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    Institutional Transformations and Implications for Access and Quality in Public and Private Universities in Kenya: A Comparative Study 

    Otiende, J.E. (2006)
    This paper discusses the implications of the rapid expansion and transformations in African universities on access and quality. Using the example of Kenya, it looks at both the transformations that have occurred in the ...
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    Integration of edible beans (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) into the push–pull technology developed for stemborer and Striga control in maize-based cropping systems 

    Hassanali, Ahmed; Khan, Z. R.; Midega, C. A.O.; Wanyama, J. M.; Amudavi, D. M.; Pittchar, J.; Pickett, J. A. (Elsevier Ltd, 2009-11)
    Smallholder farming systems in eastern Africa are characterized by cereal/edible legume intercrops in fields severely constrained by parasitic weed, Striga hermonthica, cereal stemborers and declining soil fertility. The ...
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    On-farm evaluation of the ‘push–pull’ technology for the control of stemborers and striga weed on maize in western Kenya 

    Hassanali, Ahmed; Khan, Z. R.; Midega, C. A.O.; Amudavi, D. M.; Pickett, J. A. (Elsevier Inc., 2008-03)
    The ‘push–pull’ technology is a novel pest management strategy developed for control of stemborers and striga weed, Striga hermonthica, in maize-based farming systems in eastern Africa, where maize is intercropped with ...
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    Evaluation of farmers' field days as a dissemination tool for push-pull technology in Western Kenya 

    Hassanali, Ahmed; Amudavi, D.M.; Khan, Z. R.; Wanyama, J. M.; Midega, C. A.O.; Pittchar, J.; Pickett, J. A. (Elsevier Ltd, 2009-03)
    Our earlier study on farmers' adoption of ‘Push-pull’ technology (PPT) for management of cereal stemborers and Striga weed showed that field days (FDs) could be effective in technology dissemination. Hence, in an effort ...
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    Assessment of injuries in physical education lessons in Kenya science teachers' college, Kenya. 

    Njororai, W.W.S.; Rintaugu, E.G.; Bailasha, N. K.; Mwisukha, A. (West African Journal of Physical and Health Education, 2004)
    The purpose of the' study was to assess the nature, aetiology, mechanism, and anatomical localization of injuries occurring to Teacher - Trainees during physical education lessons. The study involved an assessment of ...
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    Local Management of Tuberculosis by Traditional Medicine Practitioners in Lake Victoria Region 

    Okemo, P. O.; Kirimuhuzya, Claude; Otieno, Joseph N.; Magadula, Joseph J; Orodho, John Aluko (2009)
    Tuberculosis (TB) is now a global public health problem that has been exacerbated by the emergence of multiand extensively-drug resistant (MDR and XDR, respectively) strains of Mycobacterium tuberculosis. There have ...
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    The kill kinetics of Ximenia caffra sond. (Olacaceae) extracts against selected bacteria and fungi 

    Okemo, P. O.; Mwatha, W. E.; Chhabra, S. C. (African Journals Online, 2004)
    Bacteria are tested against antibiotics because of the resistance these bacteria show against known anti-microbial agents. Similar tests are done on plant extracts and isolated plant compounds. In this study, crude extracts ...
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    A 4-Alkyl-substituted Analogue Of Guaiacol Shows Greater Repellency To Savannah Tsetse (Glossina spp.) 

    Hassanali, Ahmed; Saini, R. K. (Springer-Verlag, 2007-05)
    The responses of Glossina morsitans morsitans Westwood to guaiacol (2-methoxyphenol), a mild repellent constituent of bovid odors, and seven analogues comprising 2-methoxyfuran, 2,4-dimethylphenol, 2-methoxy-4-methylphenol ...
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    Effect of Temperature on the Development of Orius albidipennis Reuter, a Predator of the African Legume Flower Thrips, Megalurothrips sjostedti Trybom 

    Mueke, J. M.; Gitonga, L. M.; Löhr, B.; Overholt, W. A.; Magambo, J. K. (Cambridge University Press, 2002-09)
    The effects of temperature on the development of Orius albidipennis (Reuter) (Hemiptera: Anthocoridae), reared on its prey, Megalurothrips sjostedti (Trybom) (Thysanoptera: Thripidae), were studied in the laboratory. Nymphal ...
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    Traditional use of mosquito-repellent plants in western Kenya and their evaluation in semi-field experimental huts against Anopheles gambiae: ethnobotanical studies and application by thermal expulsion and direct burning 

    Hassanali, Ahmed; Seyoum, A.; palsson, K.; Kung’a, S.; Kabiru, Ephantus W.; Lwande, W.; Killeen, G. F.; Knols, B. G. J. (Oxford University Press, 2002-06)
    Ethnobotanical survey in 2 communities in western Kenya revealed that the most commonly known repellent plants were Ocimum americanum L. (64•1%), Lantana camara L. (17•9%), Tagetes minuta L. (11•3%) and Azadirachta indica ...
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    AuthorHassanali, Ahmed (57)Mugendi, D.N. (27)Njagi, E.N.M. (25)Chhabra, S. C. (20)Kung'u, J.B. (19)Mueke, J. M. (19)Overholt, W. A. (18)Kabiru, Ephantus W. (17)Okemo, P. O. (17)Orago, A. S. (16)... View MoreSubjectKenya (34)Africa (10)Chilo partellus (9)Anopheles gambiae (8)Cotesia flavipes (8)Maize (7)biological control (6)Lake Victoria (6)Soil fertility (6)Stemborers (5)... View MoreDate Issued2009 (136)2008 (102)2007 (103)2006 (65)2005 (54)2004 (55)2003 (61)2002 (41)2001 (34)2000 (19)

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