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Real time PCR mediated determination of the spontaneous occurrence of sorghum bicolor alleles in wild sorghum populations
(Academic Journals (Kenya), 2015-02-18)
Cyanogenic content, aflatoxin level and quality of dried cassava chips and flour sold in Nairobi and coastal regions of Kenya
(KALRO, 2015-12-20)
Cassava is a staple food for approximately 800 million people in the world. However, it
poses food safety risks to the consumers due to naturally occurring cyanogenic glucosides. Thirty
six samples of cassava products ...
Effects of phosphorous on growth and yield of snowpeas (pisum sativum var. oregon sugar pod ii)
(2015-07-31)
Two field experiments were carried out concurrently at the Faculty of Agriculture, Field station farm, University of Nairobi in March-July 2000 (season I) and June-September 2000 (season II) to determine the effect of ...
Microbiological safety and quality of dried cassava chips and flour sold in the Nairobi and coastal regions of Kenya
(African Crop Science Society (Uganda), 2016)
Cassava (Manihot esculenta Crantz) is rich in carbohydrates and is the third most important source of calories,
in the tropics. The handling and processing practices of cassava roots expose them to microbial contamination.
The ...
Effects of Urban Agriculture on poverty reduction in Mombasa County, Kenya
(JKUAT, 2016)
Urban Agriculture has served as a vital input in the livelihood strategies of urban households
in Mombasa, Kenya. Urban dwellers rely on the market for food but with the tremendous
surge in food prices beyond the reach ...
Income Source Diversification and Financial Performance of Commercial Banks in Kenya
(Mount Kenya University Journals, 2011-04-01)
The profitability of commercial banks depends heavily on the net of income generating activities and the related activities’ expense. Due to the problem of profitability and stiff competition in the industry, commercial ...
Characterization of codes of ideals of the polynomial ring for control in computer applicatons
(C o u n c i l f o r I n n o v a t i v e R e s e a r c h : J o u r n a l o f A d v a n c e s i n M a t h e m a t i c s, 2016-06-01)
The study of ideals in algebraic number system has contributed immensely in preserving the notion of unique factorization in rings of algebraic integers and in proving Fermat’s last Theorem. Recent research has revealed ...
On minimax risk of non-smooth functional, its asymptotic properties and polynomial estimation
(IJRDO-Journal Of Mathematics, 2015-06-01)
Nonparametric estimation of non-smooth functionals deals with highly structured problems which arise, modeled or cast differently from the ones for which mainline numerical methods have been designed. Non-smooth functional ...
Pattern of origin of anterior inferior cerebellar artery in a black Kenyan population
(2014-09-02)
Background: Pattern of origin of anterior inferior artery is important in interpretation of posterior circulatory stroke
and during posterior cranial fossa surgery for aneurysms, arteriovenous malformations, tumors, ...
Partition of measurable sets
(council for Innovative Research, 2015-06-18)
The theory of vector measure has attracted much interest among researchers in the recent past. Available results show that measurability concepts of the Lebesgue measure have been used to partition subsets of the real line ...