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Social determinants of movements and aggregation among free ranging elephants (loxodonta africana, blumenbach) in amboseli, Kenya
(2002)
It is now widely accepted that elephant female groups live in complex social units,
family that are led by a matriarchs, who is the oldest female in the group. It is also
established that the matriarch, through complex ...
Use Of Logistic Regression Model To Determine The Key Contaminants Of Water In Yatta District
(2012-07)
Over one sixth of the world's population lacks safe drinking-water sources. The water
crisis in Kenya is due not only to the wave of droughts but also to poor management of
the water sources, pollution of water supplies ...
Methods for fluoride analysis in plants, foods and soil using fluoride ion selective electrode
(1989)
In the recent past there has been an increasing interest
in the determination of the fluoride content in foods. The
fluoride analysis has been carried out using mainly the fluoride
ion selective electrode. This interest ...
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 ...
Antimicrobial activity, toxicity and phytochemical analysis of four medicinal plants traditionally used in Msambweni District, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2014)
Introduction: Antimicrobial resistance to currently utilized drugs has caused major
challenges in both the agricultural and medical sectors in the past years. This resistance has
not only hampered the treatment of microbial ...
A Study of Tannery Effluents and Their Effect on Receiving Waters
(1987-10)
Four tanneries, two in Nairobi and one each in
Thika and Athi River township were identified for
this study. Water samples from all the four tanneries
were collected, at two different times, from the raw
effluent, the ...
Forest fragmentation effects on avian frugivores and implications on seed dispersal and regeneration in kakamega forest, western Kenya
(2005)
The last decades have seen a biodiversity in many tropical rainforests decline leading to a
species-extinction crisis. Loss of biodiversity might, for example, alter the composition of
frugivore assemblages in fruiting ...
A GIS tool for water quality monitoring: A case on Nairobi River
(University of Nairobi, 2012)
Although many studies have been conducted to assess different aspects of pollution along the Nairobi
Rivers, there is a need to collate this information in order to identify areas of concern and gauge the extent
to which ...
Distributed Group Management Solution [DGMS] For Distributed Enterprises
(University Of Nairobi, 2006-11)
It a foregone conclusion that information systems has dramatically changed not only
the way we do things but even they way we think.
The advance of computer and especially the PC in the 1980s and data networks has
heralded ...