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Volume 15 Number1/2 June 2003
Contents

Special Editorials

Surprises, Scientific Charm, Socio-economic Potential, and Possibilities in the Mushroom World  

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Keto E. Mshigeni, Shu-Ting Chang, and Cousins Gwanama

News and Reports

World Trade Organization (WTO) Oh No! Poorer nations put the brakes on the U.S.-European free-trade juggernaut

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Geov Parrish

Leading Global Institutions come together to Address Rising Death Toll on the World’s Roads

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Sabine van Tuyll

UN Agencies Boost Efforts to Help African Countries Fight HIV/AIDS

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Letters and Viewpoints

Studies on the Effect of Laundry Effluent on the Physicochemical Properties of Soils in Edo State of Nigeria      

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F. Egharevba, M. Olite and S. A. Osakwe

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Reviews

Review on Sisal Waste Utilisation : Challenges and Opportunities

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E.T.N. Bisanda and J. Enock

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Kenya’s Experience Towards Sustainable Human Settlements Delivery in Africa

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Samuel O. Akatch and Maurice O. Oyugi

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Short Communication

A Kinetic Model for In-vitro Instestinal Uptake of the Amino Acid L-tyrosine Across Rat Everted Gut Sacs  

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A.H.Subratty

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Research

Microbiological and Oxidative Stability of High Temperature Processed Coconut Milk at Refrigerated Storage  

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H. D. Mepba and S. C. Achinewhu

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Evaluation of the Effectiveness of Some Simple Preservation Methods for ‘Ugba’ – A Shredded Fermented African Oil Bean (Pentaclethra macrophylla Bentham) Snack”

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N. R. Isu

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A Comparative Study of the Constituents of Cattle, Sheep and Goat milk in a Hot – Humid Environment  

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F.O. Ahamefule, J.A. Ibeawuchi and C.A. Ejiofor

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Performance Evaluation of an Oil Palm Fruit Screen

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Badmus, G. A. , Adeyemi, N. A. & O. K. Owolarafe

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Microbial Respiration and Nitrate Production in Cowdung Amended Alfisol as Affected by Temperature and Moisture Content  

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A. Olayinka

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Post Harvest Control of Tomato Fruit Rot Caused by Fusarium solani With Extracts of Azadirachta indica

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A.C. Amadioha and P.N Uchendu

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Riverine Fishes of Kenya: The Current Status on the Diversity and Distribution in the Ragati-Sagana-Tana Rivers Drainage System  

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D.O. Okeyo

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Settlement Schemes as Centres of Socio-Economic Change: The Case of Nyansiongo Scheme Nyamira District, Nyanza Province, Kenya

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Wilfred K. Subbo

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Book Review

New Partnership for Africa’s Development: NEPAD A New Path? Edited by Peter Anyang’ Nyong’o, Aseghedech Ghirmazion and Davinder