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PUBLICATIONS BY MEMBERS OF STAFF FY 2022/2023

  1. Kirimi, P. N., Kariuki, S. N., & Ocharo, K. N. (2022). Financial soundness and performance: evidence from commercial banks in Kenya. African Journal of Economic and Management Studies. https://doi.org/10.1108/AJEMS-11-2021-0499
  2. Chebet, D., Musila, F. M., Kituyi, S. N., Muthike, G. M., & Kaigongi, M. M. (2022). Molecular Phylogeny of Selected Kenyan Eucalyptus Species Inferred from MatK, rbcL and TrnL-F Genes and Their Suitability for Power Transmission Poles. Diversity, 14(7), 563. https://doi.org/10.3390/d14070563
  3. Njuguna, K.k., Isaboke, H.N. & Ndirangu, S.N. (2022). Determinants of smallholders’ choice of avocado marketing outlets and profitability in Murang’a County, Kenya. SN Business & Economics, 2(8), 1-25. https://doi.org/10.1007/s43546-022-00261-y
  4. Wachira, J. M., Kiplimo, D., Thuita, M., Masso, C., & Mwirichia, R. (2022). Community Structure of Nitrifying and Denitrifying Bacteria from Effluents Discharged into Lake Victoria, Kenya. Current Microbiology, 79(9), 1-10. https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s00284-022-02950-1
  5. Maina, S., Karuri, H., & Mugweru, J. (2022). Nematode diversity and its association with soil properties in monocrop pigeon pea. Journal of Agriculture and Food Research, 100336. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jafr.2022.100336
  6. Muluki, K. M., Rasugu, M. H., Njeri, M. J., & Nyarindo, I. H. (2022). Factors influencing Adoption of Irrigation Technologies among Smallholder Farmers in Machakos County, Kenya. Journal of Agricultural Extension, 26(3), 44-59. https://www.ajol.info/index.php/jae/article/view/229393
  7. Sum, R. K., Makokha, J. K. S., & Ndege, S. (2022). Afrofuturism and Quest for Black Redemption in Nnedi Okorafor’s The Book of Phoenix. East African Journal of Arts and Social Sciences, 5(1), 328-338. https://doi.org/10.37284/eajass.5.1.752
  8. Chen, J. J., Wong, K. T., & Morris, Z. N. (2022). Tri-Cardioid Co-Centered Co-Planar Array-Its Direction-Finding Cramér-Rao Bound and Design Guidelines. IEEE Transactions on Aerospace and Electronic Systems. https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/abstract/document/9832861#:~:text=10.1109/TAES.2022.3191637.
  9. Omollo, D. J., Wang’ondu, V. W., Githaiga, M. N., Gorman, D., & Kairo, J. G. (2022). The Contribution of Subtidal Seagrass Meadows to the Total Carbon Stocks of Gazi Bay, Kenya. Diversity, 14(8), 646. https://doi.org/10.3390/d14080646
  10. Maina, S., Karuri, H., & Mugweru, J. (2022). Nematode assemblages, food web indices and metabolic footprints in maize-pigeon pea agro-ecosystems. Heliyon, e10189. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.heliyon.2022.e10189
  11. Kemboi,B.,Karuri,H.,Nyaga,J. & Kingsbury,A.(2022).Vertical Distribution of Plant-Parasitic Nematodes in Sweet Potato. Journal of Nematology,54(1) -. https://doi.org/10.2478/jofnem-2022-0025
  12. Riungu, P. M., Nyaga, J. M., Githaiga, M. N., & Kairo, J. G. (2022). Value Chain and Sustainability of Mangrove Wood Harvesting in Lamu, Kenya. Trees, Forests and People, 100322. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tfp.2022.100322
  13. Bwana BK, Mireji PO, Obiero GF, Gakii C, Akoth MO, Mugweru JN, et al. (2022) Annotations of novel antennae-expressed genes in male Glossina morsitans morsitans tsetse flies. PLoS ONE 17(8): e0273543. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0273543
