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Determination of sphingosine kinase 2 activity using fluorescent sphingosine by capillary electrophoresis
(2011)
The study of sphingosine and sphingosine-1-phosphate is now widespread due to their immense role as intra- and extracellular messenger molecules. The balance and interplay of these ceramide metabolites is dependent on the ...
Natural Products from Plant Diversity and their Potential in Management of Neglected Diseases
(2011)
Conventionally, neglected diseases are considered as a group of 13 infectious diseases that are
. endemic in the low income populations in the tropical developing world. They can be classified
as those caused by trypanosomal ...
Optical Characterization of Copper Oxide Thin Films Prepared By Reactive Dc Magnetron Sputtering For Solar Cell Applications
(2012)
Cu2O thin films have been deposited using
reactive dc magnetron sputtering technique using an Edward
Auto 306 Magnetron Sputtering System. Transmittance and
reflectance data in the range 300 nm-2500 nm were obtained ...
Prepaid & Pay-as-you-go Models for Asset Financing Analysis of Mobile-Money Business Models for Kickstart (irrigation pumps) and M-KOPA (solar panels) in Kenya
(2013)
Acceptance of the prepaid airtime model-along with the emergence of mobile money-sets the
foundation for new business models that allow innovative financing for people living on irregular
incomes or with an aversion to ...
Correlation between dissolved oxygen and total dissolved solids and their role in the eutrophication of Nairobi Dam
(2010)
Research on Eutrophication of Nairobi Dam, Kenya and its tributaries has revealed fair negative
correlation between Dissolved Oxygen (DO) and Total Dissolved Solids (TDS) Contents (y =-24.562x+622.28, R2= 0.6835). This ...
Effects of integrated soil fertility management interventions on the abundance and diversity of soil collembola in Embu and Taita Districts, Kenya
(2011)
The study aimed at identifying soil fertility management practices that promote the Collembola population, diversity and survival in the soil. Soil samples were randomly collected from on farm plots amended with: 1-Mavuno ...
Genetic and morphological analyses indicate high population mixing in the endangered cichlid Alcolapia flock of East Africa
(2013)
Alcolapia is a minor genus of small-bodied,
polymorphic cichlids inhabiting the lagoons and hot
springs surrounding the soda lakes Natron (largely in
Tanzania) and Magadi (Kenya). Three Alcolapia species
are present ...
International Journal of BioChemiPhysics:Electromagnetic Spectrum
(College of Biological and Physical Sciences, 2010-03)
Cosmology With The SKA And MeerKAT: Probing Cosmic Structure Formation Via Interacting Fluids
(University of Nairobi,, 2013)
This paper presents an empirical examination of firm characteristic determinants of the capital structure of 31 companies listed on the Nairobi Stock Exchange for a period of 6 years from 2000 to 2007. The capital structure ...
Antiplasmodial potential of traditional antimalarial phytotherapy remedies used by the Kwale community of the Kenyan Coast.
(University of Nairobi, 2015-05-20)
ETHNOPHARMACOLOGICAL RELEVANCE:
In Kenya, 22 million people are at risk of malaria, 70% of them are in rural areas and most of these people use traditional plant based medicines to treat malaria. The aim of the study ...