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OLR and SST characteristics over Africa during years of deficient and surplus rainfall in East Africa
(1994)
Accurate rainfall forecasts would greatly improve the quality and quantity of
agricultural products and other rain dependent activities, while allowing for the
amelioration and integration of the catastrophic socio-economic ...
Some ecological aspects bio-economic values and human impact on a tropical papyrus wetland ewaso Narok samp Laikipia District Kenya
(1994)
Ewaso Narok swamp is a papyrus riverine wetland located in the semi-arid Laikipia
District, in eco-climatic zone four. It is located at the confluence of the Engare Narok
and Pesi rivers. The surrounding area is dominated ...
Multi-pulse excitation linear predictive coding of speech signals
(University of Nairobi, 1994)
The multi-pulse excitation Linear predictive Coding
lMPE-LPC) system produces synthetic speech that is more
natural sounding than the classical linear predictive coder.
In the the MPE-LPC system, the excitation signal ...
Wear and performance characteristics of some polymers in piston water pumps
(1994-07)
In this project, wear tests were performed on selected plastic materials to
determine their suitability for constructing low cost durable piston water pumps
to be used in Kenya. In the pump design, the cylinder was to ...
Genetic resistance of scottish blackface sheep to gastric nematodes association with the eosinophil
(University of Nairobi, 1994)
The gastric nematodes, Haemonchus contortus and Ostertagia
(TeladrosagiaJ circumcincta, are the most pathogenic and economically
important parasites of sheep in tropical and temperate areas,
respectively. There are no ...
The influence of nitrogen application on yield and quality of freshly harvested and stored carrot (daucus carota l. Var. 'nantes') roots.
(1994)
Experiments were carried out in two seasons at the Field Station, Kabete Campus, between November, 1988 and May, 1989 to study the effect of nitrogen application rates (0,26,52 and 78kg N/ha) on the yield and quality of ...