  14. Ombasa, E. M., Muturi, P. W., Gichimu, B. M., Isaboke, H. N., & Gitari, J. N. (2022). Factors Influencing Willingness to Adopt Recommended Bambara groundnut (Vigna subterranea L. Verdc) Agronomic Practices Among Smallholder Farmers in Semi-Arid Lands of Embu County, Kenya. Journal of Experimental Biology and Agricultural Sciences, 10(4), 805–811. https://doi.org/10.18006/2022.10(4).805.811
  15. Muthuri, G. G., Ngari, C. G., & Kitavi, D. M. (2022). Mathematical modeling and simulating of Helicobacter pylori treatment and transmission implications on stomach cancer dynamics. Communications in Mathematical Biology and Neuroscience. https://scik.org/index.php/cmbn/article/view/7542
  16. Gichere, S. N., Khakame, K. S., & Patrick, O. (2022). Susceptibility Evaluation of Fall Armyworm (Spodoptera frugiperda) Infesting Maize in Kenya against a Range of Insecticides. Journal of Toxicology, 2022. https://doi.org/10.1155/2022/8007998
  17. Kogo, T., Yegon, R., & Migose, S. A. (2022). Characterization of Fodder Conservation Technologies among farmers in Tharaka Nithi County, Kenya. East African Agricultural and Forestry Journal, 86(1-2), 13-13. https://www.kalro.org/www.eaafj.or.ke/index.php/path/article/view/539
  18. Mugo, D. M. (2022). Transforming savings and credit cooperatives societies in Kenya using mobile technology services. International Journal of Business Information Systems, 40(4), 560-579. https://doi.org/10.1504/IJBIS.2022.124929
  19. Kennedy, H., Pagès, J. F., Lagomasino, D., Arias‐Ortiz, A., Colarusso, P., Fourqurean, J. W., ... & Duarte, C. M. (2022). Species traits and geomorphic setting as drivers of global soil carbon stocks in seagrass meadows. Global Biogeochemical Cycles, 36(10), e2022GB007481. https://doi.org/10.1029/2022GB007481
  20. Muli, J. K., Neondo, J. O., Kamau, P. K., Michuki, G. N., Odari, E., & Budambula, N. L. (2022). Genetic diversity and population structure of wild and cultivated Crotalaria species based on genotyping-by-sequencing. PloS one, 17(9), e0272955. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0272955
  21. Otieno, M., Peters, M. K., Duque, L., & Steffan-Dewenter, I. (2022). Interactive Effects of Ozone and Carbon Dioxide on Plant-Pollinator Interactions and Yields in a Legume Crop. Environmental Advances. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envadv.2022.100285
  22. Gakuya, F., Akoko, J., Wambua, L., Nyamota, R., Ronoh, B., Lekolool, I., ... & Bett, B. (2022). Evidence of co-exposure with Brucella spp, Coxiella burnetii, and Rift Valley fever virus among various species of wildlife in Kenya. PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 16(8), e0010596. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0010596
  23. Mbatha, A., Githaiga, M. N., Kiplagat, K., Kairo, J., & Mungai, F. (2022). How Sustainable is Mangrove Harvesting in Lamu? An Analysis of Forest Structure. Journal of Sustainable Forestry, 1-20. https://doi.org/10.1080/10549811.2022.2123357
  24. Onsongo, S. K., Mohamed, S. A., Akutse, K. S., Gichimu, B. M., & Dubois, T. (2022). The Entomopathogenic Fungi Metarhizium anisopliae and Beauveria bassiana for Management of the Melon Fly Zeugodacus cucurbitae: Pathogenicity, Horizontal Transmission, and Compatability with Cuelure. Insects, 13(10), 859. https://doi.org/10.3390/insects13100859
