School of Pure, Applied and Health Sciences (JA): Recent submissions
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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 ... -
Chemical Constituents of Essential Oils from Three Eucalyptus Species Acclimatized in Ethiopia and Kenya
(2014-11)Essential oils obtained by steam distillation of three Eucalyptus species acclimatized in Ethiopia and Kenya were analyzed using GC and GC-MS. The species were Eucalyptus citriodora, Eucalyptus globulus and Eucalyptus ... -
Analgesics from Lonchocarpus eriocalyx Harms
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Copper extraction by wet chemical method
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Spatial modeling of HIV and HSV-2 among women in Kenya with spatially varying coefficients
(2016)Background: Disease mapping has become popular in the field of statistics as a method to explain the spatial distribution of disease outcomes and as a tool to help design targeted intervention strategies. Most of these ... -
Semi-Parametric Spatial Joint Modeling of HIV and HSV-2 among Women in Kenya
(2015-08)Several diseases have common risk factors. The joint modeling of disease outcomes within a spatial statistical context may provide more insight on the interaction of diseases both at individual and at regional level. Spatial ... -
Effects of entomopathogenic fungus Metarhizium anisopliae on non-target ants associated with Odontotermes spp. (Isoptera: Termitidae) termite mounds in Kenya
(ICIPE, 2016)Termites are an important component of savannah ecosystems throughout Africa. Despite their importance in the ecosystem, they can be serious pests of structures, houses, rangelands, tropical forestry, and agriculture. For ... -
EAFRINET and the Taxonomic Impediment: perspectives from the developing world
(2018-01)Taxonomic capacity in the developing world is seriously lacking, and as such species identification for both pests and useful species is seriously hampered. Some of these species are key indicators of environmental health ... -
African spider (Araneae) type specimens in the collection of the National Museums of Kenya
(2014-01)Type specimens of four species of spiders belonging to two families are held in the collection of the Invertebrate section of the Zoology Department of the National Museums of Kenya. These specimens comprise two holotypes ... -
A new species of Tarabulida (Solifugae: Daesiidae) from Kenya, with the first complete description of a male of the genus
(Bio One, 2010)We describe a new species of Tarabulida Roewer 1933 from Kenya. This genus was previously known from only two species (Tarabulida ephippiata Roewer 1933 and Tarabulida fumigata Roewer 1933) from Libya, which were described ... -
Environmental Communication: A Review of Information Sources and Communication Channels for Enhanced Community-Based Natural Resource Management in the Greater Mara Region of Kenya
(Sage Publications, 2013)The Mara-Serengeti is an ecosystem of immense importance to both Kenya and Tanzania, contributing significantly to the economies of both countries and forming a rich biodiversity reservoir. This ecosystem is among the most ... -
Annotated checklist of the non-marine molluscs of Mount Kenya, Kenya
(2001)This paper presents an annotated checklist of the non-marine molluscs of Mount Kenya, based on species records in the literature, museum collections and the results of a National Museums of Kenya Darwin Initiative field ... -
THE FIRST GALLIENIELLIDAE (ARANEAE) FROM EASTERN AFRICA
(Bio One, 2002)Toxoniella, a new genus of Gallieniellidae is described from forest remnants on the Taita Hills in Kenya. The genus is characterized by legs with well developed spination, the male palp with posterior tegular extension not ... -
Spiders (Arachnida: Araneae) from black cotton soil habitats of a highland savanna biome in Laikipia, central Kenya
(2004)Spiders were sampled at Mpala Research Centre, Laikipia, Kenya using pitfall trapping and sweep netting. Sampling was conducted from May 2001 to July 2002. A total of 10,487 individuals from 132 species belonging to 30 ... -
Widespread reliance on olfactory sex and species identification by lyssomanine and spartaeine jumping spiders
(Oxford, 2012-10)Jumping spiders (Salticidae) are renowned for their exceptional vision, but this does not preclude use of other senses. Here we provide evidence that olfactory pheromones are widespread in the Spartaeinae and Lyssomaninae, ...