HIV virological non-suppression is highly prevalent among 18- to 24-year-old youths on antiretroviral therapy at the Kenyan coast by Nyongesa, MK, Mwatasa, MH, Kagonya, VA, Mwambingu, G, Ngetsa, C, Newton, CRJC, Abubakar, A

“…<br><strong> Methods<br></strong> Data were analyzed for 384 YLWH who participated in a larger cross-sectional study conducted between November 2018 and September 2019 in two counties at the Kenyan coast (Kilifi and Mombasa). Descriptive statistics were used to summarize sample characteristics and logistic regression was used for statistical modeling of factors associated with VNS. …”

Epidemiology of COVID-19 infections on routine polymerase chain reaction (PCR) and serology testing in Coastal Kenya by Nyagwange, J, Ndwiga, L, Muteru, K, Wamae, K, Tuju, J, Testing Team, C, Kutima, B, Gitonga, J, Karanja, H, Mugo, D, Kasera, K, Amoth, P, Murunga, N, Babu, L, Otieno, E, Githinji, G, Nokes, DJ, Tsofa, B, Orindi, B, Barasa, E, Warimwe, G, Agoti, CN, Bejon, P, Ochola-Oyier, LI

“…<br><strong>Results: </strong>Mombasa accounted for 56.2% of all the 99,694 naso-pharyngeal/oro-pharyngeal swabs tested, and males constituted the majority tested (73.4%). …”

Therapeutic capability of selected medicinal plants' bioactive constituents against the mutant ovarian TP53 gene; a computational approach by Kayode Yomi Raheem, Fawehinmi Praise Ibukunoluwa, Solomon Ayodele Olorundare, Jairus Olumasai Nandwa, Modinat Aina Abayomi, Egbe Justine Uchechukwu, Mary Adewunmi, Kuyet Zichat Blessing, Modupe Mercy Anthony, Mary Ikeoluwa Gbadebo, Falana Taiwo Daniel

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An indicator-based approach to assess sustainability of port-cities and marine management in the Global South by Dinah A. E. Ogara, Dinah A. E. Ogara, Joji Morishita, Peter J. Davies, Maina Mbui, Majambo Gamoyo, Nashon Njoroge, Isaac Otieno Chann, Benson Senelwa Igesa, Stephen Odhiambo Ochieng

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Improving viral load utilisation to enhance care for Kenyan adolescents with HIV by Catherine Ngugi, Fatima Tsiouris, Miriam Rabkin, Lauren Walker, Mark Hawken, Gillian Dougherty, Steve Akoth, Isaac Leting, Redempta Mutei, Doris Naitore, Anne Wakoli

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In Vitro Evaluation of Potentially Edible Brazilian Trees and Shrubs in Ruminant Nutrition by Jozivaldo Prudêncio Gomes de Morais, Mariana Campana, Pablo Gregorini, Thainá Moreira Garcia, Júlia Franco de Aguiar Minussi, Stela Naetzold Pereira, Fabiellen Cristina Pereira, Tiago Antonio Del Valle

“…Edible trees (except CAN and JAT) had lower neutral detergent fiber content than Mombasa grass. In addition, SBT, BMU, WMU, and TIT had lower fiber content than the other evaluated edible trees. …”
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Efectos de las condiciones ambientales sobre el comportamiento ingestivo en bovinos de carne en un sistema intensivo en el Valle del Sinú by Emiro Suárez, Sony Reza, Eliecer Díaz, Fredy García, Iván Pastrana, Hugo Cuadrado, Manuel Espinosa

“…Bovinos machos enteros (27), con peso promedio 314 ± 29 kg, pastorearon en un área de 18 hectáreas, establecidas en Panicum maximum cv. Mombasa, Cynodonnlem fluensis y Brachiaria híbrido cv. …”
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Modelling Projected Changes in Soil Water Budget in Coastal Kenya under Different Long-Term Climate Change Scenarios by Cornelius Okello, Nicolas Greggio, Beatrice Maria Sole Giambastiani, Nina Wambiji, Julius Nzeve, Marco Antonellini

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Effect of Nitrogen Fertilization on Production, Chemical Composition and Morphogenesis of Guinea Grass in the Humid Tropics by Joelma K. S. de Oliveira, Darlena C. da C. Corrêa, Antônio M. Q. Cunha, Aníbal C. do Rêgo, Cristian Faturi, Wilton L. da Silva, Felipe N. Domingues

“…The objective of this study was to assess the use of different doses of nitrogen in Guinea grass (<i>Megathyrsus maximus</i> (Jacq.) con. Mombasa) cultivated in the humid tropics. Doses of 0, 10, 20, 30, 40, and 50 kg of N ha⁻¹ application⁻¹ were applied during two consecutive years in experimental plots. …”
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Application of Deep Learning for Classification of Intertidal Eelgrass from Drone-Acquired Imagery by Krti Tallam, Nam Nguyen, Jonathan Ventura, Andrew Fricker, Sadie Calhoun, Jennifer O’Leary, Mauriça Fitzgibbons, Ian Robbins, Ryan K. Walter

