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GPS Constraints on the spatial distribution of extension in the Ethiopian highlands and main Ethiopian rift."
(University of Nairobi, 2014-12)
27 campaign and 17 continuous GPS sites spanning the Ethiopian Highlands, Main Ethiopian Rift (MER), and Somali Platform in Ethiopia and Eritrea were measured for varying durations between 1995 and 2014. Velocities at these ...
Lower crustal seismicity, volatiles, and evolving strain fields during the initial stages of cratonic rifting
(University of Nairobi, 2014-12)
The volcanically active East African rift system in southern Kenya and northern Tanzania transects thick cratonic lithosphere, and comprises several basins characterized by deep crustal seismicity. The US-French-Tanzania-Kenya ...
Practical application Of the geometric geoid for heighting over Nairobi County and its environs
(University of Nairobi, 2014)
Anti-Schistosomal activity of five plant extracts on Swiss white mice infected with Schistosoma mansoni
(2014)
Schistosomiasis in humans is a major public health problem worldwide. Schistosomiasis occurs
in 76 tropical countries and it is estimated that 85% of the infections are in Africa. In Kenya, it is estimated that
3 million ...
The structure, morphometry and vascular perfusion of the testis in the rufous sengi (Elephantulus rufescens)
(University of Nairobi, 2014)
Introduction and Materials and Methods
: Sengis are testicondid, monogamous afrotherian mammals.
The testes, pattern of testicular blood vessels and anatomical disposition of caudal vena cava were examined
macroscopically ...
Immunological Responses of Mice After Treatment with Ocimum Americanum Hexane and Bridelia Micrantha Water Plant Extracts
(2014)
Background-The T helper 1 (TH1) and TH2 dichotomy was first shown in murine CD4+ lymphocytes clones
and these cells could be differentiated in terms of the cytokines they secrete. The TH1 subsets produce
interleukin 2 ...
Antibacterial activity of five medicinal plant extracts used by the Maasai people of Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2014)
Five locally known plants,
Solanum aculeastrum, Erythrina abyssinica, Carissa
edulis, Croton megalocarpus
and
Myrica salicifolia
used by Maasai traditional healers for treatment of
bacterial infections were extracted ...
Cytotoxic and antioxidant flemingins g-p from the leaves of flemingia grahamiana
(University of Nairobi, 2014)
The known flemingins A-C (1-3) and nine new chalcones, named flemingins G-O (4-12), along with deoxyhomoflemingin (13) and emodin (14) were isolated from a leaf extract of Flemingia grahamiana. The isolated chalcones were ...
Additional Cooking Fuel Supply And Reduced Global Warming Potential From Recycling Charcoal Dust Into Charcoal Briquette In Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2014-06)
Rising demand for energy is one of the major challenges facing the world today and charcoal is a principal fuel in Kenya. Faced with energy poverty many poor households turn to briquette making. This study assessed the ...
Kiman's histology text and manual
(Department of Human Anatomy, University of Nairobi, 2014)