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Using Adaptive Link Hiding to Provide Learners with Additional Learning Materials in a Web-Based System
(2012)
Today’s Internet Generation is accustomed to multi-ta
sking, graphics, fun, and fant
asy. Educators in Asia
are finding it increasingly challenging to engage and mo
tivate students with traditional modes of teaching.
One ...
Survey on DNS configurations, interdependencies, resilience and security for *.ke domains
(2012)
Statistics and research work show that the Legacy DNS as used today is slow, vulnerable to denial of service attacks, and does not support fast updates. To further compound this problem, configuring the DNS is complex and ...
A novel synthetic odorant blend for trapping of malaria and other African mosquito species
(2012)
Estimating the biting fraction of mosquitoes is of critical importance for risk assessment of malaria transmission. Here, we present a novel odor-based tool that has been rigorously assessed in semi-field assays and ...
Evaluation of potency of native Bacillus thuringiensis against maize insect pests and aflatoxin producing fungi in Kenya
(2012)
Bacillus thuringiensis is the most used biological control agent to date. Among major constraints to maize production, safety and
hence food sufficiency in Kenya is infestation, damage and contamination ...
Ethnoknowledge of Bukusu community on livestock tick prevention and control in Bungoma district, western Kenya
(2012)
To date, nomadic communities in Africa have been the primary focus of ethnoveterinary research. The Bukusu of western Kenya have an interesting history, with nomadic lifestyle in the past before settling down to either ...
Biosorption of Malachite Green from Aqueous Solutions onto Polylactide/Spent Brewery Grains Films: Kinetic and Equilibrium Studies
(2012)
Batch experiments were conducted to study the biosorption of Malachite Green (MG) onto polylactide (PLA)/spent brewery grains (SBGs) films. Films were prepared by solvent-casting method using dichloromethane. Effects of ...
Identification Of Candidate Volatiles That Affect The Behavioural Response Of The Malaria Mosquito Anopheles Gambiae Sensu Stricto To An Active Kairomone Blend: Laboratory And Semi-field Assays
(University of Nairobi, 2012)
Anopheles gambiae Giles sensu stricto (Diptera: Culicidae) is the most important vector of human malaria in sub-Saharan Africa, affecting the lives of millions of people. Existing tools such as insecticide-treated nets and ...
The Effect Of Immunizing Swiss White Mice With Snail Soluble Proteins And Challenging Them With Schistosoma Mansoni -and-challenging-them-with-schistosoma-mansoni
(2012)
Schistosomiasis infects approximately 700 million people in 74 endemic countries. It causes high morbidity. Although the drug of choice, Praziquantel is effective against Schistosoma mansoni, there is a problem of rapid ...