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The Kakamega forest of Kenya
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Kantis: A new Australopithecus site on the shoulders of the Rift Valley near Nairobi, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2016-05)Most Plio-Pleistocene sites in the Gregory Rift Valley that have yielded abundant fossil hominins lie on the Rift Valley floor. Here we report a new Pliocene site, Kantis, on the shoulder of the Gregory Rift Valley, which ... -
Karyotype divergence between two subspecies of the African rodent Lemniscomys striatus (Rodentia, Muridae)
(College of Biological and Physical Sciences, University of Nairobi, 2008) -
Kenneth M Mavuti
(2005)The Louisiana crayfish (Procambarus clarkii) has been proposed as a biological control agent for the intermediate snail hosts (Bulinus and Biomphalaria spp.) of human schistosomes (Schistosoma haematobium and S. mansoni) ... -
Kenya International Radio Observatory,
(University of NairobiDepartment of Physics, 2005)This paper proposes the building of a new type of versatile, multipurpose, world-class facility for space, environmental and communication research. Located in northern Kenya in the geomagnetic equator, the KIRO will ... -
The Kenya Rift volcanics: A note on volumes and chemical composition
(University of Nairobi, 1972)Cainozoic alkaline volcanics associated with the Kenya Rift Valley have an estimated total volume of about 144,000 km3. Basalts were erupted repeatedly and account for more than half this volume. The most strongly alkaline ... -
Kenya Women in Physics: Societal, Cultural, and Professional Challenges
(Department of Physics, University of Nairobi, Nairobi, 2008-10)In this paper we give an overview of the challenges Kenyan women physicists face in their educational and career engagements as a result of social‐cultural stigma, cultural prejudices, and balancing family and work demands. ... -
Kenyan aromatic plants with a potential for economic utilization. First National Workshop On Medicinal, Aromatic and Other Under-utilised Plant Species in Kenya, 29th October- 3rd November, 2001
(University of Nairobicollege of biological and physical science, 2001)No Abstract -
The Kenyan coast fish and fisheries. A Chapter in The East African Coastal and Marine Environment and Resource Atlas, Phase One: Kenya
(School of Biological Sciences, 1998) -
Key elements of fisheries management on Lake Victoria
(University of Nairobi, 2002)The fisheries of Lake Victoria have always been dynamic and the relevant authorities have continually tried to manage them. During the second half of the last century, numerous changes took place and fisheries managers had ... -
The Key Reasons for Cros s - Listing in East A frican Stock Exchanges by Firms Listed in the Nairobi Securities Exchange
(School of Mathematics, University of Nairobi, 2012)The purpose of this study was to investigate the key reasons behind the decision by the firm management of Nairobi Securities Exchange (NSE) listed firms to cross-list in East African Exchanges. The study employed ... -
Kiman's histology text and manual
(Department of Human Anatomy, University of Nairobi, 2014) -
The kinetic properties of nad-linked malic enzyme from muscle of the dung beetle Catharsius
(University of Nairobi, 1982)Nad-linked malic enzyme (L-malate: NAD+ oxidoreductase (decarboxylating), E.C. 1.1.1.38) was purified from muscle of the dung beetle Catharsius to a specific activity of 28 μmol/min/mg of protein. Its molecular weight was ... -
Kinetics and thermodynamics of aqueous Cu(II) adsorption on heat regenerated spent bleaching earth
(Department of Chemistry, University of Nairobi,Department of Chemistry, Kimathi University College of TechnologyDepartment of Chemistry, Kenyatta University, 2011)This study investigated the kinetics and thermodynamics of copper(II) removal from aqueous solutions using spent bleaching earth (SBE). The spent bleaching earth, a waste material from edible oil processing industries, ... -
Kinetics of cadmium release from selected tropical soils from Kenya by low-molecular-weight organic acids
(Department of Chemistry, 2003) -
Kinetics of Copper Desorption from Regenerated Spent Bleaching Earth
(Department of Chemistry, Kenyatta University,Department of Chemistry, University of Nairobi,, 2009)Recent studies have shown that spent bleaching earth (SBE), a clayey waste from edible oil refineries, could be used to remove Cu from aqueous solutions. This could result in copper-laden material whose continual disposal ... -
Kinetics of Ester Hydrolysis used in the Interpretation of the Adsorption properties of solid supports
(University of NairobiDepartment of Chemistry, University of Nairobi, 2002) -
The kinetics of haemopoietic differentiation assessed by in vitro bone marrow culture in endotoxin-treated and in anaemic calves
(University of Nairobi.School of Biological Sciences, 1980-07)Marrow aspirates from calves injected with Pseudomonas aeruginosa endotoxin showed an increased number of granulocyte/macrophage progenitor cells, and a reduced number of erythroid progenitor cells. On the other hand, ... -
Kinetics of single and multi-component sorption of Zn (ii) ions from aqueous solutions using a mineral of Kenyan origin
(Department of Chemistry, University of Nairobi. Nairobi. Kenya, 1990)The objective of this work was to test the efficacy and applicability of a micaceous mineral of Kenyan origin (herein referred to as Mica-K or the mineral) in the removal of Zinc ions from water and wastewater systems.
