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Knowledge, attitudes and practices towards spotted fever group rickettsioses and q fever in Laikipia and Maasai Mara, Kenya.
(University of Nairobi, 2016)Many factors contribute to misdiagnosis and underreporting of infectious zoonotic diseases in most sub-Saharan Africa including limited diagnostic capacity and poor knowledge. We assessed the knowledge, practices and ... -
Socioeconomic and Demographic Factors Influencing Feeding Practices, Morbidity Status, and Dietary Intakes of Children Aged 7-24 Months in Rural Uganda.
(University of Nairobi, 2017)The objective of this study was to analyze the nutritional and morbidity patterns of children aged 7-24 months in relationship to household socioeconomic and demographic characteristics. Structured questionnaires and ... -
Microbial Performance of Food Safety Control and Assurance Activities in a Fresh Produce Processing Sector Measured Using a Microbial Assessment Scheme and Statistical Modeling.
(University of Nairobi, 2016)Current approaches such as inspections, audits, and end product testing cannot detect the distribution and dynamics of microbial contamination. Despite the implementation of current food safety management systems, foodborne ... -
Seroepidemiological survey of Neospora caninum and its risk factors in farm dogs in Nakuru district, Kenya.
(University of Nairobi, 2016)AIM: The objective of this study was to determine the seroprevalence of Neospora caninum (NC) and its risk factors in farm dogs in Kenya. MATERIALS AND METHODS: As part of a longitudinal study on dairy cattle abortion ... -
Metabolism and antioxidant defense in the larval chironomid Tanytarsus minutipalpus: adjustments to diel variations in the extreme conditions of Lake Magadi.
(University of Nairobi, 2017)Insect larvae are reported to be a major component of the simple but highly productive trophic web found in Lake Magadi (Kenya, Africa), which is considered to be one of the most extreme aquatic environments on Earth. ... -
An integrated seed delivery system and seed research in Kenya: Case studies of pigeon pea, onion and dry bean
(University of Nairobi, 2014)Producing adequate and nutritious food for a population estimated to reach a billion people is the main challenge facing African countries in the twenty-first century. This demands increased utilisation of technologies ... -
Identification and characterization of profilin antigen among Babesia species as a common vaccine candidate against babesiosis.
(University of Nairobi, 2016)We have characterized a member of the profilin (PROF) family protein as a common antigen in three pathogens-Babesia bovis (B. bovis), Babesia bigemina (B. bigemina), and Babesia microti (B. microti)-and evaluated its ... -
Cumulative early life adversity predicts longevity in wild baboons.
(University of Nairobi, 2016)In humans and other animals, harsh circumstances in early life predict morbidity and mortality in adulthood. Multiple adverse conditions are thought to be especially toxic, but this hypothesis has rarely been tested in a ... -
Anthocyanin Accumulation in Muscadine Berry Skins Is Influenced by the Expression of the MYB Transcription Factors, MybA1, and MYBCS1.
(University of Nairobi, 2017)The skin color of grape berry is very important in the wine industry. The red color results from the synthesis and accumulation of anthocyanins, which is regulated by transcription factors belonging to the MYB family. The ... -
Environmental predictors of bovine Eimeria infection in western Kenya.
(University of Nairobi, 2017)Eimeriosis is caused by a protozoan infection affecting most domestic animal species. Outbreaks in cattle are associated with various environmental factors in temperate climates but limited work has been done in tropical ... -
Water Stress Tolerance of Six Rangeland Grasses in the Kenyan Semi-arid Rangelands
(University of Nairobi, 2015)This study evaluated six grass species in terms of water stress responses by visual quality and living ground cover attributes and the recovery responses post water stress grown at 80, 50, 30% field capacity soil moisture ... -
In vitro antimycobacterial activity and toxicity of eight medicinal plants against pathogenic and nonpathogenic mycobacterial strains.
(University of Nairobi, 2016)Tuberculosis (TB) caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis remains a serious public health challenge towards which new hits are urgently needed. Medicinal plants remains a major source of new ligands against global infectious ... -
Development of High Protein and Vitamin A Flakes from Sweet Potato Roots and Leaves
(University of Nairobi, 2015)Sweet potato ( Ipomoea batatas ) is one of the most important, versatile and unexploited crops in Kenya. The crop is well adapted to smallholder farming systems, inexpensive to produce, relativ e- ly ... -
A Review of Occurrence of Glycoalkaloids in Potato and Potato Products
(University of Nairobi, 2016)There has been increasing consumption of potato products such as French fries and crisps in most countries as a result of lifestyle change in both developed and developing countries. Due to their generally pleasurable taste ... -
Human Population Growth, African Pastoralism, and Rangelands: A Perspective
(University of Nairobi, 2016)Pastoral livestock production systems in Africa that have existed for centuries are now threatened by changing demographics, improved communications, increased availability of modern weapons, open rangeland shrinkage, ... -
Pig traders' networks on the Kenya-Uganda border highlight potential for mitigation of African swine fever virus transmission and improved ASF disease risk management.
(University of Nairobi, 2017)We applied social network analysis to pig trader networks on the Kenya-Uganda border. Social network analysis is a recently developed tool, which is useful for understanding value chains and improving disease control ... -
The diversity of green bean biochemical compounds in Robusta coffee (Coffea canephora pierre ex a. Froehner) as evaluated by near infrared spectroscopy
(University of Nairobi, 2016)Aims: This study characterized biochemical compound variability that influence green bean quality in C. canephora as a basis for identifying heterogeneous genotypes for use in crop improvement because genetic erosion ... -
Sensory and organoleptic cup attributes of Robusta coffee (Coffea Canephora pierre ex a. Froehner)
(University of Nairobi, 2016)Coffea canephora organoleptic cup attributes are the most important factors that define its price in world markets. Determining the components that contribute to the diversity of organoleptic characters will help in the ... -
Variation of mineral micronutrient elements in robusta coffee (coffea canephora pierre ex a. Froehner) as measured by energy dispersive x -ray fluorescence
(University of Nairobi, 2016)Aim: Robusta coffee growing countries of the world such as Uganda, have experienced a decline in market prices since 2002 due to changed consumer preferences for other beverages. In Uganda, where Robusta coffee is the ...
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