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Development and optimization of the Suna trap as a tool for mosquito monitoring and control
(University of Nairobi, 2014)
Background: Monitoring of malaria vector populations provides information about disease transmission risk, as well
as measures of the effectiveness of vector control. The Suna trap is introduced and evaluated with regard ...
Soil nutrient content, soil moisture and yield of Katumani maize in a semi-arid area of Kenya
(2007)
Many farmers in Kenya’s semi arid lands cannot afford to purchase inorganic fertilisers to improve their
crop yields. They thus rely on traditional agronomic practices such as addition of crop residues, animal
manures ...
Cassava Variety Tolerance to Spider Mite Attack in Relation to Leaf Cyanide Level
(2013)
Cassava, Manihot esculenta Crantz is grown in the tropics as an important staple root crop. The major herbivore pest is cassava green mite (CGM) of the Mononychellus species. The pest mite Mononychellus progresivus Doreste ...
The performance of one type step-wise group screening designs
(The Allahabad mathematical society, 2004)
Comparative field evaluation of the Mbita trap, the Centers for Disease Control light trap, and the human landing catch for sampling of malaria vectors in western Kenya
(2004)
The mosquito sampling efficiency of a new bed net trap (the Mbita trap) was compared with that of the Centers for Disease Control miniature light trap (hung adjacent to an occupied bed net) and the human landing catch in ...
Vector competence of 7 rhipicephalid tick stocks in transmitting 2 Theileria parva parasite stocks from Kenya and Zimbabwe
(1998)
The competence of 7 different stocks of Rhipicephalus appendiculatus and R. zambeziensis to transmit 2 different stocks of Theileria parva was compared by feeding nymphae of each tick stock simultaneously on infected cattle ...
Participation of Local Communities in the Management of Wetlands in Magadi Area, Kenya
(2003)
Wetlands are lands that are transitional between terrestrial and aquatic systems where the water is usually at or near the surface of the land or land that is covered with shallow water (Cowardin et al. 1979, Roggeri 1995). ...
Step-wise screening of defective factors
(Marcel Dekker, Inc., 1992)
It is generally assumed that the defective factors of a
population have the same a-priori probability" of being defective'.
However, with some knowledge of the population, we can relax on
this assumption and assume the ...
Isolation of Salmonella and Shigella from fish harvested from the Winam Gulf of Lake Victoria, Kenya.
(University of Nairobi., 2009-03)
BACKGROUND:
Human infections caused by pathogens transmitted from fish are quite common. The aim of this study was to isolate enteric pathogenic bacteria from fish that might be transmitted to humans after the handling ...
Step-wise group screening strategies for isolating defective items
(JKUAT Press Ltd, 2007)
Abstract. In this paper, we consider the application of stepwise
group screening procedure to blood screening in
populations with low human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)
prevalence rate. Expressions for the saving rate ...