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Impact Of Permethrin-treated Bed Nets On Entomologic Indices In An Area Of Intense Year-round Malaria Transmission
(University of Nairobi, 2003-04)
The effect of permethrin-treated bed nets (ITNs) on malaria vectors was studied as part of a large-scale, randomized, controlled trial in western Kenya. Indoor resting densities of fed Anopheles gambiae s.l. and An. funestus ...
Participation of Local Communities in the Management of Wetlands in Magadi Area, Kenya
(2003)
Wetlands are lands that are transitional between terrestrial and aquatic systems where the water is usually at or near the surface of the land or land that is covered with shallow water (Cowardin et al. 1979, Roggeri 1995). ...
Reduced expression of the small leucine-rich proteoglycans, lumican, and decorin is associated with poor outcome in node-negative invasive breast cancer
(University of Nairobi, 2003-01)
Purpose: To examine the prognostic significance of lumican and decorin, two abundant small leucine-rich proteoglycans in breast tissue stroma.Experimental design: Lumican and decorin expression was examined in a cohort of ...
Utilization of meteorological products in agriculture and water sectors in Central and Eastern Kenya
(2003)
A survey, through a questionnaire, of the level of awareness of weather products, reliability, relevance, actual usage and economic implications of usage in Kenya is performed. Interviews were conducted on employees of ...
THE MECHANICAL TRANSMISSION OF Trypanosoma evansi BY Haematobia minuta (DIPTERA: Mus c idae) AND Hippobosca camelina (DIPTERA: Hippobos c idae) FROM AN INFECTED CAMEL TO A MOUSE AND THE SURVIVAL OF TRYPANOSOMES IN FLY MOUTHPARTS AND GUT
(2003)
The role of Haematobia minuta Linnaeus and Hippobosca
camelina Leach in the transmission of camel trypanosomiasis
was assessed. In a preliminary survey, there were no trypa
nosomes in the mouth parts or gut of the ...
Draft final report of the LCM definition study
(2003)
Life Cycle Management is a new framework to meet our present global challenges towards more
sustainable patterns of production and consumption. In this context, LCM is offering a platform for
the private and public sector. ...
Heavy Metals and Pesticides in Marine Sediment, Seawater, and Seaplants Along the Kenya-Mombasa Coastline
(2003)
Marine sediment, seawater and several species of seaplants along the Kenya-Mombasa coastal region were analyzed to determine the levels of heavy metals by AAS and EDXRF and organochlorine pesticides (OCPs) by GLC-ECD. In ...
Step-Wise Group Screening Designs with Unequal A-Priori Probabilities and Errors in Observations
(Sultan Qaboos University, 2003)
ABSTRACT: The performance of step-wise group screening with unequal a-priori probabilities in
terms of the expected number of runs and the expected maximum number of incorrect decisions is
considered. A method of obtaining ...
Bathymetry of lake Bogoria, Kenya
(Nature Kenya/East African Natural History Society, 2003)
This paper presents the first bathymetric map for the approximately 17 km by 2 km
alkaline Lake Bogoria situated in the eastern Rift Valley of Kenya. Longitudinal and
transverse cross sections of the lake are also ...
A reappraaisal of the geology, geochemistry, structures and tectonics of the Mozambique belt in Kenya, east of the rift system
(University of Nairobi., 2003)
The largest segment of the Neoproterozoic Mozambique belt in Kenya occurs east of the north-south oriented Rift system. Geological works carried out in the country during the last few decades have progressively revealed ...