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Flavonoids of the roots and stem bark of erythrina burttii and erythrina abyssinica
(2011)
The genus Erythrina belongs to the subfamily paplinoideae of the family Leguninosae.
This genus is widely distributed in tropical and subtropical regions of the world and is
represented by 125-200 species. The presence ...
Our universe: a physics Perspective on its structure and Destiny
(2011)
One of the greatest strengths of the human
consciousness is the ability to conjure up plausible
concepts, models and logical schemes on the
relational unity of our reality. This is achieved on
the basis of innate ...
Use of the shared frailty model to identify the determinants of child mortality in Rwanda
(2011)
According to United Nations Development Programme report, achieving the 4th Millennium Development Goal(MDG) means that Rwanda will have to reduce under-five mortality from 196 to 47 deaths per 1000 live births between ...
A Memory-Based Approach to Kikamba Named Entity Recognition
(University of Nairobi, 2011)
Dry Storage And Use Of Potassium Nitrate Breaks Dormancy And Improves Seed Germination In Sesamum Latifolium (Gillet)
(University of Nairobi, 2011)
Seeds of Sesamum latifolium, a medicinal species and wild progenitor of the cultivated Sesame (Sesamum. indicum), have been reported to express dormancy of non-deep physiological nature at maturity. Seed dormancy is not ...
Beyond the vertical? Using value chains and governance as a framework to analyse private standards initiatives in Agri-food chains
(University of Nairobi, 2011-09)
The significance of private standards and associated local level initiatives in agri-food value chains are increasingly recognized. However whilst issues related to compliance and impact at the smallholder or worker level ...
Promoting mathematics in Africa through the African Mathematics Millennium Science Initiative (AMMSI)
(Uppsala University and the authors, 2011)
The African Mathematics Millennium Science Initiative (AMMSI)
is a distributed network of mathematics research, training and promotion
throughout sub-Saharan Africa. The main objectives of AMMSI include
strengthening ...
Hydrology across scales : sensitivity of East African lakes to climate changes
(2011)
The lakes of the East African Rift System (EARS) have been intensively studied to better understand the influence of climate change on hydrological systems. The exceptional sensitivity of these rift lakes, however, is both ...
A study on the engineering behavior of Nairobi subsoil
(ARPN, 2011)
Nairobi City is underlain by volcanic materials that resulted from the formation of the rift valley. Some of the challenges that face design of structures in the city include: the need to develop structures in areas with ...