Journal Articles (PAS): Recent submissions
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Molecular characterisation of Duffy (FY) red blood cell variants among voluntary blood donors at the National Blood Grouping Testing Laboratory, Kenya
(2022-07)A variant is an alternative nucleotide located at a specific region of a gene. 48 genes encode for human red cell blood group systems. Variants within these genes encode for alleles, which can be highly polymorphic. The ... -
Facile Removal of Phenol from Aqueous Solution Using Modulated Cornstarch Impregnated With Triethanolamine as Adsorbent: Sorption Isotherms and Kinetics
(2022-08)Background: The sources of phenolics pollutants in water are mainly pharmaceutical and chemical industries. The compounds are carcinogenic, cytotoxic, mutagenic and teratogenic even at modest concentrations. These health ... -
Effects of Land Use and Land Cover Change on Potential Ecosystem Service Value in Mathioya Watershed, Murang’a County, Kenya
(2022-09)Wetlands in Mathioya watershed are declining due to continued alterations caused by human and natural factors. This study assessed the effects of spatiotemporal changes in Land Use and Land Cover (LULC), on potential ... -
Effects of Zeolite X on Dissipation of Hexazinone from Agricultural Waste Waters in Western Kenya
(2013-10)Dissipation of hexazinone in Zeolite X treated wastewater followed pseudo first-order kinetics giving a calculated half-life of 41 days compared to a half-life of 144 days in untreated wastewater. The herbicide degraded ... -
Effects of zeolites X and Y on the degradation of malathion in water
(Science Publishing Group, 2013-04)The inclusion of both zeolites X and zeolite Y significantly affected the dissipation of malathion in water. In the fresh water, malathion degradation followed a pseudo-first order kinetics with concomitant half-life ... -
Effects of Faujasite X and Y Zeolites on the 1,1,1-Trichloro-2,2? bis(p-chlorophenyl)ethane (DDT) Degradation during Water Purification
(Science Publishing Group, 2013-06)The ability of zeolites to abstract and denature organochloride pesticides finds application in water purification practices. In this study, activated faujasite X and Y zeolites were separately exposed to 1, 2 and 4 ppm ... -
Effects of Different Types of Zeolites on the Degradation Kinetics of Malathion Pesticide in Water
(2021-06)The study examined the effects of selected types of zeolites as an environmentally benign and friendly way to degrade, S-1, 2-bis (ethoxycarbonyl) ethyl O, O-dimethylphosphorodithioate (malathion), used as a model pesticide, ... -
The global spread of misinformation on spiders
(ScienceDirect, 2022-08-22)In the internet era, the digital architecture that keeps us connected and informed may also amplify the spread of misinformation. This problem is gaining global attention, as evidence accumulates that misinformation may ... -
Stored Grains Protection Activity of Ocimum Suave Extracts and Compounds on Larger Grain Borer
(IOSR Journal of Biotechnology and Biochemistry (IOSR-JBB) Volume 8, Issue 4 (Jul. – Aug. 2022), PP 05-10, 2022)Post-harvest pests cause serious losses to agricultural products in Africa. The pests consist mostly of beetles or moths and infest the grains at the crop stage or during the storage. Larger grain borer, Prostephanus truncatus ... -
Nestng success of Sharpe’s Longclaw (Macronyx sharpei Jackson, 1904) around the grasslands of lake Ol’bolossat Nyandarua, Kenya
(Journal of Threatened Taxa 14(1): 20461–20468, 2022)Sharpe’s Longclaw Macronyx sharpei is an endangered Kenyan endemic bird restricted to high-alttude grasslands with long tussocks. The species occurs on the grasslands surrounding Lake Ol’Bolossat in Nyandarua, Kenya, an ... -
Effect of carbonization on the surface and influence on heavy metal removal by water hyacinth stem-based carbon
(Management of Environmental Quality: An International Journal Vol. 33 No. 3, 2022 pp. 573-585, 2022)Purpose – The aim of this study is to examine the effect of carbonization on the surface and its influence on heavy metal removal by water hyacinth based carbon. Design/methodology/approach – Dried water hyacinth stem ... -
An expert-curated global database of online newspaper articles on spiders and spider bites
(Scientific Data, 2022)Mass media plays an important role in the construction and circulation of risk perception associated with animals. Widely feared groups such as spiders frequently end up in the spotlight of traditional and social media. ... -
Triterpenes and Sterols from Ocimum suave
(2022-07)Ocimum species which belong to the family Lamiaceae have several medicinal uses including antimalarial, antimicrobial, antidiabetic, hepato-protective, anti-inflammatory, anti-carcinogenic, cardio-protective and insect ... -
Effects of Lysinibacillus sphaericus on Physicomechanical and Chemical Performance of OPC Blended with Natural Tuff and Pulverized Fly Ash
(2022-06)This paper reports study findings on the use of Lysinibacillus sphaericus (at 1.0 × 107 cells/ml concentration) to enhance and improve the physicomechanical and chemical properties of blended Ordinary Portland Cement (OPC). ... -
Rutile Concentration by Reduction of Titanium Ore - Laterite Mixture Using Biomass
(2022-02)Rutile is a mineral which is used in making paints, ointments, tooth paste, sunscreens, just to mention a few products. Titanium metal makes alloys with less density and resistance to corrosion, which are used in making ... -
Analysis of Copper Deposits in Maragwa Location in Tharaka Nithi County – Kenya
(2022-05)A primary obstacle to some developing countries like Kenya is the reliance on agriculture when they are endowed with bulk of some mineral resources like copper. The economies of some developed and developing countries are ... -
A Review Pesticidal Activity of Essential Oils against Sitophilus oryzae, Sitophilus granaries and Sitophilus Zeamais
(IOSR Journals, 2022-04)Infestation of cereals in storage by Sitophilus oryzae, Sitophilus granaries and Sitophilus Zeamais lead to great food loses in Sub-Saharan Africa. Some of the synthetic pesticides which are available are non-biodegradable ... -
Effects of Extreme Flooding of Lake Baringo on Livelihoods of Communities Lining around the Lake
(Advances in Applied Sociology, 2021, 11, 404-414, 2021)Floods are among the natural disasters that often impact society. Floods tend to be more short lived but more disastrous. Between 2012 and 2014, Lake Baringo experienced unprecedented increases in their water levels, ... -
Epidemiological patterns of Rift Valley Fever from diverse habitats during an extreme unprecedented flooding of Lake Baringo basin, Kenya, 2012-2013
(East African Journal of Science, Technology and Innovation, Vol. 2 (3): June 2021, 2021)Mosquitoes’ ecology and associated arboviruses are heavily influenced by precipitation and retention of water in the environment. In 2011 and 2014, unprecedented floods occurred in Lake Baringo basin inundating approximate ... -
Land use effects on termite assemblages in Kenya
(Heliyon, 2021)Termites perform key ecological functions and they also cause crop damage. Land use change resulting from agricultural intensification can result in changes in termite species diversity and abundance. Termite species occurring ...
