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Coronary artery disease and symptoms of depression in a Kenyan population
(University of Nairobi, 2004-12)
BACKGROUND:
Depression and heart disease are replacing the traditional enemies of Africa such as infectious diseases and malnutrition as the increasing causes of disability and premature death. Little is known about the ...
Effects on blood pressure of reduced dietary sodium and the Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension (DASH) diet
(University of Nairobi,, 2001)
Hypertension affects almost 50 million people in the United States and places them at higher risk for cardiovascular diseases.1,2 Furthermore, this risk increases with progressive elevations in blood pressure, beginning ...
Trace Element categorization of pollution sources in the Equator town of Nanyuki, Kenya
(2005)
An air pollution campaign was carried out in the town of Nanyuki at four different sites during July and August 1999. Nanyuki is situated on the equator on the northwestern slope of Mount Kenya at about 1930 m above sea ...
Lost African Childhoods: Two Narratives of War and Slavery from Africa in Mende Nazer's "Slave" and Senait Mehari's "Heart of Fire"
(2009)
Are human rights discourses adequate to address instances of rights abuses in Africa? Would human rights discourses and practices address inadequacies of state governance or even in situation where the state is complicit ...
Good biosecurity practices in small scale commercial and scavenging production systems in Kenya
(FAO, 2007)
Although Kenya is on the migratory flyway for birds flying from Siberia through the Middle
East and moving along the great Rift Valley to Southern Africa, it has not yet experienced avian
influenza infection. However, ...
Correlates of human herpesvirus 8 seropositivity among heterosexual men in Kenya
(2002)
Background: Several studies have suggested that sexual transmission of human
herpesvirus 8 (HHV-8) occurs among homosexual men in developed countries. However,
few studies have examined heterosexual HHV-8 transmission, ...
Social Capital and User-owned Microfinance Organizations: Savings, Loans, and Associational Life in RoSCAs and ASCAs
(2008)
. Various studies, literature, and the resultant policy discussions on microfinance exist, especially on the economic aspects of microfinance organizations globally, and particularly in Kenya. Yet, the precise ways in which ...
Molecular characterization of ‘Candidatus Liberibacter' species/strains causing huanglongbing disease of citrus in Kenya
(2009)
This study was undertaken to characterize the alpha
subgroup of the proteobacteria causing the
huanglongbing (HLB) disease of citrus from three
different ecological zones of Kenya namely the Lower
highlands (LH2, LH3, ...
Hydrological impacts of flood storage and management on irrigation water abstraction in Upper Ewaso Ng'iro river basin, Kenya
(2008)
The upper Ewaso Ng’iro basin, which starts from the central highlands of Kenya and stretches northwards transcending different climatic zones, has experienced decreasing river flows for the last two decades. The Naro Moru ...