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(R)-Prechrysophanol from Aloe graminicola
(Department of Chemistry, University of NairobiUniversitaet Hannover, Institut fuer Organische Chemie, Germany, 1993)From the subterranean stem of Aloe graminicola, a new pre-anthraquinone named prechrysophanol was isolated. Chrysophanol, helminthosporin, (R)-aloesaponol I, (R)-aloesaponol II, aloesaponarin I, aloesaponarin II and laccaic ... -
Rabbit breed characteristics, farmer objectives and preferences in Kenya: A correspondence analysis
(2013)Rabbit production is becoming important in Kenya not by young boys but as an economic undertaking. This may be due to decreasing per capita landholdings due to increasing human population density. However, there is little ... -
Rabbit production practices in Kiambu County, Kenya
(International Journal of Livestock Production, 2020-10-31)To document current rabbit management practices in Kiambu County, a survey using structured questionnaire was undertaken in 45 farms identified using snow ball sampling technique. Data collected were subjected to descriptive ... -
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Rabies surveillance in wildlife populations at the wildlife/domestic animal interface
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Rabies, microbesnoitiosis and sarcocystosis in a lion
(University of Nairobi.Department of Veterinary Pathology, Microbiology and Parasitology, University of Nairobi, 1990-10)A 7-year-old lioness was found in the Nairobi National park in January 1990 paralysed from the neck down. The lioness was destroyed and PM examination revealed congested spleen and lungs, chronic interstitial nephritis and ... -
Rabies-specific production of interleukin-2 by peripheral blood lymphocytes from human rabies vaccinees
(Department of Human Pathology, College of Health Sciences, University of Nairobi, 1991-08)Cell-mediated immunity induced by rabies vaccination was studied in humans by the determination of specific interleukin-2 (IL-2) production in a large number of donors (postexposure immunized patients and pre-exposure ... -
Race Ideology and the Conceptualization of Philosophy: The Story of Philosophy in Africa from Placide Tempels to Odera Oruka
(2012)Philosophy in Africa has come a long way. From the 18th and 19th centuries when it was totally ignored or denied altogether, to when it was given a lower status by ethnophilosophers. Today we talk proudly of an African ... -
Race Typing and Evaluation of Aggressiveness of Exserohilum turcicum Isolates of Kenyan, German and Austrian Origin
(Department of Plant Science and Crop Protection, University of Nairobi, 2010)Exserohilum turcicum the causal agent of northern corn leaf blight is a threat to corn production in many areas of the world. The pathogen has a high genetic variability in terms of virulence, genetic structure and several ... -
Race Typing and Evaluation of Aggressiveness of Exserohilum turcicum Isolates of Kenyan, German and Austrian Origin
(University of Nairobi, 2010)Exserohilum turcicum the causal agent of northern corn leaf blight is a threat to corn production in many areas of the world. The pathogen has a high genetic variability in terms of virulence, genetic structure and several ... -
Rachs-1 system in risk stratification for congenital heart disease surgery outcome
(Department of Surgery, College of Health Sciences, University of Nairobi,, 2008)The Risk Adjustment in Congenital Heart Surgery (RACHS-1) system has been used as a benchmark to compare surgical results in developed countries. Its ability to stratify postoperative mortality risk has been validated in ... -
Radiactivity and dose assessment of limestone samples from Kitui South Limestone Deposits-Kenya
(2010)Activity concentrations of 226Ra, 232Th and 40K of limestone samples collected from Kitui South have been measured using Hyper Pure Germanium (HPGe) detector gamma ray spectrometry. A total of 48 samples were collected ... -
Radiant energy conversion in three cultivars of Phaseolus vulgaris.
(University of Nairobi, 1985)DM accumulation, leaf area development and radiant energy interception were measured in P. vulgaris cv. Mwezi Moja, Canadian Wonder and Rose Coco grown at Nairobi in 1982. Max. interception of photosynthetically active ... -
Radiation Acts on the Microenvironment to Affect Breast Carcinogenesis by Distinct Mechanisms that Decrease Cancer Latency and Affect Tumor Type
(2011)Tissue microenvironment is an important determinant of carcinogenesis. We demonstrate that ionizing radiation, a known carcinogen, affects cancer frequency and characteristics by acting on the microenvironment. Using a ... -
Radiation dose as a factor in the choice of routine pre-operative dental radiographs
(Department of Diagnostic Radiology, College of Health Sciences, University of Nairobi,, 1993)Radiation doses received by patients during dental x-ray examinations were measured in 95 patients referred to the X-ray Department of the Teaching Dental Hospital, University of Nairobi. The mean skin dose for single ... -
Radiation doses to patients during contrast examinations of the gastrointestinal tract.
(University of NairobiDepartment of Diagnostic Radiology, College of Health Sciences, University of Nairobi, Kenya., 1992-12)Radiation doses received by patients undergoing radiological examinations of the gastrointestinal tract have been measured in 405 patients at two major hospitals in Nairobi using thermoluminescent LiF dosimeters. Skin-entry ... -
Radiation Exposure In Interventional Procedures
(University of NairobiDe[artment of Radiation Medicine, 2012)The aim of this study was to estimate radiation doses patients and staff are exposed to during interventional procedures (IPs), compare them with the international diagnostic reference levels and to develop initial National ... -
Radiation exposure to patients during chest X-ray examinations - a survey in Kenya
(1987)Radiation doses received by patients during chest X-ray examinations have been measured at six X-ray centres in Kenya. Absorbed doses from full-size radiography were found to be within acceptable limits at mean values of ... -
Radiation exposure to patients during radiological examinations of the gastro-intestinal tract: intrahospital dose variations
(1984)Skin and gonad doses have been measured in 144 adult patients undergoing barium meal and barium enema examina-tions at a University Teaching Hospital. Intrahospital variations are discussed and their implications for ... -
Radiation hazards in the developing countries.
(University of NairobiSchool of medicine,University of Nairobi, 1992-12)
