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Comparison of the efficiency of solar-powered prototype vapour compression cooler with evaporative charcoal cooler in maintaining quality of French beans
(University of Nairobi, 2021)The quality and shelf life of French beans is affected by the time of harvesting and storage period. Cooling immediately after harvesting is important. Use of solar evaporative cooling system is suitable for use in rural ... -
Pulse Production, Consumption and Utilization in Nigeria within Regional and Global Context
(University of Nairobi, 2021)Malnutrition, hunger, and poverty are still major challenges globally especially in Sub-Saharan Africa affecting most countries like Nigeria. Legumes play key roles in food and nutritional security, health, and income ... -
Contribution of cassava and cassava-based products to food and nutrition security in Migori County, Kenya
(Ajfand, 2021-06-22)The promotion of cassava as a staple and food security crop is widespread in Africa, Kenya included. Overreliance on cassava as a sole energy provider could lead to malnutrition. Consumption of high hydro-cyanide levels ... -
Scaling up crop diversification among farming communities for food security under climate change: A case study of the Kenyan pelis programme
(Ajfand, 2021-06-18)Climate change poses significant risks to food security globally with predictions of 10- 20 % decline in rain-fed crop yields by 2050. Sub-Saharan Africa remains highlysusceptible to food shortage since over 95 % of the ... -
Prevalence of aflatoxins in dietary staples in the border County of Busia, Western Kenya
(Ajfand, 2021-06-18)Aflatoxins, secondary metabolites of some Aspergillus fungi, are of public health importance. They are major contaminants of cereals and tubers. Data on prevalence of aflatoxin contamination of sorghum, millet and cassava ... -
Evaluation of nutrient content in red kidney beans, amaranth leaves, sweet potato roots and carrots Cultivated in Rwanda
(ajfand, 2012-05)No data exist on the nutrient composition of some important Rwandan staples. The aim of this study was to evaluate the nutrient content of red kidney beans, sweet potato roots, amaranth leaves and carrot roots. About 6 kg ... -
In-Vitro protein digestibility, physico-chemical properties and nutritional quality of sorghum-green gram cookies supplemented with mango powder
(University of Nairobi, 2021)Ready to Eat (RTE) sorghum cookies were prepared by incorporating green gram flour at 10%, 20%, 30%, dried mango powder at 10% and evaluated for their physico-chemical and nutritional properties. Protein, fat, fiber and ... -
Understanding what shapes disease control: An historical analysis of foot-and-mouth disease in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2021)Interpreting the interplay between politics, social demographics and epidemiology is essential for understanding how a disease's occurrence and control evolve over time. Foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) virus was first detected ... -
Comparative compositional analysis of cassava brown streak disease resistant 4046 cassava and its non-transgenic parental cultivar
(University of Nairobi, 2021)Compositional analysis is an important component of an integrated comparative approach to assessing the food and feed safety of new crops developed using biotechnology. As part of the safety assessment of cassava brown ... -
Regeneration-competent and-incompetent Murids Differ in Neutrophil Quantity and Function
(University of Nairobi, 2019)Synopsis Regeneration is rare in mammals, but spiny mice (Acomys spp.) naturally regenerate skin and ear holes. Inflammation is thought to inhibit regeneration during wound healing, but aspects of inflammation contribute ... -
In Vivo Study on the Effect of African Black Tea Extract on Wound Healing
(University of Nairobi, 2020)Background: The use of alternative medicine is on the rise worldwide. Black tea (Camellia Sinensis) is believed to assist in wound healing among communities who apply it topically. This had however not been scientifically ... -
Complex Tissue Regeneration in Mammals Is Associated With Reduced Inflammatory Cytokines and an Influx of T Cells
(University of Nairobi, 2020)While mammals tend to repair injuries, other adult vertebrates like salamanders and fish regenerate damaged tissue. One prominent hypothesis offered to explain an inability to regenerate complex tissue in mammals is a ... -
An Assessment of Groundwater Grab Syndrome in Langata Sub County, Nairobi City-kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2019)Interest on the investigation of groundwater depletion threat is growing globally and Langata sub County in Nairobi, the capital city of the Republic of Kenya, is not an exception. Because of drought-induced water ... -
Molecular toxicology and carcinogenesis of fumonisins: a review
(University of Nairobi, 2021)Fumonisins, discovered in 1988 are a group of naturally occurring toxins produced by fusarium pathogenic fungi. Besides their presence in animal feeds, contamination of human foods such as corn, millet, oats, rye, barley, ... -
Effect of on-farm testing on adoption of banana production technologies among smallholder farmers in Meru region, Kenya.
(Emerald Publishing Limited, 2021)Purpose The purpose of this paper is to investigate the effect of on-farm testing on the adoption of banana production technologies among smallholder farmers in the Meru region, Kenya. Design/methodology/approach The ... -
The Dynamics of Culture on Environmental Sustainability: a Case of Central Africa
(University of Nairobi, 2018)Indigenous African socio-cultural practices are distinguished by complex and diverse variations of evolving attitudes and behaviours that play a significant role in the development and conservation or depletion of the ... -
A Cultural Paradigm Shift in Central Africa: Sociocultural Determinants and Cultural Dimensions
(University of Nairobi, 2019)Human beings have evolved to coexist via a transformational context that incites constant adaptation of culture to social, environmental, and economic developments in order to sustain existence. This study aims to characterise ... -
Short-term Casting Activity of Earthworm Pontoscolex Corethrurus Oligochaeta- Glossoscolecidae After Biochar Additions
(University of Nairobi, 2020)Conversion of forests to cultivated farms through slash-and-burn or chop-and-char practices often results in rapid loss of soil organic matter (SOM) or conversion of inherent SOM into pyrogenic organic matter (PyOM). ... -
An Assessment of the Implications of Alternative Scales of Communal Land Tenure Formalization in Pastoral Systems
(University of Nairobi, 2020)Pastoralism faces diverse challenges, that include, among others, land tenure insecurity, that has necessitated the need to formalize land rights. Some governments have started regularizing rights for privately owned land, ... -
Do Nutrition Education Approaches With Preschoolers and Their Caregivers Influence Retention of Biofortified Orange-Fleshed Sweetpotato on Farms?: Evidence From Homa Bay County, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2021-07)Background: Biofortified staples have been promoted widely in sub-Saharan Africa to combat micronutrient deficiencies. Contemporary projects are increasingly using elementary schools to target households with these ...
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