Faculty of Science & Technology (FST): Recent submissions
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Lower crustal seismicity, volatiles, and evolving strain fields during the initial stages of cratonic rifting
(University of Nairobi, 2014-12)The volcanically active East African rift system in southern Kenya and northern Tanzania transects thick cratonic lithosphere, and comprises several basins characterized by deep crustal seismicity. The US-French-Tanzania-Kenya ... -
GPS Constraints on the spatial distribution of extension in the Ethiopian highlands and main Ethiopian rift."
(University of Nairobi, 2014-12)27 campaign and 17 continuous GPS sites spanning the Ethiopian Highlands, Main Ethiopian Rift (MER), and Somali Platform in Ethiopia and Eritrea were measured for varying durations between 1995 and 2014. Velocities at these ... -
Phytochemical screening and cytotoxicity evaluation of launaea cornuta h. (asteraceae) using brine shrimp
(University of Nairobi, 2015)Launaea cornuta is an erect perennial plant with hollow stems up to 1.5 m high and creeping rhizomes and belongs to the family of Asteraceae which is the largest family of flowering plants. A single plant can cover a ... -
Community Participation in Solid Waste Recycling in Nairobi River Basin
(University of Nairobi, 2008) -
Poisoning of Cranes Living on Agricultural Landscape in Central Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2009) -
Pilot E-content Development Training
(University of Nairobi, 2004) -
E-learning Content Development for Science and Engineering Education
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Larval Ecology Of Malaria Vectors In Western Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 1984) -
hancing Quality and Reliability of Weather and Climate Forecasts in The Greater Horn of Africa
(University of Nairobi, 2005) -
Acute abdominal aortic rupture in a Mare on transit
(University of Nairobi, 2015)External parasites are regarded as the basic causes of retardation in growth, poor conditions and lowered production in free-range chickens. However, information is lacking on the occurrence of external parasites of ... -
Synthesis And Characterization Of Tris-cyclometalated Iridium (III) And Ruthenium (II) Complexes
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Phytochemical composition and brine shrimp cytotoxicity effect of rosmarinus officinalis
(University of Nairobi, 2015)Plant compounds exhibit enormous structural diversity, unfortunately only a small proportion of that diversity has been seriously explored for pharmacological potential. The use and commercialization of non-timber plant ... -
Advocacy towards changes on laws governing access to safe abortion in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2014)Unsafe abortion is one of the leading causes of maternal mortality and morbidity worldwide as well as in Kenya. The discussion of a revised constitution for Kenya during 2008 to August 2010 was an opportunity to create ... -
The possibility of one-size-fits-all in ict4d design: a case study of the day-labour organisations
(University of Nairobi, 2015)This paper presents design experiences for two Non-Governmental organizations and one day-labour organisation working for the informal job seekers and employers—day-labour market. The authors present the three design ... -
Spectrometric detection of organic compounds and toxicity of ethanolic leaves extracts of prosopis juliflora
(University of Nairobi, 2015)Spectrometric detection of saponins, tannins and alkaloids in Prosopis juliflora using Fourier Transform Infrared (FTIR) spectroscopy is reported in this paper. Crude dry plant powders and corresponding ethanolic extracts ... -
Diterpenoid derivatives of Kenyan croton sylvaticus
(University of Nairobi, 2015)Kenyan Croton sylvaticus Hochst. ex Krauss gave four clerodane diterpenoids, the new ent-3,13E-clerodadiene-15-formate (1), the known 15-acetoxy-ent-3,13E-clerodadiene (2), ent-3,13E-clerodadien-15-ol (3) and hardwickiic ... -
Intima – media thickness of left anterior descending coronary artery in a Black Kenyan population: correlation with morphological feature
(University of Nairobi, 2014)Background: Intima-Media thickness is an acknowledged surrogate marker for predicting and profiling of atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease. It displays geographical and ethnic variation but is seldom reported among black ... -
Economic evaluation of foliar NPK fertilizer on tea yields in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2015)Economic evaluation analysis of foliar (NPK) fertilizer on tea yields was investigated on three varieties of tea grown in the Kenyan Highlands. Foliar fertilizers trial was setup on three sites, Meru, Kirinyaga and Kericho, ... -
Alcohol consumption patterns of student -athletes in a Kenyan Public University.
(University of Nairobi, 2011)Alcohol use and abuse among university students is a rapidly growing concern in universities in Kenya. The purpose of this study was to evaluate alcohol consumption among university student-athletes and data was collected ...