Faculty of Science & Technology (FST): Recent submissions
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Maize flour contaminated with toxigenic fungi and mycotoxins in Kenya
(University of Nairobi.Department of Botany, University of Nairobi, 1995-02)The majority of the Kenyan human population may be exposed to regular doses of a wide spectrum of highly toxic, carcinogenic, immunosuppressive, mutagenic, and hepatotoxic mycotoxins through the consumption of maizemeal. ... -
Analyses of Annual Droughts in Kenya Using an Objective Annual Rainfall Drought Index
(Department of Meteorology, 2010) -
Application of the Geological Streanflow Model in the Yala River Basin of Western Kenya
(Department of Meteorology, 2011) -
Long-term Land Management Effects On Soil Properties And Microbial Populations In A Maize-Bean Rotation At Kabete, Kenya
(2010)The effect of continued application of mineral and organic fertilizers on soil agro-properties and soil microbial populations and activity, was studied in a long-term field experiment at Kabete, in the highlands of Kenya. ... -
Sampling techniques for Populations of Pine Woolly Aphid Pineus pini (Gmelin) (Homoptera)
(1982)From observations on Pinus patula at 4 places in Kenya, procedures for sampling populations of all stages in the life history of Pineus pini (Gmel.) are given. The distribution pattern of the aphids within the tree crown ... -
Earthquake Observation in Kenya; Case study for the period November 1999 to may 2002
(Department of Geology, University of Nairobi, 2003) -
Establishment of pine woolly aphid, Pineus pini (Gmelin) (Adelgidae) on some host trees in Kenya
(1982)The establishment of Pineus pini (Gmel.) on 6 common species of pine in Kenya was examined in the laboratory in relation to possible causes for observed differences in the rates of infestation on different host species in ... -
Determination of velocity models for the East and Southern Africa Region
(Department of Geology, University of Nairobi, 2010) -
A Study of Latitudinal Dependence of Pc 3-4 Amplitudes at 96o Magnetic Meridian Stations in Africa
(Department of Geology, University of Nairobi, 2011) -
Biogeochemical proxies of climate change and land use patterns in the Central Kenya highlands
(Department of Geology, University of Nairobi, 2012) -
Mermithidae (Nematoda) infection of the aquatic stages of Simulium (Edwardsellum) from the Nine river systems in Kenya
(1987)Mermithid juveniles recovered from S. damnosum in Kenya were placed in the genus Agamomermis. Varying rates of infection by the mermithids from nine river systems were recorded between 1981 and 1983. In both the Isiukhu ... -
Late Holocene variations from Lake Rutundu, mount Kenya
(Department of Geology, University of Nairobi, 2013) -
Biochemical identification of Phlebotomus (Larroussius) pedifer and Phlebotomus (Larroussius) elegonensis
(1989)Females of the vector of Leishmania aerhiopica, Phlebotomus pedifer. have previously been morphologically indistinguishable from the non-vector. P. elegonensis. The present studies have biochemically separated these two ... -
Contained semi-field environments for ecological studies on transgenic African malaria vectors: Benefits and constraints. In: Ecological aspects for application of genetically modified mosquitoes
(2002)New interventions are needed to reduce the burden of vector-borne diseases like malaria and dengué, which are among the most serious and prevalent infectious diseases worldwide. The release of genetically modified (GM) ... -
Ethnobotany of Apocynaceae species in Kenya
(University of Nairobi.Department of Botany, University of Nairobi, Kenya, 1993-12)The study of Apocynaceae species used in traditional medicine reveals that 25 species in 16 genera are of ethnobotanical interest. Nineteen species are medicinal, sixteen of which fall under the subfamily Plumerioideae ... -
Ethnomedicinal study of major species in the family Labiatae from Kenya
(University of Nairobi.Department of Botany, University of Nairobi, Kenya, 1993-08)The family Labiatae, commonly called the mint family, is one of the flowering group of plants that has been found to have great medicinal potential. In this study, at least twenty-eight (28) indigenous species which are ... -
Chinese and African Euphorbiaceae plant extracts: markedly enhancing effect on Epstein-Barr virus-induced transformation
(University of Nairobi.Department of Botany, University of Nairobi, Kenya, 1983-06)Chinese and African Euphorbiaceae plant extracts were shown to have a markedly enhancing effect on Epstein-Barr virus (EBV)-induced transformation of human lymphocytes. When 5 X 10(5) cord blood lymphocytes were seeded ... -
Research on african medicinal plants
(University of Nairobi.Department of Botany, University of Nairobi, Kenya, 1983-04) -
Ethnoknowledge of Bukusu community on livestock tick prevention and control in Bungoma district, western Kenya
(2012)To date, nomadic communities in Africa have been the primary focus of ethnoveterinary research. The Bukusu of western Kenya have an interesting history, with nomadic lifestyle in the past before settling down to either ... -
Variation in malaria transmission dynamics in three different sites in Western kenya
(2012)The main objective was to investigate malaria transmission dynamics in three different sites, two highland villages (Fort Ternan and Lunyerere) and a lowland peri-urban area (Nyalenda) of Kisumu city. Adult mosquitoes were ...
