Faculty of Science & Technology (FST): Recent submissions
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The Ecology and Management of Indigenous Forests in Southern Africa
(University of NairobiCollege of Biological and Physical Sciences, 1992)Systematic collecting of Basidio mycetous fungi from Karura Forest was undertaken in the months of April to July 1991. A total of 270 collections were made, some of which have been studied ecologically and identified, and ... -
The role of airborne fungal spores from garbage dumps in respiratory diseases.
(University of NairobiDepartment of Botany, University of Nairobi, 1996)In recent years, there has been a growing global, regional and local concern about the potential health hazards associated with air pollution. Great attention has so far been paid to pollution associated with oxides of ... -
Meliola icacinacearum and M. Kerichoensis as new Meliolaceae from Kenya
(Department of Botany, College of Biological and Physical Sciences, University of Nairobi, 1998) -
Two new Graminicolous Meliolaeae from Kenya
(Department of Botany, College of Biological and Physical Sciences, University of Nairobi, 2001) -
Growth response of woody species to elephant foraging in Mwea National Reserve, Kenya
(University of NairobiCollege of Biological and Physical Sciences, 2009-12)The African elephant (Loxodonta africana) is known to greatly affect the structure and dynamics of vegetation. In Mwea National Reserve, elephants foraged mainly on Acacia ataxacantha and Grewia bicolor out of the five ... -
Dry Storage And Use Of Potassium Nitrate Breaks Dormancy And Improves Seed Germination In Sesamum Latifolium (Gillet)
(University of NairobiCollege of Biological and Physical Sciences, 2011)Seeds of Sesamum latifolium, a medicinal species and wild progenitor of the cultivated Sesame (Sesamum. indicum), have been reported to express dormancy of non-deep physiological nature at maturity. Seed dormancy is not ... -
Specificities of Human Heterophile Hanganutziu and Deicher (HD) Antibodies to Glycosphingolipids and a Glycoprotein1
(University of NairobiCollege of Biological and Physical Sciences, 1986)The specificities of five heterophile Hanganutziu and Deicher (HD) antibody-containing sera from four different cancer patients and one other diseased patients were compared. Three glycosphingolipids and one glycoprotein ... -
Antioxidant activity of costunolide and eremanthin isolated from Costus speciosus (Koen ex. Retz) Sm.
(University of NairobiCollege of Biological and Physical Sciences, 2010-12)Antioxidant properties of many medicinal plants have been widely recognized and some of them have been commercially exploited. Plant derived antioxidants play a very important role in alleviating problems related to oxidative ... -
Influence of Costus speciosus (Koen.) Sm. Rhizome Extracts on Biochemical Parameters in Streptozotocin Induced Diabetic Rats
(University of NairobiCollege of Biological and Physical Sciences, 2008)Diabetes affects about 4% of the global population and management of diabetes without any side effects is still a challenge to the medical system. The present study investigated the possible protective effects of Costus ... -
A novel Steroid1 from Elephantopus scaber L. an Ethnomedicinal plant with antidiabetic activity
(University of NairobiCollege of Biological and Physical Sciences, 2009-03)Acetone extract of Elephantopus scaber, an ethnomedicnal plant, reduced the blood glucose levels in streptozotocin-induced diabetic rats significantly. Acute toxicity studies revealed the non-toxic nature of the crude ... -
Insulin-secretagogue, antihyperlipidemic and other protective effects of gallic acid isolated from Terminalia bellerica Roxb. in streptozotocin-induced diabetic rats
(University of NairobiCollege of Biological and Physical Sciences, 2011-01)Diabetes mellitus causes derangement of carbohydrate, protein and lipid metabolism which eventually leads to a number of secondary complications. Terminalia bellerica is widely used in Indian medicine to treat various ... -
Normo-glycemic and hypolipidemic effect of costunolide isolated from Costus speciosus (Koen ex. Retz.)Sm. in streptozotocin-induced diabetic rats
(University of NairobiCollege of Biological and Physical Sciences, 2009-05)Diabetes mellitus is the most common and serious metabolic disorder among people all over the world. Many plants have successfully been used to overcome this problem. Costus speciosus is widely used in Indian medicine to ... -
A novel dihydroxy gymnemic triacetate isolated from Gymnema sylvestre possessing normoglycemic and hypolipidemic activity on STZ-induced diabetic rats.
(University of NairobiCollege of Biological and Physical Sciences, 2009)Aim of the study: Gymnema sylvestre (Asclepiadaceae) is emerging as a potential treatment for the management of diabetes. The leaves are used in herbal medicine preparations. The present study was carried out to isolate ... -
Insulin mimetic impact of Catechin isolated from Cassia fistula on the glucose oxidation and molecular mechanisms of glucose uptake on Streptozotocin-induced diabetic Wistar rats
(University of NairobiCollege of Biological and Physical Sciences, 2010-01)Diabetes mellitus is the most common and serious metabolic disorder among people all over the world. Many plants have successfully been used to overcome this problem. Cassia fistula, an ethnomedicnal plant, is widely used ... -
Antidiabetic and antilipidemic effect of eremanthin from Costus speciosus (Koen.)Sm., in STZ-induced diabetic rats
(University of NairobiCollege of Biological and Physical Sciences, 2009-11)The increasing prevalence of diabetes mellitus worldwide is an issue of major socio-economic concern. Diabetes mellitus is a complex and a multifarious group of disorders that disturbs the metabolism of carbohydrates, fat ... -
Anti-diabetic properties of Tinospora cordifolia stem extracts on streptozotocin-induced diabetic rats.
(University of NairobiCollege of Biological and Physical Sciences, 2009)The oral administration of various extracts (hexane, ethyl acetate and methanol) of Tinospora cordifolia stem (TCS) were found to have potent antidiabetic activity that reduces blood sugar level in streptozotocin-(STZ) ... -
A Novel Terpenoid from Elephantopus Scaber - Antibacterial Activity on Staphylococcus Aureus: A Substantiate Computational Approach
(University of NairobiCollege of Biological and Physical Sciences, 2008-09)Staphylococcus aureus has gainedmuch attention in the last decade as it is a major cause of the Urinary Tract Infection in Diabetic patients. The Extended Spectrum β-Lactamases (ESβL) producers are highly resistant to ... -
An algorithm for a discretized constrained, continuous Quadratic Contol Problem
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Mode locking (synchronization) in a coupled two Sector model
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Synchronization of all-to-all Coupled Oscillators
(University of Nairobi.School of Mathematics, 2008)