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Temporal fluctuations of seasonal rainfall patterns in East Africa
(1984)
In order to investigate temporal fluctuations in the seasonal rainfall over East
Africa, monthly rainfall records from about 100 stations during" the period 1931 -75 were subjected
to harmonic analysis on the yearly ...
Prevalence of aflatoxin contamination in cereals from Nandi county, Kenya
(2015)
Aflatoxins are secondary fungal metabolites that contaminate cereals, other crops and animal
source foods and are a recognized health risk. Kenya has had several outbreaks of aflatoxicosis
affecting humans and pets. The ...
DNA species surveillance: Monitoring bushmeat poaching and trading in Kenya using partial
(2012)
DNA species identification has applications in such areas as forensic science, systematics,conservation genetics and agriculture. One key anthropogenic activity threatening large wildlife fauna is illegal exploitation. In ...
The changing conceptions and focus of health research in East Africa
(2006-06)
Perceptions in health research are a product of the circumstances within the society, where the
research activities are situated. In East Africa there has been a change in conceptualization
over a period of time from an ...
The new local level politics in East Africa: studies on Uganda, Tanzania and Kenya
(1994)
This research report consists of three studies: Per Tidemand's Ugandan study concentrates on the politics of the new representative local state institutions which emerged in 1986. Andrew Kiondo's Tanzania study focuses on ...
Indigenous Snake Bite Remedies of the Luo of Western Kenya
(Society of Ethnobiology, 2005)
Medicinal plants have been overtaken in the treatment of snake
bites by serum therapy and are rarely considered efficacious remedies in biomedicine. Nevertheless, rural inhabitants rely on plant medical material and the ...
China’s Belt and Road Initiative and Intra-Regional Dynamics in Africa
(BRILL, 2020-10-20)
This article examines the influence of China’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) on
intra-regional dynamics. Given that the BRI traverses many countries, what has not been
fully addressed in the literature is how the ...
China, region-centric infrastructure drives and regionalism in Africa
(Routledge, 2020-11-30)
This article provides a structural reading of the complexities of
region-centric infrastructure drives, African regionalism and the
role of China. Four structural layers underlying China’s
engagement in the region are ...