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Aquatic biodiversity in Kenya: discoveries from the 2010-2012 international research experiences for students (IRES) expeditions
(University of Nairobi, 2013)For three years, teams of undergraduate and graduate studen ts from the US and Kenya joined Kenyan and US researchers for five weeks of field and laboratory freshwater aquatic biodiversity research in Kenya with support ... -
The aquatic plant communities of the Lake Naivasha wetland, Kenya: pattern, dynamics and conservation
(SpringerDepartment of Zoology, University of Nairobi, 1995)The spatial and temporal patterns of the wetland plant communities at Lake Naivasha over the past decade, and the past five years in particular, are discussed in relation to the major controlling factors. The four communities ... -
Arobacterium-mediated transformation of common bean
(AJOLSchool of Biological Sciences, University of Nairobi,, 2011)The common bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) is an important human dietary constituent being a rich source of protein. Genetically improved bean varieties are required as optimum yields are not realised due to constraints such ... -
Aspects of African Biodiversity
(School of Biological Sciences, 2008)This book is the proceedings of the Pan Africa Chemistry Network Biodiversity Conference held in September 2008. It brought together 26 speakers from nine African countries - Kenya, Ethiopia, Tanzania, South Africa, Nigeria, ... -
Aspects of Proterozoic Tectonics in East Africa
(University of Nairobi,Department of Physics, 1986) -
Assessing alignment of an e-government project in the context of a developing country: a Heideggerian perspective
(University of Nairobi, 2009)E-Government has increasingly become an alternative for enabling public governance at various. The situation is especially poignant in developing countries where there are increasing calls to improve governance for improved ... -
Assessing the Impacts of Vegetative Cover Change over Mau Water Towers on the Discharge of River Njoro, Kenya
(Department of Meteorology, 2011)Mau water catchment and its environs is a very fragile ecosystem whose dynamics exhibits oscillations in magnitude caused mainly by human impacts and other climatic factors. The most recent oscillation was accompanied by ... -
Assessing the Incidence and Prevalence of Mineral Imbalances in Grazing Livestock in the Tropics: A case study in Western Kenya .
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Assessment and monitoring of wetlands for conservation and development in dry lands: A case study of Kajiado District, Kenya
(College of Biological Sciences, University of NairobiCentre for Biodiversity, National Museums of Kenya,, 1998)African wetlands constitute an important natural resource base and are actively utilised by rural communities for socio-economic activities. However, vital information on their functions, values, uses and threats is ... -
Assessment of interest rates volatility in Kenya
(School of Mathematics, University of Nairobi, 2007)Variation in the price, market, and even interest rates is a vital subject of discussion. These variations also called volatility may be high or low depending on the frequency of its causes. Interest rates in an important ... -
Assessment of rainwater retention in agricultural land and crop yield increase due to conservation tillage in Ewaso Ng’iro river basin, Kenya
(ScienceDirectDepartment of Environmental and Biosystems Engineering, University of NairobiInstitute for Water Education (UNESCO-IHE), P.O. Box 3015, 2601 DA Delft, The NetherlandsStockholm Environment Institute (SEI), P.O. Box 2142, SE-10314 Stockholm, SwedenDelft University of Technology, P.O. Box 5048, 2600 GA Delft, The Netherlands, 2006)Rainwater harvesting and management (RHM) systems are increasingly being recognized as one of the strategies of upgrading rainfed agriculture, especially by smallholder farmers in semi-arid environments. The need to increase ... -
Assessment of the Early Warning Systems in Kenya
(University of Nairobi,Meteorology Department, 2005) -
An assessment of the potential benefits of seasonal rainfall prediction in relation to hydro-electric power generation in Kenya: A case study of the impacts of the 1999/2000 drought and the accompanied power rationing
(University of Nairobi,Metereology Department, 2001) -
Astronomy in The Cultural Heritage of African Societies
(University of NairobiDepartment of Physics, 2007)The African perspectives of astronomy are explored from the point of view of using indigenous knowledge of the night sky for purposes of addressing local challenges such as food insecurity and periodic natural weather ... -
An asynchronous framework for a flexible web-driven courseware development and learning environment
(University of NairobiSchool of computing and informatics, 2001) -
The Attraction Of Amblyomma Variegatum To The Aggregation-attachment Pheromone With/without CO2 In The Field
(University of Nairobi.school of Biological Sciences, 2001) -
Automatic classification of plasmodium parasites using stained RGB images
(2012)In this work, an accurate, speedy and affordable model of malaria diagnosis using stained thin blood smear images as developed. The method makes use of the morphological, colour and texture features of plasmodium ...