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Transcriptional profiling of inflammatory cytokine genes in African buffaloes (Syncerus caffer) infected with Theileria parva
(University of Nairobi, 2012-08)
Theileria parva (T. parva) causes East Coast fever (ECF), which is of huge economic importance to Eastern and Southern African countries. In a previous bovine model, inflammatory cytokines were closely associated with ...
Molecular detection and characterization of potentially new Babesia and Theileria species/variants in wild felids from Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2012-10)
Piroplasms frequently infect domestic and wild carnivores. At present, there is limited information on the occurrence and molecular identity of these tick-borne parasites in wild felids in Kenya. In 2009, a pair of captive ...
The palaeo-lake Suguta and its importance for understanding lake level fluctuations in the East African Rift System
(University of Nairobi, 2010)
We studied the most recent dry-wet-dry cycle in the presently arid Suguta Valley in the Northern Kenya Rift where a 300-m-deep lake has formed during the so-called African Humid Period (AHP, 14.8-5.5 ka BP). Hydromodeling ...
Steady rifting in northern Kenya inferred from deformed Holocene lake shorelines of the Suguta and Turkana basins.
(University of Nairobi, 2012-05-15)
A comparison of deformation rates in active rifts over different temporal scales may help to decipher variations in their structural evolution, controlling mechanisms, and evolution of sedimentary environments through time. ...
Strategies for Maintenance and Improvement of Soil Productivity Under Continuous Maize and Beans Cropping System in the Sub-humid Highlands of Kenya: Case Study of the Long-Term Trial at Kabete
(2012)
Inappropriate soil management practices are cited as the main causes of soil fertility decline of cultivated lands in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). Small-scale farmers are faced with daunting challenges and limited opportunities ...
Journal of Emerging Trends in Economics and Management Sciences
(2012)
The purpose of this study is to examine the impact of cross listing on dividend policy for cross listed firms within East Africa and to test the substitute hypothesis. The study first conducts univariate analysis for the ...
Colonization of wheat seedling leaves by Fusarium species as observed in growth chambers: a role as inoculum for head blight infection?
(2012)
Fusarium species involved in the Fusarium head blight complex in Western Europe were investigated for their potential to infect and colonize non-damaged wheat leaves and to produce conidia on senescing wheat leaves incubated ...
Incorporation of seaweed in mushroom cultivation substrates and mushroom iodization
(University of Nairobi., 2012)