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The Diversity Of Aquatic Macroinvertebrates Associated With Water Hyacinth Eichhornia Crassipes (mart.) Solms. (pontederiaceae) In Kenya Waters Of Lake Victoria
(University of NairobiSchool of Biological Sciences,, 2003)A survey of aquatic macroinvertebrates associated with water hyacinth Eichhomia crassipes (Mart.) Solms (Pontederiaceae) in Kenya waters of Lake Victoria was carried out from January to December 1998. Samples of aquatic ... -
The diversity of extremophilic bacteria in lake Magadi, Kenya
(University of NairobiSchool of Biological Sciences, 2010)Lake Magadi, a highly saline lake with a pH range of about 11 to13, harbors extremophilic eubacteria and archaeobacteria that are either halophilic, alkaliphilic, haloalkaliphilic or thermophilic. Water sampling was done ... -
Diversity of Grasshoppers and Locusts, Life Parameters, Fat and Protein Content of Acanthacris Ruficornis in Nakuru County, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2022)Locusts and grasshoppers in order Orthoptera and suborder Caelifera are indicators of ecosystem quality and an important source of nutrients in the food chain. However, there is limited information on the diversity and ... -
Diversity of honey bee Apis Mellifera subspecies (Hymenoptera: Apidae) and their associated arthropod pests in Cameroon
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Diversity of nematode destroying fungi and Nematode Community in selected vegetable growing areas in Kenya
(University of NairobiSchool of Biological Sciences, 2013)Nematodes are a diverse group of microscopic worm like creatures. They provide essential ecological services that keep soil healthy. They are also parasitic to plants and cause economic damage to many plant crops. Chemical ... -
Diversity of ticks and tick-borne protozoan parasites from livestock and wildebeests at the Maasai-mara wildlife- livestock interface, Narok county, Kenya.
(University of Nairobi, 2018-04)Wildlife-livestock interfaces are hotspots for tick-borne livestock diseases, which cause high mortalities and morbidity. Wild bovines in these interfaces play a major role in maintaining tick vectors and tick-borne ... -
Diversity of Vibrio Cholerae Bacteriophages From Lake Victoria, Coastal and Central Regions of Kenya and Assessment Of Their Potential as Bio Control Agents Against the Pathogen
(University of Nairobi, 2023)Cholera, a devastating diarrheal disease that accounts for more than 10% of children’s deaths worldwide, has persistently remained a health threat to world’s population at large. It is endemic in many countries and in ... -
Diversity Of Weed And Their Integrated Management Practices In Paddy Rice (Oryza Sativa) Production
(University Of Nairobi, 2016)Weed has become a major threat in rice cultivation and its effects continue to cause enormous yield, quality and quantity loss. The above has over time been a major concern for a rice farmer since the advent of agriculture ... -
Diversity, Species Composition And Some Ecological Aspects Of Terrestrial Molluscs In Mount Kenya National Park - Kenya
(University of NairobiSchool of Biological Sciences, 1998)This study was done between November 1996 and July 1997 and sought to establish the species composition of terrestrial molluscs in Mt. Kenya National Park. The study also sought to investigate the effect of soil pH, soil ... -
Dmso - mediated reactions synthesis and rearrangement reactions of oxiranes
(1980)Some intriguing aspects of the reactions between dimethylsulphoxide (DMSO), bromine and alcohols on the one hand, and oxirane rearrangements on the other, have been studied. Dimethylsulphoxide has been shown to react ... -
Dns survey on configurations, interdependencies, resilience and security. A case study of *.Ke domains
(School of Computing and Informatics, 2008)In this project, we present a survey on DNS Configurations, Interdependencies, Resilience and Security. The survey focuses on the *.ke Domains. The main intention was to establish whether the DNS configurations -for the ... -
Document pre-processor for teh ansi-to-postscript translator
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Document retrieval system
(University of NairobiSchool of Computing and Informatics, 2012)To effectively utilize repositories of data, document retrieval systems act as a means of performing the task of sifting through these repositories to extract documents that meet an individual's information need. The ... -
Dog 1 Expression In Gastro-intestinal Stromal Tumors Reported In Nairobi An Immuno-histochemical Evaluation of a Novel Antibody in Comparison to Morphology & CD117 Staining
(University Of Nairobi, 2012)Background: All Gastro-Intestinal Stromal Tumors (GISTs) should be diagnosed as they are amenable to treatment with Tyrosine Kinase Inhibitors (TKI). TKIs are a group of targeted therapies, which have revolutionalised ... -
Donor states in a gas s/Ga1_xAlxAS quantum well wire circular cross section
(University of NairobiCollege of Biological and Physical Sciences, 1991-05)The present work considers the donor states in a GaAs/Ga1 Al As QWW of circular cross section. Several trial wave functions are used to describe the ground state of the donor impurity. Using these trial wave functions ... -
Downstream drift of invertebrates in Naro Moru river, a tropical river in Central Kenya
(University of NairobiDepartment of Zoology, 1988)Downstream drift of invertebrates was investigated in Naro Moru River, a tropical river in central Kenya, from November 1986 to October 1987 to establish the composition and structure of the drift fauna and benthos, the ... -
Drought analysis in southern highland and central Tanzania
(Department of Meteorology School of Physical of Science University of Nairobi, 2010)Temporal characteristics of meteorological drought were investigated to provide a frame work for sustainable water resources in the southern highland and central Tanzania These regions are intensely productive in ... -
Drug Resistance in Schistosoma mansoni in Kenya
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Drug Resistance In Schistosoma Mansoni In Kenya
(University of NairobiSchool of Biological Sciences, 1992)Studies were undertaken to find out whether Schistosoma mansoni worm populations tolerant to two drugs, oxamniquine and praziquantel occur in school children from Kirinyaga and Machakos districts in Kenya. Attempts were ... -
Dye Sensitized Solar Cells Based on Highly Porous Tio2 Films
(University of Nairobi, 2017)Light harvesting efficiency in dye sensitized solar cell is currently enhanced by the employment of an additional TiO2 scattering layer among other means. However, this approach raises the overall photoelectrode thickness ...