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Effects of heavy metal pollution on ω3 polyunsaturated fatty acids levels in tilapia fish from Winam Gulf of Lake Victoria
(2013)
Winam Gulf is facing major pollution threats from anthropogenic input of pollutants such as heavy metals and
agrochemical residues. This has deleterious effects on flora and fauna in the lake and consequently the quality ...
Population of predacious phytoseiid mites, Euseius kenyae (Swirski and Ragusa) on coffee treated with different soil applied fertilizers
(African Journal of Agricultural Research, 2013-09-11)
Predacious phytoseiid mites, Euseius kenyae (Swirski and Ragusa) plays a major role in management of coffee thrips and other pests such as Phytophygous mites in coffee. Their conservation under various agro-ecosystems ...
Assessment of Molluscicidal, Cercericidal and Miracicidal Activities of Crude Extracts of Azadirachta indica and Entada leptostachya
(2013)
Schistosomiasis infections in humans depend absolutely on the presence of intermediate host. Control of the intermediate host disrupts the cycle of schistosomes stopping transmission of schistosomiasis. Synthetic molluscicides ...
The Status Of Physics In Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2013)
Quaternary Evolution: A Natural Outlook-Geoenvironmental Resources And Hazards
(University of Nairobi, 2013)
Investigation of Radiative Characteristics of the Kenyan Atmosphere due to Aerosols Using Sun Spectrophotometry Measurements and the COART Model
(Taiwan Association for Aerosol Research, 2013)
Variations in the radiative characteristics of aerosols can be used to quantify their effects on climate. This study evaluated
the temporal-spatial variability of aerosol radiative characteristics at λ = 440 nm, λ = 675 ...
Screening for antimicrobial compounds in Gardenia volkensii fruits (Rubiaceae)
(2013)
A modified iridoid (GV2) was isolated as a yellow powder in the yield of 0.3% of the dichloromethane crude extract of Gardenia
volkensii fruits. It showed some antimicrobial activity on Escherichia coli with a Minimum ...
Genotypic variations in field isolates of Theileria species infecting giraffes (Giraffa camelopardalis tippelskirchi and Giraffa camelopardalis reticulata) in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2013-10)
Recently, mortalities among giraffes, attributed to infection with unique species of piroplasms were reported in South Africa. Although haemoparasites are known to occur in giraffes of Kenya, the prevalence, genetic diversity ...
Institutional Arrangement and Change Dynamics for Economic Development in an ICT Enabled Environment
(University of Nairobi, 2013)
Soil ingestion, nutrition and the seasonality of anthrax in herbivores of Etosha National Park
(2013-01)
Anthrax, caused by the bacterium Bacillus anthracis, is a seasonally occurring infectious disease
affecting primarily herbivorous wildlife and livestock. The seasonality of anthrax outbreaks varies among
locations, making ...