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Analysing Four Factor Second Order Models Using Response Surface Methodology with Application in Germination of Melia volkensii
(2017-12)
Second order models are useful in situations where there are curvilinear effects present in the true response function. Such models have real life applications in a wide variety of fields such as agriculture, biology, and ...
Copper Extraction Using Aluminum in Acidic Leachate Media
(IISTE, 2020)
Copper is found in several minerals with varied elemental composition. For instance, copper minerals occur as chalcopyrite (CuFeS2), bornite (Cu5FeS4), chalcocite (Cu2S), covellite (CuS), cuprite oxide (Cu2O), and malachite ...
Antiplasmodial activity, in vivo pharmacokinetics and anti‑malarial efficacy evaluation of hydroxypyridinone hybrids in a mouse model
(Dambuza et al. Malar J, 2015)
Background: During the erythrocytic stage in humans, malaria parasites digest haemoglobin of the host cell, and
the toxic haem moiety crystallizes into haemozoin. Chloroquine acts by forming toxic complexes with haem ...
Effects of Coffee Processing Technologies on Aroma Profiles and Sensory Quality of Ruiru 11 and SL 28 Kenyan Coffee Varieties
(2015-04)
The study aimed at comparing the effects of three coffee processing methods on aroma profiles and sensory quality of Ruiru 11 and SL 28 coffee varieties. The processing methods varied onstages of processing and method of ...
INFLUENCE OF GRAZING BY LARGE MAMMALS ON THE SPIDER COMMUNITY OF A KENYAN SAVANNA BIOME
(Bio One complete, 2005-09)
Pitfall trap and sweep net samples were taken over a period of fifteen months (2002– 2003) in the Kenya Long-term Exclosure Experiment (KLEE), in which the presence of domestic and wild herbivores have been independently ...
Knowledge, Attitude and Practices towards Nutrition and Influencing Factors among Pregnant and Lactating Women in Kigeme Refugee Camp, Rwanda
(2020-06)
This study aimed to determine the level of knowledge, attitude and practices towards nutrition and influencing factors among pregnant and lactating women. This was a descriptive cross-sectional study conducted in Kigeme ...
Triterpenes from Elaeodendron schweinfurthianum and their Antimicrobial Activities against Crop Pathogens
(Scientific & Academic Publishing, 2017)
Phytochemical evaluation of Elaeodendron schweinfurthianum (Loes) extracts led to the isolation of nine compounds which were identified as 3-oxofriedelane (1), 3α-hydroxyfriedelane (2), 3-oxo-29-hydroxyfriedelane (3), ...
Concentrations of Selected Heavy Metals in Soil and Tomatoes (Lycopersicon Esculenta Mill.) Grown in Kirinyaga County, Kenya
(International Journal of Research and Analytical Reviews (IJRAR), 2024-04)
The contamination of agricultural products by harmful heavy metals poses a significant global health concern, with potential links to severe public health issues such as cancer and neural impairment. Tomatoes (Lycopersicon ...
Plant Extracts and Terpenes with Antivenom Properties
(IOSR Journal of Applied Chemistry (IOSR-JAC), 2024-03-16)
Envenoming and snakebite mortality are a significant public health concern in rural tropical areas in developing countries due to limited access to healthcare. Anti-snake venom (ASV) is the most effective counter measure ...
Production And Characterization Of Bioethanol From Cassava Peels
(IOSR Journal of Applied Chemistry, 2024-05)
Majority of rural Africans use inefficient energy sources like wood and fossil fuels, which are not environmentally friendly and hazardous to human health. Bioethanol is an alternative clean source of energy that can be ...