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Sacred groves (kibaga) of Mfangano Island, Lake Victoria, Kenya
(2004)A questionnaire method was used to obtain information about the sacred groves and identity of other protected and sacred plants ofMfangano Island. Some 36 sacred groves, locally known in the Suba language as Kibaga, ... -
Salinity and temperature effects on CO2 assimilation in leaves of avocados.
(Academic Journals, 2010)Young avocado plants were cultured in a glasshouse and subjected to salt stress or were well watered at Maseno University between September 2003 and September 2004. Three-month-old avocado seedlings were grown in 4.5 L ... -
Salmonella identified in pigs in Kenya and Malawi reveals the potential for zoonotic transmission in emerging pork markets
(2020)Salmonella is a major cause of foodborne disease globally. Pigs can carry and shed nontyphoidal Salmonella (NTS) asymptomatically, representing a significant reservoir for these pathogens. To investigate Salmonella carriage ... -
Sap Flow Dynamics and Responses to Grazing and Seasonal Changes in Soil Moisture for Acacia Ancistroclada and Comberatum Molle in a Kenyan Savanna
(Research Square, 2020-08-07)The Kenyan savanna, which is dominated by Acacia ancistroclada and Comberatum molle, has experienced notable changes in rainfall patterns and increased livestock grazing. A significant decrease in trees spread from 5 % to ... -
Scientific African
(Elsevier, 2021)Ebola virus is a neglected tropical disease widely accepted as one of the most fatal diseases of human and nonhuman primates ever encountered in recent years. For a long time, de velopment of vaccines and anti-Ebola drugs ... -
SCINDA-GPS derived TEC depletions and amplitude scintillations over Kisumu, Kenya during selected quiet and storm days of 2013 and 2014
(International Journal of Advanced Astronomy, 2020)Total Electron Content (TEC) depletion and amplitude scintillation (S4) can be derived from, SCINDA-GPS receivers situated in various parts of the equatorial region. In this paper we present results of characterization ... -
Seasonal and Environment Variations of Yields and Yield Components of Tea (Camellia sinensis) Cultivars in Kenya
(International Journal of Tea Science Vol 13, No. 1&2 (2017) : 10-24, 2017)In Kenya, tea is grown in highlands east and west of the Rift Valley at altitudes ranging from 1300 m to 2700 m above mean sea level. These areas vary widely in seasonal and locational environmental factors leading to ... -
Seed dormancy and appropriate germination protocol for Vernonia galamensis (Asteraceae).
(Kenya Forestry Research Institute, 2009)ernonia galamensis (Cass.) Less., (Asteraceae) is a new potential industrial oil crop that originated in eastern and south-eastern parts of Ethiopia and is endemic primarily to East African countries. On a dry mass basis, ... -
A seedling inoculation test for screening Sesbania sesban for resistance to the seedling defoliator, Mesoplatys ochroptera
(Kluwer Academic Publishers, 2002-07-01)The seedling beetle Mesoplatys chroptera is a serious pest of Sesbania sesban and other Sesbania spp. that are important agroforestry species. Sesbania sesban was compared to Sesbania micrantha, Sesbania goetzi and ... -
Selected heavy metal levels in water and fish from winam gulf in Lake Victoria near Kisumu city, Kenya
(International Journal of Environmental and Ecology Research, 2019)Lake Victoria is the largest freshwater and fishery lake in Africa. Kisumu City, located at the shore of Winam Gulf has industrial activities discharging effluents into the lake with potential of contaminating the lake ... -
Selection, design and implementation of economic instruments in the solid waste management sector in Kenya: The case of plastic bags
(University of Nairobi., 2005)The generation of solid waste has become an increasing environmental and public health problem everywhere in the world, but particularly in developing countries. The fast expansion of urban, agricultural and industrial ... -
Sensoring Gaseous Ammonia using Cation Exchanged Faujasite-X Zeolite
(International Journal of BioChemiPhysics,, 2010)work presents a method that uses cheap, thermally stable and reusable cation exchanged solid zeolites to detect gaseous ammonia. Here, 24 separately exchanged Cu2+ and Co2+ cations per unit cell of 1.23 Si/Al Faujasite-X ... -
Service Delivery Digitalization as a Tool for COVID-19 Recovery in Fast-Food Restaurants in Nairobi, Kenya
(AJP, 2022)The goal of this study was to assess the influence of the adoption of service delivery digitalization tools on Covid-19 recovery in fast-food restaurants in Nairobi -
Sesquiterpenoids with antiplasmodial activities from Warburgia stuhlmanii Engl. root bark
(Islamic Azad University, Shahrood Branch Press, 2023-06-01)Phytochemical investigation of Warburgia stuhlmannii ethyl acetate root extract led to isolation of ten known compounds identified as polygodial (1), cinnamolide (2), warburganal (3), bemadienolide (4), ugandensidial (5), ... -
Severity of Alternaria Leaf Spot and Seed Infection by Alternaria sesami (Kawamura) Mohanty and Behera, as Affected by Plant Age of Sesame (Sesamum indicum L.)
(Blackwell Publishing Ltd, 1999-07-01)Alternaria leaf spot incited by Alternaria sesami , was monitored to determine the effect of plant age on disease severity and seed infection by A. sesami in plots containing sesame accession SPS SIK 110 plants of five ... -
Shell structure of the SU (N) generator spectrum: interpretation as spin angular momentum operators
(Research gate, 2020)We have established that SU(N) symmetry group generators occur in a spectrum with a quantum structure composed of N − 1 configuration shells each containing a definite number of symmetric and antisymmetric pairs of ... -
Sickle cell trait is not associated with endemic Burkitt lymphoma: An ethnicity and malaria endemicity-matched case–control study suggests factors controlling EBV may serve as a predictive biomarker for this pediatric cancer
(International Journal of Cancer, 2013)Endemic Burkitt lymphoma (eBL) is associated with Epstein–Barr virus (EBV) and Plasmodium falciparum coinfections. Malaria appears to dysregulate immunity that would otherwise control EBV, thereby contributing to eBL ... -
Similarity Transformation Analysis of Heat and Mass Transfer Effects on Steady Buoyancy Induced MHD Free Convection Flow Past an Inclined Surface
(2017)The present work is devoted to the problem of a steady two di- mensional hydromagnetic convective ow of a viscous, incompressible electrically conducting uid past an inclined semi-in nite plate in the presence of ... -
Simultaneous quantification of acetaminophen and tryptophan using a composite graphene foam/Zr-MOF film modified electrode
(Royal Society of Chemistry, 2020)A graphene foam/zirconium-based metal–organic framework composite (GF/UiO-66) was synthesised and then employed to modify glassy carbon electrodes (GCE). These modified electrodes were successfully used for the simultaneous ...