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Spatial Distribution of Suspended Particulate Matter in Mtwapa Creek and Funzi Bay, Kenya
(2004)
Surface water concentrations of inorganic nutrients and suspended particulate matter (SPM) components from Mtwapa and Shirazi creeks in Kenya were measured and compared. This was aimed at assessing the contribution of ...
Helminth parasites in the intestinal tract of indigenous poultry in parts of Kenya
(2004)
A study was carried out on 456 indigenous poultry intestinal specimens from various towns in Kenya to determine the occurrence and distribution of helminth parasites in the intestinal tract of the birds. Of the specimens ...
The extent and Significance of mass-movements in Eastern Africa: Case studies of some major landslides in Uganda and Kenya
(2004)
The East African region has experienced major landslides in recent years. These landslides have caused many fatalities and injuries, loss of many hectares of productive farmlands and destruction to infrastructure such as ...
I-Tetralinyl Group for Asparagine Side-Chain Protection, and Application to Bee-SolidPhase Peptide Synthesis of Mesotocin
(2004)
Mesotocin, a nonapeptide amide, was synthesised on a benzhydryl-resin using the Boc-strategy. Benzyl group was use~ in the
protection of the side-chains of tyrosine and cysteine. Tetralinyl and benzhydryl groups were used ...
Anthocyanin Sensitized Nanoporous TiO2 PEC Solar Cells
(2004)
Photoelectrochemical solar cells comprising a colloidal TiO2 photoelectrode and sensitized with anthocyanin pigments, delphinidin purple and cyanidin 3,5-diglucose extracted from Hibiscus sabdariffa and Ribes nigra plants, ...
Mitigation of environmental problems in Lake Victoria, East Africa: causal chain and policy options analyses
(2004)
Lake Victoria is an international waterbody that offers the riparian communities a large number of extremely important environmental services. Over the past three decades or so, the lake has come under increasing and ...
Dietary aflatoxin exposure and impaired growth in young children from Kisumu District, Kenya: Cross sectional study
(2004)
Cereal grains are the basis of weaning gruel in Kenya yet they run a high risk of mycotoxin contamination. Children could be at a higher risk of dietary mycotoxin exposure than the rest of the population. This paper presents ...
Bat species diversity and distribution in three vegetation communities of Meru National Park, Kenya
(2004)
Diversity and distribution of bats was determined in four vegetation types in and around Meru National Park, Kenya between September 2000 and February 2001. Bat-habitat studies were based on plant species dominance, cover ...
Nematode Community Structure along the Continental Slope off the Kenyan Coast, Western Indian Ocean
(2004)
Metazoan meiofauna and in particular nematode densities, diversity, community structure were studied in relation to water depth (20 m, 50 m, 500 m, 1000 m and 2000 m) along four bathymetric transects in the Western Indian ...