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Magnitudes Of Climate Variability And Changes Over The Arid And Semi-Arid Lands Of Kenya Between 1961 And 2013 Period
(University of Nairobi, 2018)The magnitude and trend of temperature and rainfall extremes as indicators of climate variability and change were investigated in the Arid and Semi-Arid Lands (ASALs) of Kenya using in-situ measurements and gridded climate ... -
Main Report on Factoring Weather and Climate information and Products into Disaster Management Policy
(Department of Meteorology, 2002) -
The Mainstreaming of Climate Change and Variability Information into Planning and Policy Development for Africa
(University of NairobiDepartment of Meteorology, 2010)The economies of Africa, however, are predominantly dependent on rainfed agriculture and the associated industries. Current and future sustainable socio-economic development of the African nations will therefore heavily ... -
Maintainability in a Mannpower System
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Maintaining the balance between Agriculture and the environment
(School of Biological Sciences, 1983) -
Maize flour contaminated with toxigenic fungi and mycotoxins in Kenya
(University of Nairobi.Department of Botany, University of Nairobi, 1995-02)The majority of the Kenyan human population may be exposed to regular doses of a wide spectrum of highly toxic, carcinogenic, immunosuppressive, mutagenic, and hepatotoxic mycotoxins through the consumption of maizemeal. ... -
Major Constraints in Application of Science and Technology in National Development-The African Perspective
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Major ecological characteristics of East African noctuid stem borers
(School of Biological Sciences, 2006) -
The major environmental factors that influence rapid disappearance of pesticides from tropical soils in Kenya
(University of NairobiDepartment of Chemistry, College of Biological and Physical Sciences, University of Nairobi, 2001)Results of field and laboratory studies on adsorption/desorption, leaching, dissipation, bound residue formation and metabolism of DDT, DDE, lindane, parathion, malathion, dimethoate and carbofuran in tropical soils in ... -
Making meteorological services more beneficial to farmers
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Malaria Infection Increases Attractiveness of Humans to Mosquitoes
(Department of Zoology, 2005)Do malaria parasites enhance the attractiveness of humans to the parasite's vector? As such manipulation would have important implications for the epidemiology of the disease, the question has been debated for many years. ... -
Malaria panel assay versus PCR: detection of naturally infected Anopheles melas in a coastal village of Equatorial Guniea.
(University Of Nairobi, 2004)Background: A study was carried out in a village of the mainland region of Equatorial Guinea in order to ascertain a) which members of Anopheles gambiae complex could be involved in malaria transmission and b) the rate ... -
Maltohexaose production by a recombinant Bacillus halodurans α-amylase
(University of NairobiCollege of biological and physical science, 2004) -
Management implications of the response of two tilapiine cichlids to long-term Changes in Lake level, allodiversity and exploitation in an equatorial lake
(School of Biological Sciences, 2011)The tilapiine cichlids Oreochromis leucostictus and Tilapia zillii were introduced into Lake Naivasha, Kenya, in 1956. Previous studies on data collected to 1987 revealed they were persistent following establishment, despite ... -
Management issues in Lake Victoria watershed
(2001)Lake Victoria is the largest lake in Africa (68 800 km2) and is the eighth largest lake in the world by volume. The three East African countries of Tanzania, Uganda and Kenya share Lake Victoria and its resources. The total ... -
Management of cassava green mite Mononychellus progresivus (Acari: Tetranychidae) in different agro-ecological zones of Kenya
(2015)The cassava green mite (CGM), Mononychellus progresivus Doreste, causes serious leaf damage on cassava leading to low root yield in the dry savanna regions of Africa. A study to compare effectiveness of the predatory phytoseiid ... -
Management of Fusarium head blight of wheat and deoxynivalenol accumulation using antagonistic microorganisms
(2008)Laboratory and green house studies were conducted at the Faculty of Agriculture, University of Nairobi, to evaluate the efficacy of Epicoccum sp., Alternaria sp., Trichoderma sp. and Bacillus sp. in control of Fusarium ... -
Management Of Healthcare Waste In National Teaching And Referral Hospitals In Kenya
(2014-08)Healthcare waste management in health facilities should include quantification of all categories to support minimisation strategies. The hazardous healthcare waste categories under study, infectious, pathological, sharps ... -
Management of snap bean insect pests and diseases by use of antagonistic fungi and plant extracts.
(University of Nairobi, 2017)Use of synthetic pesticides reduces the competitiveness of Kenyan snap bean pods due to stringent regulations by importers as a result of presence of chemical residues. This study was conducted to determine the effectiveness ...