Faculty of Science & Technology (FST): Recent submissions
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The utilizattion of medicinal plants by the Masaai community in arid lands of Kajado county, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2016)Arid and semiarid lands (ASALs) in Kenya endowed with many valuable plants used in primary healthcare in the treatment of human diseases. Medicinal plants used by local communities of ASALs in Kenya have not been well ... -
Biopiracy of natural products and good bioprospecting practice.
(University of Nairobi, 2016)BACKGROUND: Biopiracy mainly focuses on the use of biological resources and/or knowledge of indigenous tribes or communities without allowing them to share the revenues generated out of economic exploitation or other ... -
How would children register their own births? Insights from a survey of students regarding birth registration knowledge and policy suggestions in Kenya.
(University of Nairobi, 2016)Birth registration and obtaining physical birth certificates impose major challenges in developing countries, with impact on child and community health, education, planning, and all levels of development. However despite ... -
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 ... -
The effect of mass mosquito trapping on malaria transmission and disease burden (SOLARMAL): a stepped-wedge cluster-randomised trial.
(Unuversity of Nairobi, 2016)BACKGROUND: Odour baits can attract host-seeking Anopheles mosquitoes indoors and outdoors. We assessed the effects of mass deployment of odour-baited traps on malaria transmission and disease burden. METHODS: We ... -
Structure of the 40s ribosomal subunit of plasmodium falciparum by homology and de novo modeling.
(University of Nairobi, 2017)Generation of three dimensional structures of macromolecules using in silico structural modeling technologies such as homology and de novo modeling has improved dramatically and increased the speed by which tertiary ... -
The global ethics corner: foundations, beliefs, and the teaching of biomedical and scientific ethics around the world.
(University of Nairobi, 2017)The profound advances in the biomolecular sciences over the last decades have enabled similar advances in biomedicine. These advances have increasingly challenged our abilities to deploy them in an equitable and ethically ... -
Selected ethno-medicinal plants from Kenya with in vitro activity against major African livestock pathogens belonging to the "Mycoplasma mycoides cluster".
(University of Nairobi, 2016)ETHNOPHARMOCOLOGICAL RELEVANCE: Members of 'Mycoplasma mycoides cluster' are important ruminant pathogens in Africa. Diseases caused by these Mycoplasma negatively affect the agricultural sector especially in developing ... -
Metabolic and adaptive immune responses induced in mice infected with tissue-dwelling nematode Trichinella Zimbabweans.
(University of Nairobi, 2016)Tissue-dwelling helminths are known to induce intestinal and systemic inflammation accompanied with host compensatory mechanisms to counter balance nutritional and metabolic deficiencies. The metabolic and immune responses ... -
The capacity of diagnostic laboratories in Kenya for detecting infectious diseases.
(University of Nairobi, 2017)BACKGROUND: The aim of this study is to present data of the diagnostic capacity of Kenyan laboratories to diagnose a number of human pathogens. The study is based on the data obtained from a biosecurity survey conducted ... -
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. ... -
Moringa oleifera and ceramic filters for escherichia coli and turbidity removal from drinking water.
(University of Nairobi, 2016)Porous ceramic filters were prepared by incorporating burnout material into the clay and their efficiency in removal of turbidity and Escherichia coli tested. Moringa oleifera seeds were also tested for their biocoagulant ... -
Atmospheric corrosion studies in Kenya: past, present and future
(University of Nairobi, 2016)Despite the regular inspections and current contingencies made in the HF plant at Necsa, an isolated case where two mild steel vessels leaked HF during operation occurred without warning. The failure of both these vessels ... -
Fate of lambda-cyhalothrin in kales, tomatoes and cabbage from rural setting in Kenya.
(University of Nairobi, 2017)A vegetable is any part of a plant that is consumed by humans as food as part of a savory course or me al. They are highly nutritious and form as key food com modity in the human consumption. ... -
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. ... -
Pharmaceutical equivalence of clarithromycin oral dosage forms marketed in Nairobi county, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2017)Clarithromycin is a broad-spectrum semi-synthetic macrolide indicated for treatment of pneumonias, Helicobacter pylori, and chlamydial and skin infections. The object of this study was to evaluate the pharmaceutical ... -
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 ... -
The food and beverage occurrence of furfuryl alcohol and myrcene—two emerging potential human carcinogens?
(University of Nairobi, 2017)For decades, compounds present in foods and beverages have been implicated in the etiology of human cancers. The World Health Organization (WHO) International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) continues to classify such ... -
Aflatoxin contamination in unrecorded beers from Kenya – A health risk beyond ethanol
(University of Nairobi, 2017)Samples of unrecorded opaque beers (n = 58; 40 based on maize, 5 on sorghum and 13 on other plants) and recorded wines (n = 8) in Kenya were screened for aflatoxins using a rapid ELISA technique followed by confirmation ... -
Novel Rickettsia and emergent tick-borne pathogens: A molecular survey of ticks and tick-borne pathogens in Shimba Hills National Reserve, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2017-02)Ticks are important vectors of emerging and re-emerging zoonoses, the majority of which originate from wildlife. In recent times, this has become a global public health concern that necessitates surveillance of both known ...