Proceedings of the 2013 JKUAT Scientific Technological and Industrialization Conference held on 14th -15th November 2013 at AICAD Center in JKUAT main campus, Nairobi, Kenya.
Table of Contents
Articles
| ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE OF METAL TOLERANT BACTERIA ISOLATED FROM SOIL IN JUJA, KENYA | |
| N L Mbudambula, D M Kinyua |
| PHYTOCHEMICAL AND ANTI-PLASMODIAL SCREENING OF THREE SELECTED TROPICAL PLANTS USED FOR THE TREATMENT OF MALARIA IN OSOGBO, SOUTHWESTERN NIGERIA | |
| M O Adeleke, E I Ajayi, T T Oyeniyi, A A Ajiboye, A O Ayoade, T S Ilori |
| IN SILICO ANALYSIS OF THE KEY ENZYMES INVOLVED IN SYNTHESIS OF SECONDARY METABOLITES IN CAMELLIA SINENSIS | |
| S W Maina, J K Kinyua, D W Kariuki |
| ON THE SPECTRUM OF A SPECIAL NORLUND MEANS | |
| J R Akanga |
| MICROPROPAGATION OF AN ENDANGERED COMMIPHORA SPECIES (COMMIPHORA EMINII SSP. ZIMMERMANNII) | |
| Z Kagima, P Njenga, J Onguso, V Ngumi |
| IDENTIFICATION OF UNIQUE FAMILY-SPECIFIC MARKERS FOR MOLECULAR DETECTION OF ARBOVIRUSES: APPLICATION TO BUNYAVIRIDAE AND TOGAVIRIDAE FAMILIES | |
| C Muriuki, J Kinyua, J Ngaira |
| EFFICACY OF A LOW-COST AGROCHEMICAL THIDIAZURON IN INDUCTION OF REGENERATION FROM COTYLEDONS OF MELIA VOLKENSII GURKE | |
| E S Mulanda, M O Adero, N O Amugune, E Akunda |
| ENZYMATIC ACTIVITY, AND SECONDARY METABOLITES OF FUNGAL ISOLATES FROM LAKE SONACHI IN KENYA | |
| F I Ndwiga |
| VARIATION IN CATECHIN COMPOSITION OF POPULARLY CULTIVATED TEA CLONES IN EAST AFRICA (KENYA) | |
| L Cherotich |
| MODELING CLIMATE FOR ECOLOGICAL STUDIES IN SOUTHERN KENYA | |
| T Wango |
| DEVELOPMENT OF SURFACE COATINGS USING POLYESTER RESIN FROM CASHEW NUT SHELL LIQUID DERIVATIVES | |
| N Sabila |
| EVALUATION OF RADIATION LEVELS IN NAIROBI’S METROPOLITAN AND THE INDUSTRIAL AREAS B. | |
| B Wairimu |
| CHEMICAL PROPERTIES ASSOCIATED WITH GUTS, SOIL AND NEST MATERIALS OF ODONTOTERMES AND MACROTERMES SPECIES FROM KENYA | |
| E M Muwawa |
| EVALUATION OF CASHEW NUT SHELL LIQUID (CNSL) BASED PRODUCTS AS REACTIVE DILUENTS FOR ALKYD COATINGS | |
| F W Njuku |
| THERMAL STRESS MEASUREMENT ON PISTON RINGS BY REAL TIME HOLOGRAPHIC INTERFEROMETRY | |
| S N Maina |
| ANTIMICROBIAL AND PHYTOCHEMICAL EVALUATION OF SELECTED MEDICINAL PLANTS IN MERU COMMUNITY OF KENYA | |
| J Mutembei |
| PHYTOCHEMICAL SCREENING AND ANTIMICROBIAL STUDIES OF GREEN, ORTHODOX AND BLACK KENYAN TEA | |
| J O Obwoge |
| SECONDARY METABOLITES OF ASPERGILLUS SP ISOLATED FROM LAKE ELEMENTAITA | |
| F I Ndwigah |
| ASSESSMENT OF RADIATION EXPOSURE LEVELS ASSOCIATED WITH GOLD MINING IN SAKWA WAGUSU, BONDO DISTRICT, KENYA | |
| W Aguko |
| THE INTRASPECIFIC GENETIC DIVERSITY OF TRYPANOSOMA CRUZI CELL SURFACE ANTIGENS. USING A NOVEL PCR APPROACH | |
| G A Makaliwa |
| EFFICACY OF GLUCOCORTICOIDS IN CONTROLLING LEISHMANIA MAJOR INFECTING BALB/C MICE | |
