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Global-Regional Linkages in the Earth System
(2002)This book synthesizes current knowledge of regional-global linkages in four regions to demonstrate that study of environmental change on a regional scale can enhance understanding of global-scale environmental changes. The ... -
Glossina morsitans morsitans: mortalities caused in adults by experimental infection with entomopathogenic fungi
(University of Nairobi.School of Biological Sciences, 1989-03)Various strains of the entomopathogenic fungi: Beauveria bassiana, Metarhizium anisopliae, Paecilomyces fumosoroseus and P. farinosus were found to be pathogenic for adult tsetse, Glossina morsitans morsitans but B. bassiana ... -
Glucose and proline metabolism in the in vitro propagated procyclic trypanosoma congolense
(Facult of Science, University of Nairobi, 1992)The main purpose of this study was to determine the pathways involved in the catabolism of glucose and proline by in vitro propagated Trypanosoma congolense. The procyclic Trypanosoma. congolense were cultured in. vitro ... -
Gluon bremsstrahlung corrections to the amplitude zero in the process qq W-gamma
(University of Nairobi, 1984) -
Glutathione S-Transferases: α-Naphthyl Acetate Activity and Possible Role in Insecticide Resistance
(1995)Rat liver and house fly, Musca domestica L., glutathione S-transferases were purified by affinity chromatography and chromatofocusing. The specific activity with α-naphthyl acetate (a substrate, for general esterase activity) ... -
Glycerol dehydration tests in Ménière's disorder using extratympanic electrocochleography
(College of Biological Sciences, University of NairobiDepartments of Otolaryngology and Medical Physics, University Hospital, Nottingham, 1981)Eleven patients with classical Méniére's disorder were examined electrophysiologically using extratympanic electrocochleography. All had been fully investigated audiologically and by electronystagmography. In addition to ... -
GM sterile mosquitoes: a cautionary note. Nature Biotechnology, 24(9): 1067-1068
(School of Biological Sciences, 1999) -
Goat trypanosomiasis: trypanotolerance and epidemiology among goat breeds in Kenya
(College of Agriculture and Veterinary Sciences, University of Nairobi, 1986) -
Golden Sunbeams in Shadowy Storms
(Department of Meteorology, 2011) -
Gonadal and reproductive patterns in Tilapia leucosticta (Teleostei: Cichlidae) in an equatorial lake, Lake Naivasha (Kenya)
(University of Nairobi, 2009-08)The cichlid fish T. leucosticta (Trewavas) was studied by fortnightly seining an area of an equatorial lake (Lake Naivasha) in Kenya to study their reproductive and gonadal patterns. The study lasted 16 months during which ... -
Gonadal Development And Reproductive Activity Of The Cichlid Fish Tilapia Leucosticta (trewavas) In An Equatorial Lake
(University of Nairobi, 1969)THE most important external factors that influence gonadal development and reproductive activity are day length and temperature1. In temperate zones both factors show dramatic changes in the annual cycle. In the tropics, ... -
Gonotrophic cycle duration, fecundity and mating behavior of Anopheles gambiae complex mosquitoes in a dryland ecosystem in Baringo, Kenya
(2014)An entomological longitudinal survey was carried out over a 22 month period in two semi-arid villages in Baringo District in Kenya to study how adult malaria vectors survive under semi-arid conditions and during extended ... -
GPS Constraints on the spatial distribution of extension in the Ethiopian highlands and main Ethiopian rift."
(University of Nairobi, 2014-12)27 campaign and 17 continuous GPS sites spanning the Ethiopian Highlands, Main Ethiopian Rift (MER), and Somali Platform in Ethiopia and Eritrea were measured for varying durations between 1995 and 2014. Velocities at these ... -
Graft copolymers of poly (vinyl alcohol) and poly (lactic acid)
(College of Biological and Physical Sciences, 1996) -
Graphics display unit for simulation on personal computers
(University of NairobiCollege of biological and physical science, 1995) -
Grasslands of Kenya.
(University of Nairobi,School of Biological Sciences, 1992) -
A Gravity Survey Of The Jombo Hill Area, South Coast Kenya
(University of NairobiDepartment of Geology, 1982)The aeromagnetic survey of the Jombo Hill Area conducted in l977 revealed an anomaly of 2000 gammas in amplitude in the area of the intrusive rocks. This value gtands,out as one of the highest values ever recorded in Kenya. ... -
Green synthesis of Iron Nanoparticles on chamomile inbuilt templates
(University of Nairobi, 2014)This work reports the synthesis of polydisperse, iron nanoparticles (FeNPs) stabilized on Chamomile polyols template. Chamomile extracts at temperatures 25, 50, 75, 90°c were used. The characteristics of the ‘green synthesis’ ... -
Greenhouse Gas and Particulate Emissions and Impacts from Cooking Technologies in Africa
(2003)In much of Africa, the largest fraction of energy consumption occurs within the residential sector and is derived primarily from woodfuels burned in simple stoves with poor combustion characteristics. Many of the products ...