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Beach erosion: case studies on the East African coast
(1992-10)
Marine erosion of late Holocene beach deposits is a common problem 011 the equatorial
coasts of the western Indian Ocean, damaging or threatening tourism-related investment
and communication infrastructure. The problem ...
Recent Trends of Minimum and Maximum Surface Temperatures over Eastern Africa
(2000-08)
This study investigated recent trends in the mean surface minimum and maximum air temperatures over eastern
Africa by use of both graphical and statistical techniques. Daily records for 71 stations for the period \939-92
were ...
Right from primary school, I liked science: understanding health research capacity building in sub-Saharan Africa through Kenyan training experiences.
(2014)
Defining research career paths that enable Africans to address local and global health issues is essential for population health. This study was conducted to better understand how international health training programs ...
Digestive physiology of East African wild ruminants.
(1983)
The physiology of digestion of wild ruminants in their natural habitat was determined. The study consisted of fifty-one adult male animals representing sixteen species. While diet and body weight were both related to the ...
Feeding dairy cattle in East Africa.
(2012)
This book contains 9 chapters that discuss the nutrient requirements of dairy cows; pasture management; forage production and utilization; supplements and additives; feeding calves, heifers and cows; ration formulation; ...
Control of protozoal diseases in eastern Africa: The case for environmental consideration
(1986)
Malaria, African trypanosomiasis, theileriosis, babesiosis and coccidiosis are of great public health and/or economic importance in eastern Africa. Leishmaniasis is an increasing problem in this area and other protozoal ...
Application of the NCAR regional climate model to eastern Africa 1. Simulation of the short rains of 1988
(1999)
The National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR) Regional Climate
Model (RegCM2) is employed to investigate the physical mechanisms that govern the
October-December rains over eastern Africa. The model employs the ...
Molar proportions of volatile fatty acids in the gastrointestinal tract of East African wild ruminants.
(1983)
The molar proportions of seven individual VFA's were determined at select sites along the gastrointestinal tract of sixteen species of East African wild ruminants. The resulting data were statistically analyzed for species ...
Mapping aflatoxin risk from milk consumption using biophysical and socio-economic data: a case study of Kenya
(2016)
This research reports a mapping of aflatoxin risk in the milk value chain in Kenya using a geographic information systems (GIS) approach. The objective was to spatially locate regions at risk by taking into account biophysical ...