Indigenous crops have historically supported resilient food systems in Sub-Saharan Africa, yet their potential remains underutilised and neglected within African food systems. Drawing on oral historical accounts from 79 ...

Human papillomavirus (HPV) infection leading to cervical cancer remains one of the most urgent public health challenges worldwide. In 2022 alone, there were an estimated 662,301 new cervical cancer cases and 348,874 ...

The material properties of ‘underutilised’ indigenous African crops have gained increasing attention in efforts to combat food insecurity. Understanding the opportunities and barriers to reviving indigenous crops today ...

The perovskite solar cell (PSC) as an emerging and promising type of solar cell has been extensively studied, but instability is still a major challenge. Replacing the hygroscopic organic hole transport layer (HTL) in PSCs ...

The integration of music archives into university teaching in Kenya remains limited despite the cultural and pedagogical value of archival resources. Existing engagements between universities and music archives are often ...

Introduction: Globally, surgical site infection (SSI) remains a major nosocomial infection, contributing significantly tomorbidity and mortality. Laparotomies are known to have higher reported rates of SSI compared to other ...

Landslide-induced surge waves pose significant threats to infrastructure, ecosystems, and human life in mountainous regions characterized by heavy rainfall and terrain instability. This study aims to develop a mathematical ...

In construction industry, sand is a major raw material besides water, cement, gravel and steel. The quality of sand is vital in development of firm structures in construction. Thus, for construction industry to remain ...

Like in most Sub-Saharan Africa, biomass is the most consumed fuel in overall Kenyan energy demand. In addition to biomass, other end-use fuels are also consumed in the country, mostly by economic sectors. However, electricity ...

Thermochemical treatment of empty fruit bunches (EFBs) had been proven to be the fastest way of converting this agro-industrial waste into value. Two-step carbonization and activation was used to convert the EFB to activated ...