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The performance of one type step-wise group screening designs
(The Allahabad mathematical society, 2004)
Comparative field evaluation of the Mbita trap, the Centers for Disease Control light trap, and the human landing catch for sampling of malaria vectors in western Kenya
(2004)
The mosquito sampling efficiency of a new bed net trap (the Mbita trap) was compared with that of the Centers for Disease Control miniature light trap (hung adjacent to an occupied bed net) and the human landing catch in ...
Participation of Local Communities in the Management of Wetlands in Magadi Area, Kenya
(2003)
Wetlands are lands that are transitional between terrestrial and aquatic systems where the water is usually at or near the surface of the land or land that is covered with shallow water (Cowardin et al. 1979, Roggeri 1995). ...
Isolation of Salmonella and Shigella from fish harvested from the Winam Gulf of Lake Victoria, Kenya.
(University of Nairobi., 2009-03)
BACKGROUND:
Human infections caused by pathogens transmitted from fish are quite common. The aim of this study was to isolate enteric pathogenic bacteria from fish that might be transmitted to humans after the handling ...
Step-wise group screening strategies for isolating defective items
(JKUAT Press Ltd, 2007)
Abstract. In this paper, we consider the application of stepwise
group screening procedure to blood screening in
populations with low human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)
prevalence rate. Expressions for the saving rate ...
Developmental and mortality responses of Chilo partellus Swinhoe (Lepidoptera: Crambidae) and Sesamia calamistis Hampson (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) following partial feeding on Bt-transgenic maize
(2008)
Objective: To determine i) the susceptibility of different instars of Chilo partellus Swinhoe (Lepidoptera: Crambidae) and Sesamia calamistis Hampson (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) to Bt maize (expressing Cry1Ab) and ii) the ...
Contribution to the Heat Budget in Nairobi Metro-Area by the Anthropogenic Heat Component
(2008)
This study quantifies the ejected waste heat from artificial supplies
comprising road transport and industrial, commercial, domestic and metabolic
heating activities which may enhance the urban temperatures in Nairobi
metro ...
Genetic structuring in the spotted gum complex (genus Corymbia, section Politaria)
(University of Nairobi, 2008)
Regeneration of spent bleaching earth and its adsorption of copper (II) ions from aqueous solutions
(2009)
This study was designed to provide a comprehensive investigation into heat and acid reactivation of spent bleaching earth (SBE) and adsorption of Cu(II) ions from aqueous solutions. Heat treatment was the master variable ...