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A review of methods used to adjust for cluster effects in explanatory epidemiological studies of animal populations
(University of Nairobi, 1994)
This paper reviews explanatory studies in the veterinary epidemiology literature, in which clusters (herds) were sampled and individual responses were measured. The studies were taken from the first ten volumes of Preventive ...
Effect of topography and climate on soils of the north western slopes of Mt. Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 1997)
A semi-detailed soil survey at 1:20,000 scale was carried out in an area of approximately 8000 ha on the northwestern slopes of Mt. Kenya. The soils have developed mainly from intermediate igneous rocks (trachytes) and ...
A new species and four new records of Asterina from Kenya
(1996)
Five species of Asterina identified on 5 unrelated host genera from Mau Forest in Western Kenya are described. A. achyrospermi on Achyrospermum schimperi is described as a new species, A. dissiliens is new to the host ...
Concentrations of thiocyanate, hypothiocyanite, ‘free’ and ‘total’ lysozyme, lactoferrin and secretory lgA in resting and stimulated whole saliva of children aged 12–14 years and the relationship with plaque accumulation and gingivitis
(University of Nairobi, 1993)
Resting and stimulated whole saliva was collected from 94 children aged 12–14 years and analyzed for thiocyanate, hypothiocyanite, ‘free’ and ‘total’ lysozyme, lactoferrin and secretory IgA. Clinical assessments of the ...
Behçet's syndrome presenting with chronic periodontitis: a case report.
(University of Nairobi, 1992)
Behçet's syndrome is a disease of uncertain aetiology characterised by recurrent oral and genital ulcerations, ocular lesions and skin lesions. Although cases of this syndrome have been reported almost worldwide, the ...
Measured components in total suspended particulate matter in a Kenyan urban area
(University of Nairobi, 1992-12)
Nairobi city has a population of over 1.5 million and is growing at a rate of about 70 persons per day. Various activities in the city such as construction work, industrial processes, use of unroadworthy cars, and dust ...
The efficiency of an oestrone sulphate ELISA kit to detect pregnancy in sows in Zimbabwe
(University of Nairobi, 1994-06)