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Filaria dance sign and subclinical hydrocoele in two east African communities with bancroftian filariasis.
(2002)
During population-wide cross-sectional surveys for Wuchereria bancrofti microfilaremia, circulating antigenaemia, and clinical disease in a high and a low endemicity community in East Africa in 1998, a portable ultrasound ...
The relationship between functional absence of the Flexor Digitorum Superficialis to the fifth digit and absence of the Palmaris Longus2013
(University of Nairobi, 2013)
Background:
The Palmaris Longus (PL) and the Flexor Digitorum Superficialis (FDS) to the fifth
digit are both highly variable muscles and there has been controversy as to whether there is a link in their absences.
Obj ...
Survey of predacious phytoseiid mites (Acari: Phytoseiidae) inhibiting coffee trees in Kenya with descriptions of some new species
(2009)
During a comprehensive survey of predacious mites in the different coffee zones of Kenya 33 species of phytoseiid mites were reported from 122 coffee farms: eight species of Euseius Wainstein, three Ueckermannseius Chant ...
Using Nylon Strips to Dispense Mosquito Attractants for Sampling the Malaria Vector Anopheles gambiae s.s.
(Entomological Society of America, 2010)
Synthetic versions of human derived kairomones can be used as baits when trapping
host seeking mosquitoes. The effectiveness of these lures depends not only on their attractiveness to
the mosquitoes but also on the medium ...
Control of Bean Rust using Antibiotics Produced by Bacillus and Streptomyces species - Translocation and Persistence in Snap Bean
(2007)
Antibiotic culture filtrates produced by Bacillus (CA5) and Streptomyces spp. were tested for
translocation and persistence when applied on snap beans inoculated with rust (Uromyces appendiculatus) in
greenhouse pot ...
Analysis of dental casts of 6-8- and 12-year-old Kenyan children.
(2000)
Dental plaster casts of 97 6-8-year-old and 173 12-year-old Maasai, Kikuyu, and Kalenjin children were studied. The Kikuyu are Bantu, while Maasai and Kalenjin are Nilo-Hamitic subjects. The variables measured were palatal ...
Ownership and use of mobile phones for agricultural transactions by traders: The case of the Analanjirofo and Atsinanana Regions – Madagascar
(2012-06)
This paper analyzes the use of Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) in improving the performance of agricultural markets. It focuses on ownership and use of mobile phone by the rural traders in the Regions of ...
Exit, voice and loyalty in Kenya’s french bean industry: what lessons can we learn from smallholder farmers’ past response to international food safety standards?
(2011)
Kenya is one of the leading exporters of fresh vegetables to Europe. Kenyan exporters
have since the 1990s targeted the leading European supermarkets with their produce.
However, the food safety scandals of the 1980s and ...
Technology and Service Quality in the Banking Industry(Importance and performance of various factors considered in electronic Banking services)
(School of Business, 2010)
Technology-based self-service has greatly changed the way that ser
vice firms and consumers interact, and are
raising a host of research and practice issues relating to the deliver
y of ...