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Effects Of Participatory Action Research On Climate Change Adaptation By Smallholder Farmers: Case Of Nyando Sub -County, Kenya
(UoN, 2019)Researchers have shown that climate change is a threat to agriculture and rural livelihoods in Africa. It has also revealed that climate change and climate variability have led to increased frequency of droughts, shortening ... -
The Effects of permethrin-impregnated bed nets on mosquito behaviour and survival
(College of Biological and Physical Sciences, 1999)The effects of permethrin-impregnated bed nets on blood feeding success, exiting behavior, temporal biting pattern and sporozoite rates in the malaria vectors Anopheles gambiae Giles and Anopheles funestus Giles were ... -
The effects of piracy on the Somali conflict: a critical Analysis, 2002 - 2012
(University of Nairobi, 2013)Maritime piracy on the Somalia coastline has been a challenge to not only the Somali economy, but also the world at large. Ship attacking and demand for ransoms has been the coastal line order since the early 1990s. While ... -
Effects of Post-fire Browsing on Mortality and Growth of Vachellia Drepanolobium Trees in Semi-arid Savanna Ecosystem at Mpala Research Centre in Laikipia, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2023)Fire and herbivory have been identified as the key top-down drivers of vegetation in savannas ecosystems. There has been a long-standing interest in understanding how interactions between fire and herbivory influence ... -
The effects of product innovation on financial performance of commercial banks in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2014-09)This project research is concerned with product innovation and its effects on financial performance of commercial banks in Kenya. Although studies have shown that financial performance of commercial banks is influenced by ... -
The Effects Of Propyl/thiouracil Induced Hypothyroidism In The Developing Rat Cerebellum (with An Element Of Under nutrition): A Morphometric Study
(University of NairobiCollege of Biological and Physical Sciences, 1991-11)ABSTRACT The quantitative changes in the structural components of the developing cerebellum in normal and hypothyroid rats are riot, well known. The morphometric studies which have been carried out on the rat cerebellum ... -
Effects of rearing methods and hormones on growth and reproduction in the helmeted guinea fowl-numida meleagris
(University of Nairobi, School of Biological Sciences, 2007)Growth pattern of helmeted guinea fowl keets was studies in two types of housing management: an open air system (OAS) and a deep litter system (DLS). A common growth pattern was obtained in both systems indicating that the ... -
Effects of recombinant human growth hormone in juvenile Nile crocodiles
(Department of Animal Physiology, University of Nairobi, 1991)The effects of exogenous recombinant human growth hormone (rhGH) were studied on Nile crocodiles 4 weeks after hatching (group A) and at 9 months of age (group B). They were kept under controlled laboratory conditions. During ... -
Effects Of Ricinus Communis Linneaus (euphorbiaceae) Extracts On Leishmania Major Promastigotes And On Infected Balb/c Mice
(University of Nairobi, 1998)The effect of castor oil plant seed oil fractionally extracted with diethyl-ether and the aqueous extracts of its leaves was tested in vitro on Leishmania major (Yorkimov and Schokor, 1913) promastigotes and in vivo on ... -
The effects of salinity on some physiological,Anatomical and biochemical aspects of cowpea (vigna unguiculata (l) walp (legurninosae)
(Department of botany Faculty of science University of Nairobi, 1985)Very little work has been done on the physiology cowpea (Vigna unguiculata) and almost nothing so far, on its response to salinity effects. Cowpea being a drought resistant crop is suspected it might also to some extent ... -
Effects Of Sea Water Intrusion On The Chemistry Of Hotsprings:A Comparative Study Between Majimoto Hotsprings In The Kenyan South Coast And Bogoria Hotsprings In The Rift Valley
(University of Nairobi,, 2014-07)The Majimoto hotsprings are located outside the active volcanic Rift Valley in the Kenyan coast. They lie on south of the Kenyan Coast in the Kwale district. The hotsprings are located approximately 18kms from the Indian ... -
Effects of share split in a listed company a study of the Nairobi Stock Exchange.
(School of Mathematics, University of Nairobi, 2007)The general objective of this study was to determine whether share split made by firms listed on the NSE during the period 2004 to 2007 had any valuation effect on the splitting firm. The specific objectives of the study ... -
Effects of Soil Characteristics and Disturbance on Floodplain Vegetation in Upper Tana River, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2020)Floodplains of rivers in semi-arid areas of Africa are important areas for agriculture, livestock grazing and wildlife conservation. However, floods and anthropogenic disturbances affect soil properties, which subsequently ... -
Effects of solid supports on the kinetics of Ester hydrolysis.
(Depatment of Chemistry, University of Nairobi, 2000)Research into catalytic and adsorptive properties of various naturally occurring substances is crucial. Catalysis and adsorption plays a very important role in the industrial world, especially in the fields of synthesis ... -
Effects of some agronomic practices on the fatty acid content and composition of tea leaves
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The effects of temperature acclimation on the oxygen consumption and enzyme activity of red and white muscle fibres isolated from the tropical freshwater fish Oreochromis niloticus
(University of Nairobi, 1994)The standard oxygen consumption rate and the activities of muscle citrate synthase, creatine phosphokinase and lactate dehydrogenase in the tropical fish Oreochromis niloticus acclimated to either 20.5 ± 0.3° C or 26.5 ± ... -
Effects Of Tio2 Compact Layer On Photovoltaic Characteristics Of TiO2/Nb2O5 Dye Sensitized Solar Cells
(University of Nairobi, 2019)Titanium dioxide has been widely used in dye sensitized solar cells as a semiconductor, however, the recombination rate of photo generated hole-electron pairs on TiO2 is very high which reduces its electron transport ... -
Effects of tobacco control act (2007) on the marketing of cigarettes and tobacco products: a case study of British American tobacco (k) ltd
(2014)Tobacco control activists often meet serious opposition in defending the tobacco control Act that imposes advertising restriction on the marketing of cigarettes and tobacco products. Achieving the restriction or banning ... -
Effects of urbanization on rainfall and temperature over the city of Nairobi, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2018)Urban areas depending on their size: Surface areas, population, industrial activities, building density, alter the microclimate and impede greening of any city, Nairobi included. The problems associated with urbanization ...