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Electric nets and sticky materials for analysing oviposition behaviour of gravid malaria vectors
(2012-11-14)
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Little is known about how malaria mosquitoes locate oviposition sites in nature. Such knowledge is important to help devise monitoring and control measures that could be used ...
Treatment outcomes in palliative care: the TOPCare study. A mixed methods phase III randomised controlled trial to assess the effectiveness of a nurse-led palliative care intervention for HIV positive patients on antiretroviral therapy
(2012-11-06)
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Background
Patients with HIV/AIDS on Antiretroviral Therapy (ART) suffer from physical, psychological and spiritual problems. Despite international policy explicitly stating that a ...
The role of G Protein Gene GNB3 C825T Polymorphism in HIV-1 acquisition, progression and immune activation
(2012-01-03)
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Background
The GNB3 C825T polymorphism is associated with increased G protein-mediated signal transduction, SDF-1α-mediated lymphocyte chemotaxis, accelerated HIV-1 progression, and altered responses to ...
A survey of plants and plant products traditionally used in livestock health management in Buuri district, Meru County, Kenya
(2012-10-08)
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Up till now, nomadic communities in Africa have been the primary focus of ethnoveterinary research. Although mainly arable and/or mixed arable/pastoral farmers, Ameru ...
Spatial distribution and cluster analysis of sexual risk behaviors reported by young men in Kisumu, Kenya
(2010-05-22)
Background
The well-established connection between HIV risk behavior and place of residence points to the importance of geographic clustering in the potential transmission of HIV and other sexually transmitted infections ...
Trapping mosquitoes using milk products as odour baits in western Kenya
(2010-06-24)
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Ample evidence has shown that blood seeking mosquitoes locate their hosts by following odours produced by the hosts. Odour baited traps would therefore, provide a solution in controlling diseases ...
Development of environmental tools for Anopheline larval control
(2011-07-06)
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Background
Malaria mosquitoes spend a considerable part of their life in the aquatic stage, rendering them vulnerable to interventions directed to aquatic habitats. Recent successes of mosquito larval ...
Variations in branching of the posterior cord of brachial plexus in a Kenyan population
(2011-06-07)
Background
Variations in the branching of posterior cord are important during surgical approaches to the axilla and upper arm, administration of anesthetic blocks, interpreting effects of nervous compressions and in repair ...