  25. Kithinji Kinoti, Ismael; Ogunah, Joanne; Muturia M’Thiruaine, Cyprian; Marangu, Joseph Mwiti. (2022). Adsorption of Heavy Metals in Contaminated Water Using Zeolite Derived from Agro-Wastes and Clays: A Review. Journal of Chemistry. https://doi.org/10.1155/2022/4250299
  26. Mwembu, K., Mugambi, A. & M’Ngaruthi, T. K. (2022). Ubadili Maana katika Leksia za Kîîtharaka: Mtazamo wa Kifonolojia na Kimofolojia. East African Journal of Swahili Studies, 5(1), 353-362. https://journals.eanso.org/index.php/eajss/article/view/860
  27. Mwembu, K., Mugambi, A. & M’Ngaruthi, T. K. (2022). Uhusiano wa Kifahiwa katika Leksia za Kîîtharaka: Mtazamo wa Leksika Pragmatiki. East African Journal of Swahili Studies, 5(1), 341-352. https://journals.eanso.org/index.php/eajss/article/view/859
  28. David Micheni Mutegi, Allan Mugambi, Timothy Kinoti M‟Ngaruthi (2022). Ubainishaji wa vigezo vya Utoaji Wa Toponemia katika Jamii: Mfano kutoka Jimbo Dogo la Maara nchini Kenya. East African Scholars J Edu Humanit Lit, 5(9), 176-184. https://www.easpublisher.com/media/features_articles/EASJEHL_59_176-184_FT_DaX3ceG.pdf
  29. Omenda, J., Ngetich, K., Kiboi, M., Mucheru-Muna, M., Mugwe, J., & Mugendi, D. (2022). Effects of soil and water conservation techniques on sorghum yield, runoff and soil moisture content in Upper Eastern Kenya. African Journal of Science, Technology and Social Sciences, 1(1). https://doi.org/10.58506/ajstss.v1i1.35
  30. Kasiva, E., Mworia, L., Mburugu, K., & Kiogora, D. (2022). In the Cultural Mirror: Influence of cultural factors on adoption of sanitation practices in rural areas: A case of Nzaui Sub-County, Makueni County, Kenya . African Journal of Science, Technology and Social Sciences, 1(1). https://doi.org/10.58506/ajstss.v1i1.89
  31. Wanjugu, G. S., Kinyua, J. M., & Mburugu, K. N. (2022). The Influence of Uncontested Market Space Strategy on the Financial Performance of Manufacturing Firms in Kenya. Webology (ISSN: 1735-188X), 19(2). https://www.webology.org/data-cms/articles/20220406123236amwebology%2019%20(2)%20-%20253%20pdf.pdf
  32. Wekesa, A. K., Nyamato, G. S., Kowenje, C. O., & Ojwach, S. O. (2022). Coordination behavior and binding properties of 2, 6-pyridinedimethanol with Cu (II), Zn (II), and Cd (II) cations. Inorganica Chimica Acta, 539, 121042. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ica.2022.121042
  33. Saoke, V. O., Ndwiga, Z. N., Githaiga, P. W., & Musafiri, C. M. (2022). Determinants of awareness and implementation of five-stage lesson plan framework among Christian Religious Education teachers in Meru County, Kenya. Heliyon, e11177. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.heliyon.2022.e11177
  34. Mwithiga, G., Maina, S., Muturi, P., & Gitari, J. (2022). Lemongrass (Cymbopogon flexuosus) agronomic traits, oil yield and oil quality under different agro-ecological zones. Journal of Agriculture and Food Research, 100422. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jafr.2022.100422
  35. David Micheni Mutegi, Allan Mugambi, M’Ngaruthi, T. K (2022). Upambanuzi wa Miundo ya Toponemia katika Jamii: Mfano kutoka Jimbo Dogo la Maara nchini Kenya. East African Scholars J Edu Humanit Lit, 5(10), 191-20. https://www.easpublisher.com/media/features_articles/EASJEHL_510_191-200_FSWKO4A.pdf
  36. Frostad, J. J., Nguyen, Q. P., Baumann, M. M., Blacker, B. F., Marczak, L. B., Deshpande, A., ... & Kapoor, N. (2022). Mapping development and health effects of cooking with solid fuels in low-income and middle-income countries, 2000–18: a geospatial modelling study. The Lancet Global Health, 10(10), e1395-e1411. https://doi.org/10.1016/S2214-109X(22)00332-1
