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Modeling the Spatial Impact of Climate Change on Grevy’s Zebra (Equus grevyi) niche in Kenya
(Environmental Science, 2013-09-02)
Although Grevy’s zebra (Equus grevyi) is listed as endangered species and is an important attraction in Kenya’s tourism industry, there have been no attempts to model the implications of climate change on their niche. This ...
Interleukin (IL)-13 promoter polymorphisms (-7402 T/G and -4729G/A) condition susceptibility to pediatric severe malarial anemia but not circulating IL-13 levels.
(BMC Immunology, 2013-03-13)
In holoendemic Plasmodium falciparum transmission areas such as western Kenya, severe malarial anemia [SMA, hemoglobin (Hb) < 6.0 g/dL, with any density parasitemia] is the most common clinical manifestation of severe ...
The Effects of Self-efficacy Beliefs and Metacognition on Academic Performance
(MMUST, 2013)
This study investigated the effect of Self-efficacy Beliefs and Metacognition on Academic Performance
among high school students using a mixed method approach. A total of 2,138 form four (12th grade) students
participated ...
Differential attractiveness of human foot odours to Anopheles gambiae Giles sensu stricto (Diptera: Culicidae) and variation in their chemical composition
(Science Direct, 2013-10-01)
Counter flow geometry (CFG) traps (American Biophysics) baited with foot odours (adsorbed overnight on a combination of a nylon and a cotton socks) from 4 groups of 4 male volunteers were initially used in a screen-house ...
Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances in selected sewage sludge in Nigeria.
(Chemosphere, 2013-07-03)
Levels of seven major perfluoroalkyl carboxylates (PFCAs) and three perfluoroalkyl sulfonates (PFSAs) were analyzed for the first time in sludge from wastewater treatment plants from Nigeria. Measurements were performed ...
The Water Act 2002 and The Constitution of Kenya 2010: Coherence and Conflicts Towards Implementation
(International Journal of Disaster Management and Risk Reduction, 2013-12)
The water Act 2002 provides for Integrated Water Resources Management along the River Basin that is the best practice worldwide and in accordance with Dublin Principles. Prior to reforms in the water sector, water supply ...
Faecal pollution and solar purification of community water sources within Lake Naivasha basin, Kenya.
(Journal of Water, Sanitation and Hygiene for Development, 2013-04-03)
As in other parts of Africa, and in other developing nations, the rise in the human population and anthropogenic activities within the Lake Naivasha basin is causing an increase in human health risks due to faecal contamination ...
Bioaccumulation of perfluoroalkyl acids in dairy cows in a naturally contaminated environment.
(Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 2013-05-04)
Beef and dairy products may be important vectors of human exposure to perfluoroalkyl acids (PFAAs), but the understanding of how PFAAs are accumulated and transferred through agricultural food chains is very limited. Here, ...
Composition and design of vegetative filter strips instrumental in improving water quality by mass reduction of suspended sediment, nutrients and Escherichia coli in overland flows in eastern escarpment of Mau Forest, Njoro River Watershed, Kenya.
(Energy, Ecology and Environment, 2013-06-13)
This study assessed the effect of vegetative filter strip (VFS) in removal of suspended sediment (SS), total nitrogen, total phosphorus and Escherichia coli (E. coli) in overland flow to improve receiving water quality ...