Environmental & Physical Sciences

Strategies for Mitigating Flood Risks in Western Region, Kenya

Abstract The focus on strategies for mitigating flood risks is to identify which

Profiles of bacterial communities and environmental factors associated with proliferation of malaria vector mosquitoes within the Kenyan Coast

Abstract Background. Since Anopheles mosquitoes which transmit and maintain the m

Total electron content and scintillations over Maseno, Kenya, during high solar activity year

Abstract Proper characterization of total electron content (TEC) and scintillatio

Electrical and Structural Properties of Aluminium Doped tin Oxide Codoped with Sulphur for Solar Energy

Abstract Thin films of Tin Oxide co-doped with 28 atomic percentages of Aluminium

Education for Sustainable Development: The Case of Masinde Muliro University of Science and Technology (MMUST (#69243)

Abstract The unit-based sustainability assessment tool (USAT) was administered at

Tuning the reactivity of ruthenium(II) terpyridyl complexes using auxiliary ligands: kinetic and mechanistic studies

Abstract Substitution behavior of the labile aqua ligand in four mononuclear ruth

Insecticide resistant Anopheles gambiae have enhanced longevity but reduced reproductive fitness and a longer first gonotrophic cycle

Abstract Widespread insecticide resistance in African malaria vectors raises conc

Prospects for the Development of Odour Baits to Control the Tsetse Flies Glossina tachinoides and G. palpalis s.l.

Abstract Field studies were done of the responses of Glossina palpalis palpalis i

Prospects for Developing Odour Baits To Control Glossina fuscipes spp., the Major Vector of Human African Trypanosomiasis. (#68976)

Abstract We are attempting to develop cost-effective control methods for the impo

Prospects for Developing Odour Baits To Control Glossina fuscipes spp., the Major Vector of Human African Trypanosomiasis

Abstract We are attempting to develop cost-effective control methods for the impo

Insecticide resistance exerts significant fitness costs in immature stages of Anopheles gambiae in western Kenya

Abstract Background Despite increasing documentation of insecticide resistance in

Potential tropical climate-based spatio-temporal grass variability

Abstract Numerous international agreements aimed at reduction of greenhouse gas e

A new gnidiflavanone-flavonol dimer and other constituents from Gnidia apiculata

Abstract A new 3,8′′-flavanone-flavonol dimer gnidiflavanone-flavonol (1) and 10

Education for Sustainable Development: The Case of Masinde Muliro University of Science and Technology (MMUST)

Abstract The unit-based sustainability assessment tool (USAT) was administered at

Effect of vegetated filter strips on transport and deposition rates of Escherichia coli in overland flow in the eastern escarpments of the Mau Forest, Njoro River Watershed, Kenya

Abstract The fate and transport of Escherichia coli (E. coli) in lotic waters thr

Integrating Indigenous Abaluhya Worldview with Western Scientific Approaches in Communicating Climate Change Related to Conservation of Kakamega Forest

Abstract Communicating climate change remains an integral aspect of the quest to

Reduction and Degradation of Paraoxon in Water Using Zero-Valent Iron Nanoparticles

Abstract Paraoxon is an emerging organophosphate pollutant that is commonly used

Evaluation of Textile Substrates for Dispensing Synthetic Attractants for Malaria Mosquitoes

Abstract/Overview The full-scale impact of odour-baited technology on the surveil

Isolation and Characterization of Bacteria from Lakes Olbolosat and Oloiden, Kenya

Abstract There is still unexplored reservoir of microorganisms from sediments and

Understanding the Long-Lasting Attraction of Malaria Mosquitoes to Odor Baits

Abstract/Overview The use of odor baits for surveillance and control of malaria m

2-Butanone as a Carbon Dioxide Mimic in Attractant Blends for the Afrotropical Malaria Mosquitoes Anopheles Gambiae and Anopheles Funestus

Abstract/Overview Most odour baits designed to attract host-seeking mosquitoes co

Development and Optimization of the Suna Trap as A Tool for Mosquito Monitoring and Control.

Abstract/Overview Monitoring of malaria vector populations provides information a

Infestation Levels and Molecular Identification Based on Mitochondrial COI Bar code Region of Five Invasive Gelechiidae Pest Species in Kenya

Abstract Invasive Gelechiidae pest species, namely Tuta absoluta, Phthorimaea ope

Common Cerambycid Pheromone Components as Attractants for Longhorn Beetles (Cerambycidae) Breeding in Ephemeral Oak Substrates in Northern Europe

Abstract Longhorn beetles are ecologically important insects in forest ecosystems

Plant parasitic nematode assemblages associated with sweet potato in Kenya and their relationship with environmental variables

Abstract Sweet potato is one of the most important staple food crops consumed in

Diversity of fungi in sediments and water sampled from the hot springs of Lake Magadi and Little Magadi in Kenya

Abstract Lake Magadi and Little Magadi are saline, alkaline lakes lying in the so

Disappearing medicinal plants in mt. kenya forests, kenya: a case study of east african green heart (Warburgia ugandensis sprague)

Abstract Natural disturbances and human activities are significantly affecting in

Toxic cyanobacteria and their toxins in standing waters of Kenya: implications for water resource use

Abstract Phytoplankton biodiversity studies in Kenya's standing waters were carri

Changes of phytoplankton communities in Lakes Naivasha and Oloidien, examples of degradation and salinization of lakes in the Kenyan Rift Valley

Abstract Increasing degradation of the water quality, caused by overuse and salin

Genetic diversity among commercial coffee varieties, advanced selections and museum collections in Kenya using molecular markers

Abstract Molecular markers have effectively been applied to study genetic diversi