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Partition Geochemistry of Sediments From the Romanche Fracture Zone (RFZ), equitorial Atlantic
(Faculty of Science, University of Nairobi, 1996)A total of 62 sediment samples from 24 gravity and box cores obtained from an equal number of stations in and around the Romanche Fracture Zone (RFZ) in the Equatorial Atlantic have been subjected to partition chemical ... -
Past Climate Variability through Europe and Africa
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Pathogen infection and selection on fertilization success in Cucumis sativus
(2006)We investigated whether resistant pollen genotypes can be selected for when the maternal plants are infected and whether infection can result to changes in the pistil nutrient level influencing reproductive outcome. Both ... -
Pathogenicity of Beauveria bassiana, Metarhizium anisopliae and Serratia marcescens to the banana weevil Cosmopolites sordidus
(Uniiversity of Nairobi.School of Biological Sciences, 1993)Two exotic fungal isolates, one of Beauveria bassiana (268–86) and another of Metarhizium anisopliae (100–82), three local isolates of B. bassiana (isolates I, II, III) and one of the entomogenous bacteria Serratia marcescens, ... -
Pathogenicity of Metarhizium anisopliae (Metch) Sorok and Beauveria bassiana (Bals) Vuill to adult Phlebotomus duboscqi (Neveu-Lemaire) in the laboratory.
(School of Biological Sciences, 2011-03)BACKGROUND & OBJECTIVES: Biological control of sandflies using entomopathogenic fungi is a possible alternative to the expensive synthetic chemical control. It is potentially sustainable, less hazardous, and ... -
Pathogenicity of the entomopathogenic fungus Metarhizium anisopliae to the red-legged tick, Rhipicephalus evertsi evertsi
(University of Nairobi.school of Biological Sciences, 2011)Rhipicephalus evertsi evertsi is an economically-important tick of livestock in Africa mainly due to its ability to transmit Babesia equi to horses, Anaplasma marginale to cattle and to cause paralysis in lambs, adult sheep ... -
Pathophysiological effects of Neem (Azadirachta indica) derivatives to Rhipicephalus appendiculatus, the tick vector for Theileriosis (East Coast Fever)
(University of Nairobi, 2017)Theeffects of 2 Neem derivatives, Neem oil (NO) and Neem Seed Powder (NSP),on various physiological parameters of the brown ear tick, Rhipicephalus appendiculatus,the vector for Theileria parva. ... -
Patrick M. Shem, Paul M. Shiundu, Nicholas K. Gikonyo, Ahmed Hasssanali and Rajinder K. Saini
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Patterns and Sources of Faecal Pollution in the Heavily Impaired River Njoro Watershed Kenya: Findings and Implicaions.
(University of NairobiDepartment of Geology, 2009)Elevated faecal pollution of water bodies poses public health risks for humans as well as livestock, and degrades aquatic ecosystems. This paper presents levels, patterns and sources of faecal pollution detected in a ... -
Patterns of Seed Dispersal and Regeneration of the Invader Prosopis juliflora in the Upper Floodplain of Tana River, Kenya
(School of Biological Sciences, 2011)Invasive species in Africa have important impacts on food security and biodiversity conservation. African floodplains in arid areas are critical wildlife habitats in addition to crop production and dry season livestock ... -
PCR detection and distribution of Huanglongbing disease and psyllid vectors on citrus varieties with changes in elevation in Kenya.
(University of Nairobi,, 2009)The current decline in citrus production in Kenya is attributed to a great extent to Huanglongbing (HLB) (greening) disease, caused by Candidatus Liberibacter africanus. The control or eradication of the disease has been ... -
Peak Revision Mathematics
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Pectinase-producing microorganisms from Kenyan soda lakes (Manuscript
(University of NairobiCollege of biological and physical science, 2005) -
Pedagogical Issues and E-learning Cases: Integrating ICTs into Teaching and Learning process
(University of NairobiSchool of Computing and Informatics, 2006)Classical instructional methods have been used and will continue to be used in the teaching and learning process. However, their limitations in different circumstances vary depending on student and instructor needs, where ... -
Pentadihydronaphthoquinones A-D from the roots of Pentas bussei
(University of Nairobi, 2012) -
Pentavalent vaccination in Kenya: coverage and geographical accessibility to health facilities using data from a community demographic and health surveillance system in Kilifi County
(University of Nairobi, 2022-04)Background: There is substantial evidence that immunization is one of the most significant and cost-effective pillars of preventive and promotive health interventions. Effective childhood immunization coverage is thus ... -
People, Livestock, And Wildlife: Existing Best Natural Resource Management Practices In Naibung’a And Namunyak Community Based Conservancies.
(Department of Public Health, Pharmacology and Toxicology, University of Nairobi, 2011-01)There are a number of successful Community Based Conservation (CBC) projects in Ewaso Nyiro ecosystem. The success of CBC depends upon its acceptance by rural peoples, but few studies have examined the factors behind the ... -
Perceived risk factors and risk pathways of Rift Valley fever in cattle in Ijara district, Kenya: original research
(University of Nairobi, 2014)Ijara district in Kenya was one of the hotspots of Rift Valley fever (RVF) during the 2006/2007 outbreak, which led to human and animal deaths causing major economic losses. The main constraint for the control and prevention ... -
Perfect fluid distribution in class one space-time
(Department of Mathematics, University of Nairobi, 1972)Space-times of class one for which the elementary divisors of the second fundamental tensor are real but not simple, do not admit perfect fluid distributions. -
Performance chacterization of a dye-sensitized photovoltaic module under tropical weather conditions: the case of Nairobi, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, Kenya, 2012)The performance of a Dye-sensitized solar module (DSSM) of active area 175.12 cm has been investigated at a tropical climate area at co-ordinates 35.81 ᄚ East, 1.280 South. Investigation of the DSSM's performance parameters; ...