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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 ...
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 ...
A Review of Production, Post-harvest Handling and Marketing of Sweetpotatoes in Kenya and Uganda
(University of Nairobi, 2016)
Sweet-potato (Ipomea batatas) is a versatile crop that serves the roles of food and nutrition security, cash crop in both raw and processed forms. It is a source of livestock feed and has great potential as a raw material ...
Combined Epidural Lidocaine and Medetomidine-Ketamine isoflurane Anaesthesia for management of Femoral Fracture in a Cheetah (Acinonyx jubatus)
(University of Nairobi, 2016)
A 17 kg adult female cheetah was presented with a history of lameness of the left hind limb sustained in
the wild approximately a week earlier. The animal was anaesthetized for clinical examination by darting
using ...
Comparative analysis of ear-hole closure identifies epimorphic regeneration as a discrete trait in mammals
(2016)
Why mammals have poor regenerative ability has remained a long-standing question in
biology. In regenerating vertebrates, injury can induce a process known as epimorphic
regeneration to replace damaged structures. ...
Biopesticide-based IPM systems to reduce synthetic pesticide residues in vegetables for niche market access by small holder growers
(University of Nairobi, 2016)
In the last few decades, farmers have relied on synthetic pesticides to managed crop pests and diseases. This is because synthetic pesticides are easily available, have quick knock down effect, have varied modes of action ...
Tracing Innovation Pathways in the Management of Natural and Social Capital on Laikipia Maasai Group Ranches, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2016)
Group ranches (GRs) were established in Kenya in the 1960s and 1970s; their objectives included the increase of pastoral land productivity and the control of land degradation. Since their establishment, GRs have evolved ...