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Screening and isolation of γ-hexachlorocyclohexane degrading bacteria from contaminated soil in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2015-06)The organochlorine insecticide Lindane is the γ-isomer of hexachlorocyclohexane (HCH). It is among the most distributed and frequently detected organochlorine pollutants in the environment. Consequently it has been flagged ... -
Screening For Anti-plasmodium Activity Using Extracts From Extremophiles Found In Lake Bogoria, Kenya
(University of NairobiSchool of Biological Sciences, 2006)Recent studies have shown that microorganisms living in extreme environments are a potential source of medicinal compounds from their secondary metabolites. The Kenyan Rift Valley has several soda Lake and hot spring ... -
Screening for glycosidases from yeast isolated from lake bogoria, Kenya
(2008)Extreme environments are inhabited by diverse flora and fauna. These organisms are adapted to these extreme environments by producing extremozymes. Extremozymes are active and stable under these extreme harsh conditions. ... -
Screening for Resistance to Potato Virus Y and Potato Virus X in Potato (Solanum Tuberosum L.)
(University of NairobiSchool of Biological Sciences, 2008)Studies were conducted at KARI-Tigoni and KARI-Marindas (Molo) with the aim of assessing the value of using varieties with Potato Virus Y (PVX) and Potato Virus X (PVX) resistance in preventing crop losses under the local ... -
Screening maize inbred lines and crosses for resistance to aflatoxin and fumonisin accumulation
(University of Nairobi, 2018)Maize forms a primary diet in Africa and the demand exceeds its local production. In Kenya, it is equally a subsistence and commercial crop, grown by small scale (75%) and large scale farmers (25%). Production of this crop ... -
Screening of Farmer-preferred Cassava Cultivars for Resistance to Cassava Brown Streak Virus Disease in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2019)Cassava brown streak disease (CBSD) is one of the seven major constraints threatening food security worldwide. The challenge in managing the disease is lack of an effective and sustainable method of mitigating CBSD with ... -
Screening of Kenyan Soybean Cultivars for Resistance to Different Races of Phakopsora Pachyrhizi (Soybean Rust) and Determination of Molecular Basis for Rust Resistance
(university of nairobi, 2019)Soybean (Glycine max (L.) Merrill.) is a highly nutritious plant which plays an important role in the world’s economy, however soybean rust disease caused by the fungus Phakopsora pachyrhizi, is a major challange to the ... -
Screening, Isolation And Characterization Of Hydrocarbonoclastic Bacteria From Oil Contaminated Soils
(University of Nairobi, 2017)Petroleum and its products continue to serve as a principle source of energy for industries and daily life. However, their release into the environment is a worldwide concern since some products are acutely toxic or possess ... -
A search for glucose transporters in trypanosoma brucei leads to identification of collagen like DNA sequences
(Department of Chemistry, University of Nairobi, 1998)The search for glucose transporter in T.brucei was based upon the fact that the bloodstream forms (BF)of the parasite are highly dependent onglucose uptake for their energy metabolism. Previous work has shown that the ... -
Search mechanism enhancement of ageodatabase for prompt data retrieval and business reporting
(School of Computing and Informatics, 2012)The purpose of this paper is to present a system design that significantly improves the design and search mechanism of a geodatabase system in the oil and gas, exploration and production sector. The increasing exploration ... -
A Secure Collaborative Manuscript Management System For National Examinations, A Case Study Of The Kenya National Examinations Council
(University of Nairobi,, 2014)The Kenya National Examinations Council (KNEC) did declare the use of ICT in all its operations as one of its main objectives for its development. In this line, KNEC has in the recent past embraced ICT even while interacting ... -
A Secure E-mail and Document Sharing System: A Case of Kenya College of Accountancy
(School of Computing and Informatics, 2005)These days, banks and financial institutions are not the only ones involved in high stakes data transmission (whether large transactions or large numbers of smaller transactions). Corporations using a complex messaging ... -
A Secure Electronic Voting System Prototype
(University of Nairobi, 2005)The growth of computers and information technology over the last few years has been explosive. Computers have become necessities in virtually every area of modern life; they have brought vast benefits to fields as diverse ... -
Secure information network for Kenya National Audit Office (KENAO): A prototype design
(School of computing and informatics, University of Nairobi, 2004)The objective of this Project is to develop a design for Kenya National Audit Office information network to enable quick and secure sharing of audit findings. To achieve this, a brief introduction of the organization ... -
Secure Password Sharing and Storage Using Encryption and Key-exchange
(University of Nairobi, 2021)Based on security best practices for passwords, the credential is a confidential pin for authenticating system users, but there are instances where users share a common password for resources. Credentials sharing necessitates ... -
Securing Mobile Money Payment and Transfer Applications Against Smishing and Vishing Social Engineering Attacks
(University of Nairobi, 2021)Social Engineering is the science of using social interaction as a means to persuade an individual or an organization to comply with a specific request from an attacker where either the social interaction, the persuasion, ... -
Security as a service framework for broadband users
(University of NairobiSchool of Computing and Informatics, 2011)Currently most businesses rely on broadband to run networks and web applications. This means introduction of vulnerabilities in Universal Resource Locator (URL) that are in connection. Effective monitoring of URLs is ... -
Security in health workforce information systems: a case of regulatory human resource information system
(University of Nairobi, 2014)The health workforce distribution, efficiency and competence are a major concern in health care delivery in Kenya. A well designed health workforce information system can inform policy making to a great extent. However, ... -
Security Information and Event Management Using Deep Learning Project Documentation
(University of Nairobi, 2022-07)Organizations currently deploy various security solutions to protect their information resources. These tools like firewalls, network gateways, and other intrusion prevention tools have become obsolete as hackers can now ...