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The Discovery of GS-9669, a Thumb Site II Non-nucleoside Inhibitor of NS5B for the Treatment of Genotype 1 Chronic Hepatitis C Infection
(University of Nairobi, 2013-11-06)
Investigation of thiophene-2-carboxylic acid HCV NS5B site II inhibitors, guided by measurement of cell culture medium binding, revealed the structure-activity relationships for intrinsic cellular potency. The pharmacokinetic ...
Roots and Routes of Political Violence in Kenya’s Civil and Political Society: A Case Study of Marsabit County
(University of Nairobi,, 2014-06)
Struggles to influence the balance of power and the distribution of economic resources in Kenya have a long history of violence: national and local, actual and threatened, physical and psychological. Somewhat controlled ...
HIV-neutralizing Activity Of Cationic Polypeptides In Cervicovaginal Secretions Of Women In Hiv-serodiscordant Relationships.
(University of Nairobi, 2012)
BACKGROUND:
HIV exposed seronegative (HESN) women represent the population most in need of a prophylactic antiviral strategy. Mucosal cationic polypeptides can potentially be regulated for this purpose and we here aimed ...
“Field IT for East Africa”: training young African scientists in Lake Naivasha (Kenya)
(University Of Nairobi, 2010)
Unbowed
(University of Nairobi, 2006)
Maathai, the winner of the 2004 Nobel Peace Prize and a single mother of three, recounts her life as a political activist, feminist, and environmentalist in Kenya. Born in a rural village in 1940, she was already an ...
Pyrethroid susceptibility of malaria vectors in four Districts of western Kenya.
(University of Nairobi, 2014)
Increasing pyrethroid resistance in malaria vectors has been reported in western Kenya where long lasting insecticidal nets (LLINs) and indoor residual spraying (IRS) are the mainstays of vector control. To ensure the ...
Patterns of knee, hip and hand osteoarthritis in Kenyatta National Hospital
(University of Nairobi, 2015)
Background: Osteoarthritis (OA) is one of the most common chronic rheumatic disorders and is associated
with significant morbidity and disability. Few studies examined the spectrum of rheumatic diseases in subSaharan
Africa. ...
Length of coronary sinus in a black Kenyan population: Correlation with heart length
(2015)
Length of coronary sinus is important in the design of cannulation devices used in cardiac
resynchronization therapy and percutaneous mitral valve annuloplasty. It displays gender and
population variations that may account ...
A Review Of The Relationship Between Cultural Beliefs, Stereo types And Executive Selection Outcome
(University of Nairobi, 2015-03)
This paper is a critical literature review of the relationships between cultural
beliefs, stereotypes and executive selection outcome. Culture refers to the values,
beliefs and codes of practice that make a community. ...
Human resource management practices and performance of firms listed on The Nairobi securities exchange
(University of Nairobi, 2015-03)
Most research demonstrating the link between Human Resource Management Practices
(HRMP) and firm performance has focused on the private sector, yet understanding this
relationship in publicly listed firms, in the Developing ...