Browsing Faculty of Science & Technology (FST) by Title
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Biotechnology in aquaculture.
(University of NairobiSchool of Biological and Physical Sciences, 2002)Aquaculture science is young and lacks a strong research base. The application of biotechnology in aquaculture holds great promise but the interests of small-scale fish farmers and the need for environmental conservation ... -
Biotransformation of phenylnonane using Yarrowia lipolytica overexpressing a benzoate para-hydroxylase from R. minuta
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Biotrophic fungi from Kenya: Ten new species and some new records of Meliolaceae
(1999)As part of a research programme studying the diversity of fungi associated with rare plants in Kenya, nine new species of Meliola and one of Cryptomeliola associated with seven plant families are described and illustrated. ... -
Bird species richness and abundance in different forest types at Kakamega Forest, western Kenya
(© NISC Pty LtdSchool of biological sciences, 2008)The avifauna of differently disturbed forest types of Kakamega Afrotropical forest were compared from December 2004 to May 2005. A total of 11 220 individual birds comprising of 129 bird species were recorded. Significant ... -
The biting flies of the Kano Plains, Kenya, Part I: A review of their bionomics and suggestions for further research
(University Of Nairobi, 1971) -
The biting flies of the Kano Plains, Kenya: Part II. Larval habitats of common mosquito species (Dipt., Culicidae
(Department of Zoology, University of Nairobi,, 1971)This paper describes the results of studies on the chemical and physical characteristics of terrestrial breeding habitats of common mosquito species in the Kano Plains of Kenya. The study was initiated following the decision ... -
Black cohosh, a menopausal remedy, does not have estrogenic activity and does not promote breast cancer cell growth
(2003)Black cohosh is an increasingly popular alternative to estrogen replacement therapy for the relief of menopausal symptoms, primarily hot flushes. However, an important consideration for long-term therapy is potential ... -
Bloodfeeding behavior of Anopheles gambiae s.l. and Anopheles funestus in Kilifi District, Kenya.
(University of Nairobi.Department of Zoology, 1993-06)Blood meal samples were tested by ELISA for 534 Anopheles gambiae s.l. and 76 Anopheles funestus collected from 25 sites in Kilifi District, Kenya. Human IgG was detected in 94.4% of the An. gambiae s.l. and in 90.8% of ... -
Blue, able and simplified linear estimation of the selected order statistics from the logistic distribution
(University of Nairobi, 2016)Simplified linear estimation of the scale parameter of the logistic distribution based on the sum of consecutive order statistics is considered. The paper also discusses the ... -
Bochner Curvature Tensor In Kahler Manifold
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Bootstrapping Machine Translation for the Language Pair English - Kiswahili
(University of NairobiCollege of biological and physical science, 2008) -
A bottom -up approach to climate change adaptation policy: a case study of a community drought resilience project in Sakai sub-location, Makueni District, Kenya
(University of NairobiInstitute For Climate Change and Adaptation, 2012) -
The Boundary Between The Northern And Southern Sq Current Loops Over The African Continent
(University of Nairobi, 1984-04)Geomagnetic declination variations of five quiet days in January, April, July and October 1969 are studied, based on observations from 11 African observatories. The variations are produced by electric current systems in ... -
Boundary element methods in two-dimensional transonic flows
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Boundary element solution of the transonic integro-differential equation
(University of Nairobi.School of Mathematics., 1989)The transonic integro-differential equation for two-dimensional flows is solved by boundary element methods. In addition to constant and quadrilateral elements we develop hybrid elements based on constant elements in the ... -
Bovine erythrocytic, granulocytic and macrophage colony formation in culture. A preliminary report
(University of NaitrobiSchool of Biological Sciences, 1978-07)Bovine erythrocytic colonies containing up to 300 cells each were produced by using a plasma clot technique with five percent CO2 at 37 degrees C. with high humidity and 2.5 units of sheep step III erythropoietin per ... -
Bovine granulocyte/macrophage and erythroid colony culture: characteristics of the colonies and the assay systems
(University of Nairobi.School of Biological Sciences, 1979-10)Bovine bone marrow granulocyte/macrophage colonies were cultured in vitro in methyl cellulose and in plasma clots using bovine endotoxin-stimulated serum as a source of colony stimulating activity. The endotoxin-stimulated ... -
Bovine Malignant Catarrhal Fever: Using next generation tools to understand the prevalence of an old disease
(School of Biological Sciences, 2011)