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Anti-plasmodial Activity of Some Kenyan Medicinal Plant Extracts Singly and in Combination with Chloroquine
(Wiley InterScience, 2004)
Sixty organic and aqueous extracts of eleven plants used for the control of malaria by local communities in Kisii District, Kenya were screened for in vitro anti-plasmodial activity. The plants selection was based on ...
Antiplamodial Activity of some Kenyan medicinal plant extracts singly and in combination with Chloroquine
(2004)
Sixty organic and aqueous extracts of eleven plants used for the control of malaria by local communities in Kisii District, Kenya were screened for in vitro anti-plasmodial activity. The plants selection was based on ...
Mixed model analysis using R.
(World Agroforestry Centre, 2009)
Identification and distribution of pathogens coinfecting with Brucella spp., Coxiella burnetii and Rift Valley fever virus in humans, livestock and wildlife
(Wiley, 2002-01)
Zoonotic diseases, such as brucellosis, Q fever and Rift Valley fever (RVF) caused by
Brucella spp., Coxiella burnetii and RVF virus, respectively, can have devastating effects
on human, livestock, and wildlife health ...
Collembola Density and Diversity along a Gradient of Land- Use Types in Embu District, Eastern Kenya
(2009)
Populations of soil-dwelling Collembola were
monitored on a land use gradient ranging from Natural
forests to intensively cultivated land during the wet
season October-November, 2007 and dry season
February-March, 2008. ...
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 ...
Agroforestry in the drylands of eastern Africa: a call to action
(World Agroforestry Centre, 2005)
Drylands in eastern Africa typically suffer from unsustainable land uses that have evolved in
the recent past. This paper reports on how agroforestry practices can contribute to sustainable land use in drylands drawing ...
Available technologies to replenish soil fertility in East Africa
(Springer, 2006)
Low inherent soil fertility in the highly weathered and leached soils largely accounts for low and unsustained crop yields in most African countries. But in particular, the major nutrients, nitrogen (N) and phosphorus (P), ...
Metal Status of Nairobi Riverwaters and Their Bioaccumulation in Labeo Cylindricus
(2005-03-03)
This study focused on the analysis of metals in water and fish from Nairobi River. Water
from Kikuyu, Kawangware, Chiromo, Eastleigh, Njiru and Fourteen Falls along the Nairobi River was analyzed for the presence of metals. ...