Journal Articles: Recent submissions
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Maize response to phosphate sources and rates and to auxin on two Kenya soils [Zea mays, soil fertility]
(Department of Land Resource Management and Agricultural Technology (LARMAT), 1982) -
Water balance and osmotic regulation in the East African tenebrionid beetle Phrynocolus petrosus
(University of NairobiDepartment of Animal Physiology, 1987)1. When tenebrionid beetles of the species Phrynocolus petrosus undergo evaporative dehydration, the relative water content changes less than is predictable from the water loss alone. The discrepancy from the predictable ... -
Comparison of milk culture, direct and nested polymerase chain reaction (PCR) with fecal culture based on samples from dairy herds infected with Mycobacterium avium subsp. paratuberculosis
(Laboratory Services Division, University of Guelph, Ontario, CanadaCollege of Health Sciences, University of Nairobi, 2009)Mycobacterium avium subsp. paratuberculosis (MAP) is the etiologic agent of Johne's disease in cattle and other farm ruminants, and is also a suspected pathogen of Crohn's disease in humans. Development of diagnostic ... -
Pastoralists' indigenous selection criteria and other breeding practices of the long-horned Ankole cattle in Uganda.
(University of Nairobi.Department of Animal Production, 2012-03)The criteria for identification, selection and kinship assignment of Ankole cattle and their roles to pastoralists were studied on 248 farms in Kiboga, Mbarara, Mpigi and Sembabule districts of Uganda using a questionnaire, ... -
Ecological bulletins
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Lecture Notes on Coastal and Estuarine Studies Vol. 26: Coastal Ocean Studies off Natal, South Africa
(University of NairobiCollege of biological and physical science, 1988) -
The effect of feed moisture and shear strain on destruction ofBacillus globigii spores during extrusion cooking
(University of NairobiDepartment of Food Technology and Nutrition, 1990-03)The effects of feed moisture (14–22%), extrusion temperature (80/110/-80/130°C barrel temperature in extruder zone 1/zone 2), residence time, and shear strains on the destruction of spores of Bacillus globigii during ... -
RETROSPECTIVE PREVALENCE STUDY OF THE DISTRIBUTION OF RIFT-VALLEY FEVER VIRUS IN KENYA
(University of Nairobi.Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, 1993) -
The Biology of the Kenya Reef Fish of the genus Siganus
(University of NairobiCollege of biological and physical science, 1986) -
Effects of Moisture Loss on Water Potential Components and Tissue Deterioration in Carrots during Short-term Storage
(1995)Studies were carried out to understand the effects of moisture loss on water potential and root deterioration in carrot (Daucus carota L. `Eagle') roots during short-term storage. The roots were stored at various temperatures ... -
Industrializing Kenya: Building the Productive Capacity of Micro and Small Enterprises clusters
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Factor in the Development of Modem Arabic Usage
(School of Lingustics and Languages, 1986) -
Health care financing in Kenya: A simulation of welfare effects of user fees
(University of NairobiInstitute for Development StudiesDepartment of Agricultural Economics, 1986)This paper examines the efficiency and equity effects of introducing user fees in public health facilities in Kenya. These effects are studied with the aid of a simulation technique. It is found that through their favourable ... -
Patterns of Rift Valley fever activity in Zambia
(University of Nairobi.Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, 1992)Summary An hypothesis that there was an annual emergence of Rift Valley fever virus in Zambia, during or after the seasonal rains, was examined with the aid of sentinel cattle. Serum samples taken during 1974 and 1978 ... -
Feasibility for direct rapid energy dispersive X-ray fluorescence (EDXRF) and scattering analysis of complex matrix liquids by partial least squares
(University of NairobiInstitute of Nuclear Science and Technology, 2012-11)The greatest challenge to material characterization by XRF technique is encountered in direct trace analysis of complex matrices. We exploited partial least squares (PLS) in conjunction with energy dispersive X-ray ... -
Trade Justice in globalising Economies: Which way for bonded small-scale farmers in Kenya, Malawi, Uganda and Tanzania
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The Fergusonion Impact Mouton de Gryter
(BerlinSchool of Lingustics and Languages, 1986) -
Variations in prevalence rates of tick-borne diseases in Zebu cattle by agroecological zone: implications for East Coast fever immunization
(University of NairobiDepartment of Public Health, 1993-07)East Coast fever (ECF), caused by Theileria parva, is the most important tick-borne disease of cattle in much of eastern, central and southern Africa. In Kenya, immunization against ECF has been performed in many field ... -
Potassium Nutrition and Shelf Life of Carrots (Daucus carota L.)
(1996)The effect of potassium (K) nutrition on the shelf life of carrots was studied using a hydroponics system involving rockwool slabs as support. Carrots were grown for 192 days under greenhouse conditions and supplied with ... -
Pectinase-producing microorganisms from Kenyan soda lakes (Manuscript
(University of NairobiCollege of biological and physical science, 2005)
