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Organic acid production and digesta movement in the gastrointestinal tract of the baboon and sykes monkey
(University of Nairobi, 1980)
1. Studies compare the sites of organic acid production and patterns of digesta movement in herbivorous and omnivorous sub-human primates. The results of this study indicate that digestive functions of the herbivorous Sykes ...
The future of the savannah ecosystems: ecological islands or faunal enclaves?
(University of Nairobi, 1981)
Summary
Various savannah reserves are examined to determine whether they are likely to lose substantial numbers of large herbivores if they become isolated. The relationship between the number of ungulate species and ...
The importance of water and oxygen in the evolution of hydrogen shuttle mechanisms
(University of Nairobi, 1981)
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1. Aerobic carbohydrate metabolism necessitates a hydrogen shuttle mechanism.
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2. This mechanism must supply glyceraldehyde 3-phosphate dehydrogenase with NAD and must not, in itself, detract from the ...
Low enthalpy geothermal systems in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 1988)
The location of Kenya's geothermal fields is shown. The chemistry of the low enthalpy fields is given and reservoir temperatures estimated from these data. The most promising of these fields are the Mwananyamala, Homa ...
Effects of bacteria, antibacterial compounds and trypanosomes on tsetse reproduction and longevity
(University of Nairobi., 1987-04)
Haemocoelic injections of live Escherichia coli and oral administration of three tetracycline compounds, namely Reverin, Maxitet and Terramycin to female Glossina morsilans morsitans prior to their first larviposition, ...
Termites: a potentially large source of atmospheric methane, carbon dioxide, and molecular hydrogen
(1982)
Termites may emit large quantities of methane, carbon dioxide, and molecular hydrogen into the atmosphere. Global annual emissions calculated from laboratory measurements could reach 1.5 x 10(14) grams of methane and 5 x ...
Induced Optical Rotation in Zinc(II) and Cobalt(II) Complexes Derived from 1,1,1-Tris- (aminomethyl) ethane and cis, cis-1,3,5-Triaminocyclohexane
(Academic Press Elsevier. Int, 1980)
Abstract not available
The Concentration of Heavy Metals: Zinc, Cadmium, Lead, Copper, Mercury, Iron and Calcium in Head Hair of Randomly Selected Sample of Kenya People
(Academic Press Elsevier. Int, 1982)
Abstract not available