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Linkages between the Indian Ocean Dipole and East African Seasonal Rainfall Anomalies
(University of Nairobi, Department of Meteorology, 2008)
This study was designed to understand the nature of the relationship
between the Indian Ocean Dipole (IOD) index and seasonal rainfall
in East Africa using statistical approaches. The statistical methods used
in this ...
Dynamic Resource Allocation: A comparison of First Price Sealed Bid and Vickrey Auctions
(2008)
Resource allocation involves assigning the resources to the resource users. Where the resources and the
resource users do not change with time, the resource allocation problem can be solved as a scheduling
problem. Where ...
Bird species richness and abundance in different forest types at Kakamega Forest, western Kenya
(© NISC Pty Ltd, 2008)
The avifauna of differently disturbed forest types of Kakamega Afrotropical forest were compared from December 2004 to
May 2005. A total of 11 220 individual birds comprising of 129 bird species were recorded. Significant ...
Antimicrobial activity of pentacyclic triterpenes isolated from Acacia mellifera
(2008)
Acacia mellifera has been used widely in traditional African medicines against various diseases. Among the Kipsigis community of Kenya, water extracts from the plant is used for the treatment of skin diseases, coughs and ...
Decision support in breeding program in the Kenya Dairy cattle Prediction and Rule extraction using Neural Network System
(2008)
An important characteristic of all natural systems is the ability to acquire knowledge through
experience and to adapt to new situations. This report presents findings on the use of neural
networks to make predictions ...
Influence of Costus speciosus (Koen.) Sm. Rhizome Extracts on Biochemical Parameters in Streptozotocin Induced Diabetic Rats
(University of Nairobi, 2008)
Diabetes affects about 4% of the global population and management of diabetes without any side effects is still a challenge to the medical system. The present study investigated the possible protective effects of Costus ...
A Novel Terpenoid from Elephantopus Scaber - Antibacterial Activity on Staphylococcus Aureus: A Substantiate Computational Approach
(University of Nairobi, 2008-09)
Staphylococcus aureus has gainedmuch attention in the last decade as it is a major cause of the Urinary Tract Infection in Diabetic patients. The Extended Spectrum β-Lactamases (ESβL) producers are highly resistant to ...
Africa Ripe for Tele Banking
(2008)
Stability and Persistence of Synchronization in a System with a Diffusive-Time-Lag Coupling
(University of Nairobi., 2008)
We study synchronization in the framework of invariant manifold theory for systems with a time lag. Normal hyperbolicity and its persistence in infinite dimensional dynamical systems in Banach spaces is applied to give ...
Leaf storage conditions and genomic DNA isolation efficiency in Ocimum gratissimum L. from Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2008)
Storage of plant tissues for DNA is important to avoid degradation of DNA. Preliminary studies were conducted on Ocimum gratissimum L. in order to establish the storage conditions for the collected samples before DNA ...