Faculty of Science & Technology (FST): Recent submissions
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Genetic Diversity Analysis Among Cowpea [vigna Unguiculata (l.) Walp] Accessions From Sub-saharan Africa Using Simple Sequence Repeats (ssr's).
(University of NairobiCollege of Biological and Physical Sciences (CBPS), 2008-11)Cowpea is one of the most important legumes in the world. It is the second most important pulse crop in tropical Africa after common beans (Phaseolus vulgaris). Cowpea is valued for the high protein content of its grains ... -
Growth And Nodulation Of Some Multipurpose Nitrogen Fixing Trees In Two Tropical Soils
(University of NairobiDepartment of Botany, 1998)The aims of the study were to investigate nodulation of four tree species namely Leucaena leucocephala, Leucaena diversifolia, Calliandra cel.ot.trisyas and Sesbania sesban in various ecological zones of the country. ... -
Development of an enhanced Graphics terminal based on the uPD7220A Graphics Display Controller
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Simple Non-destructive Technique For The Analysis Of Mercury In Creams
(University of NairobiCollege of Biological and Physical Sciences (CBPS), 1997)The sale of cosmetic creams is unrestricted in Kenya. Accusations have been levelled on these products due to their having dysfunctious effects on consumers as a result of addition of non conventional skin lightening ... -
Comparative studies on the course of Trypanosoma (nannomons) Simiae infection in different breeds of pig
(University of Nairobi, 1989)'Ibis study sought to determine experimentally if any differences exist in the susceptibility of different breeds of pig to trypanosomiasis caused by T. simiae. Four breeds were used: pure Large White, Large White ... -
Glucose metabolism in S. Mansoni infection
(Facult of Science, University of Nairobi, 1993)There have been conflicting reports on the effect of S. mensoni infection on mammalian host glucose metabolism. Some workers have reported an elevation of host serum glucose concentration, while others have reported ... -
A Study Of Electrochemical Degradation Of Polyaniline Using Cyclic Voltammetric Technique
(University of NairobiDepartment of Chemistry, 1996)Cyclic voltammetry scans were obtained using a PAR model 175 Universal programmer in conjuction with PAR 173 potentiostat/galvanostat. The output signal were fed into a PAR RE 0089 X-Y recorder. The three electrodes ... -
A Study of Tannery Effluents and Their Effect on Receiving Waters
(1987-10)Four tanneries, two in Nairobi and one each in Thika and Athi River township were identified for this study. Water samples from all the four tanneries were collected, at two different times, from the raw effluent, the ... -
Optimising The Dose Of Embelin, A Potential Male Antifertility Agent, Using Different Routes Of Administration
(University of NairobiFaculty of Science, 1996)Reproduction is a physiological process which involves the act of mating between two members of one species and of opposite sex with consequent production of offspring. At human level this physiological process is ... -
Concatenative Syllable-based Text To Speech System For Kipsigis Language
(University of NairobiSchool Of Computing And Informatics, 2007-08)A Kipsigis Concatenative Syllable-based Text to speech system is presented in this document. A text - to - speech (TIS) system must be capable of automatically producing speech by storing small segments of speech and ... -
Effects Of High Temperature On Survival, Growth And Effectiveness Of Locally Isolated Rhizobium Phaseoli
(Department of Botany, University of Nairobi, 1987)Twenty six locally isolated Rhizobium phaseoli stains and two re-isolated strains originally obtained from the NifTAL (Nitrogen Fixation for Tropical Agricultural Legumes) culture collection were authenticated. The cultural, ... -
A Self Programming. Numerical-controlled Drill For Printed Circuitboards
(University of NairobiCollege of Biological and Physical Sciences (CBPS), 1982)The numerical control of an X-Y co-ordinate table by the Tuscan microcomputer is presented as a problem involving interface skills, numerical control and signal processing. The main objective of the project 1S to develop ... -
Studies of the potential Non-target effects of Bacillus Thuringiensis Cryiab toxin on two Stemborer Parasitoids, Cotesia Flavipes Cameron, Xanthopimpla Stemmator Thunberg, and the Butterfly Acraea Eponina Cramer
(University of NairobiSchool of Biological Sciences, 2004)A risk assessment on parasitoid and butterfly species was carried out as a precaution for the introduction of Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt) maize in Kenya. MON810 Bt maize variety, which expresses CrylAb toxin was considered ... -
Sources Of Dissolved Inorganic Nutrient Fluxes In The Gazi Bay And Implications For Coastal Ecosystems
(University of NairobiFaculty of Science, 1997)Nutrient fluxes of dissolved NI-I/, N02-, N03-, P043- and Si(OH)4 in the water column and nearshore sediments were measured in situ in the Mangrove, Seagrass and Coral reef biotopes of the Gazi Bay. The measurements were ... -
Laplace Transform Solution Of Hydromagnetic Steady Flow Of Viscous Incompressible Fluid Between Two Parallel Infinite Plates
(University of NairobiSchool of Mathematics, 2010)This project aims at getting the solution of hydro magnetic steady flow of viscous incompressible fluid between two parallel infinite plates using the Laplace transform method. The upper plate is moving with constant ... -
Characterization of Trypanosoma Congolense stocks from the West and East African regions using molecular Karyotvping
(University of Nairobi, 1992)Trypanosoma congolense, which is responsible for most of animal trypanosomiasis 10 Africa, has a great diversity of variants. Differences occur between stocks from different geographical regions and also between stocks ... -
Determining The Rate Of Decay Of Elephant Dung And The Factors Affecting It In Two Different Habitats Of Aberdare National Park,Kenya
(Department of Zoology, 1997)Since the uplisting of the African elephant (Loxodonta africana) from appendix II to appendix I of the Convention In Trade of Endangered Species (CITES), it has become important to monitor their numbers and trends. ... -
Impact assessment of software agents to organizations
(University of NairobiSchool of Computing and Informatics, 2008)Intelligent software personal assistants for human organizations are an active research area within the multi-agent community. However, while many capabilities for these software personal assistants are imagined or already ... -
Application of unsupervised classification in NIR spectroscopy of soil
(University of NairobiSchool of Mathematics, 2004)Assessment of soil quality requires expensive and time-consuming measurements in the laboratory and the field. Many repetitions of the measurements are required to deal with high soil variability. As a result, scientists ... -
Inventory System For An Agrovet Company
(University of NairobiInstitute of Computer Science, University of Nairobi, Kenya, 2001-07)The objective of this project was to study the current information system for an agrovet company with the view of computerizing the manual system.It aims at improving the efficiency, reliability and effectiveness of ...