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Epidemiology of Burns in Patients Aged 0 – 13 Years at a Paediatric Hospital in Kenya.
(2014)
Background: Burns are a common and significant cause of admission following injury in
children.
Methods: This was a retrospective hospital based multivariate survey conducted on burns
patients aged 0 to 13 years over a ...
Deviation of the Tunica Media of Aorta of Goat from Conventional Structural Concept : case for including Collagen
(University of Nairobi, 2013)
Knowledge of the structural organization of the aortic tunica media is important in understanding the physicomechanical properties and alterations which underpin aor
tic aging and pathologies such as atherosclerosis, ...
The Role of Context of Use in the Stabilization of Mobile Banking Products: A Case of Selected Mobile Banking Products in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2014)
The poor and marginalized have been excluded from formal banking services for a long time. This exclusion has been
occasioned by various factors key among them logistics and economic viability. Mobile banking, a wireless ...
Spotlight on the young and skilled: Kenyan diaspora members in the south
(University of Nairobi, 2013)
This study sought to explore the various ways through which the Government
of Kenya can involve its diasporas in human development. Until recently,
migration literature had concentrated on migration interactions between
the ...
Use of cytochrome oxidase 1 gene region: A molecular tool for the domestic and wildllife industry in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2014)
Illegal substitution of meat products by traders either as closely
related domestic species or as bush meat is a common occurrence in
various parts of Kenya. This has implications on biosafety, food safety
and consumer ...
Toll-Like Receptor (TLR) 9 polymorphism is associated with increased Epstein-Barr virus and Cytomegalovirus acquisition in HIV-exposed infants.
(University of Nairobi, 2017)
Polymorphisms in the Toll-Like Receptor (TLR9) 1635 locus have been associated with HIV-1 acquisition and progression. Cytomegalovirus (CMV) and Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) acquisition were compared between Kenyan HIV-exposed ...
Antihyperglycemic activity of zanthoxylum chalybeum stem bark extracts in diabetic rats
(University of Nairobi, 2015)
Zanthoxylum
chalybeum
Engl. (Rutaceae) stem bark is used by communities in Africa and Asia to manage
diabetes mellitus. This study determined the anti
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hyperglycemic effect of
Z. chalybeum
aqueous ...
Hyperspectral remote sensing of evaporate minerals and associated sediments in Lake Magadi area, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2012-02)
Pleistocene to present evaporitic lacustrine sediments in Lake Magadi, East African Rift Valley, Kenya were studied and mapped using spectral remote sensing methods. This approach incorporated surface mineral mapping using ...