Faculty of Arts & Social Sciences, Law, Business Mgt (FoA&SS / FoL / FBM): Recent submissions
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Purification and characterization of trypanoagglutinin from the midgut of tsetse fly, glossina longipennis
(University of NairobiDepartment of biochemistryDepartment of biochemistry, 1994)The tsetse fly is an insect of great economic importance to man as a vector of both human and animal trypanosomiasis. Trypanosomes are ingested by the tsetse fly vector with a bloodmeal taken from an infected host. In ... -
Pade' approximations to the exponential function
(University of Nairobi,Department of Mathematics, 1981-09)This dissertation contains a Pade' approximation for the exponential function. The Pade' approximation happens to be a rational approximation that is unique and is in fact a generalisation of the truncated Taylor services ... -
An approach to the identification of trypanosoma congolense chromosome-specific hybridization markers
(University of Nairobi,Department of Biochemistry, 1997)Chromosome rearrangements that occur in trypanosomes appear to affect mainly the medium-sized chromosomes. A possibility exists that non-duplicative activation of telomeric VSG genes might involve chromosome rearrangements ... -
The biology and ecology of the diamondback moth plutella xylostella (l.) with special reference to susceptibility of six cabbage varieties grown in Kenya
(University of NairobiDepartment of Zoology, 1996)The biology and ecology of the diamondback moth Plutella xylostella (L.) was studied using cabbage varieties; Copenhagen maket, Sugar loaf, Gloria F1 hybrid, Prize drumhead, Red acre arid Chinese cabbage. The studies ... -
A comparative study of resistivity models from Menengai and Olkaria Geothermal prospects
(University of NairobiDepartment of Geology, 1993)The comparative study of resistivity models from Menengai and Olkaria geothermal prospects was carried out in two stages. The first was the re-evaluation of the sub-surface geoelectric structure of Menengai prospect ... -
Transport Nut1ber determination by analysis of transport of aqueous electrolytes through cementitious materials using EMF method
(University of Nairobi, 1990)The main aspect of this study was to determine the transport number of captions through membranes mRd~ out of mortar. Two types of membranes were used, namely (i) The 1.0:3.0:0.6 membrane and (ii) The 2.0: 4.0: 1 .0 ... -
An investigation into the effects of changes in land use on runoff and sediment transport rates from the Turasha catchment, Kenya.
(University of Nairobi, 1994)This study was conducted in the Turasha catchtnent in Nyandarua District, Kenya. The study traces the land use changes between the large scale farming practised by the white settlers prior to independence and subsequent ... -
Isolation and characterization of a gene encoding a potential vaccine and diagnostic antigen of Theileria lestoquardi
(University of NairobiDepartment of Botany, 2000)Theileria are tick-transmitted, haemoprotozoan parasites infecting wild and domestic ungulates throughout many areas of the world. The most economically important parasite of sheep and goats in many parts of Asia is T. ... -
Variation of plant p,p'-ddt uptake and its dissipation with age, temperature and soil type
(University of NairobiSchool of Physical Sciences, 1995)The extent to which insecticides may be absorbed and translocated from 14C_p,p'_ DDT contaminated soils into cowpeas plant tissues and the variation of uptake of p,p'- DDT by the plants in relation with the dissipation ... -
Women in class societies: an analysis of Sembene Ousamane's fiction
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Art and the revolutionary content of Ayi Kwei Armah's Novels, (with Special reference to two thousand seasons)
(University of NairobiSchool of Arts, 1988)This thesis is an analysis of the art and the Revolutionary content of Ayi Kwei Armah's novels with a special focus on Two Thousand Seasons. It looks at the influences that have shaped the man's ideas as well as his ... -
Ceramic Production And Use On The Colonial Swahili Coast
(University of NairobiDepartment of History and Archaeology, 2008)This study set out to assess the impact of foreigners on the socio-economic and cultural lifestyles of the inhabitants of the Swahili coast during the colonial period. It specifically focussed on evaluating foreign ... -
Purification and characterization of a bacillus thuringiensis crystal & endotoxin active against chilo partellus and spodoptera exempta
(University of Nairobi, 1992)Microbial insecticides based on Bacillus thuringiensis (B.t.) strain berliner are valuable for the control of many lepidopteran pests. Li ttle work has been done on the potential of B. t. to control either Chilo partellus ... -
A Toxicological study of Melia volkensii (gurke) extracts on Locusta Migratoria Migratoriodes (R & F)
(University of NairobiSchool of Arts, 1996)In a study designed to investigate the insecticidal potential of Melia volkensii (Gurke), various tests for biological activity in different alcoholic extracts were carried out on l.ocusta migratoria niigratoriodes (R&F). ... -
Advertising agencies in Kenya: Their nature and operations
(School of Business, 1983)The survey for this study was done between the 19th August,1983 and 30th September,1983.The population of interest included all advertising agencies operating in Kenya as of the above dates.A list of obtained from the ... -
Self-image and Retail Store Patronage
(School of Business, 1982)Summing multipliers is an important class of operators in the geometric theory of general Banach spaces. They are particularly useful in the study of the structure of the classical spaces. The work done by Grothendieck and ... -
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(college of humanities, 1982)Summing multipliers is an important class of operators in the geometric theory of general Banach spaces. They are particularly useful in the study of the structure of the classical spaces. The work done by Grothendieck and ... -
Pathways of glucose catabolism and the fate of reducing equivalents in the in vitro-propagated
(1997)Theileria parva schizonts were cultured in bovine peripheral lymphocytes. After schizogony, when the majority of the daughter cells were infected, selective lysis of the lymphoblasts was effected with aerolysin. The ... -
Economics of Fertilizer Use in Maize Production Among Smallholder Farmers
(University of NairobiDepartment of Agricultural Economics, 1996)Fertilizer application has played a significant role in increasing food production in Kenya. However, its costs has been on the rise and is going beyond the reach of many farmers. This study was undertaken with the main ... -
Assessment of competition for water between Cassia siamea lam. and zea mays l. using various parameters, in alley cropping under Semi-arid conditions in Machakos District
(1991)A study was carried out in Machakos district, Kenya, to investigate the competition for soil moisture in an alley cropping agroforestry system. The effects on soil moisture and crop yields of Agroforestry (AF) and ...
