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Specifications for Artisanal Aluminum Cookware in Nairobi
(University of Nairobi, 2017)The potential challenges encountered in the production of aluminium cookware in the Kamukunji cluster in Nairobi are related to the application of product design specification parameters. Methods of production ... -
Does Nutrition Education Influence Retention of Vitamin a Bio-fortified Orange-fleshed Sweet Potato in Farms Evidence From Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2019)Vitamin A deficiency (VAD) still remains a major nutritional concern in Sub-Saharan Africa. Orange-Fleshed Sweet potato (OFSP) is bio-fortified with Vitamin A and has been globally recognized as the best food-based ... -
Organophosphate and carbamate pesticide residues and accompanying risks in commonly consumed vegetables in Kenya.
(University of Nairobi, 2021)The current study was conducted to assess the levels of organophosphates and carbamates in vegetables in Kenya and to examine potential consumer health risks. A total of 90 samples were analysed by liquid chromatography/ ... -
Quality and psychosocial factors influencing purchase of orange-fleshed sweet potato bread.
(University of Nairobi, 2021)This 2018 study, conducted in six Tusky's supermarkets in Nairobi, Kenya, combined the Just-About-Right, Penalty and Mean-End-Chain analyses to examine the quality and psychosocial factors influencing the purchase of a ... -
Multiple Mycotoxins in Kenyan Rice.
(University of Nairobi, 2021)Multiple mycotoxins were tested in milled rice samples (n = 200) from traders at different milling points within the Mwea Irrigation Scheme in Kenya. Traders provided the names of the cultivar, village where paddy was ... -
Molecular Survey Ofcoxiella Burnetiiin Wildlife and Ticksat Wildlife–livestock Interfaces in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2017)Coxiella burnetii is the causative agent of Q fever, a zoonotic disease of public health importance. The role of wildlife and their ticks in the epidemiology of C. burnetii in Kenya is unknown. This study analysed the ... -
Heritability Analysis and Phenotypic Characterization of Spider Plant (Cleome gynandra L.) for Yield
(University of Nairobi, 2018)Knowledge on phenotypic diversity among existing spider plant accessions is a milestone in the improvement of spider plant, which is a highly nutritious indigenous vegetable in Kenya. A study involving agronomic and ... -
Effect of Surface Coatings on the Shelf life and Quality of Cassava
(University of Nairobi, 2018)Effect of Surface Coatings on the Shelf life and Quality of Cassava Cassava (Manihot esculenta) is grown as an important dietary source of carbohydrates for communities in a number of African countries. However, Cassava is ... -
Cold Chain Management in Horticultural Crops Value Chains: Options for Smallholder Farmers in Africa
(University of Nairobi, 2018)Maintenance of optimal low temperatures from the farm to the consumer (cold chain management) is critical to maintenance of the quality of perishable horticultural commodities and minimize deterioration after harvest. ... -
Growing of climbing beans(Maharagwe Tambarizi) in Kenya.
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Unbowed
(University of Nairobi, 2006)Maathai, the winner of the 2004 Nobel Peace Prize and a single mother of three, recounts her life as a political activist, feminist, and environmentalist in Kenya. Born in a rural village in 1940, she was already an ... -
Medicinal plants used in treatment and management of cancer in Kakamega County, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2013-12)ETHNOPHARMACOLOGICAL RELEVANCE: Traditional medicine plays a critical role in treatment of chronic debilitating and life threatening conditions and diseases. Cancer is one such condition whose therapeutic intervention ... -
Learning for a Sustainable Environment: professional development and teacher education in environmental education in the Asia‐Pacific region
(University of NairobiThe Wangari Maathai Institute for Peace and Environmental Studies, 1996)The close link between environmental education and development education advocated by major international reports of the last decade is operant in the UNESCO Asia‐Pacific region. A regional collaborative effort sponsored ...
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