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Evaluation of Herbs as Potential Drugs/Medicines
(2011)
Herbal drugs have been used since ancient times as medicines for the treatment of a wide range of diseases, for both human and livestock. A study conducted in the Lake Victoria Basin Kenya revealed vast knowledge and ...
Creation Of The Universe From A Non Classical Space-time State
(University of Nairobi., 2011)
Creation of the universe from the initial hot state is studied topologically. It is found that the universe
emerges from the initial compact state with a finite size to a symmetric state and later evolves inflationary ...
Abundance And Diversity Of Soil Mites (acari) Along A Gradient Of Land Use Types In Taita Taveta, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2011)
The abundance and diversity of soil mites was monitored along a gradient of land use types (LUTs) during the wet seasons in soils of Taita Taveta, Kenya. Sampling of mites from soils was carried out in eight LUTs which ...
Anthraquinones and pre-anthraquinones from the subterranean stems of three Kenyan aloe species of the saponariae group
(2011)
Some Aloe species are cultivated for their medicinal and
cosmetic properties. In this study, the constituents of three
Kenyan Aloe species, A. kilifiensis; A. lateritia and A.
graminicolla werecharacterized. Anumber of ...
Modeling of sti prevalence among hiv-infected adults in hiv care programs in Kenya using logistic regression
(2011-07)
Objectives and methods: This paper investigates risk factors associated with
prevalence of sexually transmitted infections. Logistics regression is employed to
determine the risk factors. Furthermore, the study validates ...
TparvaDB: a database to support Theileria parva vaccine development
(2011)
We describe the development of TparvaDB, a comprehensive resource to facilitate research towards development of an East Coast fever vaccine, by providing an integrated user-friendly database of all genome and related data ...
A comparison of random forests, boosting and support vector machines for genomic selection.
(University of Nairobi, 2011)
BACKGROUND:
Genomic selection (GS) involves estimating breeding values using molecular markers spanning the entire genome. Accurate prediction of genomic breeding values (GEBVs) presents a central challenge to contemporary ...
First record of the occurrence of Pleurotus citrinopileatus Singer on new hosts in Kenya
(2011)
The occurrence of the edible basidiomycete Pleurotus citrinopileatus is reported for the first time
in Kenya. The mushroom was collected from the dead logs and branches of Antiaris toxicaria
(Pers.) Lesch., Polyscias ...
The significance of groundwater flow for the hydrologic budgets of paleo-lakes in the East African rift
(2011)
The hydrogeology of rift lakes is complex due to the potential influence of faults and
porous volcanic and volcanoclastic media on groundwater flow. We conducted a
comprehensive study that integrated geological and ...
Model for the estimation of initial conditions in a conflict environment
(2011)
Conflict can be described as a condition in which actions of one person prevent or compel some outcome at the
resistance of the other. Quite often this can be seen as "two or more competing, often incompatible, responses ...