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Mycotoxin problem in Africa: Current status, implications to food safety and health and possible management strategies
(2008)
Mycotoxins are toxic secondary metabolites of fungal origin and contaminate agricultural commodities before or under post-harvest conditions. They are mainly produced by fungi in the Aspergillus, Penicillium and Fusarium ...
Competition between cultivated rice (Oryza sativa) and wild rice (Oryza punctata) in Kenya
(AJAR, 2008)
This shade house study examined the effect of competition on the growth performance of cultivated
(Oryza sativa) and wild (Oryza punctata) rice species in Kenya. Growth was assessed for the two
species, grown together ...
Adapting to climate variability and change: the Climate Outlook Forum process.
(University of Nairobi, 2008)
Weather and climate extremes are associated with loss of life, destruction of property and many other socio - economic miseries worldwide. They threaten livelihoods and the very survival of humankind. The vulnerability of ...
The use of game trails as a possible measure of habitat utilisation by larger mammals
(University of Nairobi, 2008)
Percentage cover of game trails is discussed as a possible measure of total habitat utilisation by larger mammals and a technique for its measurement is described. Game trail cover in Tsavo National Park (East) at Voi has ...
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 ...
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 ...
Computing research challenges and opportunities with grid computers
(2008)
Grid computers are integrated environments in which software and hardware resources are pooled in ways that
give any user the impression of working with a single fast computer. This paper examines the current advances
in ...
Searching for Optimal Schedule for Parallel Machines Using an Agent-based Technique
(2008)
In this paper the scheduling of n independent jobs on m non-identical machines is considered for a large
concrete schedule space for 30 jobs and 6 machines. The schedule space is about 1023 which is large enough to
render ...
Issues In Grid Computing In The Context Of Education
(2008)
Grid computing and e-Education are areas that are separately, attracting interest of several
researchers. Grid computing is concerned with provision of computing and data storage
services to a wide group of users backed ...
Host plant diversity of Sesamia calamistis : cytochrome b gene sequences reveal local genetic differentiation
(© 2008 The Netherlands Entomological Society, 2008)
Sesamia calamistis
Hampson (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) is one of the indigenous stem borer pests
associated with maize (
Zea mays
L.) and sorghum [
Sorghum bicolor
(L.) Moench] (both Poaceae) in
Africa. Its pest status ...