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Determination of Bisphenol a Bpa in Thermal Papers, Selected Soil Samples and the Effect of Temperature and Humidity on Its Concentration
(University of Nairobi, 2019)Exposure to Bisphenol A (BPA) is associated with various health complications globally. Whereas various research have been conducted in Asia, North America and Europe, limited work has been conducted inAfrica on BPA . The ... -
Determination Of Chemical And Microbiological Contaminants In Soils, Water And Kales (Brassica Oleracea) From Selected Sites In Eastern Nairobi Metropolitan
(University of Nairobi, 2019)This study investigated the extent of pesticides residues, heavy metals and microbial contaminants in Kales, water and soils from Nairobi metropolitan. Samples were collected from six sites within Nairobi Metropolitan ... -
Determination Of Comparative Prevalence Of Insecticide Resistance In Anopheles Funestus (giles) In Ahero And Rota, Kenya.
(University of NairobiSchool of Biological Sciences,, 2008)Resistance, according to World Health Organization (WHO), refers to the development of an ability in a strain of some organisms to tolerate doses of a toxicant that would prove lethal to a majority of individuals in a ... -
Determination of concentration of total suspended particulate matter and some gaseous air pollutants in Athi river urban area, in Kenya
(Depatment of Chemistry, University of Nairobi, 2002)A study for the assessment of air quality with respect to total suspended particulate matter, heavy metals (Zn, Cd, Pb, Cu, Mn, Fe) analysis together with S.02 H2S, and NH3 gases emitted in Athi-River town was carried ... -
Determination of Drought Characteristics Over Rwanda
(University of Nairobi, 2018)The extreme weather events such as drought, presents significant challenges worldwide. Drought assessment and monitoring have been seen as a critical component of drought management strategies. Rwanda, like many other ... -
Determination Of Effectiveness Of Luffa Cylindrica As An Adsorbent In Removal Of Heavy Metals From Wastewater
(University of Nairobi, 2020)This piece of work reports the sorption properties of Luffa Cylindrica that have not been exploited and carbon from luffa to remove copper and chromium ions from aqueous solution. The effect of contact time, adsorbate ... -
Determination of Effectiveness of Luffa Cylindrica as an Adsorbent in Removal of Heavy Metals From Wastewater
(University of Nairobi, 2020)This piece of work reports the sorption properties of Luffa Cylindrica that have not been exploited and carbon from luffa to remove copper and chromium ions from aqueous solution. The effect of contact time, adsorbate ... -
Determination of elemental concentrations in edible seaweeds, sea sediments and seawater samples from the Kenyan Coast using X-ray Fluorescence techniques
(2015)Since ancient times, seaweeds have been used as human food, animal feed, fertilizers, salt extractors and pharmaceuticals in orient countries but not to any great extent in Kenya. Currently, world seaweed industry is ... -
Determination of fluoride in water and tea using ion selective electrode and colorimetric methods
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Determination Of Foot-And-Mouth Disease Virus Seroprevalence In Kenya Using The Liquid Phase Blocking And Nonstructural Protein Elisa Tests
(University of NairobiDepartment Of Veterinary Pathology, Microbiology & Parasitology, 2013)Foot and mouth disease, a trans-boundary animal disease of major economic importance, is endemic in Kenya. Even with this fact, there is limited data to comprehensively show the prevalence and serotype distribution of ... -
Determination of glycoalkaloids, phenolic acids and protease inhibitors in selected cultivated potato (solanum tuberosum l.) varieties
(University of Nairobi, 2018)Potato (Solanum tuberosum L.) synthesizes a variety of potentially toxic and antinutritional compounds during growth and post harvest as a defense mechanism against pathogens, insects and other pests. As part of a program ... -
Determination of heavy metals in lates niloticus and caridina nilotica from winam gulf of Lake victoria using x-ray fluorescence
(Institute of Nuclear Science and Technology, 2005)Heavy metals have been recognised to be a major source of pollution in the aquatic ecosystems. Lates niloticus and its caridina nilotica feed, was selected as bioindicators because of their abundance in the gulf of Winam ... -
Determination of heavy metals in sediments, Fish and aquatic plants from lake Victoria
(Depatment of Chemistry, University of Nairobi, 2003) -
Determination of Honey Quality and Its Antibacterial Effects on Bee Health
(University of Nairobi, 2023)The impact of pathogens on apiculture has led to the rapid decline in bee colonies in some parts of the world. Evidence in literature on pathogenic resistance to conventional antibiotics indicates that the use of antibiotics ... -
Determination Of Hydrocarbon Source Rock Maturity Using Smectite Percentages (S %) And Vitrinite Reflectance (R₀) Of Rock Samples From Lamu Basin, Kenya.
(University of Nairobi, 2016-11)Lamu Basin in south eastern Kenya rests on a passively developed margin of the African plate. The Basin hosts thick sediments that are dominantly shale, sands and limestones, that overlie the Neoproterozoic metamorphic ... -
Determination Of I-Triacontanol In Kenyan Beeswax (honeybee, Appis Mellifera L.) And Development Of A New Approach To Its Synthesis
(University of Nairobi, 1987)The thesis consists of two parts of study. The first part describes a chromatographic analysis of a sample of Kenyan beeswax (honeybee, Armis mellifera L.) and, in particular, its I-triacontanol (1) content. The ... -
Determination of Iodine in assorted samples using energy-pespersive x-ray flourescence analysis (Edxrfa)
(Faculty of Science, University of Nairobi, 1992) -
Determination of minimum initial capital using the Cramer-L undberg model and discrete time Bisection Ruin model
(University of Nairobi, 2015)The dissertation uses the classical Cramer-Lundberg model to find the minimum initial capital (MIC) required by a hypothetical insurance company in launching a new product line, or, for investors wishing to open a new ... -
Determination of Moisture and Temperature Variation in Wet Grains Over Time and Space to Effect Desiccant Drying
(University of Nairobi, 2016)The aim of this study was to establish the best position to place super absorbent polymer (SAP)in an experimental granary for effective and economical drying. To achieve the aim of the study moisture migration and ... -
Determination of native bacillus thuringiensis deltaendotoxin potency against prostephanus truncatus and fumonisin producing Fusarium Verticillioides isolated from maize grains
(University of NairobiCollege of Biological and Physical Sciences, 2013-07)Insect pests contribute to reduced maize grain yield pre and post harvest. They affect 46% of global maize growing area post harvest, 60% of this maize loss occurs in tropical regions. Bacillus thuringiensis has become ...