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Experimental allergic orchitis: immunomodulatory Effects of glucocorticoids
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Experimental ascaridiasis: the influence of Ascaridia gall on weight gain and nitrogen retention In chicken
(University of Nairobi,Department of Zoology, 1978)An experimental study was carried out to determine the influence of Ascaridia galli infection in domestic fowls on weight gain and nitrogen retention. Twenty four Shaver Star-bro-broiler type hybrid ,chicks were used, ... -
Experimental chronic copper poisoning in sheep
(Department of Animal Physiology, University of Nairobi, 1978-05)Copper poisoning was produced in sheep by feeding them copper sulfate (CuS04·5H20). In sheep given daily oral doses of 1.5 g CuS04'SH20 as 1 percent solution, severe signs of hemolysis appeared in 24 to 26 days. Signs ... -
Experimental control of sandflies (Diptera: Psychodidae) using Hyphomycetes fungi in Kenya
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Experimental east coast fever study of clinical signs hematology biochemistry.
(Veterinary Clinical Studies. University of Nairobi, 1974) -
Experimental evaluation of entomopathogenic fungi for the biological control of philebotomine sand flies (diptera psychodidae)
(school of biological sciences, 2012-07)The leishmaniases are some of the WHO's neglected tropical diseases which pose threat to human life in both the New and Old World. They are mostly transmitted through the bite of infected sand flies. The disease affects ... -
Experimental infection of malaria mosquitoes with entomopathogenic fungus, beauveria bassiana under field conditions
(University of Nairobi, Kenya, 2012)Many successful laboratory studies have demonstrated the potential of using the entomopathogenic fungus, Beauveria bassiana against malaria mosquitoes. This study focussed on infection of wild malaria mosquitoes with the ... -
Experimental ovine fasciolosis: a comparative study of clinicopathological features in two breeds of sheep
(University of NairobiDepartment of veterinary pathology and microbiology,, 1995)Twel ve Red Masai Sheep and twelve Dorper sheep aged between six and nine months were acquired from a fluke free area. Animals of each breed were divided into two groups of six animals each. six of the animals in each ... -
Experimental solanum incanum l poisoning in sheep and goats
(Department of clinical studies, 2007)Solanum incanum L. is a shrub found in many areas of Kenya. The toxicity of ripe Solanum incanum L fruits has been carried out in sheep and goats with no effect. However, unripe fruits are more abundant and goats and sheep ... -
Experimental study of programmed learning among primary teacher training colleges in Kenya
(Facult of Education, University of Nairobi, 1978)The purpose of the study was to compare the three method of presenting programmed materials to the first year student in primary teacher training colleges in Kenya , in their learning of Mathematics. The method compared ... -
Experimental Study on the Influence of Mogadishu Manufactured Sand on the Engineering Properties of Concrete.
(University of Nairobi, 2022)Due to the increasing demand for sand for construction activities across the world including Mogadishu Somalia, natural sand resources are growingly used up and its price is becoming increasingly high. This study aimed ... -
Experimental Therapeutic Studies Of Allium Sativum (Liliaceae: Alliaceae) On Leishmanl4 Major (Kinetoplastida;Trypanosomatidae) Infection In Balb/c Mice
(University Of Nairobi, 2009)The first line therapy for all types of leishmaniases requires potentially toxic and painful multiple injections of pentavalent antimonies and aromatic diamidines. A major limitation of these drugs is that they are ... -
Experimental trypanosomiasis: a study of the pathology of trypanosoma concolense in the goat, with a special ephasis on the pathogenesis of the anaemia
(University of NairobiVeterinary Pathology and Microbiology, 1975-04)The aim of this experiment was to study the pathology of the disease in goats, due T. congolense infection, with a special emphasis on the mechanism of the anaemia. The experimental animals were bought from KISIMA FARM, ... -
An expert system framework using fuzzy logic: a study of insurer evaluatio
(School of Computing and Informatics, 2003)In these hard economic times, the Kenyan Insurance Broking Industry is currently undergoing a difficult phase. Good service delivery, retention and expansion of their clientele is the key to their basic survival. This ... -
Explaining base money deviations from target: the case of Kenya
(University of Nairobi, Kenya, 2010)In a bid to explain the cause of the frequent deviations of base money (reserve money) from programmed targets, the demand for reserve money ill Kenya is studied. Two models on the demand for currency outside banks and ... -
Explaining ethnic and land-based conflicts from a social constructivist approach: The case of Rift Valley, 2007-2008
(University of Nairobi, Kenya, 2012)The Rift Valley is widely viewed as the eye of the storm in Kenya since the first outbreak of ethnic and land-based conflict in the region in 1992. Conflict has since 1992, erupted every five years during the general ... -
Explaining Gambling Behaviour Among the Youth in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2022)In the face of the negative publicity which gaming has attracted recently, this research sought to unearth drivers of gambling behaviour among the youth in Kenya. To this end, indebtedness was introduced as an undesirable ... -
Explaining High Fertility In The North Eastern Region Of Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2015)The objective of this study was to explain the persistently high fertility in North Eastern region of Kenya. Total fertility rate (TFR) in this region has been on the rise as fertility falls in the rest of the country. ... -
Explaining Kenya’s economic growth performance:An econometric study
(Department of Economics, University of Nairobi, 2003-09)The development economy that Kenya inherited at independence gradually gave way to negative growth and high inflationary rates reaching its peak of 46 per cent in 1993. The growth problem became so critical that the ... -
Explicit and implicit speech acts in Gikuyu
(University of Nairobi, Kenya, 2009)This is a pragmatic study that aims at an application of speech acts theory to Gikuyu). The data used includes selected single sentences and speech situations in form of ritual perfomatives that are elaborate and more ...