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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 ... -
Basic Statistical Concepts in Climatic Forecasting
(University of Nairobi.School of Mathematics, 2001-08) -
Beach erosion: Case studies of the Kenyan coast
(Department of Geology, 1992) -
The Beef industry in Kenya: National and international perspectives
(University of NairobiSchool of Biological and Physical Sciences, 2004)Abstract Not Available -
Biocatalysis at 90 o C in Microemulsions using Crosslinked Enzyme-Polylysine Films
(The Electrochemical SocietyDepartment of Chemistry, University of Connecticut, Storrs CT 06269, USADepartment of Pharmacology, University of Connecticut Health Cent er, Farmington, CT 06032, 2007)Biocatalysis is expected to play a significant role in future industrial processes, especially in regio- and stereoselective syntheses. 1 Concerted effort has been directed toward discovering en zymes that operate ... -
Biocontrol Of Ticks Using Entomogenous Fungi: Development Of Cheap Fungal Culture Methods
(University of Nairobi.school of Biological Sciences, 2004) -
Biocontrol Potentials Of Entomogenous Fungi For The Tick Rhipicephalus Appendiculatus And Amblyomma Variegatum
(University of Nairobi.school of Biological Sciences, 1997)