University of Nairobi Institutional Repository: Recent submissions
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Tenure, livelihood and sustainable development: Rangelands as systems for multiple land use and livelihood support.
(University of NairobiCollege of Agriculture and Veterinary Sciences, 2003)Conventional rangeland management has focused on optimisation of secondary production. Yet rangelands provide multiple goods and services at local and landscape scales. The diversity of resources available from rangelands ... -
Environmental change and dryland management in Machakos district, Kenya 1930-90: conservation profile
(1991)The problems of natural resources degradation in Machakos District, Kenya, are summarized and a soil and water management profile is developed in order to identify effective interventions. Soil and water conservation ... -
Free radical scavenging activity, phenolic contents and cytotoxicity of selected Nigerian medicinal plants
(University of Nairobi,Department of Medical Microbiology-, 2012)We investigated the antioxidant ability, phenolic contents and cytotoxic effects of seven widely edible Nigerian medicinal plants, as a means of validating their ethnomedicinal use. Standard antioxidant assays assessed the ... -
What it takes to fly: the structural and functional respiratory refinements in birds and bats
(University of NairobiFaculty Of Veterinary Medicine, 2000-10)In absolute terms, flight is a highly energetically expensive form of locomotion. However, with respect to its cost per unit distance covered, powered flight is a very efficient mode of transport. Birds and bats are the ... -
Mitigating Conflicts Over Scarce Water Resources in the Highland-Lowland System of Mount Kenya
(2000)The Mount Kenya region offers a great deal of beautiful scenery and attracts tourists from all over the world. What these tourists may not see, however, is the crucial function of Mount Kenya as a water tower for its ... -
Thin and Strong! The Bioengineering Dilemma in the Structural and Functional Design of the Blood-Gas Barrier
(University of NairobiFaculty Of Veterinary Medicine, 2005-07)In gas exchangers, the tissue barrier, the partition that separates the respiratory media (water/air and hemolymph/blood), is exceptional for its remarkable thinness, striking strength, and vast surface area. These properties ... -
PREP-PAC: a nutrient replenishment product designed for smallholders in western Kenya
(Department of Geography and Environmental Studies, 2003-12)Continuous cropping in the absence of external nutrient inputs to soils has led to the expression of poorly productive patches in farmers’ fields of western Kenya. Farmers attempting to correct these conditions are often ... -
Risk factors for Chlamydia trachomatis pelvic inflammatory disease among sex workers in Nairobi, Kenya
(University of Nairobi,Department of Medical Microbiology-, 1996)Among 302 female sex workers in Nairobi, Kenya, who were followed for 17.6 ± 11.1 months, 146 had one or more infections with Chlamydia trachomatis; 102 had uncomplicated cervical infection only, 23 had C. trachomatis ... -
CO2‐Induced Climatic Changes and Irrigation‐Water Requirements
(1991)Effects of CO2‐induced climatic changes on irrigation‐water requirements (IR) in the Great Plains region were evaluated using results of global atmospheric‐circulation models with a water balance‐IR model. Increases were ... -
Influence of micro-catchment technology on above ground biomass production and financial returns of range grasses in southern Kenya
(University of NairobiCollege of Agriculture and Veterinary Sciences, 2010) -
Status Of Ict Integration In Kenya Educational Institutions
(University of NairobiDepartment of Distance studies, 30-05-09) -
Influence Of Water Resources Users’ Associations (wruas) In Water Conflict Resolution Among The Communities Of Sub-catchment 5be In Meru-laikipia Counties, Kenya
(University of NairobiDepartment of Extra-Mural Studies, 2013)In almost every region of the world, Kenya included, supply of water is becoming more difficult because of increasing demands associated with industrialization, increasing urbanization, irrigation and growing population. ... -
International Case studies: River Corridor impacts, Protection Strategies 74-82
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The Gregory Rift Lakes
(University of Nairobi,School of Biological Sciences, 1987) -
The role of drought among agro-pastoral communities in a semi-arid environment: The case of Botswana
(University of NairobiDepartment of Land Resource Management and Agricultural Technology, University of Nairobi, 2013-04)Agro-pastoral livelihoods in semi-arid Botswana have evolved and adapted to recurrent droughts endemic to the region. Droughts, more than any other phenomena, have shaped and influenced rural communities' interaction with ... -
Factors Influencing Enrolment Into Adult Literacy Programmes In Rural Districts In Kenya: A Case Of Nyandarua North District
(University of NairobiSchool of Distance Studies, 2013)The study was carried out to investigate the factors influencing enrolment to adult education. The purpose of this study was to determine the factors hindering adults from enrolling in Adult Education Programmes in ... -
Lakes of The Central Plateau, East Africa
(University of Nairobi,School of Biological Sciences, 1987) -
Open and Distance Learning in Animal Agriculture
(University of Nairobi,college of agriculture and veterinary sciences,, 2004)
