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Characteristics of wet and dry spells in Tanzania during the rainy seasons
(2007)
Rainfall extremes which cause floods or droughts are known to have
capacity to destroy many years of national economic investments on roads,
industries, energy, agriculture and other social economic infrastructures.
Efforts ...
Studies on desmodium species for the allelochemicals involved in striga suppression
(2007)
The fodder legumes Desmodium uncinatum and D. intortum suppress the growth of
Striga hermonthica (witch-weed) via an allelopathic mechanism that involves Striga
germination stimulants and post-germination growth inhibitors. ...
Hydrogeology of the Nakuru-Elementeita-Naivasha watershed (Kenyan Rift)
(2007)
The study area is located between longitudes 35° 52' to 36° 40' E and latitudes
0°10'to 0°50' S. It is found within Nakuru district, and has area coverage of about
10100sq.km. The Nakuru- Elmenteita-Naivasha area is ...
Knowledge Management Reediness Score (KMRS)
(2007)
Organizations have evolved over time, starting from the data processing era (the 1970's). In this
era, organizations concentrated on the capturing and storage of data, and data processing and
storage was given great ...
Determination of the activity of extracts from Terminalia spinosa. Leonotis nepetifolia and albizia anthelminthica on Leishmania major promastigotes in vitro Chasmanthera dependens on Leishmania major promastigotes in Vitro
(2007)
is a disease of major public health and economic importance. It is one of the major infections affecting the poorest regions of the world. In Kenya many communities use a variety of medicinal plants to treat a number of ...
A prototype of share trading system using agents
(2007)
The Nairobi Stock Exchange is quickly growing in size and complexity presenting new
challenges as new investors, both local and foreign join the market. Thus the interaction
amongst the market participants require smoothing ...
Validation of a new clinical scoring system for acute bronchitis
(University of Nairobi, 2007)
ABSS had small floor and ceiling effects (1.8/0.2) and
demonstrated high internal consistency (coefficient of 0.66) and internal validity, with a mean inter item total
correlation of
0.25. Effect sizes from baseline ...
Genetic Diversity Assessment In Cowpea Using Micro Satellite Markers
(University of Nairobi, 2007)
The assessment of genetic diversity In cowpea (Vigna unguiculata (L.) Walp), is an
important component In the genetic improvement of the crop for agriculture. Simple
sequence repeat markers (SSRs) are often the markers ...
Analysis Of A Long-Term Maize Yield Field Trial Data To Determine The Effect Of Continuous Application Of Fertilizers
(University of Nairobi, 2007)
The Kenyan population pressure in the high and medium potential areas has led to continuous cropping thus resulting to severe soil degradation. This has led to the LIse of integrated ...