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  • Influence of Nitrogen Fertilisation on Red Spider Mites (Oligonychus coffeae Nietner) and Overhead Volatile Organic Compounds in Tea (Camellia sinensis) 
    Odak, Jenipher A.; Owuor, P. Okinda; Mang’uro, Lawrence O. A.; Wachira, Francis N.; Cheramgoi, Evelyne (2017-09)
    Nitrogen fertilisation influences tea yields, quality and pests infestation levels. Red spider mites reduce tea production in western Kenya during prolonged droughts. Nitrogen fertiliser use maybe an agronomic ...
  • Antiretroviral resistance among HIV-1 patients on first-line therapy attending a comprehensive care clinic in Kenyatta National Hospital, Kenya: a retrospective analysis 
    Kinyua, Joyceline G.; Lihana, Raphael W.; Kiptoo, Michael K.; Muasya, Timothy; Odera, Irene; Muiruri, Peter; Songok, Elijah M. (African Field Epidemiology Network, 2018-04-02)
    Introduction: antiretroviral therapy plays a major role in reducing the impact of Human Immunodeficiency Virus/Acquired Immune Disease Syndrome, especially in resource-limited settings. However, without proper infrastructure, ...
  • Effect of Capital Structure on Financial Sustainability of Deposit-Taking Microflnance Institutions in Kenya 
    Wambua, Mary Mwongeli; Ariemba, Jared M. (Academic Research Publishing Group, 2018)
    The purpose of this research was to empirically investigate the effect of capital structure on financial sustainability of deposit-taking micro finance institutions (DTMs) in Kenya. The specific objectives were to determine ...
  • The socio - economic factors influencing dairy goat milk production in Kitui township, Kyangwithya eastand Kyangwithya west wards of Kitui central sub county - Kenya 
    Musyoka, Stephen M.; Kanui, Titus I.; Nguluu, Simon N.; Wambua, Stephen; Ndathi, Aphaxard J. N. (2017-12-12)
    A study was carried out in Kitui Township, Kyangwithya east and Kyangwithya west wards of Kitui central sub county to assess the socio - economic factors influencing dairy goat milk production. Both exotic and indigenous ...
  • Community influences on modern contraceptive use among young women in low and middle-income countries: a cross-sectional multi-country analysis 
    Mutumba, Massy; Wekesa, Eliud; Stephenson, Rob (BioMed Central, 2018-04-02)
    Background: Despite investment in family planning programs and education, unmet need for family planning remains high among young women (aged 15–24) in low and middle-income countries, increasing the risk for unwanted ...
  • Varroa-specific hygienic behavior of Apis mellifera scutellata in Kenya 
    Cheruiyot, Sammy K.; Lattorff, H. Michael G.; Kahuthia-Gathu, Ruth; Mbugi, Jenard P.; Muli, Elliud (Springer Paris, 2018-02)
    Varroa -specific hygienic behavior is a hereditary trait of honey bee (Apis mellifera ), which supports resistance to Varroa destructor. This study investigated the response of Apis mellifera scutellata to Varroa ...
  • Road to Sobriety: A Portrait of Preventive Measures amidst the War on Alcohol and Drug Abuse in Kenya 
    Maithya, Redempta (2018-02)
    The issue of alcohol and drug abuse has occupied the minds of many world leaders. Abuse of alcohol and drugs inhibits attainment of one’s full potential and remains a threat to national socio-economic development world ...
  • A new measurement of the neutron detection efficiency for the NaI Crystal Ball detector 
    Martemianov, M.; Kulikov, V.; Demissie, B. T.; Marinides, Z.; Akondi, C. S.; Annand, J. R.; Arends, H. J.; Beck, R.; Borisov, N.; Braghieri, A.; Briscoe, W. J.; Cherepnya, S.; Collicott, C.; Costanza, S.; Downie, E. J.; Dieterle, M.; Ferretti Bondy, M. I.; Fil'kov, L. V.; Garni, S.; Glazier, D. I.; Glowa, D.; Gradl, W.; Gurevich, G.; Hornidge,D.; Huber, G. M.; Kaeser, A.; Kashevarov, V. L.; Keshelashvili, I.; Kondratiev, R.; Korolija, M.; Krusche, B.; Lazarev, A.; Linturi, James M.; Lisin, V.; Livingston, K.; MacGregor, I. J.; Manley, D. M.; Martel, P. P.; Middleton, D. G.; Miskimen, R.; Mushkarenkov, A.; Neganov, A.; Neiser, A.; Oberle, M.; Ostrick, M.; Ott, P.; Otte, P. B.; Oussena, B.; Pedroni, P.; Polonski, A.; Prakhov, S.; Ron, G.; Rostomyan, T.; Sarty, A.; Schott, D. M.; Schumann, S.; Sokhoyan, V.; Steffen, O.; Strakovsky, I. I.; Strub, Th.; Supek, I.; Thiel, M.; Thomas, A.; Unverzagt, M.; Usov, Yu.A.; Wagner, S.; Watts, D. P.; Wettig, J.; Werthmüller, D.; Witthauer, L.; Wolfes, M. (IOP Publishing, 2015-04)
    We report on a measurement of the neutron detection efficiency in NaI crystals in the Crystal Ball detector obtained from a study of single π0 photoproduction on deuterium using the tagged photon beam at the Mainz Microtron. ...
