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An inventory of medicinal plants that the people of Nandi use to treat malaria.
(University of Nairobi, 2011)
In Kenya, most people use traditional medicine and medicinal plants to treat many diseases including malaria. Malaria is one of the major diseases burden worldwide affecting more than 90 countries inhabited by 2.4 billion ...
Two polymethoxylated flavonoids with antioxidant activities and a rearranged clerodane diterpenoid from the leaf exudates of Microglossa pyrifolia
(University of Nairobi, 2014-12)
Three novel compounds; two polymethoxylated flavonoids, 5,7,4′-trihydroxy-3,8,3′,5′-tetramethoxyflavone (1), 5,7,3′-trihydroxy-3,8,4′,5′-trimethoxyflavone (2), and a clerodane diterpenoid; 8-acetoxyisochiliolide lactone ...
The role of dispersal and vicariance in the Pleistocene history of an East African mountain rodent, Praomys delectorum
(University of Nairobi, 2013)
Aim
Species living in East African montane forests have highly fragmented distributions. Plio-Pleistocene climatic cycles, however, may have allowed temporary contact between forest blocks, thereby allowing gene flow. Our ...
Repellent Activities of Essential Oils of Some Plants Used Traditionally to Control the Brown Ear Tick, Rhipicephalus appendiculatus.
(University of Nairobi, 2014-02)
Essential oils of eight plants, selected after an ethnobotanical survey conducted in Bukusu community in Bungoma County, western Kenya (Tagetes minuta, Tithonia diversifolia, Juniperus procera, Solanecio mannii, Senna ...
Decadal trends and common dynamics of the bio-optical and thermal characteristics of the african great lakes.
(University of Nairobi, 2014-04)
The Great Lakes of East Africa are among the world's most important freshwater ecosystems. Despite their importance in providing vital resources and ecosystem services, the impact of regional and global environmental drivers ...
Chapter 16 – Freshwater Ecology of Kenyan Highlands and Lowlands
(University of Nairobi, 2013)
Freshwater ecosystems of Kenya are the lifeline of economic and social development; however, most of these are threatened or on the verge of collapse. The need to maintain them in their natural condition, reduce disturbance ...
Chapter 23 - Monitoring Drought with the Combined Drought Index in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2013)
A first step in any drought management system is to monitor the state and the evolution of the drought. This study addresses the problem of nonexistent operational drought monitoring systems and presents a new methodology ...
Growth characteristics of two tropical forest species Warburgia ugandensis and Polyscias fulva seedlings grown under contrasting light conditions
(University Of Nairobi, 2008)
Growth parameters for seedlings of two forest trees, Warburgia ugandensis and Polyscias fulva, were
measured under various light growth conditions. Leaf area and plant height were significantly higher
under low light (< ...
An Investigation of the Equatorial Orographic–Dynamic Mechanism
(University of Nairobi, 1985)
A barotropic model over an equatorial beta-plane is used to investigate the response when a uniform zonal current crosses an isolated hypothetical mountain centered at the equator. The bounded derivative initialization ...
High resolution mapping of trypanosomosis resistance loci Tir2 and Tir3 using F12 advanced intercross lines with major locus Tir1 fixed for the susceptible allele
(University Of Nairobi, 2010)
Background
Trypanosomosis is the most economically important disease constraint to livestock productivity in Africa. A number of trypanotolerant cattle breeds are found in West Africa, and identification of the genes ...