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Aflatoxin Binders in Foods for Human Consumption-Can This be Promoted Safely and Ethically?
(University of Nairobi, 2019)
Aflatoxins continue to be a food safety problem globally, especially in developing regions. A significant amount of effort and resources have been invested in an attempt to control aflatoxins. However, these efforts have ...
Characterization of Major Ion Chemistry and Hydro-Geochemical Processes in Mt. Elgon Trans-Boundary Aquifer and Their Impacts on Public Health
(University of Nairobi, 2019)
There is a gradual paradox shift from the utilization of surface water to groundwater in both urban and rural Kenya. This is because surface water is both diminishing in quantity due to climate variability and deteriorating ...
An overview of groundwater and sanitation challenges in Kisumu City, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2019)
The sub-surface is used in most parts of Africa as a repository of human waste and as a source of groundwater through pit latrines and shallow wells respectively. The wells provide freshwater to millions of people in Africa ...
Characteristics And Production Constraints Of Smallholder Tomato Production In Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2019)
Artisanal fishing supports breeding of malaria mosquitoes in Western Kenya.
(University of Nairobi, 2019)
BACKGROUND:
Everyday hundreds of people, mainly men, set out to take part in a vibrant artisanal capture fishing (ACF) industry on Lake Victoria. It is not known whether actions of artisanal fishers, in their unrelenting ...
Constraints And Solutions For Groundwater Development, Supply And Governance In Urban Areas In Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2019)
Based on a five-town case-study cohort in Kenya, a conceptual framework has been developed to enable the formulation of holistic and effective strategies that encompass the national aspirations and regional to global ...
Effect of Sonication Pre-treatment of TiO2 Catalyst for Photo-Degradation of Acid Orange 7 Azo Dye
(University of Nairobi, 2019)
In this study, Acid Orange 7 azo dye was degraded on TiO2 catalyst layer illuminated with ultra-violet light. The TiO2 suspension had prior been sonicated at 20 kHz before electrophoretic deposition on smooth stainless ...
Characterization of Kenyan ceramics for production of medium duty alumina firebrick incinerator linings
(University of Nairobi, 2019)
The aim of this study was to evaluate locally available ceramic raw materials for the manufacture of Medium Duty Alumina Refractory Firebrick for incinerator lining.The clays were collected from two sites, Eburru in Nakuru ...
An assessment of the sustainability of Living Labs in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2019)
Purpose – There has been a high rate of failure among the Living Labs in Kenya resulting in the expected
outcomes not fully realized. This paper aims to assess the sustainability of Living Labs in Kenya.
Design/methodo ...
Morphological Traits as Indicators of Bitterness in Traditional Vegetables: The Case of Spider Plant (Gynandropsis gynandra) in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2019)
Aims: The study set out to find the existence of variation in leaf bitterness of spider plant (Gynandropsis gynandra) in six (6) agro-ecological zones in Kenya and whether levels of leaf bitterness correlated with morphological ...