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Assessing Time Trends in Sex Differences in Swimming & Running
(University of Nairobi, 2000) -
Assessment and Utilization of Wind Power in Kenya – A Review
(Department of Meteorology, University of Nairobi, 2008)Wind energy is one form of free renewable resource that is being vigorously pursued by many countries of the world including Kenya. It is a cheap, clean and non-polluting energy sources that may finally be used to replace ... -
Assessment of antibiotic potentials of insect antibacterial factors
(University of Nairobi.School of Biological Sciences, 1989-06)Immune haemolymphs from the giant silkmoth, Hyalophora cecropia and, to a lesser extent, from the tsetse, Glossina morsitans morsitans possess antibacterial activities against several species of bacteria known to be ... -
Assessment of cottage-derived heavy metal pollution of soils
(University of NairobiCollege of biological and physical science, 2000) -
An assessment of e-extension platforms in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2017-07)The use of ICT in agriculture within developing countrie s has quickly gained popularity among development agencies, the private sector and even the government. ICT for ... -
Assessment of Economic Impacts of Climate Change in Kenya's Agricultural Sector : A shift from a Recardian Approach
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Assessment of Honeybee Colony Performance in the Agro-Ecological Zones of Uganda
(University of Nairobi, 2018)Honeybee colony performance is the ability of the honeybees to defend the colony and also to effectively collect nectar and pollen and thus productivity. The colony performance of honeybees in nine agro-ecological zones ... -
Assessment of human exposures to natural sources of radiation in Kenya
(1999)Exposures to various components of the natural background radiation in Kenya were estimated using measured activity concentrations of natural radionuclides and conversion factors. Contributions to the total effective dose ... -
Assessment of Molluscicidal, Cercericidal and Miracicidal Activities of Crude Extracts of Azadirachta indica and Entada leptostachya
(2013)Schistosomiasis infections in humans depend absolutely on the presence of intermediate host. Control of the intermediate host disrupts the cycle of schistosomes stopping transmission of schistosomiasis. Synthetic molluscicides ... -
Assessment of organochlorine Pesticides residues in water and sediments From mutuini, Nairobi and Kangemi dams in The Nairobi River Basin
(Environmental Chemistry, University of Nairobi, 2012)Nairobi is prone to a wide variety of uncontrolled activities, varying in scope, time span, material input and environmental emission. New chemical inventions and applications are expected to generate more pollutants ... -
Assessment of policies on air pollution in Africa
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Assessment of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in Lates niloticus, Oreochromis niloticus and Rastrineobola argentea as sources of human exposure in Kisumu Bay, Winam Gulf of Lake Victoria
(Department of Chemistry, 2012)The concentrations of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) in Lates niloticus, Oreochromis niloticus and Rastrineobola argentea from three beaches were assessed to establish whether they are sources of human exposure ... -
Assessment of Possible Sources of Endocrine Disruptors and Microbial Pathogens and their Impacts in the Lake Victoria Basin in the East African Region.
(University of Nairobi,, 2010)This study was conducted from August 2008 to May 2009 in Mwanza (Tanzania), Jinja (Uganda) and Kisumu, Homabay and Suba (Kenya) to establish the sources of pollutants in particular endocrine disruptors and microbial pathogens ... -
Assessment of selected parameters for industrial effluents from some industrial sites in Nairobi, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2016)Abstract The discharge of industrial effluents into the environment poses a threat to human health and is of environmental concern to both plants and animals. Over the last several years there has been a great deal of ... -
Assessment of soft X-ray imaging for detection of fungal infection in wheat
(ElsevierAgriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Cereal Research Centre, Winnipeg, MB, Canada R3T 2M9Department of Biosystems Engineering, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB, Canada R3T 5V6, 2009)The potential of soft X-ray imaging to detect fungal infection in wheat was investigated. Healthy wheat kernels and kernels infected with the common storage fungi namely Aspergillus niger, A. glaucus group, and Penicillium ... -
Assessment of soil seed bank from six different vegetation types in Kakamega forest, Western Kenya
(© 2011 Academic JournalsSchool of biological sciences, 2011-10)Kakamega forest, the only rainforest in Kenya, has faced extensive fragmentation and degradation over the last decades. Slow recovery of degraded areas is due to slow or no natural regeneration. An assessment was conducted ... -
Assessment of Sulphur dioxide levels in selected sites in Athi river, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2017)Industrialization, economic growth, urbanization and population growth have been responsible for air pollution in developing countries. The discharge of harmful chemicals and increased combustion of fossil fuels, affect ... -
Assessment of temporal changes in haem and protein levels in Ixodid ticks following blood engorgement, and their use as age-grading parameters
(University of Nairobi, 1984)Nymphs of Rhipicephalus appendiculatus and Hyalomma anatolicum anatolicum were fed on rabbits and maintained in the laboratory to allow moulting and further development. At specified time intervals from 0 to 500 days after ... -
Assessment of the abnormal growth of floating macrophytes in Winam Gulf (Kenya) by using MODIS imagery time series
(University of Nairobi, 2013-02)The objective of this research study is to assess the capability of time-series of MODIS imagery to provide information suitable for enhancing the understanding of the temporal cycles shown by the abnormal growth of the ...