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Nairobi National Park Game Census, 1966
(University of Nairobi, 1967)1. The monthly game counts of Nairobi National Park in 1966 are compared with those of 1961 to 1983 inclusive. It appears that the mean an-nual population of wild ungulates has remained constant at about 4000 animais after ... -
The Nairobi river basin programme; assessment of the Nairobi rivers
(Department of zoology, University of NairobiDepartment of Chemistry, University of Nairobi, 2009)Nairobi Rivers have deteriorated over time due to rapid population growth, urbanization, industrialization coupled with poor urban planning. The water is currently considered unfit for human use thaugh it continues to ... -
Naivasha: Geology and natural resources.
(East African Educational Publishers.School of Biological and Physical Sciences, 1992)Abstract Not Available -
Naphthalene Derivatives from the Roots of Pentas parvifolia and Pentas bussei
(University of Nairobi, 2016)The phytochemical investigation of the CH2Cl2/MeOH (1:1) extract of the roots of Pentas parvifolia led to the isolation of three new naphthalenes, parvinaphthols A (1), B (2), and C (3), two known anthraquinones, and five ... -
Naphthoquinones from the roots of Aloe secundiflora
(Department of Chemistry, 2012)Two new naphthoquinones, 5-hydroxy-3,6-dimethoxy-2-methylnaphthalene-1,4-dione and 5,8-dihydroxy-3-methoxy-2-methylnaphthalene-1,4-dione, were isolated from the roots of Aloe secundiflora together with the known compounds ... -
Nappe tectonics and strike-slip shear zones in the Neoproterozoic Mozambique Belt of Southern Kenya and Northern Tanzania
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Natural and experimental infection of Rhipicephalus appendiculatus with pathogens and their potential for control of ticks
(University of Nairobi.school of Biological Sciences, 1995) -
Natural and experimental studies on domestic animal infections with visceral and cutaneous leishmaniases in Kenya.
(10/3/2012)The control of visceral and cutaneous leishmaniases in Kenya has been difficult due to poor knowledge of animal reservoirs of these diseases. Little is known about the feeding preferences of phlebotomine sand flies that ... -
Natural Convection with Localized Heating and Cooling on Opposite Vertical Walls in an Enclosure
(2013)This is a numerical study of turbulent natural convection flow in a rectangular enclosure. The flow of heat is one form of Newtonian motion. We consider natural convection in a three dimensional rectangular enclosure in ... -
The natural enemiesof Iceryapattersoni (Newst) in a coffee estate
(University of NairobiCollege of biological and physical science, 1986) -
Natural environmental variability and anthropogenic overprint in the Lake Naivasha Basin Central Kenya Rift: A diatom record over the last two centuries
(2012)Lake Naivasha, Kenya, is one of a number of freshwater lakes in the East African Rift System. Since the beginning of the twentieth century, it has experienced greater anthropogenic influence as a result of increasingly ... -
Natural Language Generation from OpenMath
(University of NairobiCollege of biological and physical science, 2006) -
Natural Products from Plant Diversity and their Potential in Management of Neglected Diseases
(Department of Chemistry, University of Nairobi,, 2011)Conventionally, neglected diseases are considered as a group of 13 infectious diseases that are . endemic in the low income populations in the tropical developing world. They can be classified as those caused by trypanosomal ... -
Natural radioactivity and external dose in the high background radiation area of Lambwe East, Southwestern Kenya
(College of Biological and Physical Sciences, University of Nairobi, 2012)Absorbed dose rates around the North and South Ruri hills in Lambwe east, southwestern Kenya were measured using survey meters. The area lies roughly between latitudes 0°30′S and 1°00′S. It is bounded on the east by longitude ... -
Natural Radioactivity in Some Building Materials in Kenya and the Contributions to the Indoor External Doses
(1997)Against a background of growing concern over the health risks associated with exposure to natural sources of radiation, a study has been carried out in Kenya in which the activity concentrations of the major radionuclides ... -
Natural Resources and Environment.
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Nature of dormancy in seeds of Sesamum latifolium (Gillet
(Department of botany, University of Nairobi, 2010)Sesamum latifolium is a progenitor of the cultivated Sesamum indicum. The plant has medicinal value, is used as forage, and is a potential donor of genes for crop improvement. The seeds of this species do not germinate ... -
Near Real-time Tropospheric Water Vapour Profiling Using A Ground-based GPS Receiver
(University of Nairobi, 2017)This article presents a remote-sensing tool employing an artificial neural networks algorithm for near real-time determination of the relative humidity (RH) profile above a site using global positioning system (GPS) data ...