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Plant Selection for the Establishment of Push–Pull Strategies for <i>Zea mays–Spodoptera frugiperda</i> Pathosystem in Morelos, Mexico by Ouorou Ganni Mariel Guera, Federico Castrejón-Ayala, Norma Robledo, Alfredo Jiménez-Pérez, Georgina Sánchez-Rivera

“…Mulato II, <i>Panicum maximum</i> cv. Mombasa and <i>Panicum maximum</i> cv. Tanzania than on <i>Z. mays</i>, regardless of the fact that these plants delayed the development of their offspring. …”
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How the pre and post COVID-19 era have shaped system understanding of the socioeconomic impact of small-scale inland fisheries by Christopher Mulanda Aura, Fonda Jane Awuor, Hezron Awandu, Horace Owiti, Safina Musa, Winnie Owoko, James M. Njiru

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Policy gaps in the East African Blue economy: Perspectives of small-scale fishers on port development in Kenya and Tanzania by Pascal Thoya, Pascal Thoya, Pascal Thoya, Vera Horigue, Vera Horigue, Christian Möllmann, Joseph Maina, Kerstin S. Schiele

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Integrating Oral Health Within Kenyan HIV Research & Policy Structure: Stakeholder Analysis by Ana Lucia Seminario, Marina Martinez, Immaculate Opondo, Sara Stanley, Matthew Saxton, Arthur M. Kemoli

“…Methods: The study took place between November 2021 and April 2022 in the cities of Nairobi, Kisumu, Mombasa, and Eldoret town. Using a semi-structured interview, three remote and 14 in-person sessions were conducted. …”
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The ecology of risk in an informal settlement: interpersonal conflict, social networks, and household food security by Gilbertson, A, Adam Gilbertson

“…</p><p>In the informal settlement of 'Bangladesh', Mombasa, Kenya, conflict within domestic, especially conjugal, relationships represents a potential source of risk to food security for individual members or entire households. …”

Organic C Fractions in Topsoil under Different Management Systems in Northeastern Brazil by Adriano Venicius Santana Gualberto, Henrique Antunes de Souza, Edvaldo Sagrilo, Ademir Sergio Ferreira Araujo, Lucas William Mendes, Erika Valente de Medeiros, Arthur Prudêncio de Araujo Pereira, Diogo Paes da Costa, Renato Falconeres Vogado, João Rodrigues da Cunha, Marcos Lopes Teixeira, Luiz Fernando Carvalho Leite

“…The land conversion to agricultural systems that include cropping rotations associated with pasture species such as Mombasa grass and eucalyptus prevents topsoil losses of active C compartments in the Cerrado of the Brazilian Northeast. …”
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Sustainable aquatic food systems: Multisectoral analysis of determinants of child nutrition in coastal Kenya by Elizabeth Kamau-Mbuthia, Carolyn Lesorogol, Andrew Wamukota, Austin Humphries, Austin Humphries, Catherine Sarange, Ruth Mbeyu, Chris Cheupe, Joaquim Cheupe, Andrea Nunez-Garcia, Ivy Blackmore, Lora Iannotti

“…Maternal education, maternal body mass index (BMI), and household livelihood diversity were positively associated with both CDDS and HAZ, while child morbidities and north coast (of Mombasa) residence showed negative associations. Our findings highlight nutritional vulnerabilities within a coastal food system of Kenya and the need to involve multiple sectors—education, environment, health, finance, communications, and governance and policy—in deriving solutions.…”
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Productivity, Morphology and Chemical Composition of <i>Brachiaria</i> spp. Ecotypes, under Two Solar Illumination Intensities, in Yucatan, Mexico by Reyes B. Torres-Lugo, Francisco Javier Solorio-Sánchez, Luis Ramírez y Avilés, Juan Carlos Ku-Vera, Carlos Fernando Aguilar-Pérez, Jesús Santillano-Cázares

“…Marandu and T6 (the control): <i>M. maximus</i> cv. Mombasa, while the two sunlight intensity levels were higher and lower sunlight reductions with respect to full sunlight (25% and 50% light transmission with respect to full sunlight, respectively). …”
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Multidrug Resistance (MDR) and Collateral Sensitivity in Bacteria, with Special Attention to Genetic and Evolutionary Aspects and to the Perspectives of Antimicrobial Peptides—A Re... by András Fodor, Birhan Addisie Abate, Péter Deák, László Fodor, Ervin Gyenge, Michael G. Klein, Zsuzsanna Koncz, Josephat Muvevi, László Ötvös, Gyöngyi Székely, Dávid Vozik, László Makrai

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Prevalence and correlates of violence among sexual and injecting partners of people who inject drugs living with HIV in Kenya: a cross-sectional study by Sai Win Kyaw Htet Aung, Hanley Kingston, Loice W. Mbogo, Betsy Sambai, Aliza Monroe-Wise, Natasha T. Ludwig-Barron, David Bukusi, William Sinkele, Esther Gitau, Sarah Masyuko, Joshua T. Herbeck, Carey Farquhar, Brandon L. Guthrie

“…Methods This is a cross-sectional study nested in a prospective cohort study conducted in eight public health centers, methadone clinics, and needle syringe programs in Nairobi, Kilifi, and Mombasa counties in Kenya. 3,302 sexual and/or injecting partners of PWID living with HIV were recruited through assisted partner services and participated in the study. …”
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