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Hydromagnetic Steady Flow of Liquid Between Two Parallel Infinite Plates Under Applied Pressure Gradient when Upper Plate is Moving with Constant Velocity Under the Influence of Inclined Magnetic Field
(2014)
This paper studies steady laminar flow of viscous incompressible fluid between
twoparallel infinite plates when a constant pressure gradient is imposed on the system and
upperplate is also moving with constant velocity ...
Fabrication of Dye Sensitized Solar Cell Based on Titanium Dioxide (TiOz)
(2015)
The Dye Sensitized Solar Cell (DSSC)plays an important role because of low material cost, ease of
production and high conversion efficiency as compared to other thin-film solar cell technologies.
The main objective is ...
Isolation and characterization of an antifungal compound 5-hydroxy-7,4'-dimethoxyflavone from Combretum zeyheri
(University of Nairobi, 2015)
BACKGROUND:
Combretum zeyheri, belongs to the family Combretaceae and is one of the most popular herbal plants in tropical and subtropical countries. The leaves of Combretum zeyheri have been used as herbal medicine and ...
Aerosol optical depth patterns associated with urbanization and weather in Nairobi and Lamu
(University of Nairobi, 2016)
The massive increase in emissions of air pollution due to economic and industrial growth over the last century has made air pollution an environmental problem throughout the world. This study investigated the spatial-temporal ...
Structural and optical properties of phosphorous and antimony doped ZnO thin films deposited by spray pyrolysis: a comparative study
(University of Nairobi, 2017)
A study of structural and properties of pure (undoped) Zinc oxide (ZnO) and phosphorous (P) and Antimony
(Sb) doped Zinc Oxide films has been carried out. The films were deposited by an automated spray pyrolysis
equipment ...
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 ...
In vitro regeneration of pigeon pea using leaf explants
(University of Nairobi, 2016)
Pigeon pea (Cajanus cajan (L.) Millsp.) is a drought tolerant pulse legume, mainly grown for grain in the semiarid
tropics, particularly in Africa. Pigeon pea production in countries like Kenya is faced with a number ...
Antibacterial and antifungal activities of 10 Kenyan Plectranthus species in the Coleus clade
(University of Nairobi, 2017)
Background Information:
Plectranthus
L’Hér. is an economically important genus with horticultural, medicinal and food
uses. Most
Plectranthus
species are used in traditional medicine and have attracted the interest ...
Phytoremediation using bamboo to reduce the risk of chromium exposure from a contaminated tannery site in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2017)
Background. This study examines an intervention strategy to reduce the risk of chromium (Cr) exposure. It follows a previous Cr exposure investigation, which revealed that large volumes of Cr-contaminated waste were burnt ...
Management of snap bean insect pests and diseases by use of antagonistic fungi and plant extracts.
(University of Nairobi, 2017)
Use of synthetic pesticides reduces the competitiveness of Kenyan snap bean pods due to stringent regulations
by importers as a result of presence of chemical residues. This study was conducted to determine the
effectiveness ...