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Transition from Brittle Failure to Ductile Flow in a Sandy Soil
(2007)
A series of experiments were carried out using a triaxial system modified for unsaturated soil testing to investigate brittle transitional and ductile failure behaviour of a sandy clay loam soil under varying soil water ...
Bacteraemia, urinary tract infection and malaria in hospitalised febrile children in Nairobi: is there an association?
(2004)
There is laboratory evidence of altered immune function in children with malaria. Bacterial infections have been documented to complicate severe forms of malaria. However, it remains unclear whether such infections are ...
Kaposi's sarcoma in patients with and without human immunodeficiency virus infection in a tertiary referral center in Kenya .
(University of Nairobi, 2005)
The clinical features of Kaposi's sarcoma (KS), in patients with and without HIV infection, were investigated in a tertiary referral centre in Kenya between 1997 and 1999. Although 186 cases were identified prospectively, ...
Variant Anatomy of the Hepatic Artery in Adult Kenyans.
(University of Nairobi, 2007)
Knowledge of the variant vascular anatomy of the subhepatic region is important for hepatobiliary surgeons in limiting operative complications due to unexpected bleeding. The pattern of arterial blood supply of 102 ...
Static and dynamic axial crushing of spot-welded thin-walled composite steel–CFRP square tubes
(2009)
Thin-walled metallic tubular components have long been adopted in the transportation industries, where the stable energy absorbing crushing process provides protection to occupants and cargo in the event of a collision. ...
Cytotoxic lupane-type triterpenoids from Acacia mellifera.
(2004)
One new and eight previously described lupane-type metabolites were isolated for the first time from Acacia mellifera (Leguminosae). Based on spectral analyses, the structure of the new compound was elucidated as ...
Periodontal Disease Treatment Seeking Behaviour at Nairobi University Dental Hospital
(University of Nairobi, 2005)
Periodontal disease is any oral disease affecting the periodontium. Injury to it results in undesirable tooth loss. It is also one of the two most common causes of tooth mortality. It is a painless condition and it progresses ...
Endoscopic variceal band ligation: a local experience.
(University of Nairobi, 2004)
OBJECTIVE:
To evaluate the results of endoscopic variceal band ligation (EVBL) in the local set-up.
DESIGN:
Retrospective analysis of data of all patients who had EVBL.
SETTING:
Patients having EVBL at the office ...
Relearning the lesson - amelanotic malignant melanoma: a case report
(University of Nairobi, 2008)
Although not as common as the other melanomas, amelanotic melanoma often evades diagnosis by masquerading as other pathology. A high index of suspicion is therefore required for early and appropriate intervention. We present ...