| R M Nyamao |
| EVALUATION OF PIROPLASM OCCURRENCE IN THE EASTERN BLACK (DICEROS BICORNIS MICHAELI) AND SOUTHERN WHITE (CERATOTHERIUM SIMUM SIMUM) RHINOCEROS METAPOPULATION IN KENYA | |
| M W Kivata |
| SCREENING OF ODORANT BINDING PROTEINS GENES IN GLOSSINA FUSCIPES FUSCIPES | |
| M O Ojwang' |
| RISK FACTORS FOR UPPER BODY MUSCULOSKELETAL DISCOMFORTS AMONG COMPUTER USERS IN KENYA | |
| S Omondi |
| SELECTION OF PYRONARIDINE RESISTANCE IN PLASMODIUM BERGHEI IN A MOUSE MODEL | |
| S Kimani |
| AUTOMATED DATA LOGGING INSTRUMENTATION SYSTEM FOR WIND SPEED AND DIRECTION MEASUREMENTS | |
| D Wekwsa |
| AMARANTHUS HYBRIDUS IN PHYTOREMEDIATION OF HEAVY METAL POLLUTED WATERS OF NAIROBI RIVER | |
| T Orwa |
| EFFECTS OF PLANNING ON THE PERFORMANCE BY LOCAL CONTRACTORS IN THE NAIROBI COUNTY, KENYA | |
| I Siboe |
| LOCAL PERCEPTIONS IN CONSERVATION OF RURAL LANDSCAPES: A CASE OF KARUE HILL | |
| A M Njeru |
| LOCAL PERCEPTIONS IN CONSERVATION OF RURAL LANDSCAPES: A CASE OF KARUE HILL | |
| B Kung'u |
| HEALTH AND SAFETY CONDITIONS AT CONSTRUCTION SITES IN NAIROBI COUNTY, KENYA | |
| K K Ng'ang'a |
| LAND RECLAMATION USING PREFABRICATED VERTICAL DRAINS (PVD) IN PORT OF MOMBASA | |
| F M Machine |
| DESIGN AND SIMULATION OF A MODIFIED CIRCULAR MICROSTRIP PATCH ANTENNA WITH ENHANCED BANDWIDTH | |
| B K Langat |
| DESIGN CONSIDERATIONS: SMALL HYDROPOWER GENERATION FOR RURAL ELECTRIFICATION | |
| R N Mbiu |
| A REVIEW ON MECHANICAL CHARACTERISTICS OF NORMAL CONCRETE PARTIALLY REPLACED WITH RECYCLEDCERAMICS AGGREGATES | |
| B J Odero |
| SUITABILITY OF A MIX OF RECLAIMED ASPHALT CONCRETE, VIRGIN AGGREGATES AND A CATIONIC EMULSION AS A COLD MIX SURFACING MATERIAL FOR LOW VOLUME ROADS | |
| C S Ndinyo |
| INVESTIGATION OF STRESSES IN ALUMINIUM A356 ALLOY PELTON TURBINE BUCKETS | |
| R M Njihia |
| AN INVESTIGATION OF PANEL WALL HOUSING CONSTRUCTION IN KENYA | |
| P N Ngingi |
| UTILIZATION OF SHREDDED WASTE PLASTIC BAGS AND WASTE SUGAR CANE ASH IN BITUMEN AND BITUMINOUS MIX FOR IMPROVED ROAD PERFORMANCE | |
| B W Kung'u |
| MULTI-AGENT BASED INTRUSION DETECTION SYSTEM FOR CLOUD COMPUTING | |
| J Yogo |
| AN ASSESSMENT OF SUCCESSFUL IMPLEMENTATION OF DIGITAL VILLAGES IN KENYA | |
| C Obora |
| AN ASSESSMENT OF SUCCESSFUL IMPLEMENTATION OF DIGITAL VILLAGES IN KENYA | |
| B K Wainaina |
| ANALYSIS OF THE RATE OF ABSORPTION OF VOIP AS A TOOL TO REINFORCE THE NEED TO DEVELOP QUALITY EVALUATION SYSTEMS | |
| K Mwongera |
| WEB MAPPING IN SOCIAL PROGRAMME MONITORING: A CASE STUDY OF UNICEF SOMALIA | |
| G O Odero |
| E-JUSTICE: DEFINE STEPS BY THE JUDICIARY OF KENYA | |
| D O Odima |
| TEXTUAL EMOTION RECOGNITION FOR ENHANCING SOCIAL PRESENCE IN ONLINE COMMUNICATIONS | |
| E Njeri |
| WEB-BASED LAND INFORMATION MANAGEMENT SYSTEM: A CASE STUDY OF NAIROBI CITY COUNCIL | |
