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The Geological Society of Kenya Stratigraphy and Nomenclature Committee: Proposed procedure and practice
(University of Nairobi, 1999)
Knowledge and attitudes to malaria control and acceptability of permethrin impregnated sisal curtains
(1999)
OBJECTIVES: The objectives of this study were to conduct a survey on the knowledge and practices relating to malaria prevention and treatment in two rural communities in Western Kenya, and to determine the acceptability ...
Description of pre-adult stages of the coconut bug, Pseudotherapthus wayi
(1999)
The coconut bug, Pseudotheraptus wayi Brown (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Coreidae), is a serious pest of a number of crops in Eastern and Southern Africa. Both adults and nymphal stages are destructive because they suck sap ...
The El Nino triggered landslides and their socio-economic impacts in Kenya
(1999)
Kenya experienced extraordinarily heavy rainfall between May 1997 and February 1998 due to the El-Nino weather phenomenon. This period of about 10 months heavy rainfall caused widespread landslides and floods which were ...
A diagnostic study of the Eastern Africa Monsoon circulation during the Northern Hemisphere Spring season
(1999)
The eastern Africa monsoons during the Northern Hemisphere spring (NHS) season are described based on composites derived from various rainfall anomaly scenarios.The years 1981/1984 were delineated as some of the recent ...
The Persistence and Fate of Malathion Residues in Stored Beans (Phaseolus vulgaris) and Maize (Zea mays)
(1999)
Two experimental models simulating the traditional storage conditions prevalent in Kenya, i.e. the open basket model and the modern wooden box model, were used to study the rate of dissipation and fate of malathion residues ...
Vector-related case-control study of severe malaria in Kilifi District, Kenya
(1999)
A case-control study examined vector-related and environmental parameters associated with severe
malaria in Kilifi District along the coast of Kenya. Over an 11-month period, 119 children identified with severe
malaria ...
Antimalarial Activity of Some Kenyan Medicinal Plants
(1999)
This paper describes the in vitro antimalarial activity of eight species of plants popularly used traditionally to treat malaria in Kenya. Organic and aqueous extracts from different parts of the plants were tested. ...