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Investigations into the Tectonic Faults on Magadi Geothermal Field Using Ground and Aeromagnetic Data
(2013)
Lake Magadi area of the Kenya Rift is characterized by faulting, tectonic activities and geothermal
resources. The geothermal potential of the graben in the southern part of the lake was investigated using
magnetic methods ...
Temporal genetic differentiation in Glossina pallidipes tsetse fly populations in Kenya.
(University of Nairobi, 2017)
BACKGROUND:
Glossina pallidipes is a major vector of both Human and Animal African Trypanosomiasis (HAT and AAT) in Kenya. The disease imposes economic burden on endemic regions in Kenya, including south-western Kenya, ...
Real time pcr mediated determination of the spontaneous occurrence of sorghum bicolor (l. Moench) alleles in wild sorghum populations
(University of Nairobi, 2014)
The study evaluates the utility of Real Time PCR (RT
-
PCR) in quantitative and qualitative analysis of
alleles in sorghum populations and the spontaneous occurrence of
Sorghum
bicolor
alleles in wild
populations ...
Human Skin Microbiota And Their Volatiles As Odour Baits For The Malaria Mosquito Anopheles Gambiae S.S
(University of Nairobi, 2011-05)
Host seeking by the malaria mosquito Anopheles gambiae Giles sensu stricto (Diptera: Culicidae) is mainly guided by volatile chemicals present in human odours. The skin microbiota plays an important role in the production ...
Ecology and Behavior of Anopheles arabiensis in Relation to Agricultural Practices in Central Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2013)
Ecological changes associated with anthropogenic ecosystem disturbances can influence human risk of exposure to malaria and other vector-borne infectious diseases. This study in Mwea, Kenya, investigated the pattern of ...
Effects of monocular deprivation on the dendritic features of retinal ganglion cells
(University of Nairobi, 2015)
SUMMARY: Monocular deprivation results in anatomical changes in the visual cortex in favor of the non-deprived eye. Although the retina forms part of the visual pathway, there is scarcity of data on the effect of monocular ...
Projected Climatic and Hydrologic Changes to Lake Victoria Basin Rivers under Three RCP Emission Scenarios for 2015–2100 and Impacts on the Water Sector
(MDPI, 2019-07-13)
Abstract: Rivers in the Lake Victoria Basin support a multitude of ecosystem services, and the
economies of the riparian countries (Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda, Rwanda, and Burundi) rely on their
discharge, but projections ...
On Comparison of Local Polynomial Regression Estimators for P=0 and P=1 in a model based framework
(Canadian Center of Science and Education, 2018-07)
This article discusses the local polynomial regression estimator for P=0 and the local polynomial regression estimator for P=1 in a finite population. The performance criterion exploited in this study focuses on the ...
A mixed model approach to vegetation condition prediction using artificial neural networks (ANN): case of Kenya’s Operational Drought Monitoring
(MDPI, 2019-05-08)
Droughts, with their increasing frequency of occurrence, especially in the Greater Horn of Africa (GHA), continue to negatively affect lives and livelihoods. For example, the 2011 drought in East Africa caused massive ...
Implications of a Late-Time Interaction in Vacuum Dark Energy Models
(Africa Journal of Physical Sciences, 2019-02-28)
Recently, Wang et al. (2014) and Salvatelli et al. (2014) have reported results showing that a late-time interaction between cold dark matter (CDM) and vacuum dark energy is favoured by current cosmological datasets and ...