  37. Sibanda, P., Almakki, M., Mburu, Z., & Mondal, H. (2022). Entropy Optimization in MHD Nanofluid Flow over an Exponential Stretching Sheet. Applied Sciences, 12(21), 10809. https://doi.org/10.3390/app122110809
  38. Phyllys, K., Ziro, O. W., Kissinger, G., Ngari, M., Budambula, N. L., & Budambula, V. (2022). Poly-drug use among female and male commercial sex workers visiting a drop in centre in Mombasa County, Kenya. PLOS Global Public Health, 2(11), e0001247. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pgph.0001247
  39. Kenya, E., Kinyanjui, G., Kipnyargis, A., Kinyua, F., Mwangi, M., Khamis, F., & Mwirichia, R. (2022). Amplicon-based assessment of bacterial diversity and community structure in three tropical forest soils in Kenya. Heliyon, e11577. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.heliyon.2022.e11577
  40. Leiririo, J.L., Karuri, H., & Nyaga, J. M. (2022). Nematode-based soil food web condition in mung bean under semi-arid conditions, Journal of Agriculture and Food Research. Journal of Agriculture and Food Research, 100465. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jafr.2022.100465
  41. Nyamato, G. S., & Apollo, S. (2022). Removal of heavy metals from wastewater using synthetic chelating agents. Physical Sciences Reviews. https://doi.org/10.1515/psr-2022-0139
  42. Kibet, E., Musafiri, C. M., Kiboi, M., Macharia, J., Ng’etich, O. K., Kosgei, D. K., ... & Ngetich, F. K. (2022). Soil greenhouse gas emissions from different land utilization types in Western Kenya. Frontiers in Soil Science, 69. https://doi.org/10.3389/fsoil.2022.95663
  43. Moritz Laub, Marc Corbeels, Samuel Mathu Ndungu, Monicah Wanjiku Mucheru-Muna, Daniel Mugendi, Magdalena Necpalova, Marijn Van de Broek, Wycliffe Waswa, Bernard Vanlauwe, Johan Six, (2022). Combining manure with mineral N fertilizer maintains maize yields: Evidence from four long-term experiments in Kenya, Field Crops Research. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fcr.2022.108788
  44. Misango, S., Otsyula, R., & Arunga, E. E. (2022). Resistance to Pythium root rot and anthracnose among Kenyan common bean genotypes and marker-assisted introgression of resistance genes.Journal of Crop Improvement, 1-21. https://doi.org/10.1080/15427528.2022.2158978
  45. Mwangi, P. N., Gitonga, C. M., & Kariuki, S. (2022). Social economic predictors of parental involvement in rural schools in Kenya: implications on teaching and learning.Education 3-13, 1-14. https://doi.org/10.1080/03004279.2022.2145850
  46. Aluoch, N. R., Asweto, C. O., & Onyango, P. O. (2022). Entrenching social norms in Community-led total sanitation for sustainability of open defecation free status: A survey of Suna West Sub-County, Migori County, Kenya. medRxiv, 2022-12. https://www.medrxiv.org/content/10.1101/2022.12.05.22283135v1
  47. Masinde, J. M., & Sanya, O. (2022). Analysis of interoperability, security and usability of digital repositories in Kenyan Institutions of Higher Learning. Data and Information Management, 6(4), 100011. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2543925122001097
  48. Asweto, C. O., & Alzain, M. A. (2022). Suboptimal Health Status Measurement Instruments: A Systematic Review Protocol. Research square. https://doi.org/10.21203/rs.3.rs-1799523/v1
