Discovery and Innovation
Journal / Discovery and Innovation / Vol. 13 No. 3 (2001) / Articles

Published: 2001-03-01

Editorial

Some Reflections on Africa's Rich Biodiversity and the Lost Technological Opportunities

Keto E. Mshigeni

DOI:

10.4314/dai.v13i3.15600

Letters and Viewpoints

Potentials of Using Waste Burnt Clay as a Pozzolanic Material in Kenya

P. M. Syagga, G. N. Kamau, B. Waswa-Sabuni, S. O. Dulo

114-118

DOI:

10.4314/dai.v13i3.15601

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Studies on the Binding of Lead and Zinc Ions by Modified Cellulosic Materials of Tropical Origin

J. N. Egila, B. B. Yahaya

119-122

DOI:

10.4314/dai.v13i3.15602

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Rural Planning in Regional Development: The Kenyan Experience

Samuel O Akatch

123-131

DOI:

10.4314/dai.v13i3.15603

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Evaluation of the Antiulcer Properties of Pseudocedrela kotschyi Stem Bark Extract

P. A. Akah, S. V. Nwafor, C. O. Okoli, U. I. Orji

132-135

DOI:

10.4314/dai.v13i3.15604

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Science and Technology

The Cost of Scientific and Technological Ignorance with Special Reference to Africa's Rich Biodiversity

Keto E. Mshigeni

136-143

DOI:

10.4314/dai.v13i3.15605

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Short Communications

Strength Properties and Groups of Major Commercial Timbers Grown in Kenya

B. N. Chikamai, J. K. Githiomi, J. M. Onchieku

144-149

DOI:

10.4314/dai.v13i3.15606

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Livestock Grazing Intensities and Soil Deterioration in the Semi-Arid Rangeland of Nigeria: Effects on Soil Chemical Status

Haruna Kuje Ayuba

150-155

DOI:

10.4314/dai.v13i3.15607

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Research

Rainfall and Temperature Influence on Zea mays L. Leaf Expansion and Seasonal Grain Yield Differences in Semi Arid Central Kenya

J. W. Onyango, J. Wamari, L. Gachimbi

156-162

DOI:

10.4314/dai.v13i3.15608

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A Comparison of Transmittance of the Wastewater from Pan African Paper Mills (EA) Limited and River Nzoia Water in Kenya

J. D. Achoka

163-169

DOI:

10.4314/dai.v13i3.15609

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Effect of Degree of Polish on Milling and Nutritive Qualities of Some Kenyan Wheat Varieties and Triticale T222 Variety

M. Bhattacharjee, M. G. Kinyua, D. O. Omune, J. Wanjama

170-177

DOI:

10.4314/dai.v13i3.15610

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Heavy Metal Pollutants and their Concentrations in Fish (Barbus Species) in Sosiani River, Kenya

Beatrice Akinyi Ogindo

178-183

DOI:

10.4314/dai.v13i3.15611

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ISODEP, A Fuel Depletion Analysis Code for Predicting Isotopic Changes in Research Reactor Cores

E. H. K. Akaho

184-195

DOI:

10.4314/dai.v13i3.15612

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Plasma Lipid Profile and Target Organ Effect of Theobromine Extracts from Cocoa in Wistar Rats

M. U. Eteng, P. E. Ebong, E. U. Eyong, A. N. Sama

196-202

DOI:

10.4314/dai.v13i3.15613

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Contamination of Groundwater Resources by Pit Latrines in Kwale District, Kenya

Jason M. Mzuga, Mwakio P. Tole, Elias K. Ucakuwun

203-212

DOI:

10.4314/dai.v13i3.15614

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Semi-Empirical Method Interpretation of Cone Penetration Test (CPT) Data

Chukwunonye Ozioma Owuama

213-226

DOI:

10.4314/dai.v13i3.15615

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Growth of Bitter leaf (Vernonia amygdalina, Del. Compositeae) and the Nutritive Values of its Processed and Unprocessed Leaves

Caroline O. Akachuku

227-233

DOI:

10.4314/dai.v13i3.15616

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Comparative Biochemical and Physiological Effects of Fermented and Unfermented Soyabeans and African Locust Beans on Rats

E. N. Dike, O. A. Magbagbeola, S. A. Odunfa

234-242

DOI:

10.4314/dai.v13i3.15617

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Book Review

Pastures Lost: Barabaig Economy, Resource Tenure and the Alineation of their Land in Tanzania

Charles Lane

DOI:

10.4314/dai.v13i3.15618

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eISSN: 1015-079X