Faculty of Science & Technology (FST): Recent submissions
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he threat to ozone layer, The Weatherman
(university of nairobicollege of biological and physical science, 1996) -
Validation of Satellite-Derived Rainfall Estimates: The Ethiopian Case Stud
(university of NairobiCollege of health science, 2005) -
Wind energy development in Kenya—A review
(Department of Mathematics, University of Nairobi, Nairobi, Kenya, 1987)During the past decade there have been various activities in Kenya concerning wind energy, for instance, windmill manufacture, feasibility studies on wind energy utilization and wind energy potential assessment. This paper ... -
Geology and the environment in Kenya
(Department of Geology, University of NairobiSchool of Environmental Studies, Moi University, 1996)Kenya is in a unique environmental setting by virtue of its geographical location, range of altitudes and perhaps most importantly, the Great Rift System that traverses it. The country displays virtually every facet of ... -
Drug resistance in schistosomiasis.
(University of Nairobi.Department of Zoology, 1986) -
The potential for drug resistance in schistosomiasis.
(University of Nairobi.Department of Zoology, 1987-11) -
Prevalence and intensity of Schistosomiasis mansoni in irrigation and non-irrigation areas of central Kenya
(University of Nairobi.Department of Zoology, 2005-11)OBJECTIVE: To compare the extent of intestinal schistosomiasis among school children attending school in an irrigation and non-irrigation area of Central Kenya. DESIGN: A cross sectional study. SETTING: Three separate ... -
Characterization of Simulium (Edwardsellum) damnosum s.l. populations from six river systems in Kenya by cellulose acetate electrophoresis.
(University of Nairobi.Department of Zoology, 1986)Isoenzyme characterization of the Simulium damnosum Theobald sibling species complex from two widely separated geographical areas in Kenya is presented based on 10 enzymatic loci. Four river systems in Western and Nyanza ... -
Breeding habitats and biting activities of Culicoides (Diptera: Ceratopogonidae) at Lake Nakuru National Park, Kenya, with special reference to C. trifasciellus Goetghebuer.
(University of Nairobi.Department of Zoology, 1975-07) -
Cultivation of Plasmodium falciparum parasites in a serum-free medium
(University of Nairobi.Department of Zoology, 1993-09)The elimination of serum from Plasmodium falciparum culture media could decrease costs, enhance procurement, and improve the feasibility of large-scale production of parasite material. We provide a semi-defined, serum-free ... -
Evaluation of light traps for sampling anopheline mosquitoes in Kilifi, Kenya.
(University of Nairobi.Department of Zoology, 1993-09)Anopheline mosquitoes were sampled inside houses, where residents slept under untreated bednets, by CDC light traps and human-biting catches to evaluate light traps as a means for determining human exposure to malaria ... -
Low-level Plasmodium falciparum transmission and the incidence of severe malaria infections on the Kenyan coast.
(University of Nairobi.Department of Zoology, 1993-08)The transmission of Plasmodium falciparum was studied in relation to the incidence of severe malaria infections at Sokoke and Kilifi town, Kilifi District, Kenya. Intensive mosquito sampling during a one-year period yielded ... -
Palaeomagnetic Studies Of The Kapiti Phonolite Of Kenya
(University of NairobiDepartment of Physics, 1972)Specimens of Kapiti phonolite from sixteen sites were treated in an alternating field up to 900 Oe peak. Four sites were discarded on the basis of Watson's Criterion for randomness. Variations in various magnetic parameters ... -
Giemsa and acridine orange stains: a laboratory experience in the diagnosis of leishmaniasis--short communication.
(University of Nairobi.Department of Zoology, 1993-07) -
Bloodfeeding behavior of Anopheles gambiae s.l. and Anopheles funestus in Kilifi District, Kenya.
(University of Nairobi.Department of Zoology, 1993-06)Blood meal samples were tested by ELISA for 534 Anopheles gambiae s.l. and 76 Anopheles funestus collected from 25 sites in Kilifi District, Kenya. Human IgG was detected in 94.4% of the An. gambiae s.l. and in 90.8% of ... -
Refractoriness of domestic cats to infection with a Kenyan strain of Leishmania donovani.
(University of Nairobi.Department of Zoology, 1993-05) -
Comparison of two ribosomal DNA-based methods for differentiating members of the Anopheles gambiae complex (Diptera: Culicidae).
(University of Nairobi.Department of Zoology, 1993-03)Two DNA-based methods, the restriction fragment length polymorphism (RFLP) and polymerase chain reaction (PCR), were used to identify mosquitoes of the Anopheles gambiae Giles complex collected in Kenya. Field-collected ... -
Drug sensitivity studies during a highland malaria epidemic in Kenya.
(University of Nairobi.Department of Zoology, 1992-07) -
The seismicity related to the southern part of the Kenya Rift
(Geology Department, University of Nairobi,Physics Department, Kenyatta University, 1998) -
Cellular and humoral immune responses in a population from the Baringo District, Kenya to Leishmania promastigote lipophosphoglycan.
(University of Nairobi.Department of Zoology, 1992-04)In a cross-sectional house-to-house study in a leishmaniasis-endemic area in Kenya, the cellular and humoral immune response to Leishmania lipophosphoglycan (LPG) was determined. Clinical data, peripheral blood mononuclear ...
