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Biological aspects and feeding behavior of the soil mite, Nenteria hypotrichus ( Uropodina: Uropodidae).
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Biological Nitrogen Fixation: An overview. University of Nairobi Publication, Science News Vol. 2.6:100-102.
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Biological studies of the predacious miteTyphlodromus pelargonicus a predator of the two spotted spider miteTetranychus urticae on cucumber plants [Acari: Phytoseiidae; Tetranychidae]
(University of NairobiSchool of Biological and Physical Sciences, 1991)The predacious miteTyphlodromus pelargonicus El-Badry preyed on the different developmental stages of the two spotted spider miteTetranychus urticae Koch. The development was quickest and the number of prey consumed was ... -
Biological studies on some predacious mites. MSc. Ain Shams Univ., Cairo, 94 pp
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The biology and control of the greater wax moth, galleria mellonella
(UoN, 2017)The greater wax moth, Galleria mellonella Linnaeus, is a ubiquitous pest of the honeybee, Apis mellifera Linnaeus, and Apis cerana Fabricius. The greater wax moth larvae burrow into the edge of unsealed cells with pollen, ... -
The biology and epidemiology of HIV-2.
(University Of Nairobi, 1995)HIV-1 was identified before HIV-2. Much of the virologic characterization of both types of HIV is therefore based upon research on HIV-1. HIV-1 and HIV-2 are closely related human lentiviruses, with much of the virus-cell ... -
Biology and predatory efficiency of two phytoseiid mites as affected by long-term pollen feeding
(University of NairobiSchool of Biological and Physical Sciences, 1975)The predatory mites,Amblyseius gossypi Elbadry andPhytoseius plumifer (Canestrini & Fanzago) successfully went through three generations on a diet of castor-oil pollen and were able to return to their natural prey,Tetranychus ... -
Biology for Secondary Schools. Longman Publishers 300 pp.
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Biology of the coconut bug Pseudotheraptus wayi on French Beans
(School of Biological Sciences, 1999)The coconut bug, Pseudotheraptus wayi Brown (Heteroptera: Coreidae), is a major pest of a wide range of economically important crops in Eastern and Southern Africa. The suitability of French beans, Phaseolus vulgaris L. ... -
The Biology of the Kenya Reef Fish of the genus Siganus
(University of NairobiCollege of biological and physical science, 1986) -
Biology of the predacious mite Amblyseius brazilli (Phytoseiidae: Mesostigmata) under different photoperiod, light intensity and temperature regimes
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Biomass
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Biomass burning in Africa: role in atmospheric change and opportunities for emission mitigation
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Biomass Dynamics Of Grassland Vegetation In Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 1988-06)Seasonal changes in plant biomass in the herb layer were measured at Nairobi National Park and Masai Mara Game Reserve in Kenya from January 1980 to February 1981. Plant biomass fluctuated in response to seasonal rainfall, ... -
Biomass fuel from chamomile waste flowers
(Department of Chemistry, College of Biological and Physical Sciences, University of Nairobi, 2005)The waste chamomile flowers from solvent extraction of fresh chamomile flowers. were compacted into cylindrical shapes with and without added binder (Calcium Sulphate), then carbonised using an electric oven to avoid ... -
The biomass of game animals in Nairobi National Park, 1960–66
(University of Nairobi, 1968)The large animals of Nairobi National Park have been censused intermittently once a month from mid-1960 until the end of 1966. Of the 23 species discussed, the density per kilometre has been determined accurately for the ... -
Biopiracy of natural products and good bioprospecting practice.
(University of Nairobi, 2016)BACKGROUND: Biopiracy mainly focuses on the use of biological resources and/or knowledge of indigenous tribes or communities without allowing them to share the revenues generated out of economic exploitation or other ... -
Biopiracy Versus One-world Medicine–from Colonial Relicts to Global Collaborative Concepts
(University of Nairobi, 2019)Background Practices of biopiracy to use genetic resources and indigenous knowledge by Western companies without benefit-sharing of those, who generated the traditional knowledge, can be understood as form of ... -
Biosorption of heavy metals using water hyacinth Eichhornia crassipes (Mart.) solms-Laubach: adsorption properties and technological assessment
(University of Nairobi, Kenya, 2011)The adsorption of heavy metal ions (Cd2+), Cu2+), Pb2+) and Zn2+) by untreated water hyacinth Eichhornia crassipes obtained from Lake Victoria, Kenya was investigated under batch mode. A The effects of sample part, particle ... -
Biosorption of Malachite Green from Aqueous Solutions onto Polylactide/Spent Brewery Grains Films: Kinetic and Equilibrium Studies
(Department of Chemistry, 2012)Batch experiments were conducted to study the biosorption of Malachite Green (MG) onto polylactide (PLA)/spent brewery grains (SBGs) films. Films were prepared by solvent-casting method using dichloromethane. Effects of ...