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Anti-leishmanial activity of some surface compounds of Tarchonanthus camphoratus
(University of Nairobi, 2019)
Background: The World Health Organization recognizes leishmaniasis as a major tropical disease with no effective vaccine against it.
Chemotherapy, the only effective way to treat all forms of the disease, is toxic and ...
Antiproliferative Properties of Labdane Diterpenoids from Croton sylvaticus Hochst against Drug Sensitive and Resistant Leukemia cell lines
(University of Nairobi, 2019)
Background: Cancer treatment failure is majorly attributed to the emergency of multi-drug resistance of cancer cells towards most conventional
drugs used in chemotherapy hence the need for more active principles with less ...
Antiplasmodial Biflavanones from the Stem Bark of Garcinia buchananii Engl.
(University of Nairobi, 2019)
Introduction: Plants of the genus Garcinia are traditionally used treat a
range of infectious and non-infectious diseases. Garcinia species are
reported to have been shown to have a range of biological activities
including ...
Smallholder Farmers Vulnerability Level to Climate Change Impacts and Implications to Agricultural Production in Tigray Regional State, Northern Ethiopia
(University of Nairobi, 2019)
Vulnerability to climate change impact is the most pressing issues for less developed countries whose economy
mainly depends on the agricultural sector. The demand for food is growing swiftly whereas impacts of climate
change ...
Impact of Renewable Technology on Lignocellulosic Material of Palm Fruit Fibre: Strategy for Climate Change and Adaptation
(University of Nairobi, 2019)
Harmful gases are released into the atmosphere through burning of residues which is commonly
practiced in Nigeria and can be attributed to climate change issues. Agricultural residues have the
potentials to be used as ...
Analysis of Average Annual Rainfall and Average Maximum Annual Temperature for a Period of 30 years to Establish Trends in Kieni, Central
(University of Nairobi, 2019)
The aim of the study was to analyze average annual rainfall and average maximum annual temperature records for
30 years in the study area to establish trends hence confirm the presence or absence of climate change. The ...
Factors Influencing Sustainability of Women Owned Small and Medium Enterprises a Case of Nkubu Town Imenti South Sub County Meru County Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2019)
Women owned SMEs have continued to collapse despite the growing number of initiatives and resources made available to promote and develop women’s entrepreneurship in developing countries. Women are still earning less money ...
Projected Climatic and Hydrologic Changes to Lake Victoria Basin Rivers under Three RCP Emission Scenarios for 2015–2100 and Impacts on the Water Sector
(MDPI, 2019-07-13)
Abstract: Rivers in the Lake Victoria Basin support a multitude of ecosystem services, and the
economies of the riparian countries (Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda, Rwanda, and Burundi) rely on their
discharge, but projections ...
A mixed model approach to vegetation condition prediction using artificial neural networks (ANN): case of Kenya’s Operational Drought Monitoring
(MDPI, 2019-05-08)
Droughts, with their increasing frequency of occurrence, especially in the Greater Horn of Africa (GHA), continue to negatively affect lives and livelihoods. For example, the 2011 drought in East Africa caused massive ...
Implications of a Late-Time Interaction in Vacuum Dark Energy Models
(Africa Journal of Physical Sciences, 2019-02-28)
Recently, Wang et al. (2014) and Salvatelli et al. (2014) have reported results showing that a late-time interaction between cold dark matter (CDM) and vacuum dark energy is favoured by current cosmological datasets and ...