Checklist of the diatoms (Bacillariophyta) from Lake Naivasha, Kenya, with some historical notes by Christine Cocquyt, Dirk Verschuren

“…Lake Naivasha is one of only two large freshwater lakes in the Eastern Rift Valley of Kenya, East Africa. …”
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Voluntary approaches to water resource management among flower growing firms in Naivasha Sub County, Kenya by Maureen Kaleha Amayi, Christine Majale

“…A cross sectional survey research design was adopted for the study that was conducted in Naivasha Sub County, an area dominantly known for flower growing firms in the country. …”
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Smallholder Farmers’ Practices and African Indigenous Vegetables Affect Soil Microbial Biodiversity and Enzyme Activities in Lake Naivasha Basin, Kenya by Eren Taskin, Chiara Misci, Francesca Bandini, Andrea Fiorini, Nic Pacini, Clifford Obiero, Daniel Ndaka Sila, Vincenzo Tabaglio, Edoardo Puglisi

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Cross-cutting Ties and Coexistence: Intermarriage, Land Rentals and Changing Land Use Patterns among Maasai and Kikuyu of Maiella and Enoosupukia, Lake Naivasha Basin, Kenya by Eric Mutisya Kioko, Michael Bollig

“…This paper explores the value of cross-cutting ties and conflicting loyalties for the peaceful management of conflicts and the emergence of collective action across previously violently contested community boundaries in two communities in the Lake Naivasha Basin, Kenya. In the researched communities cross-cutting ties result from intermarriages, land rentals and friendship. …”
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The emergence of a robust and inclusive framework for a nationwide assessment of African lions by Shadrack Ngene, Femke Broekhuis, Nicholas B. Elliot, Joseph Mukeka, Monica Chege, Daniel Muteti, Bernard Ngoru, Fredrick Lala, Stephen Mwiu, Irene Amoke, Guy Western, Yussuf Wato, Stephanie Dolrenry, Arjun M. Gopalaswamy

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Three spatially separate records confirm the presence of and provide a range extension for the giant pangolin Smutsia gigantea in Kenya by Tommy Sandri, Claire Okell, Stuart Nixon, Naomi Matthews, Fred Omengo, James Mathenge, Stephen Ndambuki, Daniel W.S. Challender, Richard Chepkwony, Patrick Omondi, Shadrack Ngene, Bradley Cain

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Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus (MERS-CoV) Seropositive Camel Handlers in Kenya by Alice N. Kiyong’a, Elizabeth A. J. Cook, Nisreen M. A. Okba, Velma Kivali, Chantal Reusken, Bart L. Haagmans, Eric M. Fèvre

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Comparison of simulated and reconstructed variations in East African hydroclimate over the last millennium by F. Klein, H. Goosse, N. E. Graham, D. Verschuren

“…All GCMs simulate fairly well the unimodal seasonal cycle of precipitation in the Masoko–Malawi region, while the bimodal seasonal cycle characterizing the Challa–Naivasha region is generally less well captured by most models. …”
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Integrative and inclusive genomics to promote the use of underutilised crops by Oluwaseyi Shorinola, Rose Marks, Peter Emmrich, Chris Jones, Damaris Odeny, Mark A. Chapman

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Regional nitrogen budget of the Lake Victoria Basin, East Africa: syntheses, uncertainties and perspectives by Minghua Zhou, Patric Brandt, David Pelster, Mariana C Rufino, Timothy Robinson, Klaus Butterbach-Bahl

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Evaluation of a novel liquid stabilised peste des petits ruminants vaccine: Safety and immunogenic efficacy in sheep and goats in the field in Jordan by Fraser Crofts, Ahmad Al-Majali, David Gerring, Simon Gubbins, Matthew Tully, Hayley Hicks, Dana Campbell, Jeremy Salt, Steve Wilson, Lizzie Chesang, Kristin Stuke, Claudia Cordel, Satya Parida, Carrie Batten

