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Comparison Of Aqueous And Enzymatic Extraction In Combination With Sequential Filtration For The Profiling Of Selected Trace Elements In Medicinal Plants From Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2019)
This work presents results for the profiling of eight essential elements (Co, Cu, Ni, V, Mo, Mn, Zn and Cr) in aqueous and enzymatic extracts of eight anti-diabetic medicinal plants, used by Traditional Medicine Practitioners ...
Vegetative compatibility and phenotypic characterization as a means of determining genetic diversity of Aspergillus flavus isolates
(University of Nairobi, 2018)
oxigenic Aspergillus species produce mycotoxins that are carcinogenic, hepatotoxic and teratogenic immunosuppressing agents in both human and animals. Kenya frequently experiences outbreaks of aflatoxicosis with the worst ...
Naphthalene Derivatives from the Roots of Pentas parvifolia and Pentas bussei
(University of Nairobi, 2016)
The phytochemical investigation of the CH2Cl2/MeOH (1:1) extract of the roots of Pentas parvifolia led to the isolation of three new naphthalenes, parvinaphthols A (1), B (2), and C (3), two known anthraquinones, and five ...
Near Real-time Tropospheric Water Vapour Profiling Using A Ground-based GPS Receiver
(University of Nairobi, 2017)
This article presents a remote-sensing tool employing an artificial neural networks algorithm for near real-time determination of the relative humidity (RH) profile above a site using global positioning system (GPS) data ...
Investigation of flow dynamics of porous clinkers in a ball mill using technitium-99m as a radiotracer.
(University of Nairobi, 2019)
A radiotracer investigation was carried out in a ball mill of a cement plant in Kenya. Residence time distribution (RTD) of raw feed to the mill was measured using Technetium-99m adsorbed on the clinkers as a radiotracer. ...
Medicinal Plants of the Maasai of Kenya: A Review.
(University of Nairobi, 2019)
The use of medicinal plants for treatment of humans and animals is entrenched in the Maasai culture and traditional knowledge related to it is passed on from one generation to the next. A handful of researchers have in the ...
Household characteristics as predictors of access to paediatric malaria treatment in Homa-Bay County, Kenya.
(University of Nairobi, 2019)
OBJECTIVE:
To investigate the influence of socioeconomic household characteristics on access to paediatric malaria treatment in Homa Bay County, Kenya.
RESULTS:
From univariate analysis, treatment with analgesics ...
Nutrient Relationships In Shallow Water In An African Lake, Lake Naivasha
(University of Nairobi, 1981-05)
In the littoral zone of a shallow, tropical lake (Lake Naivasha, Kenya), average nutrient composition of emergent macrophytes along a permanent transect (0–2m depth) on a dry weight basis was: P 0.23%; N 0.96%; and S 0.11%. ...
The role of diversity, reserve margin and system structure on retail electricity tariffs in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2020)
Electricity bills in Kenya have been an issue of concern to electricity consumers in the recent past. Highly volatile oil prices and unprecedented weather fluctuations have acted as significant shocks for electricity ...
The biology and control of the greater wax moth, galleria mellonella
(UoN, 2017)
The greater wax moth, Galleria mellonella Linnaeus, is a ubiquitous pest of the honeybee, Apis mellifera Linnaeus, and Apis cerana Fabricius. The greater wax moth larvae burrow into the edge of unsealed cells with pollen, ...