Faculty of Science & Technology (FST): Recent submissions
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STATION SPECIFIC DOWNSCALING OF CLIMATE INFORMATION FOR AGRICULTURAL APPLICATIONS IN KENYA
(University of NairobiCollege of Biological and Physical Sciences, 2004-11)It has long been recognized that if society could have advance information on weather, the adverse effects associated with it could be minimized. Prevalence of traditional forecast practices in various parts of the world ... -
A Study Of The Lunar Tides In F0 F2 At Four African Stations
(University of Nairobi,, 1971)This thesis contains the results of work carried out determine the lunar tide in foF2 e..t i, st at ions in Africa: Djibouti, Nairobi, Lwiro and tamansaasset . A description of the method of analysis is also given. The ... -
Conventional And Non Conventional Propagation Of Tree Species: Development Of Appropriate Methods For Arid Land Tree Propagation
(University of NairobiDepartment Of Botany, 1985)Three species ef Terminalia L namely T. brownie, T. kilimandscharica and T. spinosa were used for the experimentation. The trees were located in different regions in the dry zones of Kenya. Seeds were collected from the ... -
Computterisation of the treasury stores system
(University of Nairobi, 1991) -
Design and implementation of a degree course admission criteria preprocessor for a high level programming language
(University of Nairobi, 1989) -
Localization of a dominantly expressed plasmodium berghei bir gen
(University of NairobiCollege of Biological and Physical Sciences, 2011)Malaria is a major burden both to the economy and the health of the population in the tropics. In Kenya four species of Plasmodium occur, P. falciparum, P. ovale, P. vivax and P. malaria, but Plasmodium falciparum accounts ... -
Detection of human herpes simplex virus in clear cerebrospinal fluid by multiplex PCR at the Natiobal Reference Laboratory,Kigali,Rwanda
(University of NairobiCollege of Biological and Physical Sciences, 2011)Background: More than 80% of the clear cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) submitted to the National Reference Laboratory (NRL) , Centre Hospital University Kigali and King Faysal Hospital in Kigali, Rwanda, are found to be negative ... -
The Effect Of Trichloroerhanoate And Other Carboxylate Ions On The Formation Of Tris(2,4-pentanediono)chromium(iii)-1 In Aqueous Solution
(University of Nairobi,, 1975)The pH dependence of formation of tris(2,4-pentanediono)chromium(III)J, Cr(acac), in the absence -end presence" of carboxy1ate ions" ha s been investigated to determine"f'actors;other than the pH" affecting the extent ... -
DDT And Endosulfan Residues In Fish From Hola Irrigation Scheme, Tana River Kenya
(University of NairobiDepartment of Geography and Environmental Studies, 1985)The levels of concentration of residues of the organochlorine pesticides DDT and its principal metabolites DDE and DDD, and endosulfan and its metabolite endosulfan sulphate were investigated in fish from the ... -
The Biology Of Lates Niloticus (Linnaeus) In The Nyanza Gulf Of Lake Victoria (kenya) With Special Reference To The Food And Feeding Habits.
(University of NairobiCollege of Biological and Physical Sciences, 1984)The results of biological studies on Lates niloticus from the Nyanza Gulf of Lake Victoria carried out between August 1981 - July 1982 are reported. L. niloticus was found to be ubiquitous in the gulf. The post larvae were ... -
Cation Exchanger membranes and transport properties
(University of NairobiDepartment of Chemistry, 1975)The theme of this project was to investigate the relation between E~W of galvanic cells having cation exchanger membrane and the transport properties of the membrane and the free energy of the components being transporte ... -
The electrical resistivity method of prospecting and its application to geothermal exploration in the rift valley of Kenya
(University of NairobiDepartment of Geology, 1978)In 1971 the East Afric3n Power and Lighting Co. Ltd. (EAPL) in collaboration with the United Nations DevelopmentProgramme (UNDP)initiated an investigation in the Rift Valley of Kenya to ... -
Magnetotelluric (MT) Investigation at Nairobi
(University of NairobiDepartment of Geology, 1974)A short historical introduction of the Earth's electrical conductivity studies is presented. A brief review of early and reoent conductivity studies is given, and the results obtained by different methods of conductivity ... -
Strathmore college managment information system
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Diversity, Species Composition And Some Ecological Aspects Of Terrestrial Molluscs In Mount Kenya National Park - Kenya
(University of NairobiSchool of Biological Sciences, 1998)This study was done between November 1996 and July 1997 and sought to establish the species composition of terrestrial molluscs in Mt. Kenya National Park. The study also sought to investigate the effect of soil pH, soil ... -
Thermoregulation And Heat Balance In Some East African Herbivores
(University of NairobiDepartment of Geology, 1973)This thesis is an attempt to understand some aspects of the nature of the thermal physiology and physics of energy exchanges of animals studied in near-natural field conditions. Three indigenous species of herbivores, ... -
Epidemiological And Clinical Studies Of Acute Necrotizing Gingivitis In Nairobi, Kenya
(University of NairobiSchool of Biological Sciences,, 1998)The objectives of this study were: to determine the prevalence of acute necrotizing gingivitis ( ANG), its characteristic clinical features and whether it varies seasonally; to assess oral hygiene and nutritional status ... -
The paraday effect and the variation of toatal electron content near the Equator
(University of NairobiSchool of mathematics,, 1969)The Appleton-Hartree expressions for the polarisation (of a plane radio wave in a non-isotropic medium) and the refractive index (of a oharaoteristic wave) are derived from standard Magnetoionic Theory. The Faraday ... -
Computerisation of the controller and auditor general's report on appropriation accounts and other public accounts
(University of Nairobi, 1985)
