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Tri-trophic interactions between parasitoids,Lepidopteran stem borers and BT maize
(2009)
One of the major constraints to maize production in East Africa is attack by lepidopteran stem
borers, including Chilo partellus and Sesamia calamistis. Stem borer control by conventional
methods has had variable success. ...
Comparing the effects of radiation-attenuated vaccine when administered either before or after praziquantel treatment in schistosoma mansoni infected balb/c mice
(2006)
Schistosomal vaccine candidates such as Paramyosin and Multiple antigen epitopes
(MAP) are in different stages of development and clinical trials. However, it is probable
that during initial field clinical trials, some ...
Feasibility of using open source operating systems and software in the Kenyan public universities
(2004)
Open Source Software offer diversity of benefits such as lower Total Cost of
ownership (TCO), scalability to customize the software to local languages.
Africa is a relatively poor continent with meager Information ...
Actuarial science and financial Mathematics division
(2006)
The objectives of this study is to compare the standard A 1967-70 tables
actuarial methods and assumptions and the realistic computational procedure
ones used by UNPS in valuation of widows unreduced pension when ...
Geotechnical investigation of the river Nzoia lower course floodplain, Western Kenya
(2002)
This dissertation presents the results of geological and geotechnical investigations of the
floodplain at the lower course of River Nzoia in western Kenya. The study was aimed at
establishing the geotechnical characteristics ...
Modeling time-to gonorrhea or chlamydia infections
(2004)
Chlamydia Trachomatis (CT) and Gonorrhea (GC) have been of great health concern
for mankind for a long time despite their preventable nature. The interaction between
biological, social and behavioural factors have sustained ...
Pathogenesis and immune responses in HIV-l infected infants and children
(2001)
There are limited reports on HIV-l RNA load, CD4 T-Iymphocyte counts, anti-HIV-l
antibody responses and age in relation to disease progression in HIV-1 infected untreated
children in Africa. Understanding these parameters ...
Learning to use sas to analyze biomedical data using data collected for: urban-rural differences in lung function in Kenyan school children
(2003)
The overall goal of this thesis was to learn how to analyze biomedical data using
SAS, a software system for data analysis. In order to achieve this I joined a SAS
training seminar held on July 18-22, 2003, at the Centres ...
Wireless funds transfer via short messaging service
(2004)
The escalation and convergence of distributed networks and wireless
telecommunications has created a tremendous potential platform for providing
business services. The immediacy, interactivity and mobility of wireless
devices ...
Development of a baboon model for paediatric aids
(2000)
Simian immunodeficiency virus (SIV) infection in rhesus macaques is considered the best available model for Human Immunodeficiency Virus type-1 (HIV -1) studies, but SIV structural proteins are not exactly similar to HIV ...