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Domestic rainwater harvesting: a case study in Embu County, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2015)
This study assessed probable water that could be harvested during rainy seasons over Embu County of Kenya. Monthly rainfall data was obtained from Kenya Meteorological Department while percentage distribution of household ...
Challenges in rapid soil quality assessment and opportunities presented by multivariate chemometric energy dispersive X-ray fluorescence and scattering spectroscopy
(University of Nairobi, 2015-03)
There is, especially in precision agriculture, an increasing demand world over for affordable sensors for in situ (field deployable) soil quality assessment (SQA) applicable at an ecological scale due to the interplay ...
E-Waste Management in Kenya: Challenges and Opportunities
(2015-12)
The production and use of Electrical and Electronic Equipment (EEE) continues to grow in both developing and developed countries therefore increasing the amount of Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE) at its ...
Diterpenoid derivatives of Kenyan croton sylvaticus
(University of Nairobi, 2015)
Kenyan Croton sylvaticus Hochst. ex Krauss gave four clerodane diterpenoids, the new ent-3,13E-clerodadiene-15-formate (1), the known 15-acetoxy-ent-3,13E-clerodadiene (2), ent-3,13E-clerodadien-15-ol (3) and hardwickiic ...
Synthesis And Characterization Of Tris-cyclometalated Iridium (III) And Ruthenium (II) Complexes
(University of Nairobi, 2015)
Individual and contextual determinants of adequate maternal health care services in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2015)
This study aimed to examine individual and community level factors associated with adequate use of maternal antenatal health services in Kenya. Individual and community level factors associated with adequate use of maternal ...
Integration of geological mapping and remote sensed studies for the discovery of iron – ore mineralization in Mutomo – Ikutha area, SE Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2015)
This research integrates geology with remote sensing techniques to establish characteristic features that can be used to discover iron ore mineralization within the Neoproterozoic rocks of Mutomo – Ikutha area in south ...
Molecular evolution of a central region containing B cell epitopes in the gene encoding the p67 sporozoite antigen within a field population of Theileria parva
(2015)
Protective immunity induced by the infective sporozoite stage of Theileria parva indicates a potential role for antibodies directed against conserved serologically reactive regions of the major sporozoite surface antigen ...
A one-health approach to control the incidence of rabies in the slums of Nairobi
(University of Nairobi, 2015-11)
Rabies is a zoonotic disease causing 55,000 human deaths every year and the domestic dog is a main reservoir in Africa. Vaccination of the dog population effectively reduces the incidence of rabies in dog and human population. ...