Faculty of Science & Technology (FST): Recent submissions
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Chapter 18 – Environmental Impact Assessment in Kenya
(Universty of Nairobi, 2013)In Kenya, environmental impact assessment (EIA) has been used to ensure that environmental management is integrated into project planning and decision-making with a view of achieving ecologically sustainable development. ... -
Chapter 11 – Major Soil and Data Types in Kenya
(Universty of Nairobi, 2013)Soil is a natural resource that supports food production and numerous types of support to life on earth. It occurs on the earth’s surface as groups or types, which have special capabilities. To identify these capabilities, ... -
Time-enabled Two-dimensional Digital Cadastre: Case Of The Kenyan Cadastre
(Universty of Nairobi, 2014)Research in recent years has shown the importance of adding time, also known as the fourth dimension, into the existing 3D cadastral registration systems. This enables recording of history thus capable of supporting past ... -
Chapter 1 - General Geology of Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2013)The oldest supracrustal rocks in Kenya are the Archaean Nyanzian meta-volcanics and the Kavirondian meta-sediments. These rocks are found to the west of the country in the areas adjacent to Lake Victoria. The Neo-Proterozoic ... -
Cytotoxic Quinones from the Roots of Aloe dawei.
(University of Nairobi, 2014-03-17)Seven naphthoquinones and nine anthraquinones were isolated from the roots of Aloe dawei by chromatographic separation. The purified metabolites were identified by NMR and MS analyses. Out of the sixteen quinones, ... -
Producing ''twilight sleep in large wild mammals''.
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High resolution mapping of trypanosomosis resistance loci Tir2 and Tir3 using F12 advanced intercross lines with major locus Tir1 fixed for the susceptible allele
(University Of Nairobi, 2010)Background Trypanosomosis is the most economically important disease constraint to livestock productivity in Africa. A number of trypanotolerant cattle breeds are found in West Africa, and identification of the genes ... -
Restraint of undomesticated animals.
(University of Nairobi, 1966-10)The capture, by means of chemical immobilization, of about 100 large African animals of 17 different species was accomplished by use of compound M.99, an oripavine with morphine-like activity, but with approximately 1,000 ... -
Transforming society by transforming technology: the science and politics of participatory design
(University of Nairobi, 2000)This article attempts to shed historical light on some of the social, political, and ethical issues that have arisen from two disparate perspectives on technology which have both come to integrate an explicit consideration ... -
3-Hydroxyisoflavanones from the stem bark of Dalbergia melanoxylon: Isolation, antimycobacterial evaluation and molecular docking studies
(University of Nairobi, 2013-11)Two new 3-hydroxyisoflavanones, (S)-3,4′,5-trihydroxy-2′,7-dimethoxy-3′-prenylisoflavanone (trivial name kenusanone F 7-methyl ether) and (S)-3,5-dihydroxy-2′,7-dimethoxy-2″,2″-dimethylpyrano[5″,6″:3′,4′]isoflavanone ... -
4′-Prenyloxyderrone from the stem bark of Millettia oblata ssp. teitensis and the antiplasmodial activities of isoflavones from some Millettia species
(University of Nairobi, 2014)The CH2Cl2/MeOH (1:1) extract of the stem bark of Millettia oblata ssp. teitensis showed antiplasmodial activity (IC50 = 10–12 μg/mL) against the chloroquine-sensitive (D6) and chloroquine-resistant (W2) strains of Plasmodium ... -
Identification And Sequence Characterization Of Novel Theileria Genotypes From The Waterbuck (kobus Defassa) In A Theileria Parva-endemic Area In Kenya
(Universty of Nairobi, 2014-03)Waterbuck (Kobus defassa), an ungulate species endemic to the Eastern African savannah, is suspected of being a wildlife reservoir for tick-transmitted parasites infective to livestock. Waterbuck are infested by large ... -
δ13 Values of the Centrospermeae Species and Their Ecological Implications in the Semi Arid Conditions
(University Of Nairobi, 2008)δ13C values of the Centrospermeae species are presented. 69.5, 28.45, 1.25 and 0.8% of the total species are C3, C4, C3-C4 and CAM photosynthetic species. The δ13C values are species dependent. δ13C values for the C3 range ... -
Compatibility Of Rhizobium Inoculant And Water Hyacinth Compost Formulations In Rosecoco Bean And Consequences On Aphis Fabae And Colletotrichum Lindemuthianum Infestations
(Universty of Nairobi, 2014)The common bean, Phaseolus vulgaris is an important crop for food security and nitrogen fixation through Rhizobium symbiosis. Commercial Rhizobium inoculants are being promoted to fix nitrogen and enhance bean production ... -
Growth characteristics of two tropical forest species Warburgia ugandensis and Polyscias fulva seedlings grown under contrasting light conditions
(University Of Nairobi, 2008)Growth parameters for seedlings of two forest trees, Warburgia ugandensis and Polyscias fulva, were measured under various light growth conditions. Leaf area and plant height were significantly higher under low light (< ... -
NPP Grassland: Nairobi, Kenya, 1984-1994
(University Of Nairobi, 1996)Net primary production of a savanna grassland in Nairobi National Park, Kenya, was determined from 1984 to 1994 by monitoring monthly dynamics of live biomass and dead matter, above and below ground, together with monthly ... -
Proximate composition of Rastrineobola argentea (Dagaa) of Lake Victoria-Kenya
(University Of Nairobi, 2014)Proximate composition analysis for crude lipid content, crude protein content, moisture content, total ash content and dry weight of Dagaa (Rastrineobola argentea): a small pelagic fish which constitutes one of the main ... -
Antimicrobial flavonoids and diterpenoids from Dodonaea angustifolia
(University of Nairobi, 2014-03)The surface exudates of the leaves of Dodonaea angustifolia from Ngong forest population (6 km from Nairobi city center, Kenya) demonstrated antimicrobial activity against Gram-negative (Escherichia coli), Gram-positive ... -
The biology and epidemiology of HIV-2.
(University Of Nairobi, 1995)HIV-1 was identified before HIV-2. Much of the virologic characterization of both types of HIV is therefore based upon research on HIV-1. HIV-1 and HIV-2 are closely related human lentiviruses, with much of the virus-cell ... -
Occurrence of Aspergillus Species and Aflatoxin Contamination in Raw and Roasted Peanuts from Formal and Informal Markets in Eldoret and Kericho Towns, Kenya
(Universty of Nairobi, 2013)The population and diversity of fungal species and levels of aflatoxin contamination were investigated in 228 marketed peanut samples; 140 from formal and 88 from informal markets, in Kericho and Eldoret towns of Kenya. ...
