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Proposed model for predictive mapping of graduate’s skills to industry Roles using machine learnining techniques
(University of Nairobi, 2016)he main focus in training evaluation is not only to determine whether training objectives were achieved but also how to improve evaluation so as to enhance both employability of graduates and performance ... -
A proposed species concept in the genus Cercospora with reference to Kenyan species
(University of NairobiCollege of biological and physical science, 1994) -
Prospects for biological control of livestock ticks, Rhipicephalus appendiculatus and Amblyomma variegatum, using the entomogenous fungi Beauveria bassiana and Metarhizium anisopliae
(University of Nairobi.School of Biological Sciences, 1996-01)Both Beauveria bassiana and Metarhizium anisopliae induced approximately 30% mortalities in adult Rhipicephalus appendiculatus feeding on rabbits while M. anisopliae induced a mortality of 37% in adult Amblyomma variegatum. ... -
Prospects for Biological Control of Livestock Ticks,Rhipicephalus appendiculatusandAmblyomma variegatum,Using the Entomogenous FungiBeauveria bassianaandMetarhizium Anisopliae
(Elsevier, 1996-01)Both Beauveria bassiana and Metarhizium anisopliaeinduced approximately 30% mortalities in adultRhipicephalus appendiculatusfeeding on rabbits whileM. anisopliaeinduced a mortality of 37% in adultAmblyomma variegatum.Both ... -
Prospects for Innovative Tick Control Methods in Africa
(University of Nairobi.School of Biological Sciences, 2003-03)Ticks, and the diseases they transmit, are of great economic and medical importance worldwide, and especially in Africa, where they are considered to be the greatest animal disease problem. The four major genera of ticks ... -
Prospects for Transgenic and Molecular Breeding for Cold Tolerance in Canola (Brassica napus)
(University of NairobiCollege of biological and physical science, 2012) -
Prospects of using tick parasitoids (Insecta) for tick management in Africa
(University of Nairobi.School of Biological Sciences, 1997)Since the first report of tick parasitoids by Howard (1907), sevens pecies belonging to the genus Ixodiphagus have been described. Apart from a few parasitoid releases in the USA and Europe in the first third of the century, ... -
Protection of Metarhizium anisopliae conidia from ultra-violet radiation and their pathogenicity to Rhipicephalus evertsi evertsi ticks
(University of Nairobi.School of Biological Sciences, 2008-12)Metarhizium anisopliae conidia were formulated in water or in olive oil containing 3% commercial sunscreens (Everysun or E45 Sun Block 50) and exposed to an artificial UV source for up to 5 hours. Survival of conidia after ... -
Protection of Metarhizium anisopliae conidia from ultra-violet radiation and their pathogenicity to Rhipicephalus evertsi evertsi ticks
(University of Nairobi.School of Biological Sciences, 2009)Metarhizium anisopliae conidia were formulated in water or in olive oil containing 3% commercial sunscreens (Everysun® or E45 Sun Block 50®) and exposed to an artificial UV source for up to 5 hours. Survival of conidia ... -
Protection of the Amide Side-Chain of Asparagine with the 1-Tetralinyl Group in the Solid Phase Peptide Synthesis of Lysine-Vasopressin
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Protein and fat recovery from waste milk
(School of Physical Sciences, 2005) -
Protein polymorphism in two populations of the brown ear tick, Rhipicephalus appendiculatus Neumann (Acari: Ixodidae)
(2000)Two-dimensional gel electrophoresis was used to compare the protein profiles of two geographically isolated populations of the tick Rhipicephalus appendiculatus Neumann (Acari: Ixodidae) in Kenya. Most of the protein spots ... -
Protein-RNA interface residue prediction using machine learning: an assessment of the state of the art
(2012)RNA molecules play diverse functional and structural roles in cells. They function as messengers for transferring genetic information from DNA to proteins, as the primary genetic material in many viruses, as catalysts ... -
Proteins And Surface Proteins Of Leishmania Promastigotes And Their Possible Relevance To The Characterisation Of Strains
(University of Nairobi, 1981-10)Ramasamy R., Jamnadas H. & Mutinga M.J. 1981. Proteins and surface proteins of Leishmania promastigotes and their possible relevance to the characterisation of strains. International Journal for Parasitology11: 387–390. ... -
Protocol for International Co-operative Education in Developing Countries", proceedings, seventh World Conference on Co-op Education, Hong Kong, 26-30 Aug.
(University of NairobiCollege of biological and physical science, 1991) -
Proximate composition of Rastrineobola argentea (Dagaa) of Lake Victoria-Kenya
(University Of Nairobi, 2014)Proximate composition analysis for crude lipid content, crude protein content, moisture content, total ash content and dry weight of Dagaa (Rastrineobola argentea): a small pelagic fish which constitutes one of the main ... -
Proximity Density Assessment and Characterization of Water and Sanitation Facilities in the Informal Settlements of Kisumu City: Implications for Public Health Planning
(University of Nairobi, 2020)Access to water and sanitation remain a challenge in many developing countries, especially in pro-poor urban informal settlements where socioeconomic livelihoods are generally low. The aim of this study was to characterise ... -
Psoriasin (S100A7) Expression Is Associated with Poor Outcome in Estrogen Receptor-negative Invasive Breast Cancer
(College of Physical and Biological Sciences, 2003)Purpose: Psoriasin (S100A7) is highly expressed in preinvasive ductal carcinoma in situ of the breast and persistent expression occurs in some invasive carcinomas. This study explores the clinical significance of psoriasin ... -
Pterocarpans and isoflavones from the root bark of millettia micans and of millettia dura
(University of Nairobi, 2016)From the CH2Cl2/CH3OH (1:1) extract of the root bark of Millettia micans, a new pterocarpan, (6aR,11aR)-7,8,9-trimethoxy-3-hydroxypterocarpan (1), named micanspterocarpan, was isolated. Similar investigation of the ...