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Foliar Diseases and the Associated Fungi in Rice Cultivated in Kenya by Everlyne M. Nganga, Martina Kyallo, Philemon Orwa, Felix Rotich, Emily Gichuhi, John M. Kimani, David Mwongera, Bernice Waweru, Phoebe Sikuku, David M. Musyimi, Samuel K. Mutiga, Cathrine Ziyomo, Rosemary Murori, Lusike Wasilwa, James C. Correll, Nicholas J. Talbot

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Genetic diversity of lion populations in Kenya: Evaluating past management practices and recommendations for future conservation actions by Mumbi Chege, Bobbie Sewalt, Francis Lesilau, Geert deSnoo, Bruce D. Patterson, Linus Kariuki, Moses Otiende, Patrick Omondi, Hans deIongh, K. Vrieling, Laura D. Bertola

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Tailoring business models for small-medium food enterprises in Eastern Africa can drive the commercialization and utilization of vitamin A rich orange-fleshed sweet potato puree by Annette Nyangaresi M., Makeda Tsegaye, Mukani Moyo, Tawanda Muzhingi

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Proposed Malewa dam in Kenya: Adequate adaptations to original design by Guerpillon Hervé, Le Peillet Arnaud, Frézet Jean-François

“…At that time, its main purpose was water supply to Nakuru, Naivasha and Gilgil cities in the Rift Valley. Thirty years later, its design was reviewed within the frame of a feasibility study funded by World Bank to account for revised needs -now excluding Nakuru- also taking into account increased awareness of environmental impact on downstream Lake Naivasha (Ramsar zone), management of the water scarcity, climate change trends, reliability issue, quality of water, sedimentation, as well as growing concern with operation and maintenance costs. …”
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On-station comparative analysis of reproductive and survival performance between Red Maasai, Dorper, and Merino sheep breeds by G. Wanjala, N. Kichamu, P. Strausz, P.K. Astuti, Sz. Kusza

“…The maximum likelihood estimates for generalised linear mixed models and chi-square test methods were used to examine 971 mating records, 839 and 763 lambs born and weaned (singles or twins) from the Naivasha Sheep and Goats station in Kenya for the years 2011 to 2020 consisting of Dorper, Red Maasai (RedM), and Merino breeds. …”
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Evaluation of Mechanical Properties of Goat Leather Tanned using Acacia xanthophloea by Michael Cheloti, Phanice Wangila, Ambrose Kiprop, Arthur Onyuka, Alvin Sasia, Maxwell Mutuku, Martha Induli, Bevin Kundu, Edna Masenge

“…Acacia xanthophloea is a tree in the Fabaceae family with wide distribution mainly around Laikipia in Central Kenya and major parts of the Rift Valley town of Naivasha, Kenya. A number of trees under the Fabaceae family are renowned as sources of vegetable tannins for leather processing. …”
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Navigating One Health in research-for-development: Reflections on the design and implementation of the CGIAR Initiative on One Health by Steven Lam, Vivian Hoffmann, Bernard Bett, Eric M. Fèvre, Arshnee Moodley, Chadag Vishnumurthy Mohan, Javier Meteo-Sagasta, Hung Nguyen-Viet

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Southern sudan secession… causes and repercussions by Aiman Sallat

“…It also tackles the way to settle the Crisis from the early 1990s until the Comprehensive Peace Agreement {CPA}, known as the Naivasha Agreement 2005. The Study also discusses the international Roles in supporting the conflicting Parties on the Ground in order to achieve Separation, and the local and international reactions to it. …”
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Southern sudan secession… causes and repercussions by أيمن صلاط

“…It also tackles the way to settle the Crisis from the early 1990s until the Comprehensive Peace Agreement {CPA}, known as the Naivasha Agreement 2005. The Study also discusses the international Roles in supporting the conflicting Parties on the Ground in order to achieve Separation, and the local and international reactions to it. …”
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