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Flowering Plant Families of East Africa, Nairobi, 1994 (Special mention in the NOMA Award for best Publications in Africa)
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Fluctuations in food supply in an insularized and heavily grazed savanna ecosystem in Kenya
(1998)The herbaceous plant standing crop differed significantly between seasons and vegetation types. It showed similar seasonal fluctuations in all habitat types although herbivore offtake rates differed considerably among ... -
Fluid inclusion and cathodoluminescence studies on fluorite from the Kerio valley, Kenya
(University of NairobiDepartment of Geology, 1994-04)The Kerio valley lies between the Elgeyo escarpment and the Tugen hills which mark the western margin of the Kenya rift valley. The main fluorite deposits are located in the southern part of the valley at Kimwarer, Choff ... -
Fluoride content in some Kenyan tea leaves
(Department of Chemistry, 1994)Different grades and clones oftea from various parts of Kenya were analysed for total, acid and water labile fluoride using ion selectiveelectrode. It was found that, about 80-99% of total fluoride was acid labile while ... -
Fluorosis in children and sources of fluoride around Lake Elementaita region of Kenya
(Department of chemistry, 1997)During a project to determine the fluoride levels of milk in Lake Elementaita region, the authors were astonished by the high levels of fluorosis in children living in the area. With special reference to children, a study ... -
Fluxes and exchange of suspended sediment in tidal inlets draining a degraded mangrove forest in Kenya
(ScienceDirectKenya Marine and Fisheries Research Institute (KMFRI)Postgraduate Hydrology Programme, Department of Geography, University of Nairobi,Department of Zoology, University of Nairobi,, 2003)This study focuses on sediment exchange in the degraded Mwache mangrove forest wetland located in southern Kenya. It involved measurement of total and particulate organic suspended sediment concentrations (TSSC and POSC), ... -
The food and beverage occurrence of furfuryl alcohol and myrcene—two emerging potential human carcinogens?
(University of Nairobi, 2017)For decades, compounds present in foods and beverages have been implicated in the etiology of human cancers. The World Health Organization (WHO) International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) continues to classify such ... -
The food and the feeding habits of the long rough dab, Hippoglossoides platessoides (Fabricius 1780) in the North Sea
(1993)The type and quantity of food, the feeding intensity as well as the diel feeding pattern of the long rough dab Hippoglossoides platessoides are described. The interaction of the species with the biological environment is ... -
The Food Of The Nile Perch, Lates Niloticus (l.), After The Disappearance Of The Haplochromine Cichlids In The Nyanza Gulf Of Lake Victoria (kenya)
(University of Nairobi, 1988-04)After the disappearance of the haplochromine species in the Nyanza Gulf of Lake Victoria as a result of predation by Lates niloticus, the latter has turned its attention to aquatic invertebrates and other fish. Changes in ... -
Food plants of the Luo Siaya district, Kenya
(1991)Plants used for food by the Luo-speaking people of Siaya District, Kenya, were surveyed as part of a comprehensive ethnobotanical study. Fifty-two crops were observed under cultivation in the district; 69 species are ... -
The food, feeding habits and distribution of a siluroid catfish, Bagrus docmac (Forsskal), in the Kenya waters of Lake Victoria
(University of Nairobi, 2006-01)Adult Bagrus docmac in the Nyanza Gulf of Lake Victoria feeds mostly on fish–Haplochromis spp. and Engraulicypris argenteus (Pelligrin). Juveniles prefer aquatic benthic invertebrates with Phyllogomphus aethiop.?(K.elys), ... -
For Whom The Bell Tolls: Vulnerabilities In A Changing Climate,East Africa
(University of NairobiInstitute For Climate Change and Adaptation, 2008) -
Foraging behaviour of the giant leaf-nosed bat (Hipposideros commersoni)
(University of Nairobi, 1977-12)Observations of the giant leaf-nosed bat (Hipposideros commersoni) were made in southern Kenya, East Africa. This bat was present in the study area only in March and early April, at the beginning of the March to May rains, ... -
The formation of tris(2,4-pentanediono)chromium(III) in the presence of trichloroethanoate and other carboxylate ions in aqueous solution
(University of Nairobi, 1977)The effect of trichloroethanoate and other carboxylate ions on the formation of tris(2,4-pentanediono)chromium(III), Cr(acac)3, has been investigated. It has been found that some carboxylate ions labilize the reaction while ... -
Formulation and evaluation of fast dissolving tablets of ramipril
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Formulation of a vector SIS malaria model in a patchy environment with two age classes.
(University of Nairobi,, 2014-01-22)We formulate an SIS model describing transmission of highland malaria in Western Kenya, the host population is classified as children, age 1- 5 years and adults, above 5 years. The susceptibility and infectivity of an ... -
Formulation of Slow Release Npk Fertilizer (Cellulose-graft-poly (Acrylamide)/nano-hydroxyapatite/soluble Fertilizer) Composite and Evaluating Its N Mineralization Potential
(University of Nairobi, 2018)Polymer nano-composite fertilizer formulation has the potential to enhance nutrient use efficiency. Slow release fertilizer (SRF) composite was formulated by incorporating nano-hydroxyapatite (nano-HA) and water ... -
Formulation of the Origin of the Archaean Greenstone Metasediments from the Area to the North of Maseno
(Department of Geology, 1992) -
Four isoflavanones from the stem bark of Platycelphium voense
(University of Nairobicollege of biological and physical science, 2012)From the stem bark of Platycelphium voënse (Leguminosae) four new isoflavanones were isolated and characterized as (S)-5,7-dihydroxy-2′,4′-dimethoxy-3′-(3″-methylbut-2″-enyl)-isoflavanone (trivial name platyisoflavanone ... -
Four isoflavones from seed pods of Millettia dura
(University of NairobiCollege of Biological and Physical Sciences, 1996-02)Seed pods of Millettia dura yielded four novel isoflavones, which have been characterized as 3-(3,4-dimethoxyphenyl)-6-methoxy-8,8-dimethyl-4H,8H-benzo[1,2-b: 3,4-b′]dipyran-4-one (trivial name, durallone), 6-demethyldurallone, ...