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Consumption, indigeneous knowledge and cultural values of the lakefly species within the Lake Victoria region
(African Journal of Environmental Science and Technology, 2008-10)
Of the edible insects, lakeflies (Chaoborus and Chironomus sp) are least documented as items of
human consumption. They are eaten by the Luo communities living within the Lake Victoria basin. The purpose of this study was ...
Comparative evaluation of three PCR base diagnostic assays for the detection of pathogenic trypanosomes in cattle blood
(Creative commons attribution, 2008-12)
Currently, several PCR based diagnostic assays have been developed to improve the detection of pathogenic trypanosomes. These tests include use of species specific primers, single and nested PCRs' based on primers amplifying ...
Association between sickle cell trait and low density parasitaemia among asymptomatic and parasitaemic individuals living in P. falciparum malaria Holoendemic region of Western Kenya.
(SDI, 2008)
The frequency of the mutant gene for sickle cell is widely distributed in the sub-Saharan
Africa, the Middle East and the Indian subcontinent. There is epidemiologic evidence that
sickle cell trait confers a survival ...
Student Leadership in Selected Public Universities in Kenya: disfranchised pressure groups or an integral component in university management
(African journals online, 2008)
This paper was based on an exploratory study carried out on student leadership in three public universities in Kenya in 2004/2005 academic year. The study was premised on the challenges facing student leadership and the ...
Mitigating human-wildlife conflicts through wildlife fencing: A Kenyan case study
(ResearchGate, 2008-06)
A study was conducted between May and August 2007 to compare the intensity of human-wildlife conflicts among local communities neighbouring a fenced wildlife protected area (Lake Nakuru National Park) and an unfenced one ...