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Potential Impacts Of Temperature Projections On Selected Large Herbivores In Savanna Ecosystem Of Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2018)
Due to global land surface warming, severe temperature events are expected to occur more frequently and more extremely causing changes in biodiversity and altering movement and survival of large herbivores. There are ...
Structural, Electronic And Magnetic Properties Of The Heusler Alloy Mn 2 VIn: A Combined DFT And Experimental Study
(University of Nairobi, 2018)
Structural, electronic and magnetic properties of the Heusler alloy Mn
2
VIn have been investigated using the density functional
theory and experimental techniques. Unlike many other Heusler ...
Climate change and pastoralists: perceptions and adaptation in montane Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2018)
Tropical montane forests are amongst the most threatened ecosystems by climate change. However, little is known about climatic changes already observed in these montane areas in Africa, or the adaptation strategies used ...
Perpendicular Magnetic Anisotropy In Mn2VIn (001) Films: An Ab Initio Study
(University of Nairobi, 2018)
First principles study of the magnetic anisotropy of Mn2VIn (001) films show perpendicular magnetic anisotropy (PMA), which increases as a function of the thickness of the film. Density functional theory (DFT) as implemented ...
Electrophoretic Deposition ofTiO2Thin Films for Photocatalytic Degradation of Organic Pollutants in Water
(University of Nairobi, 2018)
In this study, electrophoretic deposition (EPD) technique was used to deposittitanium dioxide (TiO2) thin filmson conducting glass substratesfor application in photocatalytic degradation of organic ...
Splitting and Admissible Topologies Defined on the Set of Continuous Functions Between Bitopological Spaces
(University of Nairobi, 2018)
In this paper, p-splitting, p-admissible, s-splitting and s-admissible topologies on the sets p−C(Y, Z) and s−C(Y, Z) are defined and their properties explored. exponential functions are introduced in function spaces and ...
Plasmodium-associated changes in human odor attract mosquitoes
(University of Nairobi, 2018)
Malaria parasites (Plasmodium) can change the attractiveness of their vertebrate hosts to Anopheles vectors, leading to a greater number of vector–host contacts and increased transmission. Indeed, naturally Plasmodium-infected ...
Contents lists available atScienceDirectJournal of Hydrology: Regional Studiesjournal homepage:www.elsevier.com/locate/ejrhImpacts of land use and land cover change on surface runoff,discharge and lowflows: Evidence from East Africa
(University of Nairobi, 2018)
Region:East Africa.Focus:A review of catchment studies (n = 37) conducted in East Africa evaluating the impacts ofLand Use and Land Cover Changes (LULCC) on discharge, surface runoff, and lowflows.New hydrological ...
Effective Biotransformation Of Reactive Black 5 Dye Using Crude Protease From Bacillus Cereus Strain KM201428
(University of Nairobi, 2018)
Effective effluent treatment is a paramount step towards conserving the dwindling clean water resources. The present study describes the use of crude protease extract from Bacillus Cereus Strain KM201428 biotransformation ...
Who Controls the Digital? Value Chains and the Challenges of Connectivity for East African Firms
(University of Nairobi, 2018)
In recent years, internet connectivity has greatly improved across the African continent. This
paper examines the consequences that this shift has had for East African firms that are part of
global value chains (GVCs). ...