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molluscicidal and antimicrobial activity of solanum aculeastrum
(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. ...
Influence of Khat (Miraa) on Primary School Dropout Among Boys in Meru County, Kenya
(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 ...
Contribution of hot spring cyanobacteria to the mysterious deaths of Lesser Flamingos at Lake Bogoria, Kenya
(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 ...
Soil fertility under Calliandra calothyrsus hedgerows and other land-use treatments following forest clearance in Jamaica
(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 ...
A cyano-anomaly? Cyanobacterial toxins as contributors to Lesser Flamingo mass deaths
(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 ...
Heavy Metals and Pesticides in Marine Sediment, Seawater, and Seaplants Along the Kenya-Mombasa Coastline
(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 ...
In vitro antiplasmodial activity of some plants used in Kisii, Kenya against Malaria and their chloroquine potentiative effects.
(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 ...
Physical changes during coffee roasting in Rotary Conduction‐Type Heating Units
(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 ...