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A voluminous occurrence of high-K dacites and related granites of Archaean age in Kenya
(2002)This paper describes the in vitro evaluation of antibacterial activity of DNBH and its ruthenium complexes. All the synthesized compounds exhibited antibacterial activity against the Gram-positive bacteria namely Staphylococcus ... -
Vulnerability of schools to floods in Nyando River catchment, Kenya
(2010)This paper assesses the vulnerability of schools to floods in the Nyando River catchment (3,600 km2) in western Kenya and identifies measures needed to reduce this vulnerability. It surveys 130 schools in the lower reaches, ... -
Vulnerability to climate change in three hot spots in Africa and Asia: key issues for policy-relevant adaptation and resilience-building research
(2015)Providing sound evidence to inform decision-making that considers the needs of the most vulnerable to climate change will help both adaptation and development efforts. Such evidence is particularly important in climate ... -
Vulnerability To Climate-Induced Highland Malaria In East Africa
(University of NairobiInstitute For Climate Change and Adaptation, 2008) -
Vulnerability to epidemic malaria in the highlands of Lake Victoria basin: the role of climate change/variability, hydrology, health and socio-economic factors
(2010)Endemic malaria in most of the hot and humid African climates is the leading cause of morbidity and mortality. In the last twenty or so years the incidence of malaria has been aggravated by the resurgence of highland malaria ... -
W2 -recurrent Lp-sasakian Manifold
(School of Mathematics College of Biological and Physical Sciences University of Nairobi, 2012)In this paper, we study the properties of the W2 -recurrent LPSasakian manifold. We prove symmetric and skew-symmetric properties of the W2 -curvature tensor. -
Water Availability Analysis of Multiple Source Groundwater Supply Systems in Water Stressed Urban Centers Case of Lodwar Municipality Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2020)Ensuring water security to urban population in fragile environments through interlinked systems of groundwater abstraction, storage and distribution of sufficient quantity is challenging especially to urban utilities ... -
Water availability and its influence on the structure and dynamics of a savannah large mammal community
(University of Nairobi, 1975-12)The Amboseli ecosystem is in a semi-arid savannah environment in which water availability is highly seasonal, a feature which has an important bearing on the structure and efficiency of the large mammal community. Data ... -
Water pollution- effect of industrial and sewage effluent discharge on the quality of Nairobi River water
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Water Quality and Trace Metal Distribution in a Pristine Lake in the Lake Basin in Kenya
(University of NairobiDepartment of Chemistry, College of Biological and Physical Sciences, University of NairobiDepartment of Chemistry, Maseno University, 2008-04)Water and surface sediment samples taken from various locations within Lake Kanyaboli in the Lake Victoria basin were analysed to determine the concentration and distribution of heavy metals. There were wide ranges in ... -
Water quality assessment linkage to remote sensing
(University of Nairobi, 2014) -
Water Quality parameters in tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus) and catfish (Clarias gariepinus) polyculture in central Kenya
(Department of Zoology, College of Biological and Physical Sciences, University of Nairobi, 2006) -
Water Resources
(2013)Fresh water is one of the basic necessities without which human beings cannot survive since water is key to the sustainability of all kinds of lifeforms. Water has multiple uses namely; nutritional, domestic, recreational, ... -
Water-labile fluoride in fresh raw vegetable juices
(Department of Chemistry, 2005)Analysis of water-labile fluoride in fresh vegetable juices from markets in Kenya was conducted by direct analysis with a fluoride ion selective electrode. Among 20 different vegetable juices, the fluoride content ranged ... -
Water-labile fluoride in fresh raw vegetable juices from markets in Nairobi, Kenya
(Department of Chemisty, University of Nairobi, 2005)Analysis of water-labile fluoride in fresh vegetable juices from markets in Kenya was conducted by direct analysis with a fluoride ion selective electrode. Among 20 different vegetable juices, the fluoride content ranged ... -
Wax digestion by Black-throated Honey-guides Indicator indicator
(University of Nairobi, 1988-10)The honey-guides (Indicatoridae) are brood parasites and specialist feeders on wax; the larger species obtain wax from bees' nests and the smaller ones from scale-insects or fruit (Friedmann 1955, Diamond 1985). The ability ... -
"We don't want our clothes to smell smoke": changing malaria control practices and opportunities for integrated community-based management in Baringo, Kenya.
(University of Nairobi, 2018)BACKGROUND: The decline in global malaria cases is attributed to intensified utilization of primary vector control interventions and artemisinin-based combination therapies (ACTs). These strategies are inadequate in ... -
Web Application and GPS Integration in Motor Vehicle Accident Detection A Case of Nairobi, Kenya
(School of Computing and Informatics, 2012-12)When accidents occur, help to the victims is delayed mostly due to lack of prompt detection and reporting. Further, an easily accessible electronic motor vehicle accident database does not exist in Kenya. In an attempt ... -
Web Security and Log Management: An Application Centric Perspective
(University of Nairobi,, 2013-07)The World Wide Web has been an environment with many security threats and lots of reported cases of security breaches. Various tools and techniques have been applied in trying to curb this problem, however new attacks ... -
Web service for the multilingual delivery of mathematical content
(University of NairobiCollege of biological and physical science, 2006)
