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Purification and characterization of trypanoagglutinin from the midgut of tsetse fly, glossina longipennis

Laila, Uweso A (University of NairobiDepartment of biochemistryDepartment of biochemistry, 1994)

The tsetse fly is an insect of great economic importance to man as a vector of both human and animal trypanosomiasis. Trypanosomes are ingested by the tsetse fly vector with a bloodmeal taken from an infected host. In ...

Purification and partial characterization of an echinococcus granulosus antigen and its application in serodiagnosis of hydatidosis in •livestock and man.

Njeruh, FM (Department of Public Health, pharmacology and Toxicology, University of Nairobi, 1987)

Various Echinococcus granulosus antigens obtained from hydatid cyst fluid have been applied by several research workers in diagnosis of livestock and human hydatidosis using a variety of serological tests. These tests, ...

Purification and properties of the low molecular weight protein from haemolymph of the tsetse fly, glossina morsitans morsitans

Nguu, Edward K (Facult of Science, University of Nairobi, 1990)

Tsetse fly is an insect of great economic importance to man because it transmits sleeping sickness to both man and his livestock. The insect feeds on a bloodmeal thereby transmitting the disease from infected to healthy ...

Purification, Physicochemical And Functional Characterisation Of Glossina Morsitans Centralis Fibrinolysins."

Endege, Wilson O (University of Nairobi, 1987)

Tsetse flies are blood-sucking insects. The ability to keep their blood meal in an anticoagulated state by means of anticoagulant(s), fibrinogenase(s), fibrinolysin(s) or plasminogen activator-like activities is essential ...

Purposes of youth enterprise development fund on performance of youth run small and micro enterprises in Ruiru District, Kiambu County, Kenya

Sakwa, Winston (University of NairobiFaculty of Arts, University of Nairobi, 2013)

This report is about a study titled, Purposes of the Youth Enterprise Development Fund on Performance of Youth Run Small and Micro Enterprises in Ruiru District, Kiambu County, Kenya.The objectives of the study were to;- ...

The Pursuit of National Interests Through Defense Alliances: a Case Study of Nato in Libya

Muliru, Viona M (University of Nairobi, 2019)

Pyloric Stenosis Associated With Chronic Duodenal Ulceration:- Review Of Seventy Eight Cases Treated At Kenyatta National Hospital

Ndambuki, Frederick M. (University Of Nairobi, 1981)

Pyroclastic rocks as a tool to evaluate geothermal systems in the Kenyan Rift valley

Nyutu,Njau K. (University of NairobiGeology, 2011)

Pyroclastic rocks when studied keenly would be a big boost to identifying the geothermal system of a targeted area and better still a geothermal prospecting tool in potential regions, even before other surface investigations ...

Qpen Source Spell Checker For Bukusu Dialect

Bwayo, Joel (University of NairobiSchool of Computing and Informatics, 2011)

This project describes the development of an open source spellchecker for Bukusu language using Hunspell language tools. It examines Bukusu morphology, highlighting the inflection of various parts of speech in the Bukusu ...

The quagmire of the law on control of harzardous wastes, substances and chemicals the Kenyan example

Nyaberi, Justry P Lumumba (University of Nairobi, Kenya, 1998)

Harzardous wastes substances and chemicals me those materials that cause actual harm t o health or cause damage to the cuviroumcut While substances or chemicals could he required lor i ndust rial or agricu It ura I product ...

Qualitative And Quantitative Structural Characteristics Of The Teleostean Kidney

Kamunde, Collins N. (University of NairobiDepartment of Veterinary Anatomy, 1993)

The kidneys of four freshwater teleost fish Oreochrom is niloticus, Micropterus salmoides, Cyprinus carpio and Clarias mossambicus and one marine teleost, Chanos chanos, representing Perciformes (0. niloticus & M. ...

A qualitative assessment of the gendered effects of contagious bovine pleuroneumonia (cbpp) outbreaks and control among the somali pastoralists of ijara sub-county, garissa county, northeastern kenya

Muindi, Pauline W (University of Nairobi, 2014)

Contagious Bovine Pleuropneumonia (CBPP) is considered a serious threat to women and men cattle keepers. The disease has serious implications on the livelihoods of women and men, household food security which is usually ...

A Qualitative Study of Urban Women's Experience and Coping Strategies Towards Domestic Violence During Covid-19 Lockdown in Kitengella, Kajiado County

Asimire, Angella, A (University of Nairobi, 2022)

Domestic violence encompasses many forms of violence, including sexual, psychological (emotional), and physical abuse an intimate partner, a relation or a friend in a domestic setting. DV is a global social and public ...