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The effect of cultivation techniques on tea quality
(Burleigh Dodds Science Publishing, Cambridge, UK,, 2018)
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Isolation, characterization and biological activity of organic extractives from Calodendrum capense (L.f.) Thunb.(Rutaceae)
(2018)
A novel prenylfuroquinoline alkaloid capensenin (1), an alkaloid confusameline (2), two
furanocoumarins psolaren (3) and bergapten (4), were isolated from hexane and dichloromethane crude
extracts of stem bark, leaves ...
Helminth parasites of farmed fish and water birds in Kirinyaga County, Kenya
(International Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Studies 2018; 6(3): 06-12, 2018)
Aquaculture products demand has increased due to population growth, declining natural fish stocks and
government aquaculture promotion. Intensification alters natural fish environment and new infections
emerge. Parasite ...
Effect of seed depth on germination, growth and chlorophyll contents of Senna spectabilis
(2018)
Senna spectabilis is a medium to large tree belonging to the family fabaceae. It is native to Southern America. The plant has several economic importances such as construction materials and wood carvings. In agroforestry ...
A note on momentum and energy conservation in dynamics under arbitrary forces in classical Newtonian and relativistic mechanics
(Research gate, 2018)
In teaching mechanics course to first year undergraduate students, I have come across a simple, but very important, gap in the formulation of the principle of conservation of momentum and energy in the dynamics of a body ...
Genetics of bi-component leukocidin and drug resistance in nasal and clinical Staphylococcus aureus in Lagos, Nigeria
(Academic Press, 2018-02-01)
Background
Resistant and virulent Staphylococcus aureus is a global public health challenge. Staphylococcal Bi-component leukotoxins are cytolytic to immune cells and evolve to disarm the innate immunity during infections, ...
Influence of anthropogenic activities and seasons on heavy metals in spring water along Amala and Nyangores tributaries of the Mara River Basin
(Academic Journal, African Journal of Environmental Science and Technology, 2018-07)
Anthropogenic activities, including replacing natural forests with human settlements and increased agricultural activities have environmental impacts. The activities can contaminate aquatic ecosystems including spring ...
Morphological Characterisation of Global Finger Millet (Eleusine coracana, L. Gaertn) Germplasm Reaction to Striga in Kenya
(Asian Journal of Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, 2018)
Finger millet (Eleusine coracana, L. Gaertn) is an important food crop in Africa and Asia. Its grain is richer in protein, fat and minerals than other major cereals. The parasitic weed Striga hermonthica (Del.) Benth ...
[HTML] from rsc.org Effect of thermal treatment on ZnO: Tb 3+ nano-crystalline thin films and application for spectral conversion in inverted organic solar cells
(Royal Society of Chemistry, 2018)
Down conversion has been applied to minimize thermalization losses in photovoltaic devices. In this study,
terbium-doped ZnO (ZnO:Tb3+) thin films were deposited on ITO-coated glass, quartz and silicon
substrates using ...
Livelihood assessment of avocado growing in western Kenya and its socioeconomic implications using agricultural extension services
(2018-09-09)
Avocado (Persia americana) is an important world crop. In Kenya, it has become a very important crop but its production is limited by several factors. Studies were conducted in the Lake Victoria Basin counties of Bunyala ...