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Dynamics of on-farm management of potato (Solanum tuberosum) cultivars in Central Kenya
(University of NairobiDepartment of Plant Science and Crop Protection, University of Nairobi, 2012-05-05)Studies to understand the dynamic nature of farmers’ management of potato and assess the extent of genetic erosion and farmers’ perceptions of genetic erosion in potato were conducted in Kiambu West district in 2006. A ... -
Dynamics of potato late blight on tubers and farmers' management of the disease in Kenya highlands.
(2003)From 1998 to 2001, field experiments were conducted in New York, USA, and Kenya to study the relationship between foliage late blight control and tuber infection in the control of tuber blight (Phytophthora infestans). ... -
The Dynamics Of Religiosity And Spirituality In Kenyan Public Universities
(University of Nairobi, 2013-06)This paper examines the distinction between religiosity and spirituality which is not a new phenomenon among religious communities. It is one of the outcomes of the New Age spirituality. And, for the majority of people, ... -
Dynamics of Resource Utilization in a Tropical Wetlands
(Wangari Maathai Institute for Peace and Environmental Studies, University of Nairobi, 2006) -
Dynamics of soil nematodes and earthworms in urban vegetable irrigated with wastewater in the Nairobi river basin, Kenya
(Urban Harvest, International Potato Centre (CIP),Land Resource Management and Agricultural Technology, University of NairobiDepartment of Plant Science and Crop Protection, Faculty of Agriculture University of Nairobi, 2010)The effects of heavy metals lead (Pb), Cadmium (Cd) and Cromium (Cr) on nematode communities and earthworm density and biomass were studied in the wastewater irrigated farms of the Nairobi river basin. The levels of Cr and ... -
Dynamics of Suspended Sediment Exchange and Transport in a Degraded Mangrove Creek in Kenya
(Royal Swedish Academy of SciencesDepartment of Zoology, University of Nairobi, Nairobi, KenyEcology and Environment Research Programme, Kenya Marine and Fisheries Research InstituteDepartment of Geography, University of Nairobi, 2002)This study focuses on sediment exchange dynamics in Mwache Creek, a shallow tidal mangrove wetland in Kenya. The surface area of the creek is 17 km2 at high water spring. The creek experiences semidiurnal tides with tidal ... -
Dynamics of the developing chick Chorioallantoic membrane assessed by Stereology, allometry, Immunohistochemistry and molecular analysis.
(University of Nairobi, 2016)The chick chorioallantoic membrane (CAM) is a widely used model for the study of angiogenesis, tumour growth, as well as drug efficacy. In spite of this, little is known about the developmental alteration from its appearance ... -
Dynamics of the East African climate
(Department of Meteorology, University of Nairobi. Nairobi. Kenya, 1993)Results of studies on regional climatic trends and the factors controlling the regional climate have been discussed in this paper. Potential impact of impending climatic change on the natural resources and socio-economic ... -
The Dynamics Of The Turbidity Maximum Zone In A Tropical Sabaki Estuary In Kenya.
(University of Nairobi, 2014-05)The spatial temporal variability and the behavio r of the Estuarine Turbidity Maximum (ETM) zone in the shallow, ephemeral, well - flushed Sabaki estuary located in the northern region of the Kenya coast, were studied ... -
Dynamics of topsoil carbon and nitrogen along a tropical forest–cropland chronosequence: Evidence from stable isotope analysis and spectroscopy
(ElsevierSchool of Biological Sciences, University of Nairobi, 2008)Analyses of δ13C and δ15N abundances and near infrared reflectance spectroscopy (NIRS) were used to evaluate the changes in SOC and total nitrogen (TN) content along a forest–cropland chronosequence in the margins of ... -
The Dynamics of Vector-Host Feeding Contact Rate with Saturation: A Case of Malaria in Western Kenya.
(University of Nairobi, 2013-10)In this study, we develop an expression for a saturated mosquito feeding rate in an SIS malaria model to determine its effect on infection and transmission dynamics of malaria in the highlands of Western Kenya. The basic ... -
The dynamics of vector-host feeding habits with saturation
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Dynamics of viremia in primary HIV-1 infection in Africans: Insights from analyses of host and viral correlates.
(University of Nairobi, 2014)In HIV-1 infection, plasma viral load (VL) has dual implications for pathogenesis and public health. Based on well-known patterns of HIV-1 evolution and immune escape, we hypothesized that VL is an evolving quantitative ... -
Dysfibrinogenaemia and Primary Hepato-Cellular Carcinoma
(University of Nairobi, 1976)The mechanisms of blood coagulation and fibrinolysis have been evaluated in 28 black adult Africans with primary hepato-cellular carcinoma (HCC). A characteristic pattern of abnormalities has been defined. Dysnbrinogenaemia ... -
Dysgerminoma of the ovary: treatment results in northern Sweden.
(Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology University of Nairobi, 1990)Thirteen patients with ovarian dysgerminoma were treated and followed up at the Department of Gynaecologic Oncology, University Hospital, Umeă between 1962 and June 1988. All except one had pure dysgerminoma. Ten patients ... -
Dyslexia And Dysgraphia In The Reading And Writing Of English Words By Upper-Primary Pupils From Select Schools In Sabatia Sub-County In Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2017)This study sought to investigate whether there was correlation between reading impairment (dyslexia) and writing impairment (dysgraphia), and whether function words would pose a greater challenge than content words in both ... -
Dyslipedemia in HIV Infected patients at CCC Kenyatta N Hospital
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Dyspareunia, signs of epithelial disruption, sexual abstinence, and HIV status in female sex workers in Nairobi: a cross-sectional study
(University of Nairobi, 2023)Background: Epithelial trauma is a risk factor of HIV infection in men who have sex with men (MSM) and female sex workers (FSWs). Painful intercourse may be indicative of epithelial tissue disruption. Previous studies on ... -
Dystocia in Kenyan dairy cattle
(University of Nairobi.Department of Clinical Studies, Veterinary Faculty, University of Nairobi, Kenya., 1981-02)No abstract available