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Serotype and genetic diversity of human rhinovirus strains that circulated in Kenya in 2008
(2016)
Background
Human rhinoviruses (HRVs) are a well-established cause of the common cold and recent studies indicated that they may be associated with severe acute respiratory illnesses (SARIs) like pneumonia, asthma, and ...
The Chemistry of African Croton species
(University of Nairobi, 2016)
The genus Croton is one of the largest of Euphorbiaceae sensu stricto, and consists of over 1300 species of trees, shrubs and herbs that are distributed worldwide in the warm tropics and subtropics. It is reported that 124 ...
Investigating the Homogeneity of Monthly Rainfall Records in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2016)
Homogenization of climate data is of major importance because non-climatic factors make avail-able data unrepresentative of the actual climate variation, and thus the conclusions of climatic and hydrological studies are ...
A Hybrid Algorithm for Detecting Web Based Applications Vulnerabilities
(2016)
Web vulnerability scanners (WVS) are tools for discovering vulnerabilities in a web application. However, they are not 100% accurate. In this paper we develop a hybrid algorithm for detecting web based applications ...
Eave Screening and Push-Pull Tactics to Reduce House Entry by Vectors of Malaria
(2016)
Long-lasting insecticidal nets and indoor residual spraying have contributed to a decline in malaria over the last decade, but progress is threatened by the development of physiological and behavioral resistance of mosquitoes ...
Postharvest practices of maize farmers in Kaiti District, Kenya and the impact of hermetic storage on populations of Aspergillus spp. and aflatoxin contamination.
(University of Nairobi, 2016)
Aflatoxin contamination in maize by Aspergillus spp. is a major problem causing food, income and health
concerns. A study was carried out in Kaiti District in Lower Eastern Kenya to evaluate the effect of three months
storage ...
Zinc oxide photocatalytic decolourization of black tea (camellia sinensis) wastewater from processing factories in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2016)
Decolourization of persistent brick-red colour of black tea processing wastewater was investigated. Wastewater samples were collected from three black tea processing factories in the western Kenya tea growing highlands and ...
Validation of the polyacrylic acid/glassy carbon differential pulse anodic stripping voltammetric sensor for simultaneous analysis of lead(ii), cadmium(ii) and cobalt(ii)ions
(University of Nairobi, 2016)
Electrochemical sensor validation en
sures that the determination procedure employed for a specific
test is suitable for its intended use. Accuracy and precision, linearity, range, limits of ...
Blue, able and simplified linear estimation of the selected order statistics from the logistic distribution
(University of Nairobi, 2016)
Simplified linear estimation of the scale parameter of the logistic
distribution based on the sum of consecutive order statistics is
considered. The paper also discusses the ...
Assessing Climate Change Adaptation Strategies among Rural Maasai pastoralist in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2016)
The
aim of this study is to assess adaptation and coping strategies of Maasai pastoralist to climate
change and identify viable adaptation options to reduce the impac
t of climate change ...