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A review of 13C NMR spectra of drimane sesquiterpenes
(2019-09)
Drimane sesquiterpenes are important group of phytochemicals with a wide range of medicinal properties including antibacterial, antifungal, anti-inflammatory, antioxidant, antiplasmodial, antileishmanial, molluscicidal, ...
Reproductive and Lifestyle Characteristics in Kenyan Women Presenting With Precancerous Cervical Lesions
(2019-11)
Background: Cervical cancer is a leading cause of cancer in women, accounting for 68% of cancer-related deaths among women in developing countries. Several reproductive, lifestyle and demographic risk factors are associated ...
Assessment of French Beans Production at Kariua in Kandara, Murang’a County- Kenya
(2019-11)
A sample survey research was conducted in November 2017 to January 2018 at Kariua area in Murang’a county, Kenya, with a sole aim to assess the current situation experienced by the French bean farmers in the area as well ...
Antimicrobial Activity of Root Bark Extracts of Rhus natalensisa and Rhus ruspolii
(Scientific & Academic Publishing, 2019-08)
Bacteria and fungi are frequent causes of serious opportunistic infections worldwide. Several effective antibiotic drugs are in the market. However, drug-resistance, side effects and cost of such antibiotics limits their ...
Dynamics of 2014 Ebola Epidemic in West Africa
(Mathematical Theory and Modeling, 2019)
Ebola Virus disease 1s transmitted from human to human through physical contact of body fluid of infected or dead case It can also be transmitted indirectly through contact with contaminated surfaces. This risk is however ...
Structural and optical properties of novel CdSe nanoparticles produced via a facile synthetic route: Studies on the effects of cadmium sources
(2019-04)
We report on the successful synthesis of CdSe nanoparticles (NPs) via a facile aqueous approach. Investigation on the effects of various cadmium sources in the precursor solution on the CdSe NPs is discussed. The structural ...
Flavonol glycosides with insecticidal activity from methanol extract of Annona mucosa Jacq. leaves
(2019-12)
Three flavonoids, quercetin 3-O-β-D-glucoside (1), quercetin 3-O-α-Darabinoside (2) and kaempferol 3-O-β-D-galactoside (3) were isolated from the methanol extract of the leaves of Annona mucosa Jacq. Their structures were ...
Characterization of Clays from selected sites for Refractory Application
(2019-11)
Clay is a stony or earthy mineral aggregate composed of
fine-grained minerals, which are plastic at appropriate water
content and hardens up when fired. Clay soils have various
mineral groups such as kaolinite, smectites, ...
Mathematical Modeling of the Transmission Dynamics of Measles under the Effect of Vaccination.
(iosr journals, 2019-08)
Measles virus is a member paramyxoviridae within the genus of morbillivirus. Its genome consist of approximately 16,000 bases of non-segmented single stranded negative sense RNA. This means that the virus is transcribed ...
Proximate analysis of raw and roasted groundnut (Arachis hypogaea L.): Red Valencia and manikanta varieties
(International Journal of Food Science and Nutrition .Volume 4; Issue 4; July 2019; Page No. 191-194, 2019)
Proximate analysis of raw and roasted groundnuts of red Valencia and manipinta varieties were determined. The moisture content of raw and roasted peanut ranged from 4.84-5.11% and 2.02 - 2.17% respectively while fat content ...