Faculty of Science & Technology (FST): Recent submissions
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Commercialization of research work on the avocado oil extraction and avocado seedcake UNISPAR project
(University of Nairobi, 1996) -
Medicinal Plants Traditionally used to Manage Male Sexual Dysfunction and Infertility in Tana River County, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2013)Globally, sexual dysfunction afflicts 10% of men of all ages, ethnicities and cultural background. In Tana River County traditional medicine plays a key role in the management of sexual dysfunction and infertility. An ... -
YS 12 Synthesis and biological evaluation of pyrazoline derivatives from Chalcones of Polygonum Senegalense as possible anti-microbial agents
(University of Nairobi, 2013-12)The pyrazolines synthesized in this study can be classified into three groups. The first category has phenyl substituted azole ring. The second group contain acetate group attached to nitrogen in the ring. The last group ... -
Ethnobotanical uses and phytochemical analysis of Cyperus articulatus
(University of Nairobi, 2013-12)It may be possible to use plant extracts to develop environmental friendly repellents for effective insects control through screening of plants for repellent activity. Recently, the environmental friendly and biodegradable ... -
Antimicrobial napthoquinones from the roots of aloe secundiflora
(University of Nairobi, 2013-12)Two new naphthoquinones, 5 - hydroxy - 3,6 - dimethoxy - 2 - methylnaphthalene - 1,4 - dione ( 1 ) and 5,8 - dihydroxy - 3 - methoxy - 2 - methylnaphthalene - 1,4 - dione ( 2 ), were ... -
Macroinvertebrate assemblages as indicators of water quality and ecological integrityof Laikipia Rivers, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2013-09)Macroinvertebrate assemblages were sampled at various stations along Laikipia Rivers using 0.5 mm mesh size scoop net in the riffles, pools and runs from February 2010-January 2013. The overall objective of the study was ... -
The effects of riparian land use on water quality and fish species composition in the headwater streams of Tana, Athi and Ewaso Ngiro Rivers within Central Kenya
(2013)Land use changes on riparian zones of streams have profound impacts on water quality and fish diversity. Sampling took place in 17 streams and in two da ms along the streams in central Kenya and Nairobi which join up ... -
Aquatic biodiversity in Kenya: discoveries from the 2010-2012 international research experiences for students (IRES) expeditions
(University of Nairobi, 2013)For three years, teams of undergraduate and graduate studen ts from the US and Kenya joined Kenyan and US researchers for five weeks of field and laboratory freshwater aquatic biodiversity research in Kenya with support ... -
The influence of aspilia pluriseta scweinf on the healing of cutaneous excision wounds
(2013-12)A number of communities in the East and Southern African region have reported the application of Aspilia pluriseta to wounds to aid in their healing. Aerial parts of the plant were ground and incorporated into an ointment ... -
Relationship between antioxidant and antiplasmodialactivities of compounds from dodonaea angustifoliaand senecio roseiflorus
(University of Nairobi, 2013-12)There is generation of Reactive oxygen species (ROS) during malarial infection and antioxidants would contr ibute towards limiting these oxidative damage. Flavonoids which are the main phytochemical feature ... -
Feasibility of chemometrics assisted exploration and management of geothermal resources in the Kenya rift system utilizing stable isotope and related measurements
(University of Nairobi, 2013)The utility of isotopes is more effective if combined with chemical monitoring. Trace radiogenic and element characteristics of geothermal field matrices associated with the high background radiation areas (HBRA) of Kenya ... -
NEMA public hearing on the proposed sub-division of the …3000.. acres of Kima Ranch.. Nairobi, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2011) -
Davydov splitting in triplet excitons of tetracene single crystals
(University of Nairobi, 2014)This work reports room temperature Davydov splitting in triplet transitions T n T 1 of tetracene single crystals. This was observed through femtosecond transient absorption spectroscopy with polarized k b and ? ... -
Weather and climate hazards that affect food production in the Lake Victoria basin.
(University of Nairobi, 2000)This paper discusses the impact of weather and climate hazards on the lives of the rural people living near Lake Victoria, Africa, thereby worsening their already desperate condition, and suggest ways of mitigating these ... -
The spatial and temporal variations in nematofauna of recovering rhizophora mucronata mangroves at Gazi Bay, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2013)The spatio - temporal variations in physical sediment characteristics and nematode community assemblages were investigated and compared between a natural, a 10 years reforested and a degraded mangrove ecosystem in ... -
Website Item – BRCK Information Session and Kenya EMR
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Knowledge for life (k4life) training-sevenseas technology
(University of Nairobi, 2015)