  49. Kailemia, P. N. (2022). Increasing Female Breast Cancer Burden: Downstaging interventions as the ‘best buy’for Kenya.African Journal of Health Sciences, 35(4), 561-562. https://www.ajol.info/index.php/ajhs/article/view/237758
  50. Haeuser, E., Serfes, A. L., Cork, M. A., Yang, M., Abbastabar, H., Abhilash, E. S., ... & Khatab, K. (2022). Mapping age-and sex-specific HIV prevalence in adults in sub-Saharan Africa, 2000–2018.BMC medicine, 20(1), 1-24. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12916-022-02639-z
  51. Haakenstad, A., Yearwood, J. A., Fullman, N., Bintz, C., Bienhoff, K., Weaver, M. R., ... & Gupta, V. K. (2022). Assessing performance of the Healthcare Access and Quality Index, overall and by select age groups, for 204 countries and territories, 1990–2019: a systematic analysis from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019.The Lancet Global Health, 10(12), e1715-e1743. https://doi.org/10.1016/S2214-109X(22)00429-6
  52. Gechore, D. O., Atitwa, E. B., Kimani, P., & Wanyonyi, M. (2022). Predicting the Number of Tourists in-Flow to Kenya Using Seasonal Autoregressive Integrated Moving Average Model.African Journal of Hospitality, Tourism and Leisure, 11(6), 1913-1923. https://www.ajhtl.com/uploads/7/1/6/3/7163688/article_6_11_6_1913-1923.pdf
  53. Odhiambo, B., Ngari, C., Kimani, P., & Njori, P. (2023). Modelling and Simulation of Competition for Students’ Population with Holling Type II Response.Journal of Mathematics, 2023. https://doi.org/10.1155/2023/4102242
  54. Munene, L., Mugweru, J., & Mwirichia, R. (2022). Management of bacterial wilt caused by Curtobacterium flaccumfacienspv. flaccumfaciens in common bean (Phaseolus vulgaris) using rhizobacterial biocontrol agents.Letters in Applied Microbiology. https://doi.org/10.1093/lambio/ovac011
  55. Akello, K. O., Ogendi, J., & Asweto, C. O. (2023). The role of knowledge and attitude on HIV and Aids prevention practices among secondary school students: a cross-sectional study of Gwassi south sub-county, Homa Bay county, Kenya. medRxiv, 2023-01. https://www.medrxiv.org/content/10.1101/2023.01.10.23284403v1.article-info
  56. Mairura, F. S., Musafiri, C. M., Macharia, J. M., Kiboi, M. N., Ng'etich, O. K., Shisanya, C. A., ... & Ngetich, F. K. (2023). Yield-scaled and area-scaled greenhouse gas emissions from common soil fertility management practices under smallholder maize fields in Kenya.Sustainable Production and Consumption. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.spc.2023.01.010
  57. Mokuha,D. Karuri, H., & Nyaga, J. M (2023). Food web structure of nematode communities in irrigated rice fields. Heliyon, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.heliyon.2023.e13183
  58. Ndung'u, H. N., Mwirigi, P. M., & Gatimbu, K. K. (2023). Strategic sourcing and performance of milk processors in Kenya. International Journal of Procurement Management, 16(3), 396-421. https://doi.org/10.1504/IJPM.2023.128820
  59. Otara, E. N., Mogaka, H. R., Ndirangu, S. N., & Mugwe, J. N. (2023). Socioeconomic Factors Influencing Uptake of Regenerative Agriculture Technologies in the Dry-lands of Embu County, Kenya. Journal of Agricultural Extension, 27(1), 1-12. https://dx.doi.org/10.4314/jae.v27i1.1
  60. Nzomo, C., Rugano, P., Njoroge, J. M., & Muriithi, C. G. (2023). Inquiry-based learning and students’ self-efficacy in Chemistry among secondary schools in Kenya. Heliyon, 9(1). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.heliyon.2022.e12672