  • First measurement of the polarization observable E and helicity-dependent cross sections in single π0 photoproduction from quasi-free nucleons 
    Dieterle, M.; Witthauer, L.; Cividini, F.; Abt, S.; Achenbach, P.; Adlarson, P.; Afzal, F.; Ahmed, Z.; Akondi, C. S.; Annand, J. R.; Arends, H. J.; Bashkanov, M.; Beck, R.; Biroth, M.; Borisov, N. S.; Braghieri, A.; Briscoe, W. J.; Costanza, S.; Collicott, C.; Denig, A.; Downie, E. J.; Drexler, P.; Ferretti-Bondy, M. I.; Gardner, S.; Garni, S.; Glazier, D. I.; Glowa, D.; Gradl, W.; Günther, M.; Gurevich, G. M.; Hamilton, D.; Hornidge, D.; Huber, G. M.; Käser, A.; Kashevarov, V. L.; Kay, S.; Keshelashvili, I.; Kondratiev, R.; Korolija, M.; Krusche, B.; Lazarev, A. B.; Linturi, James M.; Lisin, V.; Livingston, K.; Lutterer, S.; MacGregor, I. J.; Mancell, J.; Manley, D. M.; Martel, P. P.; Metag, V.; Meyer, W.; Miskimen, R.; Mornacchi, E.; Mushkarenkov, A.; Neganov, A. B.; Neiser, A.; Oberle, M.; Ostrick, M.; Otte, P. B.; Paudyal, D.; Pedroni, P.; Polonski, A.; Prakhov, S. N.; Rajabi, A.; Reicherz, G.; Ron, G.; Rostomyan, T.; Sarty, A.; Sfienti, C.; Sikora, M. H.; Sokhoyan, V.; Spieker, K.; Steffen, O.; Strakovsky, I. I.; Strub, Th.; Supek, I.; Thiel, A.; Thiel, M.; Thomas, A.; Unverzagt, M.; Usov, Yu.A.; Walford, N. K.; Watts, D. P.; Werthmüller, D.; Wettig, J.; Wolfes, M.; Zana L. (Elsevier, 2017-07-10)
    The double-polarization observable E and the helicity-dependent cross sections σ1/2and σ3/2 have been measured for the first time for single π0 photoproduction from protons and neutrons bound in the deuteron at the electron ...
  • Soil health and climate change: Implications for food security in Sub-Saharan Africa 
    Mutegi, James; Ameru, Julia; Harawa, Rebbie; Kiwia, Abednego; Njue, Antony K. (International Society for Development and Sustainability (ISDS), 2018)
    Climate change and increasing climate variability present new challenges affecting human society in the 21st century. In an unfortunate twist of fate, the poorest countries whose economies and livelihoods largely rely on ...
  • Influence of Headteachers’ exposure to management training on implementation of public procurement regulations in Kenya 
    Mulwa, Janet K. (2018-02-02)
    This study sought to investigate the influence of head teacher’s exposure to management training on implementation of public procurement regulations in Kenya. The study objective sought to establish the influence of induction ...
