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Ethnobotanical Uses, Phytochemical Analysis, Bioactivity And Mosquito Repellency Of Cyperus Articulatus L. From The Family Cyperaceae From Tharaka Meru
(University of Nairobi, 2012)
An ethno botanical survey of C. articulatus L (Ndago) was carried out in Tharaka-Meru district,
Kenya from 8th to io" October 2010. This study was aimed at determining traditional uses and
procedures used by Traditional ...
Phytochemical investigation of zanthoxylum holstzianum for antimicrobial principles
(University of Nairobi, 2012-06)
As a response to the worldwide alarm of increased resistance of microbes to readily
available antibiotics, the stem bark of Zanthoxylum holstzianum (Rutaceae) with no prior
phytochemical report was investigated so as to ...
Modeling captivity in poverty in Kenya using dogev model
(2012)
This project uses DOGEV model to model captivity in poverty in Kenya with reference to Kenya
integrated household budget survey (2005/2006). Education impact differently across welfare
categories and there are pockets ...
A framework for adoption of wireless sensor networks in weather forecasting in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2012)
Wireless Sensor Networks has been prospected as powerful solutions for many applications,
such as surveillance, tracking, locating, weather forecasting etc. Weather forecasting is to
predict the state of the atmosphere ...
Automatic characterization of named entity relational facts in unstructured incident reports
(University of Nairobi, 2012)
Natural language provides many different ways of expressing facts. These facts can either be
explicit facts or implicit facts. Explicit facts could be in the form of entity relations expressed in a
single sentence. Many ...
An information security governance framework for the public Sector in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2012)
One of the main assets of any institution, be it a private company or a government institution, is
information. This being the case, it is imperative for every institution to institute appropriate measures to
ensure ...
Genesis and geochemical characterization of clay deposit of Kyatune area, southeastern Kenya
(2012)
The area of study (Kyatune) is located in Southeastern Kenya in Kitui County. The trading centre
is located at longitude 38° 6’ 59.5’’ E and latitude 1° 46’ 12.4’’ S and is composed almost
entirely of rocks of the ...
Molecular phylogeny of Kenya dioscorea species (Yams) and the quantification of their dioscin levels
(University of Nairobi, 2012)
Dioseorea (Yams) in Kenya is a neglected crop, notwithstanding its potential as food and in
pharmaceutics as a drug source. Research on neglected crops specifically Dioseorea is a sure
way of sensitizing the scientific ...
The influence of geology and geological structures on the occurrence and distribution of geothermal systems in the Kenyan rift
(2012)
Geothermal is the internal thermal energy of the earth generally employed to denote systems
in which the earth’s heat is sufficiently concentrated to form an energy resource. Kenya is
endowed with vast geothermal resource ...
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 ...