Water hyacinth, E. crassipes, an invasive water weed thrives in fresh water bodies causing serious environmental problems. In Kenya the weed has invaded Lake Victoria and poses great socioeco-nomic and environmental ...

Biomedical hazards, also known as infectious hazards or medical hazards are defined as hazards generated during the diagnosis, testing, treatment, research or production of biological products for humans or animals. This ...

Cashew nut shell liquid (CNSL) is the main by‐product from cashew nuts processing and is obtained during roasting of the nuts by the oil‐bath method. It may also be obtained through expression of residual shells or solvent ...

For construction purposes, soil is usually stabilized using lime and/or cement, both of which are expensive. This study investigated the feasibility of using Rice Husk Ash (RHA) as a partial replacement of cement in the ...

Type 2 diabetes is a public health problem and one of the most common life threatening conditions globally, due to its related complications that are usually very costly to treat, with increasing number of people being ...

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 ...

The metal fabrication sector involves a variety of processes, activities, products, and by-products. This involves various interventions such as milling, turning, welding, drilling, and grinding. Firms in this sector ...

In Kenya overuse of inorganic fertilizers have rendered soils in arable areas acidic leading to poor crop production and hence great risk of food insecurity. An alternative source of plant nutrients that can also address ...

Flooding is a perennial problem that occurs along several riverine environments, causing loss of property and human lives. The Nzoia Basin in Kenya is one of the areas prone to annual flooding, especially the lower reaches ...

This paper presents estimation of panel data regression models with individual effects. We discuss estimation techniques for both fixed and random effects panel data regression models. We derive two-stage least squares ...