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Sub-regional/Regional Organizations and Popular Social Engineering in Africa: Empowering young people and the spirit of volunteerism (civic service)
(University of Nairobi, 2009)
One of the critical issues for Community Development, Civil Society action and Governance anywhere and specifically in Africa is to create leaders at the fastest possible rate, at all levels of the society/ community. Such ...
Antiplasmodial and larvicidal flavonoids from Derris trifoliata
(2009)
From the dichloromethane-methanol (1:1) extract of the seed pods of Derris trifoliata, a new
flavanone derivative (S)-lupinifolin 4´-methyl ether was isolated. In addition, the known flavonoids lupinifolin
and rotenone ...
Components of rainy seasons’ variability in Equatorial East Africa: onset, cessation, rainfall frequency and intensity
(Springer, 2009)
The inter-annual and spatia lvariability of different
rainfall variables is analysed over Equatorial East Africa
(Kenya and northeastern Tanzania). At the station level,
three variables are considered: the total ...
Petrology and geochemistry of the alkaline intrusion, Jombo Hill, Kenya
(2009)
The field occurrence and the known immiscibility between silicate and carbonate melts suggest the Jombo alkaline intrusion and Mrima carbonatite intrusion have come from the same magmatic source. However, only the ijolite ...
Ethnobotanical Survey and Antimicrobial Evaluation of Medicinal Plants used by the Samburu Community (Kenya) for treatment of Diarrhorea
(2009)
The Samburu are a marginalized nomadic people who have no access to conventional medical services. The Samburu therefore depend on traditional medical practice and medicinal plants for most of their medicare. The medicinal ...
Normo-glycemic and hypolipidemic effect of costunolide isolated from Costus speciosus (Koen ex. Retz.)Sm. in streptozotocin-induced diabetic rats
(University of Nairobi, 2009-05)
Diabetes mellitus is the most common and serious metabolic disorder among people all over the world. Many plants have successfully been used to overcome this problem. Costus speciosus is widely used in Indian medicine to ...
Collembola Density And Diversity Along A Gradient Of Land- Use Types In Embu District, Eastern Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2009)
Populations of soil-dwelling Collembola were monitored on a land use gradient ranging from Natural forests to intensively cultivated land during the wet season October-November, 2007 and dry season February-March, 2008. ...