Faculty of Science & Technology (FST): Recent submissions
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Preliminary observations on the population development of anystid and free-living mesostigmatic mites in a cereal field in Southern England
(University of NairobiSchool of Biological and Physical Sciences, 1993-07)The effect of manipulating cereal aphid population development, by either adding aphids or spraying with an aphid-specific insecticide, on the predatory mite fauna was investigated. Populations of the anystid mite, Anystis ... -
Effects of avermectin B1 and fenvalerate on the survival, reproduction, and egg viability of the twospotted spider mite tetranychus urticae koch (Acari: Tetranychidae)
(University of NairobiSchool of Biological and Physical Sciences, 1985)The effects of avermectin B1 (AVMB1) and fenvalerate on the survival, reproduction, and egg viability of the twospotted spider mite, Tetranychus urticae Koch, was assessed in laboratory tests at 16°, 24°, and 34°C. AVMB1 ... -
Records on phytoseiid (Acari) mites of peru
(University of NairobiSchool of Biological and Physical Sciences, 1979)The predacious mites Amblyseius emanus n. sp. and A. Peruanas n. sp. are described. New collection records for A. californicus McGregor and Phytoseiulus persimilis Athias-Henriot are also presented. -
Ovicidal effects of certain pesticides on the two spotted spider mite, Tetranychus urticae and the predacious mite, Amblyseius gossipi ( Acari: Tetranychidae: Phytoseiidae).
(University of NairobiSchool of Biological and Physical Sciences, 1988)Abstract Not Available -
Using Adaptive Link Hiding to Provide Learners with Additional Learning Materials in a Web-Based System for Teaching Object Oriented Programming
(University of NairobiCollege of biological and physical science, 2009) -
The cheese mite, Tyrolichus casei Oud., as a test animal for bio-assy avermectin (Acari: Acaridae).
(University of NairobiSchool of Biological and Physical Sciences, 1989)Abstract Not Available -
A Framework for Distributed Learning Objects Repository.
(University of NairobiCollege of biological and physical science, 2010) -
ICT for Science and Engineering Education – Models for best practice implementation.
(University of NairobiCollege of biological and physical science, 2010) -
the Development of a Framework for Open Courseware for Emerging Economies: the case of Kenyan public Universities.
(University of NairobiCollege of biological and physical science, 2011) -
The Conservation And Use Of Micro-organisms And Invertebrates In Root Crop-based Systems: State Of Knowledge, Trends And Future Prospects
(FAOInternational Centre for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT), c/o ICIPE Duduville CompleUniversity of Nairobi, School of Biological Sciences, 2013)This report was compiled by the Tropical Soil Biology and Fertility Institute of the International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT-TSBF) at the request of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations ... -
Application of trawls in sampling large marine ecosystems. In Micheni Ntiba, Ezekiel Okemwa, and Kenneth Sherman (eds.). Assessment, Variability, and Management of Large Marine Ecosystems of the Indian Ocean.
(University of NairobiCollege of biological and physical science, 1997) -
Lecture Notes on Coastal and Estuarine Studies Vol. 26: Coastal Ocean Studies off Natal, South Africa
(University of NairobiCollege of biological and physical science, 1988) -
The effect of feed moisture and shear strain on destruction ofBacillus globigii spores during extrusion cooking
(University of NairobiDepartment of Food Technology and Nutrition, 1990-03)The effects of feed moisture (14–22%), extrusion temperature (80/110/-80/130°C barrel temperature in extruder zone 1/zone 2), residence time, and shear strains on the destruction of spores of Bacillus globigii during ... -
The Biology of the Kenya Reef Fish of the genus Siganus
(University of NairobiCollege of biological and physical science, 1986) -
Health care financing in Kenya: A simulation of welfare effects of user fees
(University of NairobiInstitute for Development StudiesDepartment of Agricultural Economics, 1986)This paper examines the efficiency and equity effects of introducing user fees in public health facilities in Kenya. These effects are studied with the aid of a simulation technique. It is found that through their favourable ... -
Feasibility for direct rapid energy dispersive X-ray fluorescence (EDXRF) and scattering analysis of complex matrix liquids by partial least squares
(University of NairobiInstitute of Nuclear Science and Technology, 2012-11)The greatest challenge to material characterization by XRF technique is encountered in direct trace analysis of complex matrices. We exploited partial least squares (PLS) in conjunction with energy dispersive X-ray ... -
Pectinase-producing microorganisms from Kenyan soda lakes (Manuscript
(University of NairobiCollege of biological and physical science, 2005) -
Animal health problems attributed to environmental contamination in lake Nakuru National Park, Kenya: a case study on heavy metal poisoning in the Waterbuck Kobus ellipsiprymnus defassa (Ruppel 1835).
(University of Nairobi.Department of Chemistry, 2007-02)A study was conducted in which samples of soil, forage, as well as serum, bone, kidney, and liver of waterbuck were collected from Lake Nakuru National Park. The objective was to determine the ecosystem health status in ... -
Maltohexaose production by a recombinant Bacillus halodurans α-amylase
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Late Cenozoic fluvial dynamics of the River Tana, Kenya, an uplift dominated record
(University of NairobiDepartment of Geology, 2007-11)The Late Cenozoic development of the River Tana in Kenya has been reconstructed for its central reach near its confluence with the River Mutonga, which drains the Mount Kenya region. Age control for this system has been ...
