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Matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization time of flight mass spectrometry for comprehensive indexing of East African ixodid tick species
(2016)
The tick population of Africa includes several important genera belonging to the family Ixodidae. Many of these ticks are vectors of protozoan and rickettsial pathogens including Theileria parva that causes East Coast ...
Integrating Social Network Analysis and correlation agricultural extension: Case of climate change adaptation communication
(Faculty of Agriculture, University of Nairobi, 2014-07)
Communication plays a critical role in climate change adaptation; farmers faced with this challenge are
continually sharing information and adopting appropriate agricultural technologies. This study used
Social Network ...
Exploring the barriers to health care and psychosocial challenges in cervical cancer management in Kenya.
(University of Nairobi, 2015-08)
Cervical cancer is the most frequent cancer among women aged between 15 years and 44 years in Kenya, resulting in an estimated 4,802 women being diagnosed with cervical cancer and 2,451 dying from the disease annually. It ...
Assessing the spatio-temporal climate variability in semi-arid Karamoja sub-region in north-eastern Uganda
(University of Nairobi, 2014)
Semi-arid areas show climatic variability on a spatio-temporal scale. There are few studies on the long-term trends and intensity of this variability from East Africa. We used National Ocean and Atmospheric Administration ...
Current perspectives in drug discovery against tuberculosis from natural products
(Elsevier, 2015)
Currently, one third of the world’s population is latently infected with Mycobacterium tuberculosis (MTB), while 8.9–9.9 million new and relapse cases of tuberculosis (TB) are reported yearly. The renewed research interests ...
Piospheric influence on forage species composition and abundance in semi-arid Karamoja sub-region, Uganda
(University of Nairobi, 2015)
Piospheres in semi-arid areas are gradients of animal impacts around watering holes. Few studies have examined the impact dynamics of herbaceous and woody species composition and abundance in relation to piospheres in East ...
Studies on the effects of stinging nettle extract, phosphoric acid and conventional fungicide combinations on the management of potato late blight and tuber yield in the Highlands of Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2014-09)
Efficacy of stinging nettle extract, phosphoric aci
d and
fungicides combinations was assessed for late bligh
t control
for two cropping seasons at Tigoni and Marimba loca
tions
in Kenya. Disease severity, ...
Effect of maturity stage and cultivar on the efficacy of 1-MCP treatments in mango fruits.
(University of Nairobi, 2013)
1-methylcyclopropene (1-MCP) is one of the postharvest technologies employed in postharvest systems to extend the shelf life of perishable commodities and minimize postharvest losses. Efficacy of 1-MCP is affected by various ...
Phytophthora infestans responses to stinging nettle extract, phosphoric acid and fungicides combination, in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2014-10)
Late blight is a significant disease of solanaceous
crops
worldwide. Knowledge on sensitivity of late blight
pathogen (
Phytopthora infestans
) to metalaxyl and different
fungicides is important ...
Global occurrence of anti-infectives in contaminated surface waters: Impact of income inequality between countries
(University of Nairobi, 2015-07)
The presence anti-infectives in environmental waters is of interest because of their potential role in the dissemination of anti-infective resistance in bacteria and other harmful effects on non-target species such as algae ...