Binacchi, Ferdinando Rusinamhodzi, Leonard Cadisch, Georg
Published in
Frontiers in Agronomy
Low-cost but productive crop intensification options are needed to assist smallholder farmers in the tropics to move away from poverty. This study assessed the capacity of cowpea (Vigna unguiculata (L.) Walp.) to perform biological N fixation (BNF) under no-tillage practices, crop residue cover and intercropping with maize (Zea mays L.). The study ...
Wachira, J.M. Kiplimo, D. Thuita, M. Masso, C. Mwirichia, R.
Open Access Article; Published online: 14 Jul 2022 / An active microbial community of nitrifying and denitrifying bacteria is needed for efficient utilization of nitrogenous compounds from wastewater. In this study, we explored the bacterial community diversity and structure within rivers, treated and untreated wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs) d...
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Children heading households (CHH) in urban informal settlements face specific vulnerabilities shaped by limitations on their opportunities and capabilities within the context of urban inequities, which affect their wellbeing. We implemented photovoice research with CHHs to explore the intersections between their vulnerabilities and the social and e...
Raza, Syed Moosa Ebrahim, Farah Ekea, Herman Ali, Sayed K
Published in
Cureus
The new coronavirus quickly spread throughout the world in late 2019 and became a pandemic in early 2020. The most common symptoms observed are fever, dry cough, loss of taste and smell, and respiratory distress. Other rarer complications can involve the cardiovascular, gastrointestinal, or neurological systems. Of the neurological complications, e...
Wachira, J.M.
IITA supervisors; Drs. Thuita, M., Masso, C. / Nutrient loading with nitrogen and phosphorus in receiving waters is an increasing concern worldwide. In Lake Victoria basin, the substantial inflow of nutrients has led to intensive eutrophication of the lake. This has negatively affected not only the economic but also aesthetic as well as ecological ...
Wittenberg, Elaine Alabere, Regina Ogechi Beltran, Emeline Goldsmith, Joy V Moledina, Shabnam
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The American journal of hospice & palliative care
Communication training for healthcare providers is evident in the context of the COVID-19 global pandemic, however training opportunities are not available in countries with limited resources. To investigate perceived comfort in communication about end-of-life and palliative care among healthcare providers in Nairobi, Kenya and to evaluate a pilot ...
Shumo, Marwa Khamis, Fathiya M. Ombura, Fidelis Levi Tanga, Chrysantus M. Fiaboe, Komi K. M. Subramanian, Sevgan Ekesi, Sunday Schlüter, Oliver K. van Huis, Arnold Borgemeister, Christian
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Frontiers in Microbiology
Globally, the expansion of livestock and fisheries production is severely constrained due to the increasing costs and ecological footprint of feed constituents. The utilization of black soldier fly (BSF) as an alternative protein ingredient to fishmeal and soybean in animal feed has been widely documented. The black soldier fly larvae (BSFL) used a...
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The whitefly, Bemisia tabaci (Gennadium, Hemiptera) has been reported to transmit viruses that cause cassava mosaic disease (CMD) and cassava brown streak disease (CBSD) in many parts of sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). Currently, there is limited information on the distribution, species and haplotype composition of the whitefly populations colonizing cas...
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Landscape restoration initiatives often have the potential to result in environmental gains, but the question of whether these gains are sustainable and how they are linked to other community needs (social, productivity and economic gains) remains unclear. We use the Sustainable Intensification Assessment Framework (SIAF) to demonstrate how environ...
Claessens, Lieven Valdivia, R.O. Gummadi, S. Kilavi, M. Recha, John W.M. Dickson, C. Antle, J.M.