  • Measurement of the omega -> pi^0 e^+e^- and eta -> e^+e^-g Dalitz decays with the A2 setup at MAMI 
    Adlarson, P.; Afzal, F.; Afzal, F.; Aguar-Bartolomé, P.; Ahmed, Z.; Annand, J. R.; Arends, H. J.; Bantawa, K.; Beck, R.; Berghäuser, H.; Biroth, M.; Borisov, N. S.; Braghieri, A.; Briscoe, W. J.; Cherepnya, S.; Cividini, F.; Collicott, C.; Costanza, S.; Danilkin, I. V.; Denig, A.; Dieterle, M.; Downie, E. J.; Drexler, P.; Ferretti Bondy, M. I.; Fil'kov, L. V.; Fil'kov, L. V.; Gardner, S.; Garni, S.; Glazier, D. I.; Glowa, D.; Gradl, W.; Gurevich, G. M.; Hamilton, D. J.; Hornidge, D.; Huber, G. M.; Jude, T. C.; Käser, A.; Kashevarov, V. L.; Kay, S.; Keshelashvili, I.; Kondratiev, R.; Korolija, M.; Krusche, B.; Lazarev,, A.; Linturi, James M.; Lisin, V.; Livingston, K.; MacGregor, I. J.; Macrae, R.; Manley, D. M.; Martel, P. P.; McGeorge, J. C.; McNicoll, E. F.; Metag, V.; Middleton, D. G.; Miskimen, R.; Mornacchi, E.; Mullen, C.; Mushkarenkov, A.; Neganov, A.; Neiser, A.; Nikolaev, A.; Oberle, M.; Ostrick, M.; Ott, P.; Otte, P. B.; Paudyal, D.; Pedroni, P.; Polonski, A.; Prakhov, S.; Rajabi, A.; Robinson, J.; Ron, G.; Rosner, G.; Rostomyan, T.; Sfienti, C.; Sikora, M. H.; Sokhoyan, V.; Spieker, K.; Steffen, O.; Strakovsky, I. I.; Strandberg, B.; Strub, Th.; Supek, I.; Thiel, A.; Thiel, M.; ; Thomas, A.; Unverzagt, M.; Usov, Yu. A.; Wagner, S.; Walford, N.; Watts, D. P.; Werthmüller, D.; Wettig, J.; Witthauer, L.; Wolfes, M.; Zana, L. A. (2017)
    The Dalitz decays η→e+e−γ and ω→π0e+e− have been measured in the γp→ηp and γp→ωp reactions, respectively, with the A2 tagged-photon facility at the Mainz Microtron. The value obtained for the slope parameter of the ...
  • Measurement of the ω→π0e+e− and η→e+e−γ Dalitz decays with the A2 setup at MAMI 
    Adlarson, P.; Afzal, F.; Aguar-Bartolomé, P.; Ahmed, Z.; Annand, J. R.; Arends, H. J.; Bantawa, K.; Beck, R.; Berghäuser, H.; Biroth, M.; Borisov, N. S.; Braghieri, A.; Briscoe, W. J.; Cherepnya, S.; Cividini, F.; Collicott, C.; Costanza, S.; I. V. Danilkin,; Danilkin, I. V.; Denig, A.; Dieterle, M.; Downie, E. J.; Drexler, P.; Ferretti Bondy, M. I.; Fil'kov, L. V.; Gardner, S.; Garni, S.; Glazier, D. I.; Glowa, D.; Gradl, W.; Gurevich, G. M.; Hamilton, D. J.; Hornidge, D.; Huber, G. M.; Jude, T. C.; Käser, A.; ; Kashevarov, V. L.; Kay, S.; Keshelashvili, I.; Kondratiev, R.; Korolija, M.; Krusche, B.; Lazarev, A.; Linturi, James M.; Lisin, V.; Livingston, K.; MacGregor, I. J.; Macrae, R.; Manley, D. M.; Martel, P. P.; McGeorge, J. C.; McNicoll, E. F.; Metag, V.; Middleton, D. G.; Miskimen, R.; Mornacchi, E.; Mullen, C.; Mushkarenkov, A. (2017)
    The Dalitz decays η→e+e−γ and ω→π0e+e− have been measured in the γp→ηp and γp→ωp reactions, respectively, with the A2 tagged-photon facility at the Mainz Microtron. The value obtained for the slope parameter of the ...
  • Analysis of reference evapotranspiration (ET0) trends under climate change in Bangladesh using observed and CMIP5 data sets 
    Rahman, Mohammad A.; Yunsheng, Lou; Sultana, Nahid; Ongoma, Victor (Springer Vienna, 2018-03)
    ET0 is an important hydro-meteorological phenomenon, which is influenced by changing climate like other climatic parameters. This study investigates the present and future trends of ET0 in Bangladesh using 39 years’ ...
