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In vitro Antiplasmodial and Cytotoxic activity of Three Medicinal Plants used Traditionally for Treatment of Malaria
(University of Nairobi, 2020)Introduction: Reports of emergence of Artemisinin Combination Therapies (ACTs) resistant malaria parasites in Greater Mekong region and Equatorial Guinea, is a strong reason necessitating increased efforts to discover new ... -
In vitro carbohydrate digestibility tests in the Indian white shrimp, Penaeus indicus
(Department of Biological Sciences, Heriot-Watt University, Edinburgh, UK, 1996)Paper chromatography was used to determine the capacity of wild Penaeus indicus digestive gland homogenates to hydrolyse 27 carbohydrates containing a variety of bond types. Whereas all α-1 → 4 and α-1 → 1 bond oligosaccharides ... -
In Vitro Clonal Multiplication Of Pyrethrum (Chrysanthemum Cinerariaefolium Vis.) By Micropropagation
(University of Nairobi, 1981-09)Successful tissue culture procedures have been established for rapid in vitro multiplication of pyrethrum. Multiple shoot formation through axillary bud proliferation was induced in shoot tip cultures on Murashige & Skoog's ... -
In vitro cultivation of East African Leishmania.
(University of Nairobi.Department of Zoology, 1983-03) -
In vitro effects of Warburgia ugandensis, Psiadia punctulata and Chasmanthera dependens on Leishmania major promastigotes.
(School of Biological Sciences, 2010)Plant extracts from Warburgia ugandensis Sprague (Family: Canellaceae), Psiadia punctulata Vatke (Family: Compositae) and Chasmanthera dependens Hoschst (Family: Menispermaceae) were tested for activity on Leishmania major ... -
In vitro regeneration of pigeon pea using leaf explants
(University of Nairobi, 2016)Pigeon pea (Cajanus cajan (L.) Millsp.) is a drought tolerant pulse legume, mainly grown for grain in the semiarid tropics, particularly in Africa. Pigeon pea production in countries like Kenya is faced with a number ... -
In vitro response of the citrus fruit and leafspot fungus Phaeoramularia angolensis to fungicides in Kenya
(University of NairobiCollege of biological and physical science, 1996) -
In vivo screening of antimalarial activity of Acacia mellifera (Benth) (Leguminosae) on Plasmodium berghei in mice.
(2007)The activities of total extracts and lupane triterpenes, isolated from the stem bark of Acacia mellifera, were evaluated against Plasmodium berghei strain ANKA in a female Swiss mouse model. Five isolated compounds and the ... -
In-vitro anthelmintic bioactivity study of eclipta prostrata l. (whole plant) using adult haemonchus contortus worms: a case study of Migori County, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2014-12)The aim of this study was to investigate the anthelmintic activity of Eclipta prostrata (Asteraceae) which is used by traditional medicine practitioners in Migori County using adult Haemonchus contortus worm as a model.50gm ... -
Incidence and control of seedborne fungal infections associated with post-germination mortality in seedlings of Melia volkensii Gurke.
(University of Nairobi, 2013)A laboratory study was carried out at the School of Biological Sciences, Chiromo Campus, University of Nairobi, for identification of seed-borne fungi that emerge during germination of M. volkensii seeds. The study sought ... -
Incidence of aflatoxin in peanuts (Arachis hypogaea Linnaeus) from markets in Western, Nyanza and Nairobi Provinces of Kenya and related market traits
(2013)Fungal contaminants in major food staples in Kenya have negatively impacted food security. The study sought to investigate peanut market characteristics and their association with levels of aflatoxin in peanuts from Western, ... -
Incidence of mites in bee hives in the state of New York with descriptions of two new species.
(University of NairobiSchool of Biological and Physical Sciences, 1984) -
Incipient rifting accompanied by the release of subcontinental lithospheric mantle volatiles in the Magadi and Natron basin, East Africa
(University of Nairobi, 2017)Geochemical investigations of volatiles in hydrothermal systems are used to understand heat sources and subsurface processes occurring at volcanic-tectonic settings. This study reports new results of gas chemistry and ... -
Incorporation of seaweed in mushroom cultivation substrates and mushroom iodization
(University of Nairobi.school of Biological Sciences, 2012) -
Increasing African Genomic Data Generation and Sharing to Resolve Rare and Undiagnosed Diseases in Africa: a Call-to-action by the H3africa Rare Diseases Working Group
(University of Nairobi, 2022)The rich and diverse genomics of African populations is significantly underrepresented in reference and in diseaseassociated databases. This renders interpreting the Next Generation Sequencing (NGS) data and reaching a ... -
Increasing prevalence of a novel triple-mutant dihydropteroate synthase genotype in Plasmodium falciparum in western Kenya
(2015)The molecular basis of sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine (SP) resistance lies in a combination of single-nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) in two genes coding for Plasmodium falciparum dihydrofolate reductase (Pfdhfr) and P. falciparum ... -
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Indifference Pricing of Contingent Claims on NIG L´evy Model
(2012)We develop an attractive and tractable model to describe the financial time series of stock prices observed at the Nairobi exchange market then price financial derivatives on the underlying stock. The stock price process ... -
Indigenous Knowledge of Climatic Conditions for Sustainable Crop Production under Resource-Poor Farming Conditions Using Participatory Techniques
(University of NairobiCollege of Biological and Physical Sciences,University of Nairobi, 2013)Rambuda irrigation scheme is situated in Vhembe District of Limpopo Province in South Africa. It was established in 1952 and farmers do not have access to recorded climatic information. Farmers are growing crops on a ...