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LaDePa’ Process for the Drying and Pasteurisation of Faecal Sludge from VIP Latrines using Infrared Radiation
(Elsevier, 2018)This paper studies a faecal sludge treatment process, LaDePa (Latrine Dehydration and Pasteurization), which includes: (i) the characterization of the rheological and plastic behaviour of faecal sludge in the feeding ... -
‘LaDePa’ Process for the Drying and Pasteurization of Faecal Sludge from VIP Latrines Using Infrared Radiation
(Elsevier, 2018)This paper studies a faecal sludge treatment process, LaDePa (Latrine Dehydration and Pasteurization), which includes: (i) the characterization of the rheological and plastic behaviour of faecal sludge in the feeding ... -
Laminar natural convection an enclosure with varying aspect ratio
(Meru University of Science and Technology, 2018)A buoyant driven flow of air an infinitely long enclosure with a uniformly heated wall was numerically investigated. A 2-dimensional, laminar, steady and in compressible flow was considered and the effect of varying the ... -
Level of Awareness on Disaster Risk Preparedness in Informal Settlements of Nyeri Town, Nyeri County, Kenya.
(International Journal of Health Sciences, 2022)Purpose: The main objective of this study was to assess level of awareness on disaster risk preparedness in informal settlements of Nyeri town, Nyeri County, Kenya. To achieve this, the study was guided by two specific ... -
LEVEL OF E-GOVERNMENT READINESS BY COUNTY GOVERNMENTS IN KENYA-A CASE OF LAIKIPIA COUNTY
(International Journal of Applied Computer Science, 2018)E-governance is becoming an important factor in the development process and service delivery in public and private institutions. However, the Kenya devolved units of governments must demonstrate ICT readiness for e-governance ... -
A Local Directional Ternary Pattern Texture Descriptor for Mammographic Breast Cancer Classification
(International Journal of Computer Applications, 2020)Breast cancer is a top killer illness for women globally, but early and effective screening can increase their survival rate. Mammography is the tool used by a radiologist to screen for breast cancer, however, a radiologist ... -
Long term study on the effect of mollusciciding with niclosamide in stream habitats on the transmission of schistosomiasis mansoni after community-based chemotherapy in Makueni District, Kenya
(BioMed Central, 2014)Schistosoma mansoni infection is a persistent public health problem in many Kenyan communities. Although praziquantel is available, re-infection after chemotherapy treatment is inevitable, especially among children. ... -
Longitudinal Survey, Nonmonotone, Nonresponse, Imputation, Nonparametric Regression
(Scientific Research Publishing, 2016)The study focuses on the imputation for the longitudinal survey data which often has nonignorable nonrespondents. Local linear regression is used to impute the missing values and then the estimation of the time-dependent ... -
Low Cost Micropropagation of Local Varieties of Taro
(British Biotechnology Journal, 2015)Aims: This study was conducted to evaluate low cost protocol for the micropropagation of three varieties of taro (Dasheen, Eddoe and wild) from eastern Kenya. Study Design: The plants were grown in polythene bags arranged ... -
Low cost tissue culture technology in the regeneration of sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas (L) Lam)
(Res J Biol, 2012)Sweet potato production in Eastern Africa has been declining due to lack of healthy planting materials. Developing countries have not maximised in vitro sweet potato regeneration due to the high costs incurred. The objective ... -
Low technology tissue culture materials for initiation and multiplication of banana plants
(African Crop Science Society (Uganda), 2010)Tissue culturing has become a routine method for propagating plants in high technology laboratories. The cost of production using conventional tissue culture is, however, high for most of the countries in the sub-Saharan ... -
A low-cost medium for sweet potato micropropagation
(African Crop Science Conference Proceedings, 2011)Tissue culture has not been optimised in sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas (L) Lam) propagation due to high costs. With an aim of producing affordable disease-free seedlings, a low cost medium was developed and used to ... -
Low-temperature-modulated fruit ripening is independent of ethylene in ‘Sanuki Gold’ kiwifruit
(Journal of Experimental Botany, 2011)Fruit ripening in response to treatments with propylene, 1-methycyclopropene (1-MCP), and low temperature was characterized in ‘Sanuki Gold’ kiwifruit,Actinidia chinensis Planch. Propylene treatment immediately induced ... -
Lymphosarcoma in Adult African Green Monkeys (Chlorocebus Aethiops)
(Journal of Laboratory Animal Scienc, 2007)The clinical observations and pathological manifestations of lymphosarcoma in two African green monkeys are described. Monkeys had been caught from the wild. Prior to the development of neoplasms one monkey had been ... -
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Machine learning in software security testing: a literature survey
(Meru University of Science and Technology, 2022-06)As the use of software systems permeate diverse areas of the society, there is a need to ensure that not only does the software provide the needed functionality but it is also of high security, providing confidentiality, ... -
Make Open University of Kenya accessible to all citizens in 2024
(Business Daily, 2024-01-12)As we celebrate the end of 2023, one of my wish lists for the government in 2024 is making the Open University of Kenya accessible to many disadvantaged Kenyans thirsty for education. An open university is an institution ... -
Malaria control in the African Region: perceptions and viewspoints on proceedings of the Africa Leaders Malaria Alliance (ALMA)
(BioMed Central, 2011)In 2009 a total of 153,408 malaria deaths were reported in Africa. Eleven countries showed a reduction of more than 50% in either confirmed malaria cases or malaria admissions and deaths in recent years. However, many ... -
Management of healthcare waste in national teaching and referral hospitals in Kenya
(Inderscience Publishers Ltd, 2014)Health-care waste in health facilities should be segregated accurately and generation rates established. The data so obtained supports the management of health-care waste in institutions by putting in place waste minimization ... -
Management of public day secondary schools through infusion of information and communication Technology in Githunguri sub-county,Kiambu county,Kenya
(Meru University of Science and Technology, 2023)The relevance of information and communication technology (ICT) in educational management can be seen all over the world. Due to ICT's importance in the society and possibly in the future of education, identifying the ...