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Characterization of Water Hyacinth Cellulose-g-poly (Ammonium Acrylate-co-acrylic Acid)/nano-hydroxyapatite Polymer Hydrogel Composite for Potential Agricultural Application
(University of Nairobi, 2020)
Polymer nano-composite was prepared by grafting partially neutralized acrylic acid onto swollen cellulose iso-lated from water hyacinth in the presence of nano-hydroxyapatite (nano-HA) usingN,N-methylene-bis-acrylamide ...
Rapid Nuclear Forensics Analysis via Machine-learning-enabled Laser-induced Breakdown Spectroscopy (Libs)
(University of Nairobi, 2019)
Nuclear forensics (NF) is an analytical methodology that involves analysis of intercepted nuclear and radiological
materials (NRM) so as to establish their nuclear attribution. The critical challenge in NF currently is ...
Highlights of the 3rd ISCB Africa Student Council Symposium 2019 in Ghana
(University of Nairobi, 2020)
The article elaborates on the program highlights of the 3rd African Student Council Symposium 2019. The one-day symposium was held in Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), Ghana, on 11 November 2019 ...
Prevalence of tick-transmitted pathogens in cattle reveals that Theileria parva, Babesia bigemina and Anaplasma marginale are endemic in Burundi
(Springer, 2021-01-05)
Background
Tick-borne diseases (TBDs) constitute a major constraint for livestock development in sub-Saharan Africa, with East Coast fever (ECF) being the most devastating TBD of cattle. However, in Burundi, detailed ...
A note on planarity stratification of hurwitz spaces
(University of Nairobi, 2014-08)
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Swallowtail butterflies (Lepidoptera: Papilionidae) species diversity and distribution in Africa: The Papilionidae collection at the National Museums of Kenya, Nairobi, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2020)
Background: Species data from the Museum collections have been shown to be of great value as a tool for prioritising conservation actions in Africa (Fjeldsa and Tushabe 2005). The National Museums of Kenya (NMK) have an ...
Modeling the Interruption of the Transmission of Soil-Transmitted Helminths Infections in Kenya: Modeling Deworming, Water, and Sanitation Impacts
(University of Nairobi, 2021)
Kenya, just like other countries with endemic soil-transmitted helminths (STH), has conducted regular mass drug administration (MDA) program for the last 5 years among school aged children as a way to reduce STH infections ...
Nematodes as bio-indicators of physical disturbance of marine sediments following polychaete bait harvesting
(WIOMSA, 2021-04)
Sediment disturbance in marine environments is caused by activities including polychaete bait harvesting, trawling, dredging, sediment erosion and treading. These activities affect the benthic communities by changing the ...
Nematodes as bio-indicators of physical disturbance of marine sediments following polychaete bait harvesting
(WIOMSA, 2021-04-02)
Sediment disturbance in marine environments is caused by activities including polychaete bait harvesting, trawling, dredging, sediment erosion and treading. These activities affect the benthic communities by changing the ...
Population, flocking behaviour and habitat selection of the Grey Crowned Crane Balearica regulorum at Lake Ol’ Bolossat basin, Kenya
(Journal of East African Ornithology, 2021-03-08)
Lake Ol’ Bolossat is an inland wetland located in Nyandarua County, Kenya that provides critical year-round habitat for the Globally Endangered Grey Crowned Crane
Balearica regulorum gibbericeps. This study aimed at ...