  61. Mwirichia, R., & Ndirangu, J. (2023). Bacteria Diversity Within Honey Bees of Embu County Kenya. Authorea Preprints. https://doi.org/10.22541/au.167473443.34064572/v1
  62. Silva, L. B., Ferreira, E. F., Maryam, Espejo-Román, J. M., Costa, G. V., Cruz, J. V., ... & Santos, C. B. (2023). Galantamine Based Novel Acetylcholinesterase Enzyme Inhibitors: A Molecular Modeling Design Approach. Molecules, 28(3), 1035. https://doi.org/10.3390/molecules28031035
  63. Njue, P. N., Isaboke, H. N., & Migose, S. A. (2023). Contribution of dairy goat farming to household dietary diversity among smallholder farmers in the Central Highlands of Kenya. Journal of Agriculture and Rural Development in the Tropics and Subtropics 124 No. 1 (2023) 1–11. https://kobra.uni-kassel.de/handle/123456789/14439
  64. Alzain, M. A., Asweto, C. O., Hassan, S. U. N., Saeed, M. E., Kassar, A., & Alsaif, B. (2023). Psychometric Properties of Suboptimal Health Status Instruments: A Systematic Review. Journal of Personalized Medicine, 13(2), 299. https://doi.org/10.3390/jpm13020299
  65. Wambiri, D., Masinde, J., & Mugambi, F. (2023). Big Data and Personal Information Privacy in Developing Countries: A Case of Kenya. Research Square. https://doi.org/10.21203/rs.3.rs-2604181/v1
  66. Muigai, M., Odhiambo, N. O., Muli, J. K., Mugweru, J., & Mwirichia, R. (2023). Use of bacterial biocontrol agents for the control of Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. Lycopersici, tomato wilt in Kenya. Research square. https://doi.org/10.21203/rs.3.rs-2614910/v1
  67. Yang, H., Wong, K. T., & Morris, Z. N. (2023). Two Perpendicularly Colocated Cardioid Sensors of Different Cardioidicity Indices/Orders–Their Design Guidelines Based on Their Polar-Azimuthal Direction-Finding Cramér–Rao Bound. IEEE Transactions on Aerospace Electronic Systems, 59(1), 434-442. https://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/link_gateway/2023ITAES..59..434Y/doi:10.1109/TAES.2022.3185974
  68. Mutegi, T.M., Joshua, P.M., & Maina, J.K. (2023). Workplace safety, Employee safety attitudes and employee productivity of manufacturing firms. SA Journal of Human Resource Management/SATydskrif vir Menslikehulpbronbestuur, 21(0), a1989. https://doi.org/10.4102/sajhrm.v21i0.1989
  69. Wahinya, P. W., Ondiba, R. O., & Kariuki, P. W. O. (2023). Competition, risk-taking behavior and stability of commercial banks: evidence from Kenya. African Journal of Economic and Management Studies. https://doi.org/10.1108/AJEMS-03-2022-0123
  70. Kimani, N. M., Ochieng, C. O., Ogutu, M. D., Yamo, K. O., Onyango, J. O., & Santos, C. B. (2023). Inhibition Kinetics and Theoretical Studies on Zanthoxylum chalybeum Engl. Dual Inhibitors of α-Glucosidase and α-Amylase. Journal of Xenobiotics, 13(1), 102-120. https://doi.org/10.3390/jox13010009
  71. Karuri, H. (2023). Nematode community response to intensive tomato production in the tropics. Rhizosphere, 25: 10068. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rhisph.2023.100681
  72. Majau, M. J., Kirima, L., Nzivo, M., Thuranira, S., & Budambula, N. (2023). Socio-demographic and relationship parameters that affect performance among teacher training college employees in Kenya. Cogent Social Sciences, 9(1), 2186565. https://doi.org/10.1080/23311886.2023.2186565
  73. Ojuka, P., Kimani, N. M., Apollo, S., Nyariki, J., Ramos, R. S., & Santos, C. B. (2023). Phytochemistry of the Vepris genus plants: A review and in silico analysis of their ADMET properties. South African Journal of Botany, 157, 106-114. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.sajb.2023.03.057
