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Seasonal rainfall forecasting using the Multi-Model Ensemble Technique over the Greater Horn of Africa
(University of Nairobi, 2014)
A Review and Assessment of Applicability of the Heat Stress Indices in Kenyan Weather Forecast
(University of Nairobi, 2014-05)
The weather and climate of any given place is an environmental resource, it greatly determines
the socio-economic and political life of humans and other living things.
The packaging of weather information especially the ...
Brine shrimp cytotoxicity and antimalarial activity of plants traditionally used in treatment of malaria in Msambweni district.
(University of Nairobi, 2014)
Abstract Context: In Kenya, most people use traditional medicine and medicinal plants to treat many diseases including malaria. To manage malaria, new knowledge and products are needed. Traditional herbal medicine has ...
Integrative taxonomy of Acrapex stem borers (Lepidoptera : Noctuidae : Apameini): combining morphology and Poisson Tree Process analyses
(2014)
Ten morphologically similar species of Acrapex from eastern and south-eastern Africa belonging to the A. stygiata and A. albivena groups are reviewed. Six species are described as new: A. brunneella, A. mitiwa, A. mpika, ...
Oceanic and atmospheric linkages with short rainfall season intraseasonal statistics over Equatorial Eastern Africa and their predictive potential
(University of Nairobi, 2014)
Despite earlier studies over various parts of the world including equatorial Eastern Africa (EEA) showing
that intraseasonal statistics of wet and dry spells have spatially coherent signals and thus greater predictability ...
The source of the interplanetary magnetic field (IMF) measured by pioneer V
(University of Nairobi, 2014)
Solar atmosphere expansion into interplanetary space was a dominant theoretical models when Pioneer-V was
launched in March 1960, to determine among others the source of measured anomalous Interplanetary Magnetic
Fields ...
Influence of surface passivation on optical properties of spray pyrolysis deposited Pd-F:SnO2
(Science Publishing Group, 2014)
Pd-F:SnO2 thin films have been prepared by spray pyrolysis technique using an alcoholic precursor solution
consisting of stannic chloride (SnCl4.5H20), ammonium fluoride (NH4F) and palladium chloride (PdCl2). Optimization ...
Mosquito host preferences affect their response to synthetic and natural odour blends
(University of Nairobi, 2014)
Background
The anthropophilic malaria mosquito Anopheles gambiae sensu stricto (hereafter termed Anopheles gambiae) primarily takes blood meals from humans, whereas its close sibling Anopheles arabiensis is more ...
Electromagnetic Radiation Energy and Planck,'Constan
(University of Nairobi, 2014-11)
ABSTRACT -- The components of Electromagnetic Radiation (EM-R) mechanism are analyzed; these includes the
Flipping Time (), and the Flipping Frequency (); the condition initiating F-F and the formation of EM-R ...
Impact of longterm inorganic fertilization with emphasis on heavy metals, soil PH and total organic carbon on maize farm soils in trans Nzoia Kenya.
(University of Nairobi, 2014)
This research was carried out to analyze the effect of long term use of inorganic fertilizers on the Cd, Cr, Cu, Pb, Zn, soil pH and TOC in maize farm soils in Kenya. Samples of soil were collected from 12 experimental ...