Faculty of Science & Technology (FST): Recent submissions
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Suppression of nociception by Ocimum masaiense root extract involves both central and peripheral mechanisms
(Department of Chemistry, University of Nairobi, 2011)The members of genus Ocimum find wide application in traditional medicine. The current study was undertaken to evaluate the probable mechanisms of antinocicep- tive action of chloroform/ethanol extracts of Ocimum ... -
On third order rotatability
(School of Mathematics, University of Nairobi, 1994)Third order rotatability of experimental designs, moment matrices and information surfaces is investigated, using a Kronecker power representation. This representation complicates the model but greatly simplifies the ... -
The rainfall distribution at a tree/crop interface.
(University of NairobiCollege of biological and physical science, 1987) -
Assessing malaria burden during pregnancy in Mali
(Elsevier, 2007)Malaria infection during pregnancy is associated with adverse consequences including low birth weight (LBW) and maternal anemia, particularly in primigravidae and secundigravidae. In preparation for a clinical trial of the ... -
Tree/crop interface investigations. Preliminary results with cassia siamea and maize
(University of NairobiCollege of biological and physical science, 1987) -
A prediction model for crop yield in mixed culture cropping system.
(University of NairobiCollege of biological and physical science, 1986) -
Influence of plant population on growth
(University of NairobiCollege of biological and physical science, 1983) -
Responses of coffee Arabia to pruning in Kenya
(University of NairobiCollege of biological and physical science, 1982) -
A simple technique for timing irrigation in coffee using cobalt chloride paper disks
(University of NairobiCollege of biological and physical science, 1981)A simple technique for determining the time to irrigate coffee using leaf water potential as an indicator of internal water belance is described. The technique is based on the time taken for dry cobalt chloride paper disk ... -
Studies with antitranspiratis on coffee. (Coffee Arabic L.)
(University of NairobiCollege of biological and physical science, 198) -
African perceptions and myths about menopause
(Kenya Medical Association, 1997)Menopause for most African women marks the end of reproductive potential. For the grand multiparous women deprived of modern contraceptive technologies it is also a relief from pregnancies; but to the childless women it ... -
High density plantings of coffee I micro
(University of NairobiCollege of biological and physical science, 1979) -
Interaction Between the Antibiotic Trichothecenes and the Higher Plant Baccharis megapotamica
(College of Physical and Biological Sciences, 1981-10)The Brazilian shrub Baccharis megapotamica contains significant amounts of antibiotic trichothecenes. When these plants are grown in the United States, they are devoid of the mycotoxins. Feeding experiments with fungus-produced ... -
High density plantings of coffee II. Adaptive changes in some plant characteristics.
(University of NairobiCollege of biological and physical science, 1973) -
Composition and seasonality of benthic invertebrates, and drift in the Naro Moru River, Kenya
(1992)A survey was carried out to establish the nature and composition of the benthos along the Naro Moru, a tropical river in central Kenya using artificial substrate baskets, from November 1986 to October 1987. A clear ... -
Factors influencing usage of new technologies in low-income households in Kenya: the case of Nairobi
(School of computing and informatics, University of Nairobi, 2012)Purpose – Use of e-mail, the internet and mobile phones, collectively referred to as the “new technologies” in this paper, is influenced by various factors in low-income households. These factors, which range between ... -
Autotrophic carbon sources for fish communities in a tropical coastal ecosystem (Gazi bay, Kenya)
(Academic Press in association with the Estuarine and Brackish-water Sciences Association, 2009)Interlinked mangrove-seagrass ecosystems are characteristic features of many tropical coastal areas, where they act as feeding and nursery grounds for a variety of fishes and invertebrates. The autotrophic carbon sources ... -
Diel dynamics of organic drift transport in a second-order, high-altitude river in Kenya
(WileyDepartment of Zoology, Egerton University, 1994) -
Multiagent Systems for Bandwidth Optimization in Wireless Grids.
(University of NairobiCollege of biological and physical science, 2006) -
The reproductive activity of the pearl oyster Pinctada imbricata Röding 1798 (Pteriidae) in Gazi Bay, Kenya
(Department of Zoology, University of NairobiDepartment of Botany, University of Nairobi, 2006)This paper describes the reproductive activity of the pearl oyster Pinctada imbricata Röding 1798 in two adjacent areas in Gazi Bay, Kenya, exposed to different tidal current velocity. The annual mean temperature, salinity, ...