  74. Mugambi, J.M., Atitwa, E.B., Morris, Z.N., and Wanyonyi, M. (2023). Probabilistic analysis of COVID-19 transmission in Kenya using Markov chain. International Journal of Advanced and Applied Sciences, 10(3): 108-113. https://doi.org/10.21833/ijaas.2023.03.014
  75. Albanus Muambi Musyoka, Marilyn Ronoh, Paul Maina Wanjau, Dominic Makaa Kitavi, Mathematical modeling of drug abuse, unemployment and mental stress on population dynamics of mental illness, Commun. Math. Biol. Neurosci., 2023 (2023), Article ID 66. https://scik.org/index.php/cmbn/article/view/8002
  76. Nzivo, M. M., Waruhiu, C. N., Kang’ethe, J. M., & Budambula, N. L. (2023). HIV Virologic Failure among Patients with Persistent Low-Level Viremia in Nairobi, Kenya: It Is Time to Review the> 1000 Virologic Failure Threshold. BioMed Research International, 2023. https://doi.org/10.1155/2023/8961372
  77. Otieno, M., Karpati, Z., Peters, M. K., Duque, L., Schmitt, T., & Steffan-Dewenter, I. (2023). Elevated ozone and carbon dioxide affects the composition of volatile organic compounds emitted by Vicia faba (L.) and visitation by European orchard bee (Osmia cornuta). Plos one, 18(4), e0283480. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0283480
  78. Musafiri, C. M., Kiboi, M., Macharia, J., Ng'etich, O. K., Okoti, M., Mulianga, B., ... & Ngetich, F. K. (2023). Use of inorganic fertilizer on climate-smart crops improves smallholder farmers' livelihoods: Evidence from Western Kenya. Social Sciences & Humanities Open, 8(1), 100537. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ssaho.2023.100537
  79. Oduor, O. N., Mucheru-Muna, M., Mugwe, N. J., Sijali, I., George, N., & Mugendi, N. D. (2023). Soil water use efficiency under integrated soil management practices in the drylands of Kenya. Heliyon. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.heliyon.2023.e16145
  80. Munyao, M. R., Ocharo, N. K., & Ondiba, O. R. (2023). Real estate development, human capital, and economic growth in Kenya. Asian Economic and Financial Review, 13(6), 365-378. https://doi.org/10.55493/5002.v13i6.4784
  81. Mutegi, T. M., Joshua, P. M., & Kinyua, J. M. (2023). Workplace Safety and Employee Productivity of Manufacturing Firms in Kenya. Cogent Business & Management, 10(2), 2215569. https://doi.org/10.1080/23311975.2023.2215569
  82. Othuon, D. O., Gatimbu, K. K., Musafiri, C. M., & Ngetich, F. K. (2023). Board diversity effects on the financial performance of small-holder coffee processors: Evidence from Kenya. Social Sciences & Humanities Open, 8(1), 100568. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ssaho.2023.100568
  83. Bastos, R. S., de Lima, L. R., Neto, M. F., Maryam, Yousaf, N., Cruz, J. N., ... & Santos, C. B. (2023). Design and Identification of Inhibitors for the Spike-ACE2 Target of SARS-CoV-2. International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 24(10), 8814. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms24108814
  84. Apollo, S., Seretlo, M., & Kabuba, J. (2023). In-situ sludge degradation and kinetics of a full scale modified activated sludge system achieving near zero sludge production. Journal of Water Process Engineering, 53, 103864. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jwpe.2023.103864
