Browsing Faculty of Science & Technology (FST) by Subject "Kenya"
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Abundance and Population Structure of the Blacklip Pearl Oyster, Pinctada margaritifera l. 1758 (Bivalvia: Pteriidae), in Coastal Kenya
(Western Indian Ocean Marine Science AssociationDepartment of Zoology, University of Nairobi, 2002)Pearl oysters are an important marine resource within the Indo-Pacific oceans. They are widely cultured for the production of black pearls, their flesh is eaten, and their shell, known as mother-of-pearl (MOP) is used in ... -
Access, sources and value of new medical information: views of final year medical students at the University of Nairobi
(Faculty of Medicine, University of Nairobi., 2009-01)Summary Objectives To evaluate final year medical students' access to new medical information. Method Cross-sectional survey of final year medical students at the University of Nairobi using anonymous, self-administered ... -
Application of geophysics in the search for metallic ores in Western Kenya
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A Case for Ultrasonic Evaluation of Materials in Kenya
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Ceratitid fruitflies infesting fruit crops in Kenya
(Cambridge University PressDepartment of Botany, University of Nairobi, 1994)Between 1984 and 1988, a survey of fruit-infesting ceratitid fruitflies was conducted in 11 agricultural districts in Kenya. Samples of up to 18 different fruit crops were examined for infestation. The four species of ... -
Community- and Road Kill Rabies Surveillance In Kibwezi, Kenya
(Department of Public Health, Pharmacology and Toxicology, University of Nairobi, 2010-07)We investigate the possibility of cross-infection by rabies between domestic animals and wild mammalian carnivores at a wild-domestic animal interface. The area was known to have a domestic-dog rabies but the involvement ... -
The Concentrations of Zinc, Copper, Cadmium and Lead in Rivers and Lakes in Kenya
(Academic Press Elsevier. IntSchool of Physical sciences, 1981)Abstract not available -
Copper binding by dissolved organic matter in freshwaters in Kenya
(Department of Chemistry, 2007)The binding of Cu2+ to dissolved organic matter in eight different natural water samples obtained from different locations in Kenya was studied by potentiometric titration method. The DOC contents of the eight natural water ... -
Distribution, pest status and agro-climatic preferences of lepidopteran stem borers of maize in Kenya
(school of biological sciences, 2006)Lepidopterous stem borers are the main field insect pests that attack maize, Zea mays L. in tropical Africa. A survey was carried during the long and short rain cropping seasons of 2002 / 2003 across six main agro-climatic ... -
Durations of development and production estimates by two crustacean zooplankton species Thermocyclops oblongatus Sars (Copepoda) and Diaphanosoma excisum Sars (Cladocera), in Lake Naivasha, Kenya
(SpringerDepartment of Zoology, University of Nairobi, 1994)Durations of embryonic and post-embryonic development of the two dominant zooplankton crustaceans Thermocyclops oblongatus (Copepoda) and Diaphanosoma excisum in Lake Naivasha were determined at various lake water temperatures ... -
E-readiness status and academic performance in technical training institutions in Kenya: case of Diploma in Information Technology
(University of NairobiSchool of Computing and Informatics, 2010)Many technical training institutions are currently investing in information and communication technology so that they can improve ICT infrastructure and indirectly, the e-readiness status. By attaining high levels of ... -
The effects of legume and maize stover residue management practices on the yield of a subsequent maize crop in Kitale, Kenya
(2015-06-13)A trial focusing on the management of Mucuna pruriens (mucuna) and maize stover residues was conducted over two seasons on a low fertility soil in the North Rift region of Kenya. The effects of factorial combinations of ... -
Effects of vegetation disturbance on small mammals diversity and distribution in Oloolua forest, Kenya
(University of NairobiSchool of Biological Sciences, 2010)ThIs thesis describes investigations carried out from October 2008 to March 2009 to asses the effects of vegetation disturbance on diversity and distribution of small mammals in Oloolua forest, Kenya. Four different ... -
Factors affecting abundance and distribution of submerged and floating macrophytes in Lake Naivasha, Kenya
(School of Physical Sciences, 2007)Macrophytes have been shown to perform important ecological roles in Lake Naivasha. Consequently, various studies regarding the impact of biotic factors on the macrophytes have been advanced but related studies on environmental ... -
Factors influencing drift transport and concentration in a second-order high altitude tropical river in central Keny
(Wiley, 1994)The factors that influence drift transport and concentration in the Naro Moru River are recapitulated. The most important variables accounting for the highest proportions of drift transport variance are volume sampled by ... -
First record of the occurrence of Pleurotus citrinopileatus Singer on new hosts in Kenya
(Kenya Industrial Research and Development InstituteSchool of Biological Sciences, University of Nairobi, KenyaMoi University, Kenya, 2011)The occurrence of the edible basidiomycete Pleurotus citrinopileatus is reported for the first time in Kenya. The mushroom was collected from the dead logs and branches of Antiaris toxicaria (Pers.) Lesch., Polyscias ... -
First Report of Colletotrichum gloeosporioides as a Foliar and Die-back Pathogen of Prunus africana in Kenya
(Department of Botany, University of Nairobi, 1999-01)During tree disease surveys between February 1996 and March 1998 in highland forests of Kenya, leaves of Prunus africana (Hook f.) Kalkman collected from regeneration wildings in natural forests and seedlings raised in ... -
Fluorosis in children and sources of fluoride around Lake Elementaita region of Kenya
(Department of chemistry, 1997)During a project to determine the fluoride levels of milk in Lake Elementaita region, the authors were astonished by the high levels of fluorosis in children living in the area. With special reference to children, a study ... -
Genetic variation in wild Anopheles arabiensis Patton of Mwea Irrigation Scheme, Kenya
(Cambridge University PressDepartment of Botany, University of Nairobi, 1987)Electrophoretic variation was determined at eight enzyme loci in Anopheles arabiensis from four villages in Mwea Irrigation Scheme, Kenya. Seven loci had polymorphic alíeles of which at least two were common. Pooled allele ... -
Indigenous Snake Bite Remedies of the Luo of Western Kenya
(Society of EthnobiologyCatholic University of Eastern AfricaUniversity of Nairobi, Kenya, 2005)Medicinal plants have been overtaken in the treatment of snake bites by serum therapy and are rarely considered efficacious remedies in biomedicine. Nevertheless, rural inhabitants rely on plant medical material and the ...