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Impact of Marine Woodborers Dicyathifer mannii, Sphaeroma terebrans and Cirolana sp. on the Mangroves of the Kenyan Coast
(University of Nairobi, 2015)
Three species of woodborers from marine mangrove plants at Mida Creek, Tudor Creek and Gazi Bay along the Kenyan coast are identified. The relationship between the borers and the host mangrove plants (Avicennia, Sonneratia, ...
The effects of legume and maize stover residue management practices on the yield of a subsequent maize crop in Kitale, Kenya
(2015-06-13)
A trial focusing on the management of Mucuna pruriens (mucuna) and maize stover residues was conducted over two seasons on a low fertility soil in the North Rift region of Kenya. The effects of factorial combinations of ...
Retinoblastoma in Kenya: survival and prognostic factors
(University of Nairobi, 2015-03)
BACKGROUND:
In industrialized nations a curative therapy of retinoblastoma can be achieved in a large number of patients due to timely diagnosis and therapy. In developing countries the survival rates are much lower and ...
Genetic diversity of the Pneumococcal CbpA: Implications for next-generation vaccine development.
(University of Nairobi, 2015)
Pneumococci are capable of vaccine escape by genetic recombination at the targeted capsular locus, significantly reducing long-term vaccine effectiveness. Recently, efforts have been redirected to understanding pneumococcal ...
Are Commercial Crops Displacing Food Crops And Compromising Kenya’s Food Security?
(University of Nairobi, 2015)
Premised on the idea that malnutrition due to food insecurity undermines Africa's human capital base, we carried a survey among 108 Kenyan sugarcane farmers in the year 2000 to assess food crop production practices. Results ...
Emigration and Remittances Utilisation in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2015)
The Hominin Sites and Paleolakes Drilling Project (HSPDP): Understanding the paleoenvironmental and paleoclimatic context of human origins through continental
(2015)
The influence of climate and environmental history on human evolution is an existential question that continues to
be hotly debated, in part because of the paucity of high resolution records collected in close proximity ...
Factors associated with establishment-based female sex workers accessing health care services in Shanghai
(2015)
Female sex workers are a priority population for HIV prevention and health promotion in China. This paper examines the patterns of and factors associated with the utilisation of HIV-related and general health services by ...
The potato sector in Kenya – key insights, challenges, opportunities and lessons learned
(University of Nairobi, 2015-09)