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Competence of Tropical Maize Lines to Agrobacterium-Mediated Transformation and the Expression of Maize Poly (ADP-Ribose) Polymerase (PARP2) Gene under Drought Stress.
(Kenyatta University, 2017)Drought stress affects many maize growing regions in sub-Saharan Africa. As population increases, the gap between maize supply and demand increases. There is, therefore, need to develop maize lines that are tolerant to ... -
Complete genome sequence of Oceanithermus profundus type strain (506T)
(2011)Oceanithermus profundus Miroshnichenko et al. 2003 is the type species of the genus Ocea-nithermus, which belongs to the family Thermaceae. The genus currently comprises two spe-cies whose members are thermophilic and are ... -
Complete genome sequence of Planctomyces brasiliensis type strain (DSM 5305T), phylogenomic analysis and reclassification of Planctomycetes including the descriptions of Gimesia gen. nov., Planctopirus gen. nov. and Rubinisphaera gen. nov. and emended descriptions of the order Planctomycetales and the family Planctomycetaceae
(2014)Planctomyces brasiliensis Schlesner 1990 belongs to the order Planctomycetales, which differs from other bacterial taxa by several distinctive features such as internal cell compartmentalization, multiplication by forming ... -
Complete genome sequence of Syntrophobotulus glycolicus type strain (FlGlyRT)
(2011)Syntrophobotulus glycolicus Friedrich et al. 1996 is currently the only member of the genus Syntrophobotulus within the family Peptococcaceae. The species is of interest because of its isolated phylogenetic location in the ... -
Complete genome sequence of the gliding freshwater bacterium Fluviicola taffensis type strain (RW262T)
(2011)Fluviicola taffensis O'Sullivan et al. 2005 belongs to the monotypic genus Fluviicola within the family Cryomorphaceae. The species is of interest because of its isolated phylogenetic lo-cation in the genome-sequenced ... -
Complete genome sequence of the thermophilic sulfur-reducer Desulfurobacterium thermolithotrophum type strain (BSAT) from a deep-sea hydrothermal vent
(2011)Desulfurobacterium thermolithotrophum L'Haridon et al. 1998 is the type species of the ge-nus Desulfurobacterium which belongs to the family Desulfurobacteriaceae. The species is of interest because it represents the first ... -
Comprehensive gene and microRNA expression profiling on cardiovascular system in zebrafish co exposured of SiNPs and MeHg
(Elsevier, 2017-12)Air pollution has been shown to increase cardiovascular diseases. However, little attention has been paid to the combined effects of PM and air pollutants on the cardiovascular system. To explore this, a high-throughput ... -
A Comprehensive Parametric Study of Planar Inverted-F Antenna
(Scientific Research Publishing, 2012-01)This paper presents a comprehensive numerical and experimental study of Planar Inverted-F Antennas (PIFA) involving all the parameters which may affect the characteristics of PIFA. It is found that PIFA characteristics are ... -
Computational and Experimental Study of the Inhibition Effects of Purple Sweet Potato Leaves Extract on Mild Steel Corrosion in 1M H2SO4
(2017-08)The alkaloid and non-alkaloid fractions of purple sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas) written as AEIB and NEIB respectively were used as inhibitors in the corrosion reaction of mild steel in 1.0 M H2SO4 solutions. The corrosion ... -
Computational Fluid Dynamics Analysis of Greenhouses with Artificial Heat Tube
(2012-08)With the workmanship decrease in farms, the necessity to rationalize the use of other inputs and the development of technology has rapidly expanded the use of computer simulation in agricultural systems. One of the ... -
A Computational Study of the Gas-Solid Suspension Flow through a Supersonic Nozzle
(Scientific Research, 2012-12)The present study focuses on numerical simulation of the gas-solid suspension flow in a supersonic nozzle. The Euler- Lagrange approach using a Discrete Phase Model (DPM) has been used to solve the compressible Navier-Stokes ... -
Concentration of Laterites Using Biomass
(Kenya Industrial Property Institute, 2015-06-11)A method of concentrating iron in laterites to make the iron extraction process economical is disclosed. Concentration using biomass yields higher levels of iron by using appropriate ratio of biomass: laterites. The ... -
Concerns Involving the Self: What Is the Real Target of Anxiety, Regret, or Worry, When Things Do Not Go Right for You? More Evidence from Sweden and the United States
(Scientific Research Publishing, 2018-06-29)More than 1000 respondents in Sweden (2013) and the US (2014) were asked to report their subjective opinions and attitudes about situations that caused them regret, concern, worry, and anxiety. US respondents self-identified ... -
Connecting People using Latent Semantic Analysis for Knowledge Sharing
(2010-01)A shift from technology-oriented knowledge management to people-oriented knowledge management is indispensable. To achieve this, organizations must understand the nature of knowledge. In this work, knowledge has been ... -
Conservation tillage, local organic resources and nitrogen fertilizer combinations affect maize productivity, soil structure and nutrient balances in semi-arid Kenya
(Springer, 2011-01)Smallholder land productivity in drylands can be increased by optimizing locally available resources, through nutrient enhancement and water conservation. In this study, we investigated the effect of tillage system, organic ... -
Consistent Condom Use among HIV Positive Women Attending Comprehensive Care Centre of Thika Level 5 Hospital, Kenya
(Scientific Research, 2015-09)Background: Condoms offer protection against human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) transmission when used correctly and consistently. Many HIV infected people do not use condom regularly, thus leading to new HIV infections ... -
The Constitution of Somaliland: The Problem of Constitutional Generations and Clan Dissolution
(Scientific Research, 2015-10)This paper outlines the history, formation and general principles of the 2001 Somaliland Constitution. The people of Somaliland declared independence from Somalia in 1991 returning to the boundaries that had marked the ... -
Constitutive and Secretory Expression of the AiiA in Pichia pastoris Inhibits Amorphophallus konjac Soft Rot Disease
(Scientific Research Publishing, 2016-04)Amorphophallus konjac is an important economic crop widely cultivated in Southeast Asia and Africa. However, A. konjac is seriously infected by soft rot pathogen. The endocellular acyl homoserine lactonase (AiiA) which ... -
The Construction and Standardization of a Domestic Violence Questionnaire
(Scientific Research, 2014-01)The purpose of this research was to standardize the self-reported domestic violence scale. 530 participants were randomly selected via clustered sampling methods from married students of The Islamic Azad University of ...