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The Source Rock Evaluation and Hydrocarbon Potential of the Cretaceous Rocks from Chalbi Basin, Block 10a of the Anza Rift based on Lopatin–Waples Method
(AJPS, 2022-12-16)
The Anza Rift is a northwest-southeast trending sedimentary basin located in northern Kenya. This is one of the remaining underexplored frontier exploration areas possessing high potential in hydrocarbon discoveries ...
Mathematical competitions in Africa: their prevalence and relevance to students and teachers
(University of Nairobi, 2022)
Mathematical competitions feature in most developed countries as a part of the secondary school experience, but to a lesser extent in developing countries. In this paper we investigate how widespread these competitions are ...
Direct rapid quality assurance analysis of complex matrix materials: A chemometrics enabled energy dispersive X-ray fluorescence and scattering spectrometry application
(University of Nairobi, 2022)
Compared to energy dispersive X-ray fluorescence (EDXRF) that is limited to analysis of elements (Z ≥ 13) via fluorescence and which is hardly direct, energy dispersive X-ray fluorescence and scattering (EDXRFS) spectrometry ...
Impacts of hydro climatic conditions on lesser flamingo, Phoeniconaias minor, Geoffroy populations in three Kenyan alkaline lakes.
(AJPS, 2022-12-31)
Hydro climatic conditions are critical factor determinants of lesser flamingo ecology in the alkaline Lakes of Nakuru, Elementaita and Bogoria in Kenya. Based on lake levels, rainfall and ...
Antiplasmodial and Antimicrobial Activities of Ent- Abietane Diterpenoids From the Roots of Suregada Zanzibariensis
(University of Nairobi, 2022)
The root extract ofSuregada zanzibariensisBaill. afforded six previ-ously describedent-abietane diterpenoids, namely 7-oxo-ent-abieta-5(6),8(14),13(15)-trien-16,12-olide (1), mangiolide (2),8,14b:11,12a-diepoxy ...
Cytotoxic Flavonoids From the Seeds of Dracaena Steudneri Engl Against Leukemia Cancer Cell Lines
(University of Nairobi, 2022)
Background: Leukemia is the most common type of childhood cancer. Numerous flavonoids isolated from plants
have been reported as potential chemotherapeutic agents against malignant growth while taking care of healthy
c ...
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 ...
Laboratory and Field Performance of Metarhizium Anisopliae Isolate Icipe 41 for Sustainable Control of the Invasive Fall Armyworm Spodoptera Frugiperda (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae)
(University of Nairobi, 2022)
To overcome the negative impacts of invasive fall armyworm (FAW), this study assessed
the laboratory and field efficacy of aqueous and oil-based formulations of Metarhizium anisopliae
ICIPE 41 as an alternative source ...
Antibacterial Activities of Thirteen Naturally Occuring Compounds From Two Kenyan Medicinal Plants: Zanthoxylum Paracanthum (Mildbr) Kokwaro (Rutaceae) and Dracaena Usambarensis Engl. (Asparagaceae) Against MDR Phenotypes
(University of Nairobi, 2022)
The antibacterial potency of thirteen compounds reported from two distinct genera, Zanthoxylum (Rutaceae) and Dracaena (Asparagaceae) against a panel of sensitive and multi-drug resistant Gram-positive and Gram-negative ...
Potential Antibacterial Pharmaceuticals From the Flora of Africa
(University of Nairobi, 2022)
The present chapter highlights the antibacterial potential of nine highly active
compounds isolated from the African medicinal plants: 8,8-bis-(dihydroconiferyl)-
diferulate, buesgenine, candidone, diospyrone, ferruginin ...