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Evaluation of physiological and behavioural resistance to permethrin and its cross-resistance spectrum in anopheles mosquitoes from Western Kenya
(1995)
Anopheles gambiae sensu lato and Anopheles funestus were collected
from villages with permethrin impregnated bednets or curtains (0.5gm/m2
),
villages with no intervention measures and from the Ahero Rice irrigation
Scheme ...
Endometrial autoantigens eliciting immunoglobulin g (igG) and igM responses in the sera of baboons with endometriosis
(1994)
The presence of antiendometrial antibodies in the sera of
women with endometriosis has been reported by several
investigators using various methodologies. Some studies suggest
that circulating and peritoneal fluid ...
Assessing An Alternative Method Of Storing Mosquito Blood Meals For Human DNA Profiling
(University of Nairobi, 1998)
A simple method for storing mosquito blood meal samples which permits extraction and
characterization of human DNA after polymerase chain reaction (PCR) amplification of target DNA
sequences was tested. Abdomens of ...
Design And Development Of A Computer Graphics System Based On The upd7220A Graphics Display Controller
(University of Nairobi, 1990)
An interactive microcomputer graphics system is
presented. The system overcomes the drawing speed, memory
size and resolution limitations of typical 8-bit
microprocessor systems by incorporating the )JPD7220A
Graphics ...
An Ethnobotanical And Chemical Study Of The Poisonous Plants Of Busoga District In Uganda.
(University of Nairobi, 1993)
This project was an ethnobotanical survey of the
poisonous plants of Busoga district in Uganda. The
information was gained through a questionnaire. A total
of 74 species of poisonous plants in 64 genera and 34
families ...
Growth And Nodulation Of Some Multipurpose Nitrogen Fixing Trees In Two Tropical Soils
(University of Nairobi, 1998)
The aims of the study were to investigate nodulation of four
tree species namely Leucaena leucocephala, Leucaena diversifolia,
Calliandra cel.ot.trisyas and Sesbania sesban in various ecological
zones of the country. ...
Behaviour And Population Dynamics Of Maasai Giraffe (Giraffa Camelopardalis) On A Kenyan Game Ranch
(University of Nairobi, 1998)
A study was carried out to obtain information on behaviour, social organisation, movement pattern,
feeding habits and population dynamics of the Maasai giraffe (Giraffa camelopardalisi on Game
Ranching Limited (GRL), ...
Influences of social factors on the work context of science teachers and on the implementation of science curriculum: A case of two Kenyan high schools
(1993)
This study is a documentation of Kenyan high school science teachers' views of their work,
and a re-interpretation of those views in wider social contexts. The study is based on the
common perception that the 1985 ...
Effects of recombinant human growth hormone in juvenile Nile crocodiles
(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 ...
Structural analysis of neotectonic joints at Lake Magadi area, and their relationship with regional faults using remote sensing imagery interpretation
(1999-05)
Lake Magadi area, located in the southern part of the Kenya Rift is a high seismic region
where rifting is still active. The quantitative analysis of the orientation and size
characteristics of the fracture and fault ...