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Osteoperosis-from hormonal replacement therapy to bisphosphonates and beyond: a review
(Univesity of Nairobi, 2008)
OBJECTIVE:
To review the old, current, and emerging agents in pharmacological treatment of osteoporosis.
DATA SOURCES:
Published original research work and reviews from 1993 to 31 December 2006 were searched in English ...
Assessing Intracultural Variability Statistically Using Data on Malaria Perceptions in Gusii, Kenya
(2002-05)
The author illustrates how qualitative data from open-ended interviews, pile sorts, and triad sorts can be used to test quantitatively for intracultural variation in norms. Specifically, the author tests whether Gusii men ...
Oral health knowledge , attitudes and practices of Parents/guardians of pre - school children in Moshi,Tanzania.
(University of Nairobi, 2009)
Objective: To assess the oral health knowledge, attitudes and practices of the parents/guardians of pre-school children in Moshi, Tanzania.
Design: Cross-sectional study.
Setting: Moshi Municipality, Kilimanjaro region, ...
A study of risk factors for intestinal helminth infections using epidemiological and anthropological approaches
(2001-10)
This study, conducted in Kisumu District, Kenya, identified important risk factors for infection with intestinal helminths using traditional epidemiological methods. This was combined with a rapid assessment study using ...
Detection and enumeration of Coliforms and Escherichia coli in water
(Univesity of Nairobi, 2008)
Water samples from eighteen different sources in Nairobi were analyzed for coliform and E. coli content using three microbiological techniques,
namely: Multiple tube or Most Probable Number (MPN) technique, Defined Substrate ...
Economic Reform Programs: No Ideal Models for stalled Economies" in Kasneb Newsline.
(University of Nairobi, 2002)
This article considers IMF economic reform programmes in the context of developing economies. The fundamental features of these programmes are considered and then a critical appraisal is conducted of the performance of ...
The use of game trails as a possible measure of habitat utilisation by larger mammals
(University of Nairobi, 2008)
Percentage cover of game trails is discussed as a possible measure of total habitat utilisation by larger mammals and a technique for its measurement is described. Game trail cover in Tsavo National Park (East) at Voi has ...
Assessment of soft X-ray imaging for detection of fungal infection in wheat
(Elsevier, 2009)
The potential of soft X-ray imaging to detect fungal infection in wheat was investigated. Healthy wheat kernels and kernels infected with the common storage fungi namely Aspergillus niger, A. glaucus group, and Penicillium ...
Searching for New Opportunities from the International Space Station, and Using Them in Eastern Africa
(University of Nairobi, 2000)
Universal acceptance of new opportunities from the International Space Station depends upon the meanings that such new opportunities have for members of the global family. While some members in the family are able to connect ...
Savanna ecosystems and origins of modern human behaviour.
(University of Nairobi, 2005)
Biotic and abiotic factors interact to influence plant and animal community structures, which in turn, influence human subsistence, land use, mobility, population density, territorial organization and social structure. ...