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Development, reproductive capacity and survival of Amblyomma variegatum and Boophilus decoloratus in relation to host resistance and climatic factors under field conditions
(University of Nairobi., 1998-02)
To determine the developmental periods, fecundity and survival of Amblyomma variegatum and Boophilus decoloratus and the effect of host resistance, a study was carried out in the field at Abernossa ranch in Ethiopia using ...
The pKa of the general acid/base carboxyl group of a glycosidase cycles during catalysis: a 13C-NMR study of bacillus circulans xylanase.
(University of Nairobi, 1996-08)
The 20 kDa xylanase from Bacillus circulans carries out hydrolysis of xylan via a two-step mechanism involving a covalent glycosyl-enzyme intermediate. In this double-displacement reaction, Glu78 functions as a nucleophile ...
Rice Husk Ash and its Application as a Cement Replacement Material in Kenya
(1993)
AAS and XRD amdysls of rice husk ash (RHA) from Mwea and Ahero regions in Kenya, and physical tests of the strength of
cernenl;itious materials obtained when the ash is used to replace ordinary portland cement (OPe) are ...
The cereals chain in Kenya: actors, reforms and politics.
(1995)
The cereals production and marketing chain has stood at the centre of conflicts between donors and the Kenyan government since the beginning of the 1980s. The chain is extremely important to the Kenyan government because ...
Life in the balance: ecological sociology of Turkana nomads
(Univesity of Nairobi, 1990)
Famine and drought have become a common feature in Africa. This book, based on research during the drought in Turkana District, Kenya, in 1979, is a critical analysis of indigenous patterns of survival and adjustment in ...
Confronting Dictatorship in Kenya
(The Johns Hopkins University Press, 1991)
Since June 1990, a battle has been raging over political pluralism in
Kenya, On one side is a movement dedicated to restoring multiparty
democracy and freeing a once-vibrant economy that is now staggering
under the ...
The relationship between tooth brushing frequency and personal hygiene habits in teenagers
(University of Nairobi, 1993)
A survey of 904, 14-17 year old school children from secondary schools around Nairobi was done to find out if there was any relationship between toothbrushing frequency and personal hygiene habits. The students completed ...
The transfer of health information to the rural community in the developing world
(1997)
The achievement of a primary health care approach calls for professional partnership. Both government and non-governmental organizations have repackaged information into various formats which are used to transfer health ...
Basal cell nevus syndrome: a case report
(1994)
A case is reported of a 13 year old Kenyan girl who presented at the Kenyatta National Hospital Dental Clinic with multiple mandibular and maxillary cysts, cutaneous lesions and mandibular prognathism. This combination of ...
Detection of HIV DNA in cervical and vaginal secretions
(University of Nairobi, 1993)
OBJECTIVE:
Factors that influence heterosexual transmission of the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), including sexually transmitted diseases, contraceptive practices, sexual practices, HIV-related immunosuppression, and ...