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Comparative evaluation of methods used for sampling malaria vectors in the Kilombero valley, south eastern Tanzania
(University of Nairobi, 2008)
To monitor malaria transmission, effective sampling methods for host seeking vectors are necessary. The suitability of these methods can be determined by field measurements of their trapping efficiencies. We compared the ...
Likelihood ratio and score tests for a shared frailty model: a non-standard problem
(University of Nairobi, 2003)
Towards sustainable reductions in indoor air pollution exposure in poor countries
(University of Nairobi, 2004)
Introduction: Indoor air pollution from use of biomass fuels in developing countries accounts for 1.6 million deaths and 2.6% of global burden of disease (WHO 2002). Reducing this exposure among poor, vulnerable populations ...
Toward a holistic and risk-based management of european river basins
(University of Nairobi, 2009)
The European Union Water Framework Directive (WFD) requires a good chemical and ecological status of European surface waters by 2015. Integrated, risk-based management of river basins is presumed to be an appropriate ...
Coping with drought: Strategies to improve genetic adaptation of common bean to drought-prone regions of Africa
(University of Nairobi, 2004)
Impact Of Permethrin-treated Bed Nets On Entomologic Indices In An Area Of Intense Year-round Malaria Transmission
(University of Nairobi, 2003-04)
The effect of permethrin-treated bed nets (ITNs) on malaria vectors was studied as part of a large-scale, randomized, controlled trial in western Kenya. Indoor resting densities of fed Anopheles gambiae s.l. and An. funestus ...
Health and Natural Resources: The Extraction of Useful Chemicals from Plants and their Impact on Socio-Economic Development
(University of Nairobi, 2006)
Poverty reduction strategies in developing countries are based on the need to develop and improve the quality of life of people. The successful strategies link wealth creating activities of adding value to local resources ...
Impacts of greenhouse gas and particulate emissions from woodfuel production and end-use in sub-Saharan Africa
(2004)
Household energy in sub-Saharan Africa is largely derived from woodfuels burned in simple stoves
with poor combustion characteristics. These devices emit products of incomplete combustion [PICs] that both
damage human ...
Soil nutrient content, soil moisture and yield of Katumani maize in a semi-arid area of Kenya
(2007)
Many farmers in Kenya’s semi arid lands cannot afford to purchase inorganic fertilisers to improve their
crop yields. They thus rely on traditional agronomic practices such as addition of crop residues, animal
manures ...