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An Interaction model between Cotesia flavipes and Cotesia sesamie, Parasitoids of the gramineous stem-borers at the Kenya Coast

Karuku, Simon (Kenyatta University, 2002)

One of the greatest challenges facing the people of sub-Saharan Africa is the production of sufficient food to feed a rapidly increasing population in the face of dwindling finances. As the population grows at 3% and food ...

Bioactive steroidal alkaloid glycosides from Selanum aculeastrum.

Wanyonyi, Alphonse W.; Chhabra, S.C.; Mkoji, G.; Eilert, Udo; Njue, Wilson N. (2002)

Solanum aculeastrum Dunal was investigated for the presence of molluscicidal compounds. This led to the isolation of solaculine A, from the root bark in addition to known steroidal alkaloids; solamargine and beta-solamarine ...

Total Quality Management in Education Third edition

Sallis, Edward (Stylus Publishing Inc, 2002)

TERMITES: BIOLOGY, PREVENTION, AND CONTROL

. Antonelli, Arthur L (washington state university, 2002)

Presenting Oneself as a Nurse: A Social and Professional Reality Construction

Ojo, A.A.; Mutea, Naomi K.; Wambui, T.; Chelagat, D. (Unisa Press, 2002-11)

The paper examined the historical development of nursing education and practice in two selected African countries as a background for analysing the image of nurses and nursing. Mead's (1934) Symbolic InteractionistTheof\' was ...

The Asian financial crisis New International Financial Architecture: Crisis, reform and recovery

Sharma, Shalendra D. (Manchester University Press, 2003)

Fungal Infection Diagnosis And Management

Richardson, Malcolm D.; Warnock, David W. (Blackwell Publishing Ltd, 2003)

Fungal infections are assuming a greater importance, largely because of their increasing incidence among transplant patients and other immunocompromised individuals, including those with AIDS. As a result, clinicians and ...

molluscicidal and antimicrobial activity of solanum aculeastrum

Wanyonyi, Alphonse W.; Chhabra, S.C.; Mkojo, G.; Njue, Wilson N.; Tarus, Paul K. (2003)

The methanolic extract of the fresh root bark and berries of Solanum aculeastrum showed significant activity against host snails of schistosomiasis. The berries extract was more potent with 100% snail kill at 50 ppm. ...

Contribution of tixic cynobacteria to massive deaths of lesser flamingoes at saline-alkaline lakes of Kenya

Krienitz, L.; Ballot, A.; Casper, P.; Codd, G.A.; Kotut, Kiplagat; Metcalf, J.S.; Morrison, L.F.; Pflugmacher, S.; Wiegand, C. (2003)

In vitro antiplasmodial activity of some plants used in Kisii, Kenya against Malaria and their chloroquine potentiative effects.

Muregi, F.W.; Chhabra, S.C.; Njagi, Eliud N.; Lang’at-Thoruwa, C.; Njue, Wilson N.; Ndiege, I.O. (2003)

Fifty-five organic and aqueous extracts of 11 plants used in malaria therapy in Kisii District, Kenya were tested in vitro against chloroquine (CQ)-sensitive and resistant strains of Plasmodium falciparum. Of the plants ...

Heavy Metals and Pesticides in Marine Sediment, Seawater, and Seaplants Along the Kenya-Mombasa Coastline

Oyugi, Mildred P.; Chhabra, S.C.; Njue, Wilson N.; Kinyua, Anthony M. (Taylor & Francis, 2003)

Marine sediment, seawater and several species of seaplants along the Kenya- Mombasa coastal region were analyzed to determine the levels of heavy metals by AAS and EDXRF and organochlorine pesticides (OCPs) by GLC-ECD. In ...

More than a game: The computer game as fictional form

Atkins, Barry (Manchester University Press, 2003)

Quality and Power in Higher Education

Morley, Louise (2003)

Approaches to Biological Control of Termites

Grace, J. Kenneth (University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa, 2003-01)

Biological control refers to the application or manipulation of preda- tors, parasitoids, or pathogens in order to suppress and manage insect populations. The cryptic habits of subterranean termites limit their susceptibility ...

Soil fertility under Calliandra calothyrsus hedgerows and other land-use treatments following forest clearance in Jamaica

McDonald, M.A.; Stevens, P.A.; Healey, J.R. (Kluwer Academic Publishers, 2003-02)

An experiment in the Blue Mountains of Jamaica investigated the consequences of three land-use treatments applied following forest clearance on soil fertility and resulting crop growth over a five year period. The treatments ...

Contribution of hot spring cyanobacteria to the mysterious deaths of Lesser Flamingos at Lake Bogoria, Kenya

Krienitz, L.; Ballot, A.; Kotut, Kiplagat; Wiegand, C.; Pütz, S.; Metcalf, J.S.; Codd, G.A.; Pflugmacher, S. (Elsevier, 2003-03-01)

Cyanobacterial mats at hot springs on the shore of the alkaline Lake Bogoria, Kenya, were investigated regarding species community and cyanobacterial toxin content. The hepatotoxins microcystin-LR, -RR, -LF and -YR, and ...

Influence of Khat (Miraa) on Primary School Dropout Among Boys in Meru County, Kenya

Njeru, Lucy K.; Mwangi, John G. (David Publishing, 2003-08)

Despite introduction of Kenya’s Free Primary Education in 2003 to achieve Universal Primary Education (MDG2), primary school boys’ enrolment in Kangeta is declining while dropout rates are increasing. This study investigated ...

Physical changes during coffee roasting in Rotary Conduction‐Type Heating Units

Gikuru, Mwithiga; Jindal, V.K. (Blackwell Publishing Ltd, 2003-08-23)

Coffee beans were roasted in a rotary conduction-type-heating unit under constant heating surface or product temperatures ranging from 200 to 240C or 170 to 210C, respectively. the roasting duration was varied from 0 to ...

Low Cost Pozzolana based Cement from Industrial and Agricultural Waste Materials

Wachira, Jackson M. (Kenyatta University, 2003-09)

This thesis reports the results of a study aimed at making low cost cement from some agricultural and industrial wastes. The utilization of these wastes would avail an economical and environmentally friendlier waste ...

A cyano-anomaly? Cyanobacterial toxins as contributors to Lesser Flamingo mass deaths

Codd, G.A.; Metcalf, J.S.; Morrison, L.F.; Krienitz, L.; Ballot, A.; Pflugmacher, S.; Wiegand, C.; Kotut, Kiplagat (2003-10)

In the present study, significative HAB’S bloom was confirmed in Matanchén Bay during Febrary 2003. The Raphidophice Fibrocapsa cf. japonica, Toriumi et Takano 1973 (=Chatonella japonica) has dominated (97%) red ...

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