  85. Laub, M., Corbeels, M., Couëdel, A., Ndungu, S. M., Mucheru-Muna, M. W., Mugendi, D., ... & Six, J. (2023). Managing soil organic carbon in tropical agroecosystems: evidence from four long-term experiments in Kenya. Soil, 9(1), 301-323. https://soil.copernicus.org/articles/9/301/2023/
  86. Chelangat, M., Muturi, P., Gichimu, B., Gitari, J., & Mukono, S. (2023). Nutritional and Phytochemical Composition of Bambara Groundnut (Vigna subterranea [L.] Verdc) Landraces in Kenya. International Journal of Agronomy, 2023. https://doi.org/10.1155/2023/9881028
  87. Ndung’u, M., Mugwe, J. N., Mucheru-Muna, M. W., Ngetich, F. K., Mairura, F. S., & Mugendi, D. N. (2023). Tied-ridging and soil inputs enhance small-scale maize productivity and profitability under erratic rainfall conditions in central Kenya. Agricultural Water Management, 286, 108390. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.agwat.2023.108390
  88. Kibet, P., Mugwe, J. N., Korir, N. K., Mucheru-Muna, M. W., Ngetich, F. K., & Mugendi, D. N. (2023). Granular and powdered lime improves soil properties and maize (Zea mays l.) performance in humic Nitisols of central highlands in Kenya. Heliyon. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.heliyon.2023.e17286
  89. Ndegwa, J. K., Gichimu, B., Mugwe, J. N., Mucheru-Muna, M., & Njiru, D. M. (2023). Integrated Soil Fertility and Water Management Practices for Enhanced Agricultural Productivity. International Journal of Agronomy, 2023. https://doi.org/10.1155/2023/8890794
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Book Chapters

  1. Evans, R. T., Apollo, S., Murithi, L. G., & Kimani, N. M. (2022). Application of Bio-Based and Inorganic Composite Materials to Remove Heavy Metals from Textile Effluent. Textile Wastewater Treatment, 179-196. https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-981-19-2852-9_10
  2. Lalah, J. O., Otieno, P. O., Odira, Z., & Ogunah, J. A. (2022). Pesticides: Chemistry, Manufacturing, Regulation, Usage and Impacts on Population in Kenya, in Pesticides. https://www.intechopen.com/online-first/83138
  3. Apollo, S. (2022). A review of sludge production in South Africa municipal wastewater treatment plants, analysis of handling cost and potential minimization methods. Physical Sciences Reviews. https://doi.org/10.1515/9783110752601-004
  4. Apollo, S., & Aoyi, O. (2022). Performance and kinetics of a fluidized bed anaerobic reactor treating distillery effluent. Physical Sciences Reviews. https://doi.org/10.1515/psr-2021-0142
  5. Nyamato, G. S., & Apollo, S. (2022). Removal of heavy metals from wastewater using synthetic chelating agents. Physical Sciences Reviews. https://doi.org/10.1515/psr-2022-0139
  6. Mwirichia, R., & Orwa, P. (2023). Diversity of extremophiles in African brine lakes. In Lakes of Africa(pp. 269-287). Elsevier. https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-323-95527-0.00004-X
  7. Muriungi, M., & Musau, N. (2023). Inequality Dimensions of Kenya’s Responses to COVID-19. In The First 100 Days of Covid-19: Law and Political Economy of the Global Policy Response(pp. 273-294). Singapore: Springer Nature Singapore. https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-981-19-6325-4_10

 

 

Patent

  1. Zhang, T., Wang, B., Mugweru, J. N., Chiwala, G., & Liu, Z. (2022). Construction method of recombinant drug-resistant mycobacterium bovis bacillus calmette-guerin (bcg) strain and pharmaceutical composition for treating tuberculosis (tb). S. Patent Application No. 17/886,480. https://patents.google.com/patent/US20220387575A1/en