Journal Articles: Recent submissions
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Design and optimization of a mobile device PCB - PIFL multiband antenna for GSM applications
(University of Nairobi, 2015-10)The latest trend in handset design is slim smart phones that require small, thin, light weight and wideband multiband internal antennas. This trend poses two major challenges in designing a mobile device antenna: how to ... -
Truth and Belief
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Comparison of voluntary food and water consumption and digestion in Kirk's dikdik and suni
(University of Nairobi, 2008)Voluntary food and water consumption of Kirk's dikdik (Madoqua kirki) and suni (Nesotragus moschatus) was determined under controlled laboratory conditions. Both species consumed large amounts of dried matter (lucerne hay ... -
Antileishmanial Activity of Kenyan Medicinal Plants
(University of Nairobi, 2008)The EtOH extracts of two hundred thirteen medicinal plants, collected in various parts of Kenya, were tested for in vitro antileishmanial activity using Leishmania donovanii promastigotes. Thirty five plant extracts (i.e., ... -
Malting characteristics of finger millet, sorghum and barley
(University of Nairobi, 1982)The malting characteristics of the finger millet variety Imele (FI), sorghum varieties Andivo (SA) and Ingumba (SI) and the barley variety Research (BR) were compared in relation to the brewing of traditional African opaque ... -
The development of Jomo Kenyatta International Airport as a regional aviation hub
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The KRISP 90 seismic experiment - a technical review
(University of Nairobi, 1994)On the basis of a preliminary experiment in 1985 (KRISP 85), a seismic refraction/wide-angle reflection survey and a teleseismic tomography experiment were jointly undertaken to study the lithospheric structure of the Kenya ... -
Approaches to rural-urban development [in Kenya]: Proceedings of a workshop organized by the Institute for Development studies University of Nairobi [dec1985]
(University of Nairobi, 1985)Looks into income related issues of economic growth and urban development; and how to deal with the rapid population growth in Kenya. Compares and contrasts ways and methods of either expanding the existing cities in the ... -
Mortality of wildlife in Nairobi National Park, during the drought of 1973–1974
(University of Nairobi, 1977)(1) The mortality of wildlife in Nairobi National Park during the drought period of 1973/74 was monitored by monthly ground counts. (2) Highest mortality rate was recorded for kongoni at 27%, followed by wildebeest at 10% ... -
Thermoregulation and oxygen consumption in Kirk's dik-dik (Madoqua kirkii) at ambient temperatures of 10–45°C
(University of Nairobi, 1979-06)1. 1. Thermoregulatory and metabolic responses of dik-dik (Madoqua kirkii) were measured over an ambient temperature (Ta) range of 10–45°C. 2. 2. The lower critical temperature was estimated at Ta 25°C. 3. ... -
Clinical and experimental investigation of immune complexes in malaria
(University of Nairobi, 1976-07)Aotus monkeys infected with quartan malaria (Plasmodium brasilianum) and injected iv with radiolabeled anti-P. malariae IgG and/or normal IgG (no malarial antibodies) showed (a) increased in vivo binding of malarial ... -
Technical Education in Kenya: Some Problems
(University of Nairobi, 1976)This article will identify some of the problems in technical education during the first decade of independence and then attempt to assess critically official attempts to solve these. Suggestions will also be made to indicate ... -
The future of the savannah ecosystems: ecological islands or faunal enclaves?
(University of Nairobi, 1981)Summary Various savannah reserves are examined to determine whether they are likely to lose substantial numbers of large herbivores if they become isolated. The relationship between the number of ungulate species and ... -
An approach to Hooke's law
(University of Nairobi, 1980)The usefulness of Hooke's law extends from elementary to very advanced levels of physics. However, in many cases this law is not clearly presented at the school level. Indeed, sometimes it is simply misrepresented (Farrell ... -
Inflammation and HIV Transmission in Sub-Saharan Africa
(2015)While the per-contact risk of sexual HIV transmission is relatively low, it is fourfold higher in sub-Saharan Africa, and this may partly explain the major global disparities that exist in HIV prevalence. Genital immune ... -
The importance of water and oxygen in the evolution of hydrogen shuttle mechanisms
(University of Nairobi, 1981)1. 1. Aerobic carbohydrate metabolism necessitates a hydrogen shuttle mechanism. 2. 2. This mechanism must supply glyceraldehyde 3-phosphate dehydrogenase with NAD and must not, in itself, detract from the ... -
Topic: Inguinal Hernia - Influence of guidelines on daily practice.
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The Trend of Interlending Activity in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 1992)This paper outlines the library situation in Kenya. There are about three hundred institutional libraries ranging from small documentation centers with stock of less than five hundred volumes to large establishments with ... -
Assessment of temporal changes in haem and protein levels in Ixodid ticks following blood engorgement, and their use as age-grading parameters
(University of Nairobi, 1984)Nymphs of Rhipicephalus appendiculatus and Hyalomma anatolicum anatolicum were fed on rabbits and maintained in the laboratory to allow moulting and further development. At specified time intervals from 0 to 500 days after ... -
Congenital transmission of Trypanosoma congolense in mice
(University of Nairobi, 1983)Pregnant mice were infected with a strain of T. congolense which produces a chronic infection, to determine if congenital infection can occur. Some of the mice were killed before delivery and tissues of foetuses injected ...
