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Consumers’ mental model of food safety for fresh vegetables in Nairobi: a field experiment using the Zaltman Metaphor Elicitation Technique:
(2014)
Purpose
To examine consumers’ perception of food safety for vegetables at traditional urban market outlets in a developing country context and test whether curiosity-motivated information acquisition and personal control ...
Soil Fungal and Bacterial Populations in White Lupin (Lupinus albus) - Maize (Zea mays L) Cropping System Amended With Minjingu Phosphate Rock
(University of Nairobi, 2014)
Aims: To determine fungal and bacterial populations under white lupin (Lupinus albus) - maize (Zea mays L) cropping system amended with Minjingu Phosphate Rock (MPR).
Study Design: A randomized complete block design with ...
No Apparent Reduction in Schistosome Burden or Genetic Diversity Following Four Years of School-Based Mass Drug Administration in Mwea, Central Kenya, a Heavy Transmission Area
(2014)
Schistosomiasis is a debilitating neglected tropical disease that infects over 200 million people worldwide. To
combat this disease, in 2012, the World Health Organization announced a goal of reducing and eliminating ...
The Factos Contributing to Utilization of Information Communication Technologies(ICTS), in Management of Transboundary Animal Diseases(TADS).The Case of Uasin Gishu , Kajiado ,Nandi and Trans Nzoia Counties of Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2014)
Research has established that nearly two-thirds of human pathogens are zoonotic and, of greater concern, nearly three-quarters of emerging and re-emerging diseases of human beings are zoonoses (Woolhouse and Gowtage 2005). ...
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 ...
Awareness and practice of claw trimming in cows within smallholder zero-grazing dairy units in Kikuyu district, Kenya: a survey study.
(University of Nairobi, 2014)
This study was conducted in 100 smallholder zero-grazing dairy units in Kikuyu district, Kiambu county of Kenya. The objective was to evaluate how much smallholder farmers knew about the importance of claw trimming and ...
First complete genome sequence of a lineage III peste des petits ruminants virus
(University of Nairobi, 2014-10)
We report the first complete genome sequence of a lineage III peste des petits ruminants virus (KN5/2011) using RNA extracted from goat lung tissue collected in Kenya in 2011. The genome shows the highest nucleotide sequence ...
Effect of Land Use on Abundance and Diversity of Nematode Destroying Fungi and Soil Nematodes in Embu County, Kenya
(2014)
Belowground biodiversity is one of the key indicators of the sustainability of a land use. This study sought to
document the occurrence and diversity of nematode destroying fungi in an area characterized by small ...