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A Load Balancing Heuristic for Agent-based Parallel Machine Scheduling
(University of Nairobi, 2009)
Effect of plant-derived organic binders on fracture toughness and fatigue of kaolin-based refractories
(2008)
The fracture properties of kaolin-based refractories prepared using plant-derived binders from okra and “mrenda” have been investigated and compared. It was observed that the MOR of fired samples improved from 37.5 ± 0.1 ...
Impact of land use on water quality in River Njoro Watershed, Kenya.
(University of Nairobi, 2005)
Water resources Within the River Njoro watershed have become degraded due to high population growth rate and change in land use upsetting environmental stability. Land cover classification using Landsat images (Baldyga et ...
Towards a framework for ICT Uptake in Developing Countries
(2005)
To study infections complicating ventriculoperitoneal (VP) shunt surgery in children with non-tumour hydrocephalus at the Kenyatta National Hospital, Nairobi. DESIGN: A retrospective survey. SETTING: Kenyatta National ...
ENSO Episodes and its Impacts on Seasonal Rainfall Characteristics with Reference to Crop Production in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2008)
EI Nino-Southern Oscillation (ENSO) plays an important role in the interannual variability of rainfall in Kenya. The effects of ENSO on the seasonal rainfall characteristics were investigated. The seasonal rainfall ...
Clinical malaria reduces human attractiveness to mosquitoes
(University Of Nairobi, 2007)
Evolutionary fitness concepts dictate that blood parasites should regulate
their transmission success by enhancing the responsiveness of
arthropod vectors to infectious hosts. We observed that the presence of
trophozoite ...
PCR detection and distribution of Huanglongbing disease and psyllid vectors on citrus varieties with changes in elevation in Kenya.
(University of Nairobi,, 2009)
The current decline in citrus production in Kenya is attributed to a great extent to Huanglongbing (HLB) (greening) disease, caused by Candidatus Liberibacter africanus. The control or eradication of the disease has been ...
Activity of 6-Pentadecylsalicylic Acid from Ozoroa insignis Against Marine Crustaceans
(University of Nairobi, 2002)
Bioassay-guided fractionation of the dichloromethane extract from twigs of Ozoroa insignis using Artemia salina larvae as a model led to the isolation of 6-pentadecylsalicylic acid as the active principle. This is the first ...
Kirkinine, a New Daphnane Orthoester with Potent Neurotrophic Activity from Synaptolepis kirkii
(University of Nairobi, 2000)
The bioassay-guided fractionation of a dichloromethane extract from the roots of Synaptolepis kirkii using neuronal viability as a model allowed the isolation of the new daphnane orthoester kirkinine (1a) as a powerful ...
A Benzochromene from the Roots of Pentas Bussei
(University of Nairobi, 2002)
A new homoprenylated benzochromene, methyl-5,10-dihydroxy-7-methoxy-3-methyl-3-[4-methyl-3-pentenyl]-3H-benzo[f]chromene-9-carboxylate (1), was isolated from the roots of Pentas bussei, collected from Kenya. The structure ...