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Genetically Determined Response to Artemisinin Treatment in Western Kenyan Plasmodium falciparum Parasites.
(PLoS, 2016-09-09)
Genetically determined artemisinin resistance in Plasmodium falciparum has been described in Southeast Asia. The relevance of recently described Kelch 13-propeller mutations for artemisinin resistance in Sub-Saharan Africa ...
Multi-locus genotyping reveals absence of genetic structure in field populations of the brown ear tick (Rhipicephalus appendiculatus) in Kenya.
(2016-02-07)
Rhipicephalus appendiculatus is an important tick vector of several pathogens and parasitizes domestic and wild animals across eastern and southern Africa. However, its inherent genetic variation and population structure ...
To Assess the Age of Giving Complementary Feeding to Infants before Six Months and Reasons Given and the Nutritional Status of Lactating Mothers of Mwanamukia Area- Nairobi
(University of Nairobi, 2016)
Exclusive breastfeeding with appropriate complementary feeding can save infants from many problems later in life.
The study found that majority of respondents were married (63.9%), single (25.5%). 43.1% had primary ...
Evaluation of Potato (Solanum tuberosum L.) Nutrient Use Efficiency under Legume Intercropping Systems
(University of Nairobi, 2016)
A field study was carried out to assess the effect of potato - legume intercropping on a
number of nutrient use efficiency indices, i.e. nitrogen use efficiency (NUE), nitrogen uptake
efficiency (NUpE) and nitrogen harvest ...
Plant Extracts And Antagonistic Fungi As Alternatives To Synthetic Pesticides In Management Of Fungal Diseases Of Tomato
(University of Nairobi, 2016)
Incorporation of biological pesticides in integrated pest management has lately been considered effective in production of safe food for human consumption, aesthetically valuable for the prime markets and increase in crop ...
Scale And Diversity Of The Physical Technosphere: A Geological Perspective
(University of Nairobi, 2016)
We assess the scale and extent of the physical technosphere, defined here as the summed material output of the contemporary human enterprise. It includes active urban, agricultural and marine components, used to sustain ...
Impact of Socio-Psychological Work Environment on Teachers’ Job Commitment in Public Primary Schools in Mwatate SubCounty, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2016)
This research explored the effects of social and psychological working environment on teachers’ job commitment in public primary schools in Mwatate Sub-County, Kenya. The objectives of the study were to determine the extent ...
Pterocarpans and isoflavones from the root bark of millettia micans and of millettia dura
(University of Nairobi, 2016)
From the CH2Cl2/CH3OH (1:1) extract of the root bark of Millettia micans, a new pterocarpan,
(6aR,11aR)-7,8,9-trimethoxy-3-hydroxypterocarpan (1), named micanspterocarpan, was isolated. Similar
investigation of the ...
Inter-agency collaboration for fire disaster management in Nairobi City
(University of Nairobi, 2016-06)
The County Government of Nairobi faces a myriad of capacity challenges that have impeded fire disaster management in the City. This is further compounded by the lack of a comprehensive legal and institutional framework for ...
Knowledge and demand for medicinal plants used in the treatment and management of diabetes in Nyeri County, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2016-08)
Ethnopharmacological relevance
Non communicable diseases are currently a major health challenge facing humanity. Nyeri County has one of the highest diabetes prevalence in Kenya (12.6%), compared to the country’s ...