| M G Mangondu |
| WEB-BASED LAND INFORMATION MANAGEMENT SYSTEM: A CASE STUDY OF NAIROBI CITY COUNCIL | |
| S Liyala |
| CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY TOWARDS EMPLOYEES AND BUSINESS PERFORMANCE OF SUGAR MANUFACTURING FIRMS IN KENYA | |
| S W Masinde |
| IMPACT OF COMMUNITY ATTITUDES TOWARDS TECHNICAL/VOCATIONAL SKILLS ON YOUTH ENROLLMENT FOR SKILLS TRAINING: A CASE OF YOUTH POLYTECHNICS IN GATUNDU-KIAMBU COUNTY, KENYA | |
| P k Kamau |
| IMPACT OF COMMUNITY ATTITUDES TOWARDS TECHNICAL/VOCATIONAL SKILLS ON YOUTH ENROLLMENT FOR SKILLS TRAINING: A CASE OF YOUTH POLYTECHNICS IN GATUNDU-KIAMBU COUNTY, KENYA | |
| P Ganesh |
| FACTORS AFFECTING IMPLEMENTATION OF EMPLOYEE PERFORMANCE APPRAISALS | |
| A Mwirigi |
| SOCIOECONOMIC IMPLICATIONS OF SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT PRACTICES ON PARTICIPATING HOUSEHOLDS, KENYA | |
| V Wangatia |
| PAYMENT PROBLEMS AMONG KENYAN CONTRACTORS: AN ASSESSMENT INTO THE CAUSES AND EFFECTS OF DELAYED AND NON PAYMENTS ISSUES | |
| M Kenyatta |
| ROLE OF HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT IN DEVOLUTION OF COUNTIES IN KENYA | |
| J O Alande |
| ONE VILLAGE ONE PRODUCT (OVOP) – REGIONAL SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT IN KENYA | |
| O Ohaya |
| AN ECONOMETRIC ANALYSIS ON THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN BILATERAL TRADE LINKS AND GRANGER CAUSALITY: THE CASE OF AUSTRALIA AND KEY BILATERAL TRADE PARTNERS | |
| S Mukulu |
| CHALLENGES FACING MICRO AND SMALL ENTERPRISE ACCESS TO PUBLIC SECTOR CONTRACTS IN KENYA: A SURVEY OF MICRO AND SMALL ENTERPRISES IN KISUMU CITY, KENYA | |
| J O Maengwe |
| INFLUENCE OF INTEREST RATES ON CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY OUPUT IN KENYA | |
| T Mbusi |
| MORPHOLOGICAL CHARACTERIZATION OF KENYAN NATIVE MACROLEPIOTA SPP OF MUSHROOM AND THE EFFECT OF SUPPLEMENTED MILLET AND SORGHUM GRAINS IN SPAWN PRODUCTION | |
| C Mbaluto |
| ESTIMATION OF MILK PRODUCTION EFFICIENCY OF DAIRY COW FARMS IN EMBU AND MERU COUNTIES OF KENYA | |
| D K Mugambi |
| ASSESSMENT OF POSTHARVEST CHALLENGES OF MANGO FRUITS IN UPPER ATHI RIVER BASIN, KENYA | |
| M K Korir |
| SIMULATION MODEL FOR PREDICT DRYING IN THE AUTOMATED GRAIN DRYER | |
| V Ngunzi |
| IMPACT OF PROCESSING TECHNIQUES ON NUTRITIONAL COMPOSITION AND ANTI-NUTRIENT CONTENT OF GRAIN AMARANTH | |
| J W Njoki |
| VITAMIN C CONTENT OF VEGETABLE AMARANTH DURING MODIFIED ATMOSPHERIC STORAGE | |
| J Nyaura |
| WIND TURBINES ON RADAR SYSTEMS AND MITIGATION MEASURES: THE CASE OF NGONG WIND FARM IN KENYA | |
| B N Ndirangu |
| INFLUENCE OF STORAGE CONDITIONS ON DEVELOPMENT OF HARD TO COOK DEFECT IN COMMON BEANS AND THE SUBSEQUENT NUTRITIONAL CHANGES | |
| E N Wafula |
| PRELIMINARY STUDIES ON THE PROXIMATE COMPOSITION OF SOME SELECTED SEAWEEDS FROM MKOMANI AND KIBUYUNI, KENYA | |