  • Photon asymmetry measurements of γ→p→π0p for Eγ=320−650 MeV 
    Gardner, S.; Howdle, D.; Sikora, M. H.; Wunderlich, Y.; Abt, S.; Achenbach, P.; Afzal, F.; Aguar-Bartolome, P.; Ahmed, Z.; Annand, J. R.; Arends, H. J.; Bantawa, K.; Bashkanov, M.; Beck, R.; Biroth, M.; Borisov, N. S.; Braghieri, A.; Briscoe, W. J.; Cherepnya, S.; Cividini, F.; Costanza, S.; Collicott, C.; Demissie, B. T.; Denig, A.; Dieterle, M.; Downie, E. J.; Drexler, P.; Ferretti-Bondy, M. I.; Filkov, L. V.; Glazier, D. I.; Garni, S.; Gradl, W.; G¨unther, M.; Gurevich, G. M.; Hall Barrientos, P.; Hamilton, D.; Heid, E.; Hornidge, D.; Huber, G. M.; Jahn, O.; Jude, T. C.; K¨aser, A.; Kay, S.; Kashevarov, V. L.; Keshelashvili, I.; Kondratiev, R.; Korolija, M.; Krusche, B.; Linturi, James M.; Lisin, V.; Livingston, K.; Lutterer, S.; MacGregor, J. D.; Macrae, R.; Mancell, J.; Manley, D. M.; Martel, P. P.; McGeorge, J. C.; McNicoll, E. F.; Middleton, D. G.; Miskimen, R.; Mullen, C.; Mushkarenkov, A.; Neganov, A. B.; Neiser, A.; Nikolaev, A.; Oberle, M.; Ostrick, M.; Owens, R. O.; Otte, P. B.; Oussena, B.; Paudyal, D.; Pedroni, P.; Polonski, A.; Prakhov, S.; Rajabi, A.; Robinson, J.; Rosner, G.; Rostomyanm,T.; Sarty, A.; Schumann, S.; Sokhoyan, V.; Spieker, K.; Steffen, O.; Sfienti, C.; Strakovsky, I. I.; Strandberg, B.; Strub, T.; Supek, I.; Tarbert, C. M.; Thiel, A.; Thiel, M.; Thomas, A.; Unverzagt, M.; Usov, Yu. A.; Watts, D. P.; Werthm¨uller, D.; Wettig, J.; Wolfes, M.; Witthauer, L.; Zana, L. (2016)
    High-statistics measurements of the photon asymmetry Σ for the γp → π0p reaction have been made in the center-of-mass energy range W = 1214–1450 MeV. The data were measured with the MAMI A2 real photon beam and Crystal ...
  • Evaluation of CMIP5 twentieth century rainfall simulation over the equatorial East Africa 
    Ongoma, Victor; Chen, Haishan; Gao, Chujie (Springer Vienna, 2018-01)
    This study assesses the performance of 22 Coupled Model Intercomparison Project Phase 5 (CMIP5) historical simulations of rainfall over East Africa (EA) against reanalyzed datasets during 1951–2005. The datasets were sourced ...
  • Witnessing and memory: representations of school tragedies in Kenya 
    Yenjela, Wafula (2017)
    Focusing on documentaries that resurrect traumatic memories of school tragedies in Kenya, this article demonstrates the centrality of media witnessing in advocacy for human rights. It reads representations of injustices ...
  • Design of internal superconducting polarizing solenoid for frozen spin target 
    Linturi, James M. (2013)
    Scattering experiments with polarized targets and beams are necessary to check the present models and to achieve a better knowledge of the nucleon structure. The development of the frozen spin target technique has opened ...
  • A distorted wave method applied to study the 23 S and 23P excitation 
    Linturi, James M.; Okumu, J.; Singh, C. S. (2011-04)
    The distorted wave method has been applied to calculate the differential and integral cross sections for 11S-23P excitations of helium atom by electron impact in the energy range of 40-200 eV. ...
  • Role of parenting styles in drug abuse among secondary school students in Embu County, Kenya 
    Njagi, Simon N.; Manyasi, Beatrice; Mwania, Jonathan M. (AESS Publications, 2018-02)
    Drug abuse among students is a worldwide problem; where none of the social institutions like such as the family, the schools the religious based organizations result to blaming each other over the menace without any of ...

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