Faculty of Science & Technology (FST): Recent submissions
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Screening of large collections of plant associated bacteria for effective plant growth promotion and colonisation
(University of Nairobi, 2013)The use of potent and effective live microbial biofertilisers in agricultural has significant potential to reduce the costs of crop production and in mitigating greenhouse gas emissions and water pollution associated ... -
Deposition and characterization of thin film deposited by dc-rf co-sputtering for photovoltaic application
(University of Nairobi, 2013)Solar cell has the potential of being the main drive to economic prosperity as it is one of the most promising sources of cheap, environmentally friendly and renewable energy. Crystalline silicon based technology currently ... -
Dynamics of chlorpyrifos in water from upper Tana River in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2014)Water covers 70.9% of the Earth's surface (WFB, 2008), and is vital for all known forms of life (WFB, 2008). The specific contaminants leading to pollution in water include a wide spectrum of chemicals like Persistent ... -
Management of cassava green mite Mononychellus progresivus (Acari: Tetranychidae) in different agro-ecological zones of Kenya
(2015)The cassava green mite (CGM), Mononychellus progresivus Doreste, causes serious leaf damage on cassava leading to low root yield in the dry savanna regions of Africa. A study to compare effectiveness of the predatory phytoseiid ... -
Typhlodromalus aripode leon (acari: phytoseiidae) development and reproduction on major cassava pests at different temperatures and humidities: an indication of enhanced mite resilience
(2014)Both prey type and abiotic conditions limit performance of phytoseiid predators. The exotic predatory mite, Typhlodromalus aripo developed and reproduced when maintained on eggs and active stages of the cassava ... -
International Journal of BioChemiPhysics:Electromagnetic Spectrum
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Two polymethoxylated flavonoids with antioxidant activities and a rearranged clerodane diterpenoid from the leaf exudates of Microglossa pyrifolia
(University of Nairobi, 2014-12)Three novel compounds; two polymethoxylated flavonoids, 5,7,4′-trihydroxy-3,8,3′,5′-tetramethoxyflavone (1), 5,7,3′-trihydroxy-3,8,4′,5′-trimethoxyflavone (2), and a clerodane diterpenoid; 8-acetoxyisochiliolide lactone ... -
Five-day oscillation in East African low-level jet
(University of Nairobi, 1978-04)EASTERN edges of the continents are favourable for the deflection of tropical easterlies from the winter hemisphere to the summer hemisphere. Low-level southerly jet stream along the East African coast is the most pronounced ... -
Oceanic and atmospheric linkages with short rainfall season intraseasonal statistics over Equatorial Eastern Africa and their predictive potential
(University of Nairobi, 2014)Despite earlier studies over various parts of the world including equatorial Eastern Africa (EEA) showing that intraseasonal statistics of wet and dry spells have spatially coherent signals and thus greater predictability ... -
International Journal of BioChemiPhysics, Vol. 20, December 2012
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International Journal of BioChemPhysics:Atomic Energy
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An investigation to establish the presence, quality and rank of coal from parts of Mui basin in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2013)A study was conducted in which Seventy nine samples of coal were collected from four different wells of the Mui basin between November, 2005 and July, 2006, and analyzed for calorific value, fixed carbon, moisture content, ... -
New typology and origin of tsavorite based on trace-element chemistry
(University of Nairobi, 2014)New electron-microprobe analyses of ‘tsavorites’ from the Neoproterozoic Metamorphic Mozambique Belt deposits allow the characterization of green grossular according to its trace-element chemistry (V, Cr, Mn). Five chemical ... -
Brine shrimp cytotoxicity and antimalarial activity of plants traditionally used in treatment of malaria in Msambweni district.
(University of Nairobi, 2014)Abstract Context: In Kenya, most people use traditional medicine and medicinal plants to treat many diseases including malaria. To manage malaria, new knowledge and products are needed. Traditional herbal medicine has ... -
Integrative taxonomy of Acrapex stem borers (Lepidoptera : Noctuidae : Apameini): combining morphology and Poisson Tree Process analyses
(2014)Ten morphologically similar species of Acrapex from eastern and south-eastern Africa belonging to the A. stygiata and A. albivena groups are reviewed. Six species are described as new: A. brunneella, A. mitiwa, A. mpika, ... -
Hydrogeochemical analysis and evaluation of water quality in Lake Chala catchment area, Kenya
(2013)Lake Chala is a transboundary fresh water resource with no surface water inflow or outflow and is located in the southwestern part of Kenya on the Kenya-Tanzania border. The lake catchment area is bound by longitudes 370 ... -
Spatial Analysis
(2013)