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A model for evaluating e-learning systems quality in higher education in developing countries.
(University of Nairobi, 2017)
The rapid growth of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) has brought about significant changes in the practice of e-learning globally. In recent years, there has been an increasing adoption of Learning Management ...
Antimycoplasmal Activities of Compounds from Solanum aculeastrum and Piliostigma thonningii against Strains from the Mycoplasma mycoides Cluster.
(University of Nairobi, 2017-12)
Infections caused by Mycoplasma species belonging to the 'mycoides cluster' negatively affect the agricultural sector through losses in livestock productivity. These Mycoplasma strains are resistant to many conventional ...
Dominant Allele Phylogeny and Constitutive Subgenome Haplotype Inference in Bananas Using Mitochondrial and Nuclear Markers.
(University of Nairobi, 2017)
Cultivated bananas (Musa spp.) have undergone domestication patterns involving crosses of wild progenitors followed by long periods of clonal propagation. Majority of cultivated bananas are polyploids with different ...
An assessment of e-extension platforms in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2017-07)
The use of ICT in agriculture within
developing countrie
s has quickly gained popularity
among development agencies, the private sector and
even the government. ICT for ...
Study of anti-tuberculosis activity behaviour of natural Kaurane and trachylobane diterpenes compared with structural properties obtained by theoretical calculations
(University of Nairobi, 2017)
A set of seven diterpenes, three kauranes and four trachylobanes, isolated from the African plant Psiadia punctulata were assayed against Mycobacterium tuberculosis and reached activity comparable with cycloserine, a second ...
Ecological niche modelling of Rift Valley fever virus vectors in Baringo, Kenya.
(University of Nairobi, 2017)
BACKGROUND:
Rift Valley fever (RVF) is a vector-borne zoonotic disease that has an impact on human health and animal productivity. Here, we explore the use of vector presence modelling to predict the distribution of RVF ...
Temperature-dependent phenology of Plutella xylostella (Lepidoptera: Plutellidae): Simulation and visualization of current and future distributions along the Eastern Afromontane.
(University of Nairobi, 2017)
There is a scarcity of laboratory and field-based results showing the movement of the diamondback moth (DBM) Plutella xylostella (L.) across a spatial scale. We studied the population growth of the diamondback moth (DBM) ...
Assessment of Sulphur dioxide levels in selected sites in Athi river, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2017)
Industrialization, economic growth, urbanization and population growth have been responsible for air pollution in developing countries. The discharge of harmful chemicals and increased combustion of fossil fuels, affect ...
Regulating group cognitive conflicts using intelligent agents in collaborative M-learning
(University of Nairobi, 2017)
Group cognitive conflicts occur when a learner in a
collaborative mobile learning environment becomes aware of a
discrepancy between his/her existing cognitive framework and
new information or experience. The cognitive ...
Pharmaceutical equivalence of clarithromycin oral dosage forms marketed in Nairobi county, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2017)
Clarithromycin is a broad-spectrum semi-synthetic macrolide indicated for treatment of pneumonias, Helicobacter pylori, and chlamydial and skin infections. The object of this study was to evaluate the pharmaceutical ...