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The distribution of vasoactive intestinal polypeptide-like, substance p-like and bombesin-like immunoreactivity in the digestive system of the sheep
(University of Nairobi, 1986)Peptides which are possibly related to the non-cholinergic, non-adrenergic division of the autonomic nervous system have been identified by immunofluorescence in the digestive system of mature sheep. Vasoactive intestinal ... -
The influence of organizational factors and quality management practices on strategy content and organizational performance
(University of Nairobi, 2015)Organizational performance is a perennial theme in strategic management research. Researchers have found that strategy content influences organizational performance. The way strategy content influences organizational ... -
Factors Influencing The Adoption Of M-Banking By Customers In Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2015)The current business environment is getting more competitive. In order for many companies to stay competitive, businesses have always strived to improve themselves by creating better products and services for their ... -
Bovine mastitis in Kenya.
(University of Nairobi, 1973)Of 564 strains of bacteria isolated from cases of clinical mastitis between 1967 and 1971, approx. 50% were either Staphylococcus aureus or Streptococcus spp., 30% were Gram-negative bacilli (mainly Escherichia coli and ... -
Bovine mastitis in Kenya.
(University of Nairobi, 1973)Five hundred and sixty-four milk samples from clinical cases of mastitis were examined during a five-year period. Half of the organisms isolated were either staphylococci or streptococci, a fifth corynebacteria and a third ... -
Pyrexia in response to Rhipicephalus appendiculatus infestation in calves.
(University of Nairobi, 1982)Calves in Kenya free from tick-borne diseases were treated prophylactically against tick-borne diseases with 40% (w/v) injections of oxytetracycline and phenamidine isothionate and infested twice by adults of Rhipicephalus ... -
Internal parasitism in milk goats in Kenya.
(University of Nairobi, 1884)Observations were made on individual cases and on herds showing the effects of internal parasitism on the health and productivity of Toggenberg and Saanan goats. The clinical reactions varied markedly, being influenced by ... -
Genomic epidemiology of the current wave of artemisinin resistant malaria
(University of Nairobi, 2015)Artemisinin resistant Plasmodium falciparum is advancing across Southeast Asia in a soft selective sweep involving at least 20 independent kelch13 mutations. In a large global survey, we find that kelch13 mutations which ... -
The water requirements of high density coffee: 1. Responses to irrigation and plant water stress measurements.
(University of Nairobi, 1978)Coffee trees spaced at 5000 or 6667/ha received the following irrigation treatments: no irrigation; irrigation every 2 or every 8 weeks; April-June; July-September; October-December; or January-March. The effects of these ... -
Effects of weeding and row spacing on sugar cane at the Kenya coast.
(University of Nairobi, 1981)Using the sugar cane cultivar Co 421, competition from weeds for the whole growing season was compared at three row spacings with competition for periods ranging from 15 to 120 days at the start of the season or later and ... -
Relationship Marketing And Customer Loyalty In Mobile Telecommunication Industry In Nairobi, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2015)Relationship marketing is a strategy designed to build customer loyalty, interaction and customer long-term engagement through provision of information and open communication that suits customer needs. The broad objective ... -
Mixed cropping of maize and beans in Kenya: results of the bean general culture trials in 1975 and 1976.
(2015-10-09)In 4 trials in 1975-6, beans [Phaseolus vulgaris] intercropped with maize did not decrease maize grain yields significantly compared with pure stands at sites in W. Kenya, but in 1 of 3 trials in E. Kenya intercropped maize ... -
Studies in mixed cropping. 3. Further results with maize-bean mixtures.
(University of Nairobi, 1974)In contrast to earlier results, a clear advantage from mixed cropping of maize and beans (Phaseolus vulgaris) was found in the long-rain seasons (March-Sept.) of l976 and l977. Pure stand yields were low due to drought in ... -
Relationship of maize yields to seasonal water balance at the Katumani Experimental Station
(University of Nairobi, 1975)Data for 10 years cultivation of rain-fed maize showed that crops failed when rainfall was equivalent to <54% of potential evapotranspiration and that with rainfall equivalent to >62%, grain yield was not related to available ... -
Mixed cropping research at Kabete
(University of Nairobi, 1975)In field trials in 1972-4, maize cv. Katumani Composite B in the short rainy season and Hybrid 511 in the long rainy season were grown in pure stands or in mixture with potatoes or with beans (Phaseolus vulgaris) cv. ... -
Studies in mixed cropping. 2. Population pressures in maize-bean mixtures.
(University of Nairobi, 1977)In a trial in the long-rains season of 1974, maize/bean (Phaseolus vulgaris) mixtures and pure stands of each crop sown at low, medium or high plant densities were compared. Grain/seed yields of maize and beans in pure ... -
Studies in mixed cropping. 1. Seasonal differences in relative productivity of crop mixtures and pure stands in the Kenya Highlands.
(University of Nairobi, 1977)In a trial during 4 cropping seasons in 1972-4 at Kabete, yields of maize/bean (Phaseolus vulgaris) and maize/potato mixtures grown in alternate rows were compared with pure stands of the component species. In seasons with ... -
The effect of time of planting on four bean (Phaseolus vulgaris) genotypes in Kenya.
(University of Nairobi, 1980)4 P. vulgaris genotypes were compared at 3 sowing dates during 1 season (April-June 1976) and 4 sowing dates during a 2nd season (Nov. 1976-Jan. 1977). Yield declined with delay in sowing in both seasons, but in the 2nd ... -
Changes in Testicular Leydig Cells and in Plasma Testosterone Levels Among Seasonally Breeding Rock Hyrax
(University of Nairobi, 1973-05)Seasonal changes in plasma testosterone levels and in various testicular parameters were studied in 41 adult male rock hyrax (Procavia habessinica). Among animals collected during the annual breeding season, testis weights ... -
Comparative Observations on Intertubular Lymphatics and the Organization of the Interstitial Tissue of the Mammalian Testis
(University of Nairobi, 1973-12)The interstitial tissue of the testis has been studied in some 14 mammalian species and compared with respect to the abundance of Leydig cells and loose connective tissue, the degree of development and location of the ...
