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The breeding cycle of Scylla serrata (Forskal, 1755) at Ramisi River estuary, Kenya
(2002)
The mud crab Scylla serrata was collected from Ramisi river estuaryfor a period of 14 months (January 1990–February 1991) using madema traps. For each crab, the carapace width (mm), sex and weightwere noted, and the number ...
Deterministic and Probabilistic prediction approaches in Seasonal to Inter-annual climate forecasting
(2002)
Many countries in Africa are prone to extreme weather and climate events and these
events have in the past had major negative impacts on various sectors of the economy
including agriculture, health, food security, energy ...
Contained semi-field environments for ecological studies on transgenic African malaria vectors: Benefits and constraints. In: Ecological aspects for application of genetically modified mosquitoes
(2002)
New interventions are needed to reduce the burden of vector-borne diseases like malaria and dengué, which are among the most serious and prevalent infectious diseases worldwide. The release of genetically modified (GM) ...
Adsorption and detection of some phenolic compounds by rice husk ash of Kenyan origin
(2002-12)
Rice husk ash (RHA) obtained from a rice mill in Kenya has been used as an inexpensive and effective adsorbent (and reagent) for the removal (and detection) of some phenolic compounds in water. The abundantly available ...
Kinetics of Ester Hydrolysis used in the Interpretation of the Adsorption properties of solid supports
(University of Nairobi, 2002)
Serodiagnosis of bovine cysticercosis by detecting live Taenia saginata cysts using a monoclonal antibody-based antigen-ELISA
(2002)
An ante mortem antigen-ELISA-based diagnosis of Taenia saginata cysticercosis was studied in artificially (n = 24) and naturally (n = 25) infected cattle with the objective of further validating the assay as a field ...
Extent of digestion affects the success of amplifying human DNA from blood meals of Anopheles gambiae (Diptera: Culicidae)
(2002)
The success of distinguishing blood meal sources of Anopheles gambiae Giles through deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) profiling was investigated by polymerase chain reaction (PCR) amplification at the TC-11 and VWA human short ...