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Multiple discourses on sexuality implications for translating sexual wellness concept into action strategies in a Kenyan context
(University of Nairobi, 2009)This Paper attemps to map, drawing mainly from HIV and AIDS prevention interventions, the multiple discourses on sexuality. The aim is to provide a picture of the challenges and opportunities in transforming the concept ... -
Multiple disease resistance in snap bean genotypes in Kenya
(Department of Plant Science and Crop Protection, 2011)Snap bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) is an important export vegetable crop, produced mainly by small to medium scale farmers under various disease constraints. Disease resistant varieties can reduce reliance on fungicides, ... -
Multiple Endemic Solutions in an Epidemic Hepatitis B Model without Vertical Transmission
(University of Nairobi, 2014)This paper examines the dynamics of Hepatitis B via a Susceptible Exposed Infectious Recovered (SEIR) type epidemic model. Previous studies have shown that Hepatitis B is characterized by multiple endemic solutions, a ... -
Multiple Faces of Educational Institution; the Case of Jeanes School, Kabete, Kenya, 1925 - 1961
(University of NairobiDepartment of History and Archaeological Studies, 2002) -
Multiple Firearm Injury: Case Report and Review of Literature on the Burden of Firearm Injury in Africa
(Proceedings, 8th World Conference on Injury Prevention and Safety Promotion, Durban, South Africa, MarCHS, 2006-03)BACKGROUND: Road Traffic Accidents (RTAs) are a major cause of morbidity and mortality in Kenya. Victims may suffer multiple injuries including maxillofacial injuries. In most developing countries RTAs are the leading cause ... -
Multiple juvenile polyposis: A study of the pathogenesis of juvenile polyps and their relationship to colonic adenomas
(Department of Clinical Studies, 1981-09)Soligary juvenile polyps are common lesions whose pathogenesis is poorly understood. Multiple juvenile polyposis is characterized by large numbers of these lesions either confined to the colon or throughout the gastrointestinal ... -
Multiple Mycotoxins in Kenyan Rice.
(University of Nairobi, 2021)Multiple mycotoxins were tested in milled rice samples (n = 200) from traders at different milling points within the Mwea Irrigation Scheme in Kenya. Traders provided the names of the cultivar, village where paddy was ... -
Multiple myeloma at Kenyatta National Hospital 1973-1976
(University of NairobiSchool of medicine, 1977-10) -
Multiple myeloma in Zimbabweans
(University of NairobiDepartment of Haematology and Blood Transfusion, 1987-07) -
Multiple myeloma presenting as a painful mandibular swelling: a case report.
(University of NairobiFaculty of Dental Sciences, University of Nairobi, 2001-06)Multiple myeloma is a disease characterized by monoclonal proliferation of plasma cells, the most differentiated stage of B-cells. Primary manifestation of multiple myeloma in the jawbones is rare. In the case reported ... -
Multiple Plantlets In Lateral Bud And Leaf Explant In Vitro Cultures Of Pineapple
(University of Nairobi, 1979-12)Plantlets were obtained from usually dormant axillary buds, excised from the crown of pineapple (Ananas comosus L. Merr.) and grown in culture. Multiple shoots arose from single buds grown on Murashige and Skoog medium ... -
Multiple readout assay for hormonal (androgenic and antiandrogenic) and cytotoxic activity of plant and fungal extracts based on differential prostate cancer cell line behavior.
(University of Nairobi,, 2014)ETHNOPHARMACOLOGICAL RELEVANCE: Prostate cancer is one of the most diagnosed forms of cancer among men in western regions. Many traditional applications or phytotherapeutic concepts propose to inhibit the proliferation ... -
Multiple sclerosis: epidemic in Kenya.
(1989)Over a period of five years, November, 1983 to October, 1988 six cases of definite multiple sclerosis were identified at Kenyatta National Hospital. Four were females and two were males. Age of onset of disease ranged from ... -
Multiple sexually acquired diseases occurring concurrently in an HIV positive man: case report, diagnosis and management.
(Department of Medical Microbiology, College of Health Sciences, University of Nairobi, Kenya, 1992)A case of an HIV positive man with multiple sexually acquired disease occurring concurrently is described. Risk behaviours that could have predisposed him to HIV infection are discussed. The factors which might have ... -
Multiple supernumerary teeth in association with malocclusion: report of two cases
(Department of Paediatric Dentistry and Orthodontics, Faculty of Dental Sciences, University of Nairobi,, 2002)Although multiple supernumerary teeth without any associated syndromes are rare, their occurrence can create a variety of clinical problems such as derangement of the occlusion, prevention of eruption of permanent teeth, ... -
Multiple Traumas, Postelection Violence, and Posttraumatic Stress Among Impoverished Kenyan Youth
(Department of Psychiatry, 2012)Research on posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) among youth has focused on specific subgroups from developed countries. Most of the world’s youth and war-like violence, however, is concentrated in developing countries, ... -
Multiple use patterns of medicinal trees in an urban forest in Nairobi, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2016-08)Medicinal plants support the healthcare needs of the most vulnerable human populations, including the rapidly increasing urban poor in developing countries. However, little is known about the role of urban forests in ... -
Multiplex detection of bacteria associated with normal microbiota and with bacterial vaginosis in vaginal swabs by use of oligonucleotide-coupled fluorescent
(Univerisyt of Nairobi, 2009-12)Bacterial vaginosis (BV) is a recurrent condition that is associated with a range of negative outcomes, including the acquisition of human immunodeficiency virus and other sexually transmitted diseases, preterm births, and ... -
Multiplex detection of bacteria associated with normal microbiota and with bacterial vaginosis in vaginal swabs by use of oligonucleotide-coupled fluorescent microspheres
(2009)Bacterial vaginosis (BV) is a recurrent condition that is associated with a range of negative outcomes, including the acquisition of human immunodeficiency virus and other sexually transmitted diseases, preterm births, ... -
Multiregional population analysis: the accounting approach
(1979)The concepts and methods of demographic accounting applied to multiregional population analysis are summarized with the illustrations drawn from a recently constructed set of accounts for the East Anglia and South East ...