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Susceptibility of locally cultivated groundnut (Arachis hypogaea) varieties to aflatoxin accumulation in Homa Bay County, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2017)
Groundnut is one of the staple foods in many parts of the world. Due to its high nutrient content, the
nuts are liable to colonization by aflatoxigenic fungi and subsequent aflatoxin accumulation. This study
was aimed ...
Mycoflora and mycotoxins in finished fish feed and feed ingredients from smallholder farms in East Africa
(University of Nairobi, 2017)
A total of 52 samples of finished fish feeds and ingredients were collected from smallholder farmers in
Kenya, Tanzania, Rwanda and Uganda, and analyzed. Culture and molecular techniques were used to
identify fungal ...
Awareness and Prevalence of Mycotoxin Contamination in Selected Nigerian Fermented Foods
(University of Nairobi, 2017)
Fermented food samples (n = 191) including maize gruel (ogi), sorghum gruel (ogi-baba),
melon seed (ogiri), locust bean (iru) and African oil bean seed (ugba) from Southwest Nigeria
were quantified for 23 mycotoxins, ...
Methods for translating ICTs’ survey questionnaire into French and Bambara
(University of Nairobi, 2017)
Researchers have used many instruments to gather data on the use of Information and
Communication Technology to disseminate information on agricultural inputs towards farmers.
These instruments are in English and based ...
Assessing the skill of precipitation forecasts on seasonal time scales over East Africa from a Climate Forecast System model
(University of Nairobi, 2015)
It is becoming increasingly important to be able to verify the skill of precipitation forecasts, especially with the advent of high-resolution numerical weather prediction models. This study focused on assessing the skill ...
Growth features of Acacia tortilis and Acacia xanthophloea seedlings and their response to cyclic soil drought stress
(University of Nairobi,, 2001)
Seedlings of Acacia tortilis (Forsk) Hyne and Acacia xanthophloea Benth. were raised under controlled glasshouse conditions. Control plants were watered daily while other treatments involved withholding water for 2, 4 and ...
Comparison of least absolute shrinkage and selection operator and maximum likelihood estimators to establish determinants of immunization in Trans-Nzoia County
(University of Nairobi, 2015)
The
client factors that influence under
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five child guardian compliance to the
immunization schedule are interlinked based on household characteristics,
socioeconomic status, and maternal health ...
One-sided tests in shared frailty models
(University of Nairobi, 2007)
Tests for the presence of heterogeneity in frailty models use an alternative hypothesis in which the heterogeneity parameter is subject to an inequality constraint. As a result, the classical likelihood ratio asymptotic ...