| H Mwalugha |
| ASSESSMENT OF WASTE MANAGEMENT STRUCTURES FOR TEA FACTORIES IN KENYA: A CASE STUDY OF NYANSIONGO TEA FACTORY | |
| S B Oriere |
| COMPONENTS OF QUANTITATIVE RESISTANCE TO BLIGHT IN FOUR CASHEW CULTIVARS AND THEIR RELATIONS WITH FIELD ASSESSMENTS | |
| D Menge |
| ANTI-NUTRIENT AND PHYTOCHEMICAL EVALUATION OF 10 AMARANTH VARIETIES BEFORE AND AFTER FLOWERING | |
| W Nyonje |
| EFFECTS OF SOAKING ON THE COOKING TIME OF DIFFERENT COMMON BEAN (PHASEOLUS VULGARIS L.) VARIETIES GROWN IN KENYA | |
| P Kahenya |
| RESPONSE OF SLENDER LEAF SPECIES CROTALARIA BREVIDENS AND CROTALARIA OCHROLEUCA TO DIFFERENT PHOSPHORUS LEVELS | |
| N Nduhiu |
| USE OF GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS IN MAPPING CRIME RELATED INSECURITY IN NORTHERN KENYA: CASE STUDY OF SAMBURU COUNTY | |
| J Mwagangi |
| ASSESSMENT OF CULTURE VALUES AND ASSOCIATION OF THE KIT-MIKAYI LANDSCAPE | |
| B Okello |
| PLANT GROWTH PROMOTING POTENTIAL OF BANANA (MUSA SPP.) ENDOPHYTIC BACTERIAL IN KENYA | |
| C N Ngamau |
| TECHNOLOGICAL AND SOCIAL BASIS FOR A SUSTAINABLE ENERGY SYSTEM IN ENHANCING THE POTENTIAL BENEFITS OF ENERGY EFFICIENCY: CASE STUDY IN KILIFI COUNTY | |
| M Njongah |
| MECHANICAL, DIFFUSION AND DEGRADATION PROPERTIES OF BLENDS OF CELLULOSE AND RECYCLED LOW DENSITY POLYETHYLENE | |
| G Were |
| PRIORITIZATION IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF GEOTHERMAL FIELDS: THE KENYAN CONTEXT | |
| I Kanda |
| APPLICATION OF GEOPHYSICS FOR GROUNDWATER EVALUATION IN HARDROCK: CASE STUDY: KITUI FAULT ZONE | |
| E N Muturi |
| DEVELOPMENT OF SMALL WIND TURBINE USING CURVED-PLATE BLADED ROTOR -PERFORMANCE AND VISUALIZATION OF AIR FLOW USING PIV ANALYSIS | |
| C Saoke |
| ASSESSMENT OF POLLUTION IN NDARUGU RIVER DUE TO AGRICULTURAL WASTEWATER DISPOSAL | |
| L T Hagdu |
| DESIGN AND FABRICATION AND TESTING OF A LOW SPEED WIND TURBINE GENERATOR USING TAPERED TYPE ROTOR BLADE MADE FROM FIBRE REINFORCED PLASTIC | |
| C Saoke |
| DEVELOPMENT OF A DIRECT-DRIVE ELECTRICAL TRANSMISSION SYSTEM FOR A KENYAN MANUFACTURED VERTICAL AXIS WIND TURBINE | |
| P O Akello |
| THE SPECIATION OF CADMIUM AND ZINC FROM PULP AND PAPER MILL EFFLUENT WITH INORGANIC LIGANDS | |
| J Amayi |
| UNDERPINNING FACTORS FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF A COMMERCIALIZATON STRATEGY FOR SMALL WIND SYTEMS IN KENYA | |
| H Wanjiru |
| KENYA POWER SECTOR DEVELOPNET SCENARIOS – ANALYSIS USING LONG RANGE ENERGY ALTERNATIVE PLANNING SYSTEM | |
| D Irungu |
| EVALUATIONOF SATELLITE DERIVED RAINFALL DATA FOR MT KENYA REGION | |
| F Karimi |
| THE ROLE OF MICRO-CATCHMENTS IN REHABILITATION OF DEGRADED LAND IN ARID AND SEMI ARID LANDS | |
| S Haruna |
| PYROLYSIS: AN ALTERNATIVE TECHNOLOGY FOR MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT | |
| D O Onyango |
| DEVELOPMENT OF A LOW COST, LOCALLY MANUFACTURED ROTOR BLADE FOR A SAVONIUS WIND PUMP | |
| A Kasera |
| THE HARD TO COOK DEFECT IN COMMON BEANS: UNDERSTANDING THE EFFECT OF S TOR AGE CONDITIONS ON PHYSICAL, COOKING AND NUTRITIONAL PROPERTIES | |
| V W Kamau |
| IMPACTS OF WATER AND SANITATION ACTIVITIES ON THE ENVIRONMENT IN THE UPPER MARA BASIN | |
| H N Ngugi |
| PUBLIC TRANSPORT MANAGEMENT SYSTEM: A PROTOTYPE PSV TRACKING AND MANAGEMENT SYSTEM FOR NAIROBI CITY | |
| E Otieno |
| APPLICATION OF k- NEAREST NEIGHBOUR CLASSIFICATION IN MEDICAL DATA MINING IN THE CONTEXT OF KENYA | |
| H S Khamis |
| A GIS-BASED ANALYSIS OF SEWER CHOKES IN NAIROBI | |
| J K Ngaruiya |
| BEST MANAGEMENT PRACTICES FOR IRRIGATION SYSTEMS IN ARID AND SEMI-ARID LANDS | |
| S Gulma |
| IN SILICO STRUCTURE PREDICTION OF GLOSSINA MORSITANS MORSITANS ODORANT BINDING PROTEINS | |
| F Ndinya |
| GROUP-SPECIFIC BACTERIAL DIVERSITY IN THE GUT OF FUNGUS-CULTIVATING TERMITES (MACROTERMES, ODONTOTERMES AND MICROTERMES SPECIES) FROM KENYA | |
| H M Makonde |
| QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS OF TOTAL PHENOLIC CONTENT IN AVOCADO (PERSIA AMERICANA) SEEDS IN EASTERN PROVINCE OF KENYA | |
| P Githinji |
| IMPLEMENTATION OF A WEB-BASED LABORATORY INFORMATION SYSTEM (LIS) IN A HIV CARE AND TREATMENT PROGRAM: KENYATTA NATIONAL HOSPITAL COMPREHENSIVE CARE CENTRE (KNH CCC) CASE | |
| P Waruhari |
| A MOBILITY-AWARE RESOURCE ALLOCATION SCHEME IN FEMTOCELL NETWORKS | |
| N O Oyie |
| LAND USE LAND COVER CHANGES AND IMPLICATIONS FOR FOOD PRODUCTION: A CASE STUDY OF KEUMBU REGION KISII COUNTY, KENYA | |
| B A Ogechi |
| DROUGHT RISK AND VULNERABILITY ASSESSMENT; A CASE STUDY OF BARINGO COUNTY, KENYA | |
| J k Kipketer |
| PERFORMANCE IMPROVEMENT IN WCDMA SYSTEM SUBJECTED TO INCREASED DATA RATE AND INTERFERENCE CHANNELS USING COMPENSATION FOR ERRORS | |
| F O Ombongi |
| EFFECTIVENESS OF ULTRAVIOLET LIGHT PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT USED BY INFORMAL SECTOR ARC WELDERS IN MACHAKOS TOWN, KENYA | |
| E Muthusi |
| In Vitro Anti-salmonella Activity of Extracts from Selected Kenyan Medicinal Plants | |
| P O Mose |
| MITIGATION OF IN-DOOR AIR POLLUTION AND GREEN HOUSE GASES BY USE OF RETROFITTED PRESSURE LAMP UTILIZING STRAIGHT VEGETABLE OIL | |
| A N Ogari |
| MITIGATION OF IN-DOOR AIR POLLUTION AND GREEN HOUSE GASES BY USE OF RETROFITTED PRESSURE LAMP UTILIZING STRAIGHT VEGETABLE OIL | |
| A N Ogari |
| PRODUCTION AND CHARACTERIZATION OF WINE FROM MANGO FRUIT (MANGIFERA INDICA) VARIETIES IN KENYA | |
| S N Musyimi, D N Sila, E M Okoth, C A Onyango, F M Mathooko |
| INFLUENCE OF LARGE WOODY DEBRIS ACCUMULATIONS ON MACROINVERTEBRATE DISTRIBUTION IN A LOW ORDER FORESTED TROPICAL STREAM, SAGANA RIVER, KENYA | |
| C O Odhiambo, B M Mwangi |