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Investigation of systems ecologic models of human African Trypanosomiasis epidemic: A case of Kenya
(1991)
An investigation of the use of systems ecologic models in developing a general theory
of the human African trypanosomiasis (HAT) or human sleeping sickness epidemics has been
carried out. The study problem has successfully ...
Growth and flowering of ornithogalum saundersiae L
(1990)
This study was conducted to investigate the influence
of bulb size, g~owth ~ata~dants and va~ious methods of
bulb handling afte~ flowe~ ha~vest on the g~owth and
flowe~ing of Ornithogalum saundersiae L. The sizes of
bulbs ...
Beef cattle marketing in Baringo District, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 1994)
The study aims at determining the factors that influence competition and pricing
efficiency in the Baringo beef marketing system.
It starts by describing the marketing system in the district and then goes on to show ...
Evaluation of black jack (Bidens Pilosa L.) resistance to paraquat
(University of Nairobi, 1996)
Two experiments were conducted to study resistance of Bidens. pilosa to paraquat. A
resistant and susceptible biotypes of the weed were used. The first experiment looked at the
effect of paraquat application rate on ...
Isolation And Screening For Antibiotics From Soil Actinomycetes And Their Control Of Fusarium Wilt Of Carnation Caused By Fusarium Oxysporum Schi. F. Sp. Dianthi (prill. & Del.) Snyder And Hansen
(University of Nairobi., 1992)
Twenty three actjnomycete isolates were isolated r from
soiI samples collected from a cow shed, pasture land, and
culttivated land. The cow shed soils were shown to have a higher
population of actinomycetes than e1ther ...
Effects of brackish water and fresh water irrigation on growth and gas exchange parameters of acacia saligna grown in a runoff-catchment sytem
(1998)
Effects of runoff harvesting and supplemental irrigation
(using fresh and brackish water) on growth and gas exchange
parameters of two morphological types of a desert leguminous
tree, Acacia saligna, under arid conditions ...
An economic analysis of maize marketing in Kenya: a case study of Nandi district
(University of Nairobi, 1992)
The main objective of government intervention in the
maize industry is to ensure self sufficiency in maize
production. However, indicators of the government's
inability to meet this objective have been observed in ...
River flow regulation :a case study of the upper Ewaso Ngiro North River
(1999)
Water shortage during dry season and very high flows during wet seasons has been
identified as the major challenges in water resources management in Ewaso Ngiro North
River Basin, Kenya (ENNRB). The increasing water ...
Development of a colorimetric assay to assess drug susceptibilities in trypanosoma congolense
(University of Nairobi, 1996)
When propagated in vitro bloodstream forms of all Trypanosoma brucei subspecies give
suspension cultures while T Congolense gives predominantly adherent ones. As a result, in
vitro assays used in assessing drug sensitivity ...
Molybdenum retention by Kenyan soils
(1992)
Studies on the adsorption of molybdenum on sixteen Kenyan soils representing
seven soil orders showed that the adsorption was strongly dependent on the amount of
crystalline iron in the soil and on the pH measured in ...