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12 irrigation management and poverty dynamics: case study of the Nyando Basin in Western Kenya
(Academic Press, 2007)
Three distinct pathways of irrigation development have been pursued in Kenya over the last 20 years: a topdown planning approach, a centralized service approach and an unregulated smallholder approach. All three pathways ...
The use of green tea (Camellia sinensis) leaf flavan-3-ol composition in predicting plain black tea quality potential
(Elsevier, 2007-12-13)
Reliable and quantifiable green leaf parameters for predicting black tea quality potential of
tea bushes at the single bush stage are necessary to shorten tea breeding and clonal
selection programmes. Green leaf ...
The oxytocic properties of Luffa cylindrica (L.) M. Roem. and Bidens pilosa L., traditionally used medicinal plants from western Uganda
(Blackwell Publishing Ltd, 2007-12-01)
The usage of medicinal plants in childbirth in Uganda is a long standing tradition.
Over 80% of Ugandan women have childbirth at home and herbal remedies are
administered to complete the process of childbirth. The herbs ...
No evidence for an association between the mitochondrial variant T16189C and dilated cardiomyopathy: A systematic review and meta-analysis
(SA MEDICAL ASSOC, 2007-11-01)
No evidence for an association between the mitochondrial variant T16189C and dilated cardiomyopathy: A systematic review and meta-analysis
Of lice and men: A case of Bartonella quintana
(SA MEDICAL ASSOC, 2007-11-01)
Of lice and men: A case of Bartonella quintana
Evaluation of Organic Carbon from Anaerobic Sequencing Batch Reactor Effluent as a Carbon Source for Denitrification. J Bioengineer & Biomedical Sci 7: 214. doi: 10.4172/2155 …
(2007)
The discharge of nitrate-rich effluent has adverse effect on the receiving environment and the public health of the
polluted water users. The nitrates are eliminated in a denitrification step that requires reducing power ...
Molecular Characterization of Sclerocarya birrea ICRAF Field Genebank Collections. J Phylogenetics Evol Biol 5: 190. doi: 10.4172/2329-9002.1000190 Page 2 of 8 J Phylogenetics …
(2007)
Scelerocarya birrea is an important fruit tree that is widely used by the rural populations in most regions in which it is found, for its fruits, bark, timber and even its roots. The local communities harvest the tree ...
Isolation and characterization of actinobacteria with potential for control of fusarium spp and colletotrichum kahawae
(Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology, 2007)
Smallholder subsistence farming is important in the production of food crops for basic livelihoods and income generation in rural areas. However, yields have remained low due to high disease, weed and pest incidences. ...
Weight change post oesophagectomy for carcinoma of oesophagus
(East African medical journal, 2007)
Objective: To determine the pattern of weight changes observed in postoperative oesophagectomy patients at the Kenyatta National Hospital and evaluate weight change with selected preoperative variables.
Design: A prospective ...
Follow up pattern for post oesophagectomy patients at a single centre: association with peri-operative variables
(Annals of African Surgery, 2007)
BACKGROUND:
Though the operative mortality for resection of oesophageal malignancy has fallen significantly over time, the overall postoperative survival has remained fairly constant irrespective of surgical techniques, ...