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Environmental effects of selected chemical and physical geothermometers at Olkaria geothermal power plant
(2010)
To evaluate environmental implications of the geothermal power plant at Olkaria Kenya.
fluid samples ,vere collected (it Olkaria power stations (l and 2) and Olkaria wells 908
and 701. They ,I'ere analyzed for; Cl,H]S, ...
Antagonism of Trichoderma farzianum isolates on soil borne plant pathogenic fungi from Embu District, Kenya
(2010)
Species in the genus Trichoderma are important as commercial source of several enzymes and as biofungicides/growth promoters. The most common biological control agents of the genus are strains of T. harzianum, T. viride ...
Antimicrobial susceptibility of non-sorbitol fermenting Escherichia coli isolated from cattle feaces and milk samples
(2010-06)
The objective was to determine the antimicrobial susceptibility of the non-sorbitol fermenting
Escherichia coli colonies from cattle feaces and milk samples collected from Dagoretti division in
Nairobi. A total of 285 ...
Community- and Road Kill Rabies Surveillance In Kibwezi, Kenya
(2010-07)
We investigate the possibility of cross-infection by rabies between domestic animals and wild mammalian carnivores at a wild-domestic animal interface. The area was known to have a domestic-dog rabies but the involvement ...
Friedelane triterpoids from rawsonia lucida
(2010)
Rawsonia lucida (Flacourtiaceae) is an evergreen tree or shrub
that is mainly distributed in tropical and southern Africa.
Recent survey of plants traditionally used for the treatment of
malaria have shown that the ...
Antifungal Activity of Crude Extracts of Gladiolus Dalenii van Geel (Iridaceae)
(2010)
Bulb extracts of Gladiolus dalenii reportedly used in the treatment of fungal infections in HIV/AIDS patients in the Lake Victoria region were tested for antifungal activity using the disc diffusion assay technique. ...
Utilization Of Synthetic And Botanical Insecticides To Manage Thrips (thysan.: Thrip.) On Snap Beans (fabaceae) In Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2010-01)
This field experiment was performed in Mwea–Tebere, Central Kenya, to evaluate and compare effectiveness of synthetic insecticides (Thiacloprid and chloropyrifos) and botanical insecticides (azadirachtin 0.15% A.I. and ...
In vitro antiplasmodial and cyclin- dependent protein kinase (pfmrk) inhibitory activities of selected flavonoids in combination with chloroquine (CQ) and artemisinin
(University of Nairobi, 2010-08)
In this study, we report in vitro chloroquine (CQ) and artemisinin combination studies of eight
flavonoids against Plasmodium falciparum strains. The flavonoids were previously isolated from
Erythrina sp. (Family ...
Phosphorous as the limiting nutrient element for the eutrophication of Nairobi dam , Kenya
(2010)
Research work on Nairobi Dam, Kenya and its tributaries revealed Poor negative correlation between Phosphorous (Hydrolysable + PO43-) and NO3--Nitrogen, giving a regressionline of y =-0.2176x + 2.1471with R2= 0.1876 on ...