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Volatile Components of Heteromorpha trifoliata (Wendl.) Eckl. & Zey.
(1994)
The essential oil isolated by hydrodistillation from Heteromorpha trifoliata (Wendl.) Eckl. & Zey. was analysed by GC and GC-MS. Sixty compounds constituting about 96% of the oil were identified. The major constituents ...
Chemical bond approach to optical properties of some flash evaporated Se100 −XSbX chalcogenide alloy
(EDP Sciences, 2012)
Amorphous thin films of Se100−XSbX (X = 1, 5, 10, 15 and 20) were synthesized by flash
evaporation of the premelt quenched bulk samples. The optical properties were investigated from spectrophotometric
measurements in the ...
Climate forecast information: the status, needs and expectations among smallholder agro-pastoralists in Machakos district, Kenya
(2011)
The potential use of seasonal climate forecasts in farm and resource management has been studied
in a number of cultural contexts around the world. Many of these studies reveal difficulties that
smallholders encounter ...
Adoption of Open Source Software by Organizations – A Framework for Kenya
(2012-12)
Open Source Software (OSS) has emerged as an alternative to
Closed Source Software in many fields of software usage.
However, how and why OSS software is being adopted and
implemented within organizations in Kenya is ...
Application of Dye-Sensitized Solar Cell Technology in the Tropics: Effects of Radiation Intensity and Temperature on DSSC Performance
(2012)
Effects of radiation intensity and temperature on the
performance of a dye-sensitized solar module (DSSM) have been
investigated in a tropical area in Nairobi, Kenya. Outdoor
measurements were performed on cloudless ...
Survey of pigeonpea production systems, utilization and marketing in semi-arid lands of Kenya
(2001)
In order to assess the status of pigconpca (Cajanus cajon (L.) Millsp.) production in KenY;1, two surveys were carried out in Mac~lIeni and Mhecre Districts in arcus representative or the main agro-ccological pigcoupca ...
History and Culture of Bungoma District.
(Elsevier, 1994)
A sacred site is a place which is considered holy, and is partially or wholly reserved for magico-religious or ceremonial functions. Because of this it is venerated and revered and is kept free from contamination by sin ...
The phlebotomine sandfly fauna (Diptera: Psychodidae) of Kenya.
(2011-12)
Visceral and cutaneous leishmaniases are endemic in some parts of Kenya, where they are transmitted by phlebobotomine sandflies of genus Phlebotomus. This review is a compilation of the currently known distribution of ...
Cloning, Expression, and Characterization of Babesia gibsoni Dihydrofolate Reductase-Thymidylate Synthase: Inhibitory Effect of Antifolates on Its Catalytic Activity and Parasite Proliferation
(2008)
Dihydrofolate reductase-thymidylate synthase (DHFR-TS) is a well-validated antifolate drug target in certain pathogenic apicomplexans, but not in the genus Babesia, including Babesia gibsoni. Therefore, we isolated, cloned, ...