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The tropical lapse rate steepened during the last glacial maximum.
(Unuversity of Nairobi, 2017)
The gradient of air temperature with elevation (the temperature lapse rate) in the tropics is predicted to become less steep during the coming century as surface temperature rises, enhancing the threat of warming in ...
Antimalarial pyrido[1,2-a]benzimidazoles: lead optimization, parasite life cycle stage profile, mechanistic evaluation, killing kinetics, and in vivo oral efficacy in a mouse model.
(University of Nairobi, 2017)
Further structure-activity relationship (SAR) studies on the recently identified pyrido[1,2-a]benzimidazole (PBI) antimalarials have led to the identification of potent, metabolically stable compounds with improved in vivo ...
Influence of cattle on browsing and grazing wildlife varies with rainfall and presence of megaherbivores.
(University of Nairobi, 2017)
In many savanna ecosystems worldwide, livestock share the landscape and its resources with wildlife. The nature of interactions between livestock and wildlife is a subject of considerable interest and speculation, yet ...
Control of passion fruit fungal diseases using essential oils extracted from Rosemary (rosmarinus officinalis) and eucalyptus (eucalyptus agglomerata) in Egerton university main campus Njoro, Kenya.
(2017)
Growth of fruits which form an important part of human diet has been jeopardized by the many fungal diseases that are present today. This study was conceived to isolate the most common fungal pathogens in passion fruits. ...
Determinants of the adoption of technology in e-waste management at the Nairobi central business district
(Determinants of the adoption of technology in e-waste management at the Nairobi central business district, 2017)
Electronic waste, also known as e-waste is a problem that is of growing concern to both developed and developing nations. E-waste contains multiple components and substances with dangerous toxins that may have adverse ...
Antiplasmodial, cytotoxicity and phytochemical constituents of four maytenus species used in traditional medicine in Kenya
(2017)
Background: In Kenya, several species of the genus Maytenus are used in traditional medicine to treat many diseases including malaria. In this study, phytochemical constituents and extracts of Maytenus undata, M. ...
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) ...
Incipient rifting accompanied by the release of subcontinental lithospheric mantle volatiles in the Magadi and Natron basin, East Africa
(University of Nairobi, 2017)
Geochemical investigations of volatiles in hydrothermal systems are used to understand heat sources and subsurface processes occurring at volcanic-tectonic settings. This study reports new results of gas chemistry and ...
Antiplasmodial Activities Of The Stem Bark Extract And Compounds Of Zanthoxylum Gilletii (De Wild) P.G. Waterman
(University of Nairobi, 2017)
Introduction:
Multidrug resistance remains a major obstacle hindering
successful antimalarial chemotherapy. In the current study, 50% metha
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nol in dichloromethane extract and six compounds from the ...