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Detection of human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) in heel prick blood on filter paper from children born to HIV-1-seropositive mothers
(University of Nairobi, 1994)
Objective:
To study the impact of maternal human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) infection on pregnancy outcome.
Methods:
Between January 1989 and December 1991, 406 HIV-1-seropositive and 407 HIV-1-seronegative ...
Diagnosis of acute bovine sarcocystosis using genomic DNA probes
(1994-01)
DNA probes were prepared from a Sarcocystis cruzi sporozoite genomic library
constructed in bacteriophage lambda gt 10. Of the 96 clones examined, 14 showed
strong hybridisation to parasite DNA and were further analyzed. ...
The normal titre range of widal and brucella agglutination tests in a cross section of the human population in Nairobi and Naivasha
(1994)
A survey of the literature revealed that among infectious diseases, typhoid
fever and brucellosis are widespread in Kenya; the Widal's and Brucella
agglutination tests are still widely used in the diagnosis of these ...
Physical properties of crude oil from indigenous oilseeds in kenya compared tothose of petroleum and conventional Vegetable oils
(University of Nairobi, 1994)
Physical properties of crude oil from five indigenous oilseeds were determined together
with their formulations based on their mixture with diesel. The effects of temperature
and methods of extraction on some of the ...
Relationship between leaf scorch (diplocarpon earlianum) and yield in strawberry
(1994)
The relationships between leaf scorch (Diplocarpon earlianum) and yield were
determined on strawberry cultivars differing in their levels of resistance to leaf scorch.
During the 1991 season, runner plants of 'Kent' were ...
A typological analysis of the late pastoral neolithic assemblages from Ndabibi and Marula estate, central Rift Valley, Kenya
(1994)
This study presents a comparative typological analysis of late Pastoral Neolithic un standardised assemblages of stone tools from the Central Rift Valley. It is based on assemblages from the Ndabibi ...
The effects of real exchange rates on Kenya's agricultural exports
(1994)
The real exchange rate (RER) plays a central role in the
profitability of tradables, which include the agricultural
exports. In most of the developing economies, agriculture has a
larger tradable component than other ...
Coping with the effects and concomitants of staple cereal crop production in selected African and Asian countries
(University of Nairobi, 1994)
This study looks into one of the serious problems facing most third world countries-frequent and
persistent basic staple food shortages. The study is divided into two parts. The first part which
uses secondary data, ...