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Functional properties of Lactobacillus plantarum strains isolated from Maasai traditional fermented milk products in Kenya.
(2008-04)
Lactobacillus plantarum was the major species among the lactic acid bacterial strains isolated from traditional fermented milk of the Maasai in Kenya. Selected strains were characterized for their functional properties ...
Forecasting hotspots of forest clearing in Kakamega Forest, Western Kenya
(2009-02)
Kakamega Forest is the last remaining rainforest in Kenya and the easternmost remnant of the Guinean-Congolian rainforest belt. As such, it is home to a large number of endemic fauna and flora species. Yet the remaining ...
Integrating community-based animal health workers into the formal Veterinary service delivery system in Kenya
(2004)
The community-based animal health workers (CBAHWs) model has been one of the ways utilised in delivery of animal health services following the veterinary service reforms. Government statutory bodies have opposed the ...
Comparison of pap smear, visual inspection with acetic acid, human papillomavirus DNA-PCR testing and cervicography
(Univesity of Nairobi, 2005)
Objective
To assess the test qualities of four screening methods to detect cervical intra-epithelial neoplasia in an urban African setting.
Method
Six hundred fifty-three women, attending a family planning clinic ...
Palpable lingual cysts, a possible indicator of porcine cysticercosis, in Teso District, Western Kenya
(2007)
To estimate the prevalence of palpable lingual cysts in pigs in Western Kenya, a possible indicator of porcine cysticercosis, and to study the potential risk factors associated with this clinical finding.
Methods: During ...
Influence of soil parent materials and extent of weathering on plant available potassium and uptake in maize along a Kisii topo-sequence
(2005)
A study was conducted on relationship letween chemical and mineralogical ~operties of basalts, trachytes and rhyolites and soils overlying them with regard to catIOns (Ca2+, Mg2+ and K+) and clay variation with depth, plant ...
Phosphate sorption by some kenyan soils as evaluated by the langmuir and freundlich adsorption equations
(2000)
The sorption of added inorganic phosphate (P) by eight soils which varied appreciably in their ability to sorb P was evaluated using the Langmuir and Freundlich adsorption equations. When the sorption data were plotted ...
Post-Multifibre Arrangement Analysis of the Textile and Garment Sectors in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2006)
The textile and clothing industry represents a vital
source of income for developing countries. World
trade in textiles and clothing constitutes almost
US$400bn – nearly 10 per cent of all trade in
manufactured goods. ...
Socio-economic factors influencing small ruminant breeding in Kenya.
(2007)
In order to design an effective small ruminant (i.e., goats and sheep) breeding program in Kenya and other areas with similar production circumstances, it is important to understand the socio-economic factors applying to ...