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A Study Of The Acute Toxicity, Phytochemical And ~: , Analgesic Properties Of The Aqueous Root Extract Of ~ Flueggea Virosa (Family: Euphorbiaceae)

ABSTRACT Introduction/Objectives: Fluegge a virosa grows wild in tropical Africa, Arabian Peninsula, tropical Asia, Japan, Australia and Polynesia, and it can also be domesticated. The different parts of the plant have many folkloric usage for diverse ailments including pain, fever, malaria, sexual dysfunction, diabetes, epilepsy, antiarrhythmic, HIV -related illness among many others. The root is claimed to be the most potent part of the plant. In view of the claimed therapeutic potentials, ...

The Nigerian Pidgin: A Tool for Societal Peace

Abstract  Language is an essential tool that fosters peaceful coexistence in any society. The Nigerian Pidgin is one of the unifying tools and a panacea for societal peace in a nation like Nigeria, with diverse languages, ethnic groups and cultures. This multilingual nature of the Nigerian society is a barrier to its societal peace, effective communication, and the implementation of the national language policy. In order to resolve the language problem and ensure societal peace, t...

Assessment Of Indigenous Forests As A Tool For Product Diversification In Sustainable Tourism Development In Taita-Taveta County, Kenya

ABSTRACT The Kenyan tourism sector has over the years depended on beach and safari tourists visiting the country’s coastline and some selected wildlife conservation reserves respectively. This has exerted a lot of pressure on these resources resulting in bad environmental and social impacts. To deal with the negative impacts, there have been attempts to create and market alternative destinations such as forests. The purpose of this study was to assess forests and tourism product diversific...

Land Rights Challenges Among Widows In Boro Division, Siaya County, Kenya

ABSTRACT This research addresses land rights and property ownership of widows in Siaya county Boro Division. Rights to land and property include right to own, use, access, control, transfer, exclude, inherit and make decisions about the land and related resources. The objectives of this study were to establish the land rights challenges among widows in Boro Division, Siaya County of Kenya, to establish the effects of customary law on land and property ownership among the widows; identify the ...

Influence Of Cultural Practices On Tourism Development In Baringo County, Kenya

ABSTRACT Baringo is a cultures-diverse county that hosts communities including the Pokot, Ilchamus, Tugen and other Kenyan communities. This makes the county a true definition of social and cultural diversity. Although Baringo is known for cultural diversity, existence of item based tourism rather than market based poses a danger to cultural tourism development. Whilst stiff competition is encountered on conventional tourists‟ destination, there is need of increasing supply of cultural attr...

All You Need on Earth

Abstract: This abstract provides an overview of the Christian literature work titled "ALL YOU NEED ON EARTH." It explores the key themes, messages, and impact of this literature piece within the context of Christian faith and spirituality. "ALL YOU NEED ON EARTH" is a compelling work of Christian literature that delves into the fundamental aspects of Christian belief and its significance in contemporary life. It offers readers a deep insight into the essence of Christianity, expounding on its...

Characterization of Motility and Erythrocyte Adherence as virulence factors in African trypanosomes

Abstract: Pathogens causing African animal trypanosomiasis (AAT), the major livestock disease in subSaharan Africa, belong to the salivarian group of the African trypanosomes, which are transmitted by the bite of the tsetse fly (Glossina spec.). T. vivax, T. congolense and T. brucei brucei are major pathogens of cattle in particular, causing nagana, with dramatic socio-economic consequences for the affected regions. The parasites additionally have a huge reservoir of other livestock and wild...

The Political Economy of Devolution: Rethinking Participatory Governance for Development from the Bottom in Kenya

Abstract: This paper is about development failures as has been experienced in Kenya given the broader context of cutthroat competing political and economic typologies that has little in common with specific development needs of the people. In many ways, development as it has been experienced before - that is the process - was by and large removed from the local people and controlled by the State functionaries and apparatus. Taking the destructive nature of extractive politics practiced every...

Homeostasis : humidity and water relations in honeybee colonies (Apis mellifera)

Abstract: One of the benefits of colonial living in insect societies is the ability to build a nest which enables the maintenance of a homeostatic microenvironment. The detrimental and uncertain effects of fluctuating ambient conditions are thus avoided. An extensive amount of work has documented the regulation of respiratory gases and temperature by honeybee (Apis mellifera) colonies but relatively little is known of their water relations. Nest humidity influences the fitness of the honeybe...

Assessment of the diversity and roles of bacterial symbionts in fruit fly development and response to biological control

Abstract: Tephritid fruit flies are among the most destructive pest species of fruits and vegetables in many regions of the world. Apart from high losses in yield, tephritid fruit fly pests pose great socioeconomic and ecological challenges as well as demand effective measures to curb infestation which can be costly. Among currently used management options are the use of chemical insecticides, behavioral, genetic, cultural and biological approaches. However, no single method or combination o...

Analysis of county government expenditure and county economic growth in kenya

e modern devolution development across the globe has been in part driven by assertions of a supposed ‘economic dividend’ linked with the devolved expenditure. There is however, little empirical evidence to validate these assertions in Kenya. Most empirical studies across different countries have used different methods of analysis, different time periods and diverse techniques of measuring variable which have generated mixed conclusions and others are inconclusive. More so, in Kenya these ...

Microbial Community Diversity and Structure within Organic and Conventional Farming Systems in Central Highlands of Kenya

Abstract Microbial diversity and function in agro-ecosystems is influenced by various aspects linked to soil and agronomic practices for example, tillage, irrigation, crop rotation and application of organic and inorganic inputs. Farming systems practices may affect the dynamic interactions existing between soil, plant and microorganisms in different agricultural biomes. Due to limitations associated with conventional microbial cultivation strategies, only a fractional number of cultivable s...

ETHNOBOTANICAL STUDY OF MEDICINAL PLANTS USED BY INDIGENOUS PEOPLE IN ASEKO DISTRICT, ARSI ZONE, OROMIA REGIONAL STATE, ETHIOPIA

Abstract: Ethiopia has rich flora with different plant species having use in health care system based on local indigenous knowledge. However, documented Ethnobotanical information was lacking in Aseko Woreda. Hence, the aim of this study was to investigate and document Ethnobotanical study of medicinal plants used by indigenous people in Aseko Woreda, Arsi Zone, Oromia Regional State, Ethiopia. A total of 116 informants aged 25 and above were selected to collect ethnobotanical data. Out of t...

Companies and Their Covid Handling, Inclusion, Diversion & Equity

Table of Content I. Executive Summary 4 II. Introduction  1.Diversity 5 2.Equity 5 3.Inclusion 6 4.COVID-19 Employee Handling 6 III. Analysis  i.ITC 7 ii.Airtel 10 iii.SBI  13 IV. Conclusion  16 V. Bibliography Executive Summary When everything is a priority, nothing is a priority. And as executives struggle to make sense of the post-COVID corporate environment, many find themselves driven by this grey area of  indecision. Two years ago, relatively few executives saw skills in cris...

Legal Implications Associated with Participating in Social Media Groups

Abstract The emergence of social media platforms has contributed to making the world a global village. Social media as a means of communication has raised and thrown up legal issues relating to its administration and use generally. The issues consist of information management, privacy, liability of users and possible litigation there on. Further, such post could raise issues like libel, defamation and other several legal violations which may be intended or not necessarily deliberate. Attempts...


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