technology, JKUAT, 2017-01-26)
Global Navigation Satellite Systems (GNSS) have been used widely in 3‐dimensional
positioning globally, regionally and locally. Global Positioning System (GPS) is one of
the most extensively used GNSS in Earth sciences. ...
Njoroge, G. N.(Journal of Agricultural Science and Technology, JKUAT, 2017-01-26)
Traditional or indigenous communities have for a long time contributed to the
accumulation of world knowledge. Unfortunately, in the context of modern
science and technology this knowledge is largely ignored and undervalued. ...
Makachia, G L; Gatebe, E; Makhonge, P(Journal of Agricultural Science and Technology, JKUAT, 2017-01-26)
Fire-related accidents often result in injuries and sometimes death, which can be prevented through compliance to legislation and public awareness on fire safety. This study establishes fire safety measures in place in ...
Kungu, R. E.; Njogu, P. M.; Kiptoo, J.(JKUAT, 2017-01-26)
The international Convention on the Elimination of Persistent Organic Pollutants
(POPs) lists medical waste incinerators among the main dioxin and furans sources
in the environment. However, medical waste incinerators ...
Mithanga, J.; Gatebe, E.; Gichuhi, M.(Journal of Agricultural Science and Technology, JKUAT, 2017-01-26)
Noise is considered as any unwanted sound that may adversely affect the health
and wel‐lbeing of individuals or populations exposed. This study assessed the
magnitude of occupational noise exposures to workers in different ...
Omondi, E. G. O.; Makobe, M. N.; Onyango, C. A.; Matasyoh, L. G.; Imbuga, M. O.; Kahangi, E. N.(Journal of Agricultural Science and Technology, JKUAT, 2017-01-26)
Tissue culture techniques are commonly used in plants as an efficient way to
propagate and store valuable genotypes. Often, some of the regenerants differ
from the parental type, a phenomenon called somaclonal variability. ...
Gatebe, E.; Kirui, N.J; Mburu, C.(Journal of Agricultural Science and Technology, JKUAT, 2017-01-26)
Potato (Solanum tuberosum) is the second most important food crop after maize in Kenya. It is popular among smallholder farmers because it has short cropping cycles and large production volumes per area which fulfil both ...
Kimani, J. W.; Kariuki, D. W.; Kenji, G. M.; kihurani, A.W(Journal of Agricultural Science and Technology, JKUAT, 2017-01-26)
Oxalate oxidase is a pathogenesis‐related enzyme that occurs naturally in plants and
whose activity is observed to increase when hosts are attacked by oxalic acidproducing
pathogens, countering the effects of the acid ...
Chepkirui, F. B.; Gatebe, E.; Mburu, C.(Journal of Agricultural Science and Technology, JKUAT, 2017-01-26)
Herbicides play a major role in crop protection and control of vector borne diseases
in all agricultural sectors. This study was carried out to evaluate the level of
awareness on safe use of herbicides by tea growers in ...
Nyaga, J.; Mwathi, C.(Journal of Agricultural Science and Technology, JKUAT, 2017-01-26)
Breaking of the RSA cryptosystem remains an unsolved intriguing mathematical
problem. The security of the RSA code rests on the fact that factoring large integers
is a hard problem. These are numbers having exactly two ...
Mungathia, T.; Thumbi, G. M.; Mwangi, J. K.(Journal of Agricultural Science and Technology, JKUAT, 2017-01-25)
This study involved laboratory scale experiments to test the efficiency of washed
quarry dust (WQD) in the removal of heavy metals such as zinc and copper from
wastewater of electroplating industry, before their safe ...