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Assessing the Ecological Impacts of Transportation Infrastructure Development: a Reconnaissance Study of the Standard Gauge Railway in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2021-01-29)
Transportation infrastructure, such as railways, roads and power lines, contribute to national and regional economic, social and cultural growth and integration. Kenya, with support from the Chinese government, is currently ...
Environmental Distribution and Risk of Exposure of Heavy Metal Pollutants From Lolgorian Artisanal Gold Mining in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2022)
The aim of the study was to assess the distribution of heavy metals in the environmental compartments from artisanal and small-scale gold mining (ASGM) activities from Lolgorian, Kenya. The investigation was carried out ...
Direct rapid quality assurance analysis of complex matrix materials: A chemometrics enabled energy dispersive X-ray fluorescence and scattering spectrometry application
(University of Nairobi, 2022)
Compared to energy dispersive X-ray fluorescence (EDXRF) that is limited to analysis of elements (Z ≥ 13) via fluorescence and which is hardly direct, energy dispersive X-ray fluorescence and scattering (EDXRFS) spectrometry ...
Antiplasmodial and Antimicrobial Activities of Ent- Abietane Diterpenoids From the Roots of Suregada Zanzibariensis
(University of Nairobi, 2022)
The root extract ofSuregada zanzibariensisBaill. afforded six previ-ously describedent-abietane diterpenoids, namely 7-oxo-ent-abieta-5(6),8(14),13(15)-trien-16,12-olide (1), mangiolide (2),8,14b:11,12a-diepoxy ...
COVID-19 risk factors: The curious case of Africa's governance and preparedness Author links open overlay panel
(University of Nairobi, 2021)
COVID-19 is now established in Africa, and requires appropriate prioritization of resources and customized control measures. Although there have been lower than predicted number of COVID-19 cases (6,839,159 (3.4% of global ...
The Chemosystematics of the Genus Zanthoxylum L. (Rutaceae) in Kenya
(Kaigongi MM, Lukhoba CW. "The chemosystematics of the genus Zanthoxylum L.(Rutaceae) in Kenya." Biochemical Systematics and Ecology. 2021; 98, :104319., 2021)
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There is currently a significant taxonomic confusion in the genus Zanthoxylum which has a wide application in Kenyan herbal medicine. The significance of proper identification/classification of medicinal ...
Antibacterial Activities of Thirteen Naturally Occuring Compounds From Two Kenyan Medicinal Plants: Zanthoxylum Paracanthum (Mildbr) Kokwaro (Rutaceae) and Dracaena Usambarensis Engl. (Asparagaceae) Against MDR Phenotypes
(University of Nairobi, 2022)
The antibacterial potency of thirteen compounds reported from two distinct genera, Zanthoxylum (Rutaceae) and Dracaena (Asparagaceae) against a panel of sensitive and multi-drug resistant Gram-positive and Gram-negative ...
Ultrasensitive immunosensor for multiplex detection of cancer biomarkers carcinoembryonic antigen (CEA) and yamaguchi sarcoma viral oncogene homolog 1 (YES1) based on eco-friendly synthesized gold nanoparticles
(University of Nairobi, 2023)
Cancer is one of the most extensive diseases with the highest mortality rate, accounting for almost 10 million deaths in 2020. The most common cancers are breast, lung, colon and rectum and prostate cancers. Of these, lung ...
Herminthology: promoting gender equity in science and parasitology
(University of Nairobi, 2023)
Gender inequity in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Medicine (STEM) fields, including parasitology, continues to limit the participation of women in scientific leadership and development. Here we highlight the aims ...