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Profiling of processors for baked and fried wheat based products in Nairobi Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2021-07)
This study aimed at profiling bakers and fryers of wheat products in Nairobi to inform decisions leading towards incorporation of Orange Fleshed Sweet Potato (OFSP) puree in these products. An exhaustive sampling was carried ...
Artemia salina as an animal model for the preliminary evaluation of snake venom-induced toxicity.
(University of Nairobi, 2021)
Lethality and cytotoxicity assays of snake venoms and their neutralization by antivenom require many mice for the experiments. Recent developments have prompted researchers to seek alternative strategies that minimize the ...
Acrylamide Intake in Nairobi Kenya:A case of French Fries Consumers
(University of Nairobi, 2021)
Among the safety concerns in fried potato products are the levels of acrylamide. High intake of acrylamide has been linked to carcinogenicity in animals and it remains a suspect human carcinogen. The current study was ...
Growth And Yield Of Sweet Potato (Ipomoea Batatas L.) Monocrops Versus Intercrops In The Semi-arid Katumani, Kenya † [crecimiento Y Rendimiento De Monocultivos De Patata Dulce (Ipomoea Batatas L.) Versus Intercultivos En El Semiarido Katumani, Kenia]
(University of Nairobi, 2021-06)
Background: Sweet potato producers in Kenya practice either sole cropping of or relay cropping and rarely do intercropping which aims at maximizing on time and space. Objective. To assess the relative performance of sweet ...
Food Safety Knowledge and Hygienic Practices among Vendors of Vegetable Salads in Pipeline Ward of Nairobi County, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2021)
Street sold foods are a source of inexpensive, nutritious food for many people living both in the urban and rural areas. It is also a major source of income for many people, particularly women by providing self-employment ...
Gross and histological study of nasal and brain olfactory structures in the grasscutter (Thryonomys swinderianus, Temminck)
(University of Nairobi, 2021)
The major drawback of the efforts currently
being made to domesticate grasscutters (GRCs)
is the paucity of data on their biology particularly
in connection with sensory related reactions. We
investigated, both grossly ...
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 ...
Higher Education and Skills Development in Africa: An Analytical Paper on the Role of Higher Learning Institutions on Sustainable Development
(JSEP, 2021-08-27)
Many Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) in Africa face challenges that require the intervention
of national governments, development partners and other stakeholders. HEIs also require new
investment paradigms to maximize ...
Utilization and Processing of Sorghum by Small Holder Farmers in Drought Prone Agro-Ecological Zones of Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2020)
Sorghum is an under-utilized crop and one of the most important cereal
crops in semi-arid tropics. In Kenya, sorghum is grown in the often
drought prone marginal agricultural areas of Eastern, Nyanza and C ...
Adulteration of Herbal Preparations
(East and Central African Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences, 2021)
Adulteration in the context of herbal medicines is the intentional introduction of extraneous ingredients into a product. The objects of such adulteration include drugs for clinical effectiveness, industrial dyes to modify ...