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Variant termination of the common carotid artery: cases of quadrifurcation and pentafurcation

Ogeng’o, Julius A; Musa, Misiani; Adel, Malek; Inyimili, Martin; Murunga, Acleus; Ongeti, Kevin (University of Nairobi, 2014)

Knowledge of variant termination of common carotid artery is important to prevent inadvertent vascular injury during surgical, interventional and diagnostic radiological neck procedures. The variations show population ...

Variation and selection in an isolated series of populations of lysimachia volkensii Engl.

Agnew, A D Q (University of Nairobi, 1968)

Variation in aggressiveness of Phaeoisariopsis griseola and angular leaf spot development in common bean

Wagara, IN; Mwang’ombe, AW; Kimenju, JW; Buruchara, RA (2007)

Aggressiveness of fifteen isolates of Phaeoisariopsis griseola and variations in angular leaf spot symptom development in common bean were studied. The isolates were selected based on their virulence and genetic differences ...

Variation in host preferences of malaria mosquitoes is mediated by skin bacterial volatiles.

Busula, AO; Takken, W; JG, DE Boer; Mukabana, WR; Verhulst, NO (University of Nairobi, 2017)

The host preferences of the anthropophilic mosquito species in the Anopheles gambiae complex (Diptera: Culicidae) are mediated by skin bacterial volatiles. However, it is not known whether these mosquitoes respond ...

Variation in malaria transmission dynamics in three different sites in Western kenya

Imbahale, S. S; Mukabana, W. R; Orindi, B; Githeko, A. K; Takken, W (2012)

The main objective was to investigate malaria transmission dynamics in three different sites, two highland villages (Fort Ternan and Lunyerere) and a lowland peri-urban area (Nyalenda) of Kisumu city. Adult mosquitoes were ...

Variation of palm oil with physico-chemical properties with temperature

Kamau, Geoffrey N. (2013-07-02)

Variation of Plant DDT uptake with age and soil type ...", J.

Kamau, Geoffrey N. (University of NairobiCollege of biological and physical science, 1999)

Variation of plant p,p′-DDT uptake with age and soil type and dependence of dissipation on temperature

Kiflom, Welderufael G; Wandiga, Shem O; Ng'ang'a, Peter K; Kamau, Geoffrey N (Department of Chemistry, University of Nairobi, Nairobi, Kenya, 1999)

The extent to which DDT may be absorbed and translocated from 14C-p,p′-DDT contaminated soils into cowpeas plant tissues, and the variation of uptake of p,p′-DDT by the plants in relation to the dissipation of p,p′-DDT in ...

Variations in the Position and Length of the Vermiform Appendix in a Black Kenyan Population

Mwachaka, Philip; El-busaidy, Hemed; Sinkeet, Simeon; Ogeng'o, Julius A (Hindawi Publishing Corporation, 2014)

Background. Topography of the appendix influences its mobility, degree of mobilization of the cecum, and need for additional muscle splitting during appendectomy. Although appendectomy is a common surgical procedure, there ...

Variations of Lewis Glacier, Mount Kenya, 1974-78

Hastenrath, S; Caukwell - Erdkunde, RA (University of Nairobi, 1979)

Varietal differences in physiological and biochemical responses to salinity stress in six finger millet plants

Mukami, Asunta; Ng'etich, Alex; Syombua, Easter; Oduor, Richard; Mbinda, Wilton (University of Nairobi, 2020)

Finger millet is an important cereal that is grown in semi-arid and arid regions of East-Africa. Salinity stress is a major environmental impediment for the crop growth and production. This study aimed to understand the ...

Vector Bundles of Low Rank on a multipurpose Space

Maingi, Dmian M. (University of Nairobi, 2013)

ABSTRACT. In this paper we construct vector bundles over a multiprojective space and study their properties. We first set out to establish the existence of monads on a multiprojective space pn X pm, for all integers n,m ...

Vector competence of 7 rhipicephalid tick stocks in transmitting 2 Theileria parva parasite stocks from Kenya and Zimbabwe

Ochanda, H; Young, A. S; Medley, G. F; Perry, B. D (1998)

The competence of 7 different stocks of Rhipicephalus appendiculatus and R. zambeziensis to transmit 2 different stocks of Theileria parva was compared by feeding nymphae of each tick stock simultaneously on infected cattle ...

A vector SIS model for malaria in a patchy environment with age structure

Wairimu, Josephine K; Sallet, Gauthier WO (School of Biological Sciences, 2012)

Vector-related case-control study of severe malaria in Kilifi District, Kenya

Mbogo, Charles NM; Kabiru, EW; Glass, GE; Forster, D; Snow, RW; Khamala, CPM; Ouma, JH; Githure, JI; Marsh, K; Beier, JC (Department of Zoology, University of Nairobi,Kenya Medical Research Institute (KEMRI), Kilifi Research Unit, Kilifi, KenyaDepartment of Tropical Medicine, Tulane University, New Orleans, LouisianaDivision of Vector Borne Diseases, Ministry of Health, Nairobi, Kenya, 1999)

A case-control study examined vector-related and environmental parameters associated with severe malaria in Kilifi District along the coast of Kenya. Over an 11-month period, 119 children identified with severe malaria ...