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Immunological responses associated with morbidity in human schistosoma mansoni infection
(1997)
A study was carried out to investigate the cellular and
humoural immune responses to S.mansoni antigens and mitogen
concanavalin A in relation to the presence or absence of
hepatosplenic disease in human schistosomiasis ...
The photosynthetic efficiency of phaseolus vulgaris L. under two soil moisture levels.
(University of Nairobi, 1991)
Seeds of Phaseolus vulgaris L. cv GLP2 were
sown in two plots over two dry seasons; January to March
and July to September 1990. A line source sprinkler
system was used to supply and control the amount of water
received ...
The Reproductive biology of the thumbprint emperor, lethrinus harak (forsskal 1775) from the marine waters of Kenya with special emphasis on its fecundity estimates
(University of Nairobi, 1997)
The reproductive biology of the Thumbprint Emperor, Lethrinus
harak (Forsskal 1775) was studied between April 95 - March 96
off the Kenya coast. The emphasis of the research was to compare
its fecundity estimates Using ...
A study on the extent to which lead and cadmium from motor vehicles have contaminated roadside soils and vegetation in Nairobi and Kiambu, Kenya.
(1992)
The lead and cadmium concentrations in roadside
soils and grass from six sites in Nairobi and four
sites in Kiambu were determined by atomic absorption
spectrometry. Results showed that both soil and grass
contained ...
Synthesis and bioassays of Chilo partellus female sex pheromones and their analogues
(1994)
Synthetic sex pheromones could provide valuable alternative means of pest control in Integrated Pest Management (IPM) strategies. Their uses could include population monitoring with pheromone traps to guide other control ...
Measurement of some air pollutants in selected Areas of Nairobi and its environs, and in other Selected industrial sites
(1999)
A six-month field study was conducted in which air samples of known
volume were scrubbed through specific trapping solutions at selected sites in
Nairobi (Chiromo, Industrial Area and Kasarani), Nderi shopping centre, ...
A hydrogeological study of the Njoro area
(1993)
Population increase, change in agricultural practice and inadequacy of water resources have
prompted an evaluation of groundwater in the Njoro area. The study area has an extent
of about 100 square kilometers in Njoro ...
Semiochemical basis of feeding preferences on waterbuck kobus defassa, buffalo syncerus caffer and ox, by some glossina morsitans group of Tsetse
(1999)
This study was carried out based on the speculation that gradation of hosts as
sources of blood meal by tsetse flies is due to the absence and/or presence of specific
semiochemicals. The study was carried out to establish ...
The Effects Of Ascorbic Acid On The Immune System Of The Guinea Pig (cavia Porcellus)
(University of Nairobi, 1996)
Three experiments were carried out to investigate
the effects of ascorbic acid on immunoglobulin levels,
on T-Cell function and on humoral response to viral
antigens using the guinea pig as a model.
These were done by ...
Dilution Of Circular Wall Jet In Crossflow
(University of Nairobi, 1994)
Dilution of turbulent circular wall jets discharging perpendicular to crossflow ambients has not received much attention compared to studies on free turbulent jets in crossflows. An effluent diffuser designed as a circular ...