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For the IGAD Livestock Policy Initiative March 2010 An Institutional Review of IGAD and IGAD Satellite Programs for the Establishment of an IGAD Livestock Unit
(2010-04)
This report is prepared for the Inter-Governmental Authority on Development’s Livestock Policy
Initiative (IGAD LPI). The objective of the study was to conduct an institutional review of IGAD
to facilitate the development ...
Prospects and constraints facing women small-scale dairy farmers in Vihiga district, Western Kenya
(2006-07)
One of the major constraints to increased dairy production is lack of adequate feed. The Government of Kenya has encouraged the development of forage technology for adoption to address this constraint. The low adoption has ...
Influence of maturity at harvest, N fertiliser and postharvest storage on dry matter, ascorbic acid and(.i-carotene contents of vegetable amaranth(Amaranthus hypochondriac us)
(2011)
Vegetable amaranth is a leary vegetable traditionally grown in sub-Saharan Africa and Asia where it is the most consumed traditional vegetable. It is considered to have high nutritional quality, containing relatively large ...
Effect of ageing on androgen levels in elderly males
(1997-10)
The past four decades have brought with it modern medical technology accompanied by better quality and longer life resulting in the increase in number of aged males in this locality. It has now been well established by ...
Process engineering and energy conservation in Kenyan food processing industry
(1990)
Kenya relies heavily on imported energy, particularly oil, for her economic activity. There
is a need to adopt energy conservation mea8ure8 in order to improve the balance of payments situation: Implementation of these ...
Thermal Energy Conservation in Kenyan Tea Processing Plants
(1991)
Energy conservation in food processing is not only important in industrialized
countries. It can likewise be decisive for success or failure of a technology in
developing countries. The present contribution discussed ...
Quantitative analysis of quaternary ammonium antiseptics using thin-layer densitometry
(1994)
A thin-layer chromatography method for quantitative analysis of quaternary ammonium antiseptics is described.
Silanized silica gel was used as the stationary phase. The moille phase consisted of mcthal101-15rc (rn/v) ...
Traumatic grief in Kenyan bereaved parents following the Kyanguli School fire tragedy
(2004-02)
Following the death of 67 boys in a fire tragedy at Kyanguli School in rural Kenya, the level of traumatic grief was assessed in a sample
of 164 parents and guardians whose sons died in the fire. The study was cross-sectional. ...
PCNA Annual Symposium Abstracts
(2012)
Global risk assessment has become an
important part of comprehensive CV evaluation and
guides treatment. Most global risk tools require laboratory
measurement of lipids, a test not readily available
in resource-constrained ...
A simple and quick method for enhanced detection of specific IgE in serum from lymphatic filariasis patients
(2001)
A new simple and quick technique, using a suspension of protein A agarose beads to absorb IgG4 from sera prior
to determination of filarial-specific IgE in ELISA, is presented. The optimal ratio between serum and absorbant ...