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Introduction African Mountains and Highlands: Crisis in Africa-Needed Research and Action, with Special Reference to Kenya
(1992)
This introductory paper notes the importance of the African mountains and highlands in providing resources for concentrations of dense populations in lowland areas and explores how scientific information can be readily ...
The University of Massachusetts' Later Stone Age/Pastoral ‘Neolithic’ Comparative Study in Central Kenya: an Overview
(1977)
The preliminary results of an intensive thirteen-month field programme are reported. Components of this programme included (I) an archaeological survey of the central Rift Valley stratified using elevation and precipitation, ...
African perspectives on development: controversies, dilemmas & openings.
(Univesity of Nairobi, 1994)
The book provides 23 chapters on views of Africa, mostly written by authors within Africa. They provide theoretical perspectives on the crisis of development theories, the effect of population on development, rural ...
Erosion and planation surfaces in the Machakos-Kitui area of Kenya
(Kluwer Academic Publisher, 1978)
Geomorphologically, Africa is renowned for widely developed erosion surfaces. Details of these surfaces, including how they have come to be, are only imperfectly understood. This paper gives the results of a detailed study ...
The definition of desertification: its programmatic consequences for UNEP and the international community
(University of Nairobi, 1990)
This paper traces the origin of the word 'desertification', discusses its interpretation by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), and outlines the programmes that have been and are still being established under ...
The Kenya Highlands: land use and agricultural development
(University of Nairobi, 1971)
The main purpose of this survey was to map, study and attempt to explain the distribution and the main characteristics associated with the major crops in the Kenya Highlands during the period of European farming, basing ...
Hepatitis B Virus, Hepatocellular Carcinoma And Liver Cirrhosis In Kenya. East Afr Med J. 1993 Apr;70(4 Suppl):34-6.
(University of Nairobi, 1993)
Hepatocellular carcinoma is the third most common malignancy in Kenyan males occurring with a peak incidence at 40 years of age. A worldwide correlation has been noted between the incidence of hepatocellular carcinoma and ...
A histological study on the ovary of the African cane rat (Thryonomys swinderianus)
(University of Nairobi, 1978)
The cane rat, Thryonomys swinderianus is a relatively large rodent weighing between 2.5 and 3.5 kg. It lives in marshy areas along river banks. The histology of the ovaries was studied during pregnancy and